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Not glorifying crime, but one of the best parts of the video game warez scene (for me) was the artwork that accompanied each release. On later systems like the
by mlacks 6y ago
Not glorifying crime, but one of the best parts of the video game warez scene (for me) was the artwork that accompanied each release.
On later systems like the Nintendo Gamebot Advance you would often find a little demoscene preview before the game booted up. Amazing what you can code in just a few kilobytes of space
- croon 6y agoI grew up with a Spectrum and later Atari (st 1040, not the 2600), and the accompanying copy parties and sneakernets. (Hoping the statute of limitations have past.) It was to the point where I thought that the demo music and loading/menu screens before games were official, and I'm nostalgic for that part of it as much as the games themselves.
- sneak 6y agoCopying files isn't a crime, regardless of what the law says.
- coldtea 6y agoCopying files in general, no. Someone having written a game, spending tons of money over 1 year or more, paying a team, graphic artists, sound guy, etc, hoping to sell it, and then taking that game against their wishes and giving it for free with them not seeing a penny sounds like one. And the "those downloading the pirate version weren't going to buy anyway"-excuse is bogus. Some weren't, some would - if there wasn't a pirate version. When you pirate you don't only cater to the poor and the perpetual cheapskates who'd never buy, but also to people who would.
- deepakhj 6y agoThe only people that got raided were ones that were selling software for profit. I think trading warez was fun and competitive at the top.
- LeoPanthera 6y agoThe GBA warez intros were the specific inspiration for the "no-intro" rom collection, which originally set out to create a complete collection that had not been modified in any way.
- JacobSuperslav 6y agocrime? that's a strong word