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nodtveidt

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Re: Backing up CD-ROM games for personal use
« Reply #15 on: December 27, 2011, 02:03:02 PM »
What the f*ck are you on about now?

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« Reply #16 on: December 28, 2011, 01:01:19 AM »
What the f*ck are you on about now?

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« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2011, 01:54:12 AM »
What the f*ck are you on about now?

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Re: Backing up CD-ROM games for personal use
« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2011, 01:57:01 AM »
He just trolls forums on purpose without offering anything interesting except stupidity. He's like all the stupid internet memes rolled up into one big ball of retard. It was funny at first but the joke got old a long time ago.

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« Reply #19 on: December 28, 2011, 02:03:27 AM »
He just trolls forums on purpose without offering anything interesting except stupidity. He's like all the stupid internet memes rolled up into one big ball of retard. It was funny at first but the joke got old a long time ago.

I have to say I agree.

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« Reply #20 on: December 28, 2011, 03:43:16 PM »
Rather than buying NASA-grade CD-Rs, I think it makes a lot more sense to just download ISOs of every game and burn them on the shitter discs as needed.

Or just learn to not scratch your originals. I've been collecting PCE for 19 years now. All my CDs play perfectly. It's not like CDs wear out or anything.

Well, I can use CDs without scratching them, it was really just the case/packaging of a copy of Dracula X that I have. It has literally been opened and played ONCE, so it is as minty as you can get without buying a new sealed copy. I was just paranoid about messing up any aspect of the package because I worry about that kind of stuff. But I rectified the problem by buying another copy of Drac X with a perfect disc but beat up case/manual that I can toss around and play without having to put my white cotton gloves on. Problem solved!

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« Reply #21 on: December 28, 2011, 07:19:55 PM »
Rather than buying NASA-grade CD-Rs, I think it makes a lot more sense to just download ISOs of every game and burn them on the shitter discs as needed.

Or just learn to not scratch your originals. I've been collecting PCE for 19 years now. All my CDs play perfectly. It's not like CDs wear out or anything.

Well, I can use CDs without scratching them, it was really just the case/packaging of a copy of Dracula X that I have. It has literally been opened and played ONCE, so it is as minty as you can get without buying a new sealed copy. I was just paranoid about messing up any aspect of the package because I worry about that kind of stuff. But I rectified the problem by buying another copy of Drac X with a perfect disc but beat up case/manual that I can toss around and play without having to put my white cotton gloves on. Problem solved!

Well, its cheaper than the deep psychotherapy that you obviously are very badly in need of.

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« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2011, 09:13:34 PM »
Rather than buying NASA-grade CD-Rs, I think it makes a lot more sense to just download ISOs of every game and burn them on the shitter discs as needed.

Or just learn to not scratch your originals. I've been collecting PCE for 19 years now. All my CDs play perfectly. It's not like CDs wear out or anything.

Well, I can use CDs without scratching them, it was really just the case/packaging of a copy of Dracula X that I have. It has literally been opened and played ONCE, so it is as minty as you can get without buying a new sealed copy. I was just paranoid about messing up any aspect of the package because I worry about that kind of stuff. But I rectified the problem by buying another copy of Drac X with a perfect disc but beat up case/manual that I can toss around and play without having to put my white cotton gloves on. Problem solved!

Well, its cheaper than the deep psychotherapy that you obviously are very badly in need of.

Haha, very true. Yes, I'm a game collector so condition is a pretty good deal to me. Don't get me wrong, I play the heck out of my games, even the rare ones, rip open sealed games from 1989, etc., but there are few special games that I have a hard time messing with too much.

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« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2011, 10:00:31 PM »
Rather than buying NASA-grade CD-Rs, I think it makes a lot more sense to just download ISOs of every game and burn them on the shitter discs as needed.

Or just learn to not scratch your originals. I've been collecting PCE for 19 years now. All my CDs play perfectly. It's not like CDs wear out or anything.

Well, I can use CDs without scratching them, it was really just the case/packaging of a copy of Dracula X that I have. It has literally been opened and played ONCE, so it is as minty as you can get without buying a new sealed copy. I was just paranoid about messing up any aspect of the package because I worry about that kind of stuff. But I rectified the problem by buying another copy of Drac X with a perfect disc but beat up case/manual that I can toss around and play without having to put my white cotton gloves on. Problem solved!

Well, its cheaper than the deep psychotherapy that you obviously are very badly in need of.

Haha, very true. Yes, I'm a game collector so condition is a pretty good deal to me. Don't get me wrong, I play the heck out of my games, even the rare ones, rip open sealed games from 1989, etc., but there are few special games that I have a hard time messing with too much.

No offense man, but Dracula X is what a $70 game usually?  It's slightly uncommon at best.  Unless you are eating and playing at the same time you're not gonna damage anything anyways.
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Re: Backing up CD-ROM games for personal use
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« Reply #27 on: December 30, 2011, 02:02:16 AM »
I think the only problem I have had so far on my Duo-R is that sometimes things don't load (like the ending in Ys 3), but a reset usually fixes that.
Well, crap. That happened to me just last week on my Duo-R with an original US Ys III CD.

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« Reply #28 on: December 30, 2011, 11:31:28 AM »
I think the only problem I have had so far on my Duo-R is that sometimes things don't load (like the ending in Ys 3), but a reset usually fixes that.
Well, crap. That happened to me just last week on my Duo-R with an original US Ys III CD.
It might be just a buggy game? Kind of sucked for me cause I had to fight the last boss again, but then again, the game is incredibly easy to begin with.

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« Reply #29 on: December 30, 2011, 02:03:19 PM »
I think the only problem I have had so far on my Duo-R is that sometimes things don't load (like the ending in Ys 3), but a reset usually fixes that.
Well, crap. That happened to me just last week on my Duo-R with an original US Ys III CD.
It might be just a buggy game? Kind of sucked for me cause I had to fight the last boss again, but then again, the game is incredibly easy to begin with.
I hope so. I've had zero other problems with the system, and it is a refurbished system by doujindance on ebay. (I love it!)