That Tobias f--k went after Xak III and SO II as pressed CD-ROM releases!

[SamIAm]

Guys, guys, it's fine. (Esteban, you have work to do!)

I don't have time to write up a good reply.

Illegal bootlegs are dangerous. I might like to get back into professional translation someday. The last thing I need is for potential clients to be able to draw a link between me and a counterfeiting operation.

Profiteering without compensating the original creators (I mean the Japanese devs) is morally repugnant. I think games are art, and I think it's for the greater good if I make translation patches to share that which cannot otherwise be shared. This is how I rationalize making patches even without the permission of the original devs. Dare I say, most original devs would probably not find that such a bad thing. However, I also think they that probably would abhor repro profiteering.

I'm not going to lie, seeing someone make money off of something I spent so much time making would burn a little, too. But I don't want to get involved in repro making myself for the above two reasons.

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It's a matter of either learning to live with those risks, getting around them with emulator-only hacks, or moving on to something like Playstation and Saturn games which don't have any of this.

Right now, I'm thinking that if the TED2 (or Stupid Card 4.0) works as a memory expansion, it should be a requirement for all future translation patches. That would at least cut the user base down.

Gotta go.

[esteban]

I must admit that it is fun getting into the drama. Especially with Necro, because I don't remember arguing with him (we must have at some point?, but it was fleeting, I am sure).

It is fun, though, every now and then

[Sparky]

And please don't reply with some lame ass excuse why you have no money or about your job or any other lame ass excuse you can think of (cancer, family issues, hemorrhoids, peg leg, kid issues etc. Your obviously delusional  thinking anybody would be jealous of a broke piece of sh!t with no life and only forum rep to brag about.

I like how you think family issues and cancer are lame ass excuses for having financial issues.

You can argue all day long but do not hit below the belt cjames, that cancer comment, are you kidding me? my god I have had a run in with it, Ya your up set but think before you reply. Jesus Christ.

[VenomMacbeth]

I must admit that it is fun getting into the drama. Especially with Necro, because I don't remember arguing with him (we must have at some point?, but it was fleeting, I am sure).

It is fun, though, every now and then

I have to agree, I enjoy the opportunities when they arise.  I'm also not an OG member, so I feel none of my posts really carry much weight...which makes partaking of the drama ultimately safer.

[Punch]

You have cancer? Hah! What a lame excuse to be in debt.

 

Jesus christ some people... 

[ProfessorProfessorson]

I think ole Cjameslv is taking a step back for a min or two. I don't think he realized what he said would cause him to take any flak from others. At any rate though, given everything he has said and done, I wont be having any second thoughts about un-blacklisting him from anything raffle or sale wise. The guy has a serious ego, seems to think he is above it all, and entitled to do what he wants and tell others what to do here, and doesn't handle confrontation well when he is called out on it.

In the end though, like I said, guy has entered two pages of raffles and has been entering them since basically right after he joined here. Where the f*ck are his own raffles to compensate?? If he doesn't want to do any, cool. But he needs to take a break from entering so many others then, and he def needs to stfu and stay out of others sale or trade threads unless he is an interested party to whatever is being offered. He has no foot to stand on, and no right to tell other people what to do with their stuff.

As for Venom, man I don't get what you are saying, or rather why you are saying that. Your activity and loyalty to the forum give you merit around here, and you have a fairly positive attitude. I don't get why you would think you, or your opinion, were not valued here.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

To be fair, if your friend had stfu and minded his own business, he wouldn't even be in this mess to begin with. He dug that hole on his own. No one dug it for him. People sling shit at me, I sling twice as much back if they have it coming, and he really did have it coming.

[VenomMacbeth]

As for Venom, man I don't get what you are saying, or rather why you are saying that. Your activity and loyalty to the forum give you merit around here, and you have a fairly positive attitude. I don't get why you would think you, or your opinion, were not valued here.

I dunno lol, I guess I feel I'm overly-active in the sales sections & raffles, and other than that I don't really post much other than my opinions about games...although I do suppose the latter is why most of us are here.  Didn't mean to imply anything

[SamIAm]

If I were a person with my own web hosting and page design skills, one thing I might do to help this situation is make up a simple page that explains Tobias's dishonesty very thoroughly, with images and statements from people like Tom and Nightwolve. Present an easy narrative for people to follow that opens and closes with clear statements about why it's detrimental to the community that people buy his stuff.

It would be a very useful link to spread around.

[Jibbajaba]

I'll be happy to take whatever you come up with and also post it on my site, if you like.

[HercTNT]

When anyone resorts to the lowest of personal attacks, especially involving someones family, it speaks more to the quality of that person than the point they think they are trying to make. People who do this are used to getting their way and pushing others around. Its not "getting a little carried away", it's who they really are. Cjames bit off more than he could chew and is paying the price. Professor is a good friend and I appreciate the support you all have given on this matter. Obviously he does not need my cheerleading, but in my opinion Cjames was trying to take advantage of the tobias situation to benefit himself and was more than willing to step on another man and his family to do so. Knowing the Professor as I do I just wanted to throw in my two cents.

[ProfessorProfessorson]

Everyone has their bad moments, I know I have, and things can get personal depending on the circumstance or how long the feud has been going on. The thing with James however, well, nothing said prior between him and I gave any justification to attack ones family status. He was a bit too quick to resort to that, especially considering there is very little of any history even involved between us.

It was, all things considered, a rather clean argument compared to some that have happened here, but James couldn't handle it I guess and wanted to make it personal. Desperate people do desperate things, and he didn't have much to work with on his side of the argument. Maybe James is just a very emotional person perhaps? Maybe its that time of the month for him? Maybe his JO crystal has burned out. Don't know, don't really care. Still waiting for the awesome cjameslv raffle 3.0 to happen though. Anyway, I gotta hit bed. Guess I will check back on this thread later, see if something new has happened. Till then...

[MotherGunner]

As a father of three and someone who calls Mike a friend, bringing his kids into it was totally unacceptable.

He is the epitome of manning up and dealing with the hand dealt.

Life is too short for this...

[ParanoiaDragon]

Personally, I feel if Tobias steals my work, I'll be mad, but I'll keep doing my music.  I've been working on a complimentary redbook soundtrack for Tom's Mega Man for a year & a half.  I enjoy doing it(for the most part, as each song has its own challenges), so, whether Tobias rips it or not, ultimately, it's what I want to do regardless.  I'm sure he'll come up with some sort of explanation for a second run of Mega Man.  "SUPER DUPER updated beta of the PC Engine Mega Man, I purchased it from a former Capcom employee!"  Then, when Fragmare finishes the gfx, he'll do a 3rd run! 

To be sure, I'm not telling Sam what to do, just giving my own perspective.  I enjoy doing this kind of stuff for the Turbob, whether my work gets ripped off or not.  I suppose, if anything, I try to keep my music limited to a few, until the entire thing is done.  I might share the soundtrack on youtube or something as well just for kicks.  However, I like the sound of the Stupid Card limiting Tobias, so maybe Tom would consider recoding it with that in mind?  The only bummer, is that those not a part of the community probably would never have access to the Stupid Card.  Like Mega Ran/Random.  I've told him about the soundtrack(as well as my contemplating doing a PCE Jackal soundtrack), & he's excited, but, I know he's an NES guy.  Don't know if he's played the Turbo much.  Still, I think I'd rather it be limited for Tobias sake.

[MrBroadway]

If your music is 100% your own, I will donate money to help cover lawyer fees to sue the f*ck out of him. I know a bit of German, too. Not that I think that'd help, but...still...