DVD of PCE ROMs on eBay

[nat]

Obviously an illegal item. But I find it interesting that someone has gone to a lot of trouble with the packaging:

http://cgi.ebay.ie/The-Ultimate-PC-Engine-Game-Collection-CD-ROM_W0QQitemZ220096223002QQcategoryZ72501QQcmdZViewItem

Forgive me if these are common, but it's first time I've run across anything like this. Of course, I would never buy pay money for such a thing but it's a curiosity at the very least.

[grahf]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what game that is in the bottom right picture?

[runinruder]

Out of curiosity, does anyone know what game that is in the bottom right picture?

This pic is from the great Macross 2036.

[Keranu]

Haha, I love this cover he made for it:

[nat]

That's what I'm saying. This guy pulled out all the stops. It says there is a quantity of 3 available.

I'm wondering if this was strictly a three-issue deal or if there was a larger run done of these things.

Anyone ever seen this before?

[Keranu]

These are pretty common on eBay actually. I haven't seen it with this case before, but the auctions generally say the same thing and use the exact same screenshots and stuff. I think there is even an "official" page for this pirated disc somewhere.

[grahf]

I'm wondering if this was strictly a three-issue deal or if there was a larger run done of these things.

Its probably not a "run" at all. Inkjet printers that print to cdrs are fairly cheap. The printable cds themselves are not much more than regular CDRs. There is a 99.99% chance this is all homemade.

And thanks runinruder for the tip.

[FM-77]

Wow that was an ugly cover.

[nat]

I'm wondering if this was strictly a three-issue deal or if there was a larger run done of these things.

Its probably not a "run" at all. Inkjet printers that print to cdrs are fairly cheap. The printable cds themselves are not much more than regular CDRs. There is a 99.99% chance this is all homemade.

Of course it's all homemade.

A run is still a run, homemade or not.

I was pondering how many of these this guy (people?) might have made, not the semantics of the word "run".

Anyone got a URL link to the "official" page Keranu mentioned?

Wow that was an ugly cover.

I especially like the choice spelling of "classics".

[Necromancer]

What a f'n tool!  I especially like how he tried to hide the fact, with tiny gray text, that an emulator is required to run the games.  I hope that he isn't distributing MagicEngine with a stolen key.  I would report this to Ebay, but why bother?  It's not like they are going to actually do anything about it.

P.S. - I am not related to this douche.

[FM-77]

P.S. - I am not related to this douche.

Prove it.

[Necromancer]

Prove it.

Simple - I wouldn't waste time putting a clothed chick on the cover.  For me, it's nude or nothing! 

[FM-77]

I dunno... I think that's a lie.

[Kitsunexus]

They actually can and WILL do something about it. And since I'm a bigger douche than he is, I'm gonna get this shit pulled. Stand back. 

[Kitsunexus]

Well, too late to get it pulled, but hopefully I can get him banned,