Crash Bandicoot

[Bzzit]

[OCG]

Can't wait for this Crash Bash remake with online support to come out one day.

[Thebananacrafter!]

I found this on the internet

[Haruka]

I never played Twinsanity properly but I can tell that from the original trilogy, I enjoyed Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back the most. I do believe this game fixed many problems from the original CB and made it even more enjoyable.

[OCG]

I never played Twinsanity properly but I can tell that from the original trilogy, I enjoyed Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back the most. I do believe this game fixed many problems from the original CB and made it even more enjoyable.

Original trilogy is best, you didn't miss too much by not properly playing mediocre title like Twinsanity. Crash 2 is definitely amazing and it indeed fixed many issues of Crash 1. Crash 3 however is a bit better for me because levels were more different from eachother and it had cool powereups. For Twinsainty, only play it if you can afford it for really cheap. At least thats my recommenation.

[Bradandez]

Twinsanity is the best Crash game.

[OCG]

How many Crash games you played Brad?

[Bradandez]

Crash Twinsanity. One is just enough to determine that it's best Crash game.

[OCG]

Go play first 3 lol.

[Bradandez]

Buy me a PlayStation then.

[OCG]

Download ePSXe.

[Bradandez]

Then what.

[OCG]

Download ISO and play it.
There are tons of tutorials online for help too. oas515 makes best ones

[MrBadGuy]

Are you tired of those pesky developers being greedy and wanting money in exchange for their work? Well now you can shove a fist up their arse and steal all of their content with online piracy! Apply now to knock an extra 5% off their next pay cheque! Hurry, offer ends Monday.

You can still buy Crash Bandicoot 1-3 on the ps3 and ps vita, and it costs next to nothing.

[OCG]

Brad does not own PS3 or PS Vita.

Also, if he morally does not want to download ISOs, he can get cheap copies on eBay and play with them on ePSXe. But just to point out, developers won't earn anything from his eBay purchase either. Downloading ISOs and buying used games does not different that much. In both cases you basically didn't pay developer so not much difference except that purchasing classic used games is nice for collection purposes and some countries have law that downloading is illegal (which makes 0 sense since they should focus on uploaders who made it avalible for download in the first place). But then again, on many classic game boxes you can see that it is mentioned that it is not for resale so in both cases, something illegal has been done.

[saerleiya]

OCG is right on this one: most PS1 games are so old that either companies which were owning their license dropped it, or they disappeared and it was never taken back by them. Or the owner simply chose to leave it free for use.

I don't know a lot of things about the PS3/PSVita offer, but what you pay with that is probably only the adaptation of the old CB games onto the new hardware/software more than the game content. The "original" versions (said, the versions which were released on PS1, N64, etc...and can only be played on these consoles or with emulators simulating them) are, most of the time, not concerned by money because they are free and there is no work added to them outside of the fact they are put on the Internet (and usually this work is compensated by advertisement).

At least this is the case for licenses like CB, Spyro, and many other characters coming from video games created for the generation of the PS1.

Do not hesitate to correct me if I'm wrong ...

Personnally, I use Romstation when I want to play old video games like CB games, because it's a good all-around software containing most emulators for our beloved old consoles. Sure, it has some flaws, but I'm satisfied with it...for now

[MrBadGuy]

Brad does not own PS3 or PS Vita.

This is not an argument, video games are a luxury item, there are no fundamental rights to play them.

It's like saying "I don't have enough money to buy a snicker bar on top of all the chocolate I already have, so I'm going to counterfeit some money then I can get it."
(Not a perfect analogy, but digital media is a pretty unique concept, in that the entire product can be stolen without any physical loss to the owner)

If you want the ps3 game, buy the ps3. If you can't afford it, then it's not the end of the world if you can't play it.

Downloading ISOs and buying used games does not different that much. In both cases you basically didn't pay developer

and also in one case you encouraged piracy, whereas in the other you at least gave money to someone who purchased the game legally in the first place.

There are cases where I don't see piracy as particularly wrong, such as when a game is completely discontinued and unavailable anywhere, even as a used copy, but in this case the games in question are readily available at a very reasonable price.

[Haruka]

I honestly think that piracy is "forgivable" in very specific situations like a game being so old that is not commercialized anymore. Well, Crash is purchasable as a digital content in PSN so it is appliable to other games.

I prefer to really own the stuff legally and pay for them. It might be psychological but just this factor alone makes me enjoy even more the game I am playing.

[OCG]

This is not an argument, video games are a luxury item, there are no fundamental rights to play them.

So you are saying that people who live in a country where games are not officially licenced should just not play them and not try to find a way? I believe every person has a right to play video games, be it one way or another.

It's like saying "I don't have enough money to buy a snicker bar on top of all the chocolate I already have, so I'm going to counterfeit some money then I can get it."
(Not a perfect analogy, but digital media is a pretty unique concept, in that the entire product can be stolen without any physical loss to the owner)

I personally disagree that anything here is stealing at all. Piracy is about reproduction (making more copies) which is opposite of what stealing is. But I understand that not all people think same and that is fine by me.

If you want the ps3 game, buy the ps3. If you can't afford it, then it's not the end of the world if you can't play it.

Thats a good case if game is only a PS3 exclusive but if there are other ways, and person cannot afford PS3, why give up? I believe every person worldwide should have rights and some means to try out video games.

and also in one case you encouraged piracy, whereas in the other you at least gave money to someone who purchased the game legally in the first place. There are cases where I don't see piracy as particularly wrong, such as when a game is completely discontinued and unavailable anywhere, even as a used copy, but in this case the games in question are readily available at a very reasonable price.

Thats a good argument if person downloads illegal torrent because while downloading, person is also seeding and keeping illegal torrent alive but if it is site like emuparadise, it really doesn't change anything. File would be there even if I downloaded it or not.


Bottom line, I want to make it clear that I myself prefer legal ways for games (I have over 100 Steam games purchased) and expecially when it comes to Crash since it is one of my favourite series and I would like more people to purchase games, but I also understand when someone is really not able to.
I am comming from a place where prior to like 2004 no original games were sold at all anywhere and ever from 2004 to present when originals are sold in couple of stores, they are not even published directly where I live, nor is it legit distributer but instead some people randomly pick popular games and overprice them.

I honestly think that piracy is "forgivable" in very specific situations like a game being so old that is not commercialized anymore. Well, Crash is purchasable as a digital content in PSN so it is appliable to other games.

I prefer to really own the stuff legally and pay for them. It might be psychological but just this factor alone makes me enjoy even more the game I am playing.

I fully agree that it is more enjoyable to play legally owned games.

[MrBadGuy]

So you are saying that people who live in a country where games are not officially licenced should just not play them and not try to find a way?

No, I believe that depending on the extent of it's elusiveness, this is sometimes an acceptable reason.

I personally disagree that anything here is stealing at all. Piracy is about reproduction (making more copies) which is opposite of what stealing is. But I understand that not all people think same and that is fine by me.

It's not stealing a physical good, but it is stealing the services of the developers and everyone who helped make the game.

...if game is only a PS3 exclusive but if there are other ways, and person cannot afford PS3, why give up? I believe every person worldwide should have rights and some means to try out video games.

And I believe everyone has the equal right to employment, not being able to afford a luxury good should motivate someone to earn enough money to afford it, not motivate them to figure out a way to steal the service it provides.

...File would be there even if I downloaded it or not.

That's a similar argument to "I don't recycle, what difference can one person make anyway?"
As soon as you contribute to the problem by validating it and downloading it, you can't separate yourself from it, you're part of it

If nobody downloaded the illegal files on torrent sites, or emulation sites, they would eventually go away, because no one would want to pay for the servers.



Like I said I do acknowledge exceptions to what I'm saying, especially when it comes to older games and countries without support, but I just think a lot of people don't see something as a problem when it clearly is, usually just because it's so easy to do it without getting caught or even leaving home.