Chipped X - Box's

[Ric]

Off the record.. Dude I dont care who you are, if you called me a scumbag to my face I would kick your head in so enough of the childish immature name calling before it all gets out of hand. We are all friends on this forum.

I see your point and agree with you on a lot of what you say. The only x-box game I have got is Halo 2 and only coz a mate downloaded it, ripped it off and burned me off a copy without my even asking.

As for 'renting' fair enough, point noted. But what if you cant afford to rent a game in the first place. Are you telling me I dont deserve to play computer games because I cant afford them. Thats like me charging you for oxygen and not selling you it because you cant afford it.

I have over 300 video games that I have spent hundreds of £/$ on over the years and chipping my box means I can compile all these together, on one console. I have no problem with people getting games off the net that they can no longer buy as is the general feeling among most people on these forums.

Put yourself in my shoes, as a video game fan yourself. You really want a game, you work your arse off all month, you pay your rent, bills, t.v licence, council tax weekly food allowance and a packet of cigs and you are skint.

I put it to you that if someone came up to you under those circumstances and said, you have to wait a month for this game or here's a copy you can go and play now. You would take the copy. I only borrowed it, I will give it back soon in the knowledge that I like the game and if I manage to save the money for it I would buy it. I much prefer to have origional copies of games as much as the next person.

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Ric

I see your point and agree with you on a lot of what you say. The only x-box game I have got is Halo 2 and only coz a mate downloaded it, ripped it off and burned me off a copy without my even asking.

As for 'renting' fair enough, point noted. But what if you cant afford to rent a game in the first place. Are you telling me I dont deserve to play computer games because I cant afford them. Thats like me charging you for oxygen and not selling you it because you cant afford it.

I have over 300 video games that I have spent hundreds of £/$ on over the years and chipping my box means I can compile all these together, on one console. I have no problem with people getting games off the net that they can no longer buy as is the general feeling among most people on these forums.

Put yourself in my shoes, as a video game fan yourself. You really want a game, you work your arse off all month, you pay your rent, bills, t.v licence, council tax weekly food allowance and a packet of cigs and you are skint.

I put it to you that if someone came up to you under those circumstances and said, you have to wait a month for this game or here's a copy you can go and play now. You would take the copy. I only borrowed it, I will give it back soon in the knowledge that I like the game and if I manage to save the money for it I would buy it. I much prefer to have origional copies of games as much as the next person.

This is not what you said to begin with, and I don't believe what you are saying here. If you have the game for free and bothered to chip your box and burn a new game, why would you bother to buy the original? You wouldn't and you don't, but thats just my opinion.

Off the record.. Dude I dont care who you are, if you called me a scumbag to my face I would kick your head in so enough of the childish immature name calling before it all gets out of hand. We are all friends on this forum.

Ooooh, you threatened to kick my ass over the internet? Wow, tough guy. You still pirate which still makes you a scumbag, and I would say it to your face without a second thought (mainly due to the fact that I'm 250 and have studied 3 different grappling arts over the last 8 years and have been bouncing for nearly one year )

If you pirate, you are scum. Its that simple and is an opinion I have never been hesitant to relay on any board, whether it be here or PVG. Don't get angry at me for calling it as I see it. If your so pissed about what you are, stop breaking the law and hurting the industry. Maybe you'll feel a little better about yourelf.

With that, I will bid you all ado.

[KillerGremlin]

I have yet to mod my Xbox, nor do I intend to (because I try to maintain a life), but I don't oppose pirating video games.

If you look at the gaming industry, you might note that gaming hasn't been all that great over the last few years. In fact, I remember having a hell of a lot more fun back in the "old school" days, back when I was playing Mario Bros. 3 and Goldeneye for the first time.

Nowadays, we see sequel after sequel after used idea after used idea. It gets a little redundant, don't you think?

That's why I personally am picky with my games. I only invest in a game if it receives outstanding reviews, and if it looks like I'll have a lot of fun playing it.

However, I'm not going to condemn someone who wishes to play a game that's not highly innovative, but doesn't feel like dropping the 50 dollars to play it. That, to me, is logical. If the gaming industry doesn't want people to pirate their games, they should either sell sub-par, un-innovative, piles of crap (like Mario Sunshine) for less money then a standard, new and original game, or they should make something original.

YES, I am challenging game-makers to come up with original ideas.

I know a lot of people are going to yell at me for that, but is there really any reason for doing so?

Halo 2
Metroid Prime 2
Grand Theft Auto 5
Mario Sunshine
Resident Evil 4

Many of these titles are simply improvements upon their originals, and while I still would consider paying money for the majority of those, I completely can understand where someone might go, "hey, what the ****? San Andreas is more like GTA3: part 3."

Regarding old gaming, old games are hard to buy. You can use Ebay, or you can use an emulator. I emulate old games: I won't lie. I think emulating old games is a good thing for a gamer, as it opens them up to the classics that started gaming.

I, personally, don't condemn you for emulating. I suppose it is wrong, but I won't give the makers of games that much credit until I start to see more originality in the market - because let's face it: Sonic 2 for Genesis was a hell of a lot more fun then Sonic 2 for dreamcast.

[Canyarion]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

Ooooh, you threatened to kick my ass over the internet? Wow, tough guy. You still pirate which still makes you a scumbag, and I would say it to your face without a second thought (mainly due to the fact that I'm 250 and have studied 3 different grappling arts over the last 8 years and have been bouncing for nearly one year )

Jeez guys stop being so childish.
Perhaps Ric will tell he has a gun, you'll say you have a grenade, blablalba like the Worms 2 intro movie.

[thatmariolover]

My God Strangler. I just don't understand your unquenchable desire to be a cockbite. How you ever became a mod (or even how you remain a member) is beyond my capacity for thought.

Even the most casual glance at his post would have provided an understanding of the fact that he wasn't threatening you over the Internet or any other way. He stated that if you were to come up to him and say that to his face in real everyday life, he would kick your head in. But since you didn't, and you won't, I'd assume that it's safe to say that he won't do it.

Secondly, he stated that his favorite thing to do was play all of his old games from older systems. Which, if you own the original cartridges, is perfectly legal.

In closing, I hate you.

*Edit* I'm leaving the post because I said it and meant it. But I want to apologize. It was more than I had intended.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

Ooooh, you threatened to kick my ass over the internet? Wow, tough guy. You still pirate which still makes you a scumbag, and I would say it to your face without a second thought (mainly due to the fact that I'm 250 and have studied 3 different grappling arts over the last 8 years and have been bouncing for nearly one year

OOOOOOh, your threatening someone over the internet, big man. I would also say this to your face, because im not afraid of p******. (No, I have studied no grappling arts, but i do know a friend who can get me guns...no grappling art will save you then.)

Do you seriously think your that tough and cool? You threaten someone over the internet, because they threatened you over the internet. Then you tell them how lame threatinging over the internet is. You played your cards right on that one.

How about you give the "tough guy" routine a rest now eh? Its an effing internet forum. Nobody cares if you do grappling arts, how much you weigh, how much you squat, or if your friend can get you guns.


*Waits for the imminent post to say he was kidding and how people here are too uptight*


And I agree with TML.

[DarkMaster]

What the hell are you guys talking about? Strangler said he didn't care if Ric would kick him in the head, he'd still say what he had to say. Not once did he threaten to return any physical violence.

And plus he put a he's obviously not serious about it.

You guys are jumping to conclusions and spewing out a bunch of crap.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

What the hell are you guys talking about? Strangler said he didn't care if he would kick him in the head, he's still say what he had to say. Not once did he threaten to return any physical violence.

And plus he put he's obviously not serious about it.

You guys are jumping to conclusions and spewing out a bunch of crap.

Strangler stated that he was being threatened over the Internet and proceeded to be a cockbite about the situation. I never said that he intended to return that "threatenation" (hey if the President can make up words, so can I).

I interpreted "" as in "I'm pleased with myself and am satisfied with the amount of (meaningless) bragging I've done - I must look cool now. "

I didn't jump to any conclusion, and spread no more crap the the post I just quoted.

*Edit* I'm leaving the post because I meant it at the time. But I apologize. I hadn't intended to be quite that... profane...

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by thatmariolover

Strangler stated that he was being threatened over the Internet and proceeded to be a cockbite about the situation. I never said that he intended to return that "threatenation" (hey if the President can make up words, so can I).

I interpreted "" as in "I'm pleased with myself and am satisfied with the amount of (meaningless) bragging I've done - I must look cool now. "

I didn't jump to any conclusion, and spread no more crap the the post I just quoted.

Yeah, that was in reply to Typhoid mainly. I just assumed the feeling was mutual, considering the "I hate you".

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Yeah, that was in reply to Typhoid mainly. I just assumed the feeling was mutual, considering the "I hate you".

I wasnt jumping to conclusions.

He stated his weight, and his martial arts "skill" or whatever, hes not saying that for mutual interest you know. He was saying it to say "Well, i could kick your ass if you tried to kick me in the face, because im heavy and know karate." Or Judo...or whatever...

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I wasnt jumping to conclusions.

He stated his weight, and his martial arts "skill" or whatever, hes not saying that for mutual interest you know. He was saying it to say "Well, i could kick your ass if you tried to kick me in the face, because im heavy and know karate." Or Judo...or whatever...

There's a difference between the ability to kick someones ass, and the actual threat. He didn't threaten him. But regardless this is a stupid argument.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by Ric

We are all friends on this forum.

Lets end it on that.

[Icon]

Ric...you got more balls then most people I know for admitting this. I have emulators and roms on my computer, all old stuff. So you know what Ric, I aint gona hate on you cuz you got your Xbox to do what you are getting it to do. I think its just taking advantage of technology before someone else can. So good for you.

[Professor S]

I find it funny that it was Ric that "threatened" me yet I get all the criticism even though all I said was that I could defend myself if need be. I wonder if there could be a little bias in the reaction to this?

Anyway, it was childish to even respond to such a inane and sophomoric "threat", so for that I apologize.

But make no mistake, those that pirate games are still ethically empty and morally vacuous scumbags. End of story.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by The Strangler

I find it funny that it was Ric that "threatened" me yet I get all the criticism even though all I said was that I could defend myself if need be. I wonder if there could be a little bias in the reaction to this?

Once again, a little post reading goes a long way. He never actually threatened you.

It's almost never what you say Strangler. It's how you say it. You're rude. Almost always.