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A fact of gaming in the 21st century is that there are always going to be people that wonder off into the dark corner of the Internet and illegally download games. This was the case for the recently released Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates which made it onto the net almost simultaneously to its release in stores.

After a random play time (for example 20 minutes into the game) the pirates where treated to a screen saying Thank you for playing!! which did not allow the player to advance any further. Players have the choice to go back and continue from the last save point but cunningly the message appears randomly making it impossible to predict.

It looks as if Square Enix are giving pirate gamers a taste of the game to hopefully reform their downloading ways so they will actually go out and buy it. Of Course the hackers out there will probably eventually find away around this but its good to see developers taking anti-piracy measures.

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Silence
Kudos: 364
Mates: 17
Silence says:  
It was only a matter of time. I didn't expect it to stick around for too long. But it definitely would've caught them by surprise.
21/03/2008
Want something for nothing? Of course you do! https://www.myds.com.au/Post.aspx?id=2329&p=1#last Kingsbury, Victoria
Eldude
Kudos: 3,717
Mates: 35
Eldude says:  
It appears that this problem has been fixed. Those with an R4 can download the 1.17 version kernel which will get rid of the thank you screens. I will not be posting a link to the kernel as I do not want to even get close to breaching the rules of the site. Google is your friend.
20/03/2008
Melbourne SE, Victoria
brawl4all
Kudos: 1,215
Mates: 78
brawl4all says:  
haha. in your faces... argh all you want, Square's got you in for it!
14/03/2008
land of the free, home of the brave
insectoid
Kudos: 2,161
Mates: 50
insectoid says:  
lol then they crap all over the interwebs about how bad the game is, sales go down, and the game fails
13/03/2008
http://www.games-den.blogspot.com/
ICC_06
Kudos: 4,833
Mates: 55
ICC_06 says:  

iamtom said: That isn't actually right...they haven't stopped piracy. Simply compare it to the (J) version, adn the report months ago on a (U) Demo. :\

But that doesnt mean it's not freaking annoying.



They haven't stopped people pirating but they have really annoyed them.
13/03/2008
In Your Base Killing Your Doodz!
iamtom
Kudos: 2,199
Mates: 42
iamtom says:  
That isn't actually right...they haven't stopped piracy. Simply compare it to the (J) version, adn the report months ago on a (U) Demo. :\

But that doesnt mean it's not freaking annoying.
13/03/2008
Ivalice, it's in a book somewhere. Try your library.
Eldude
Kudos: 3,717
Mates: 35
Eldude says:  
If this sort of thing gets popular then it might discourage the development of flash carts even thou I only use mine for homebrew apps.
13/03/2008
Melbourne SE, Victoria
Amebr
Kudos: 1,259
Mates: 17
Amebr says:  
lol. That's a classic.
13/03/2008
Melbourne
G-Ramsey
Kudos: 828
Mates: 28
G-Ramsey says:  
finally a gaming company finds a way to beat teh pirates.
12/03/2008
My Chair.
Guyver
Kudos: 10,538
Mates: 109
Guyver says:  
That's pretty funny, they should display a discount voucher as well.
12/03/2008
Keysborough, Melbourne, Victoria
sjt333
Kudos: 230
Mates: 10
sjt333 says:  

insectoid said: how do they do that? like...how do they know when it is a pirated copy? that's really clever



they are probably watching us right now
12/03/2008
Sydney
Eldude
Kudos: 3,717
Mates: 35
Eldude says:  
It would not be that hard to write a sub routine that examines its environment. If I am running from FAT file system I am pirated so randomly display this.
12/03/2008
Melbourne SE, Victoria
ShuffleZ
Kudos: 4,606
Mates: 330
ShuffleZ says:  

Vinzor said: rufflez, they got pwned~



Did someone say SHUFFLEZ!!?
Ok that was cheesy.

Lol imagine turning on the game on your R4 and seeing that after a while
Tough cheddar
12/03/2008
Narre Warren, Melbourne
Cherrona
Kudos: 167
Mates: 9
Cherrona says:  
lol That's hilarious.

insectoid said: how do they do that? like...how do they know when it is a pirated copy? that's really clever


Computer geeks. They can figure anything out. Although I wouldn't have been so polite with the message....
12/03/2008
Silent Hill -The fear of blood tends to create fear for the flesh
insectoid
Kudos: 2,161
Mates: 50
insectoid says:  
how do they do that? like...how do they know when it is a pirated copy? that's really clever
12/03/2008
http://www.games-den.blogspot.com/
Vinzor
Kudos: 322
Mates: 9
Vinzor says:  
rufflez, they got pwned~
12/03/2008
Brisbane, Queensland
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