10 Craziest Anti-Piracy Measures in Video Games

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    Sometimes you see an anti-piracy measure in a video game that makes you feel you need a break from the keyboard for a while. This is why we’re looking at the 10 craziest anti-piracy measures in video games.
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  • @oddheader
    @oddheader  16 дней назад +235

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    • @tagmeifyoulikem3n
      @tagmeifyoulikem3n 16 дней назад +1

      First lol

    • @QuestionMarking
      @QuestionMarking 16 дней назад +39

      How about no?

    • @FirstUsername
      @FirstUsername 16 дней назад +8

      your mom

    • @VBrancoPT
      @VBrancoPT 16 дней назад +26

      He needs to pay the bills, somehow. Sponsorship is one way to help. Why the hate?

    • @aortaplatinum
      @aortaplatinum 16 дней назад +34

      I don't fucking understand these "idle" games that incentivize you... not playing them? What the fuck

  • @mrturret01
    @mrturret01 16 дней назад +4345

    That fake DLC in Rabi-Ribi is actually a type of malware known a wabbit. Because it multiplies. Yes, wabbit is a real term

    • @Doub1eSpark
      @Doub1eSpark 16 дней назад +485

      That's literally genius on so many levels.

    • @mimisezlol
      @mimisezlol 16 дней назад +120

      I love that so much

    • @drewlincoln8110
      @drewlincoln8110 16 дней назад +86

      no way. he's not lying

    • @conorrocks7
      @conorrocks7 16 дней назад +119

      How wascally

    • @cannon9009
      @cannon9009 16 дней назад +284

      For those who don't know the term, it's more commonly referred to as a "Fork bomb". Basically, a process opens itself, turning into two, which opens themselves, which turns into four... yadda yadda yadda... until system crash, or you somehow stop it. While the Rabi-Ribi one isn't technically a straight-up Fork Bomb, it's sort of the second closest thing; it opens "programs" (technically speaking, a tab on Chrome or other Chromium based web browsers shows up as a program under Chrome's tree in Task Manager, along with its extensions) until the browser (or your computer) crashes, hogging a whole lotta resources in the process.
      I'm sure the developers had no ill intention making it, but a virus is a virus is a virus, and one bug or glitch could turn an anti-piracy measure into a thing that activates for everyone, even legit buyers.

  • @haseskeletor
    @haseskeletor 16 дней назад +717

    The GoreBox Anti-Piracy measure is genius considering 90% of its player base is all under the age of 10.

    • @caderaid441
      @caderaid441 13 дней назад +107

      putting it that way makes it even better. some 10 year olds absolutely got traumatized from it

    • @gneu1527
      @gneu1527 12 дней назад +21

      never played it but the game seems dogwater so yeah that was a good idea

    • @ardi5589
      @ardi5589 10 дней назад +61

      ​@@gneu1527how you gonna rate a game without playing it

    • @William_Afton_died_
      @William_Afton_died_ 9 дней назад +6

      ​@@gneu1527 haven't you even played it?

    • @Axispa.
      @Axispa. 8 дней назад +13

      As a Moderator of F2 Games, They do and its actually incredible that it managed to work but got scrapped

  • @Carricx
    @Carricx 16 дней назад +3527

    Finally an anti-piracy video that doesn't have any fake shit in it lol

    • @speedmixcb
      @speedmixcb 16 дней назад

      i hate these autists flooding everything with hyper realistic blood mario args

    • @OrgusDin
      @OrgusDin 16 дней назад

      Intellectual property as a concept is fake.

    • @Xipheria
      @Xipheria 16 дней назад +304

      anti-piracy screen is when scary jumpscare

    • @TheZackofSpades
      @TheZackofSpades 16 дней назад +137

      It was an okay meme but wore out its welcome

    • @TheSizzleDash
      @TheSizzleDash 16 дней назад +14

      @@Xipheriawhat? dawg what??

  • @XarmenKarshov
    @XarmenKarshov 16 дней назад +2396

    The best part about Manhunt is that on the Steam page, Rockstar and Valve claim it's broken because of the operating system you use, not because of Rockstar's own fault. No accountability was ever taken.

    • @TheLastComa
      @TheLastComa 16 дней назад +74

      To be fair, they don't really have the kind of money to fix anything. 🤷

    • @wilbo_baggins
      @wilbo_baggins 16 дней назад +226

      It's even funnier when they used pirates cracks on the steam version.

    • @MrSomebodyyy
      @MrSomebodyyy 16 дней назад +39

      Rockstar being Rockstar 😂

    • @leatheryfoot6354
      @leatheryfoot6354 16 дней назад +184

      ​@@TheLastComaIt really is a shame they don't have the resources to fix it. They should make an online version of GTA where you can use real money to buy in game money. I'm sure they'd make bank off of something like that.

    • @door_productions4896
      @door_productions4896 16 дней назад +116

      ​@@leatheryfoot6354 No way dude, no one would be stupid enough to buy fake GTA money with real money

  • @silverflight01
    @silverflight01 16 дней назад +1516

    11:06 I remember when Larry Bundy Jr talked about this. Like, they were willing to implement malware that would steal information from everyone just to stop a few pirates, not to mention threatening lawsuit when confronted.
    Way to go, Flight Sim Labs

    • @Diaphat
      @Diaphat 16 дней назад +170

      Surprising that they didn't get any charges for identity theft and/or fines.

    • @lumin0s
      @lumin0s 16 дней назад +93

      Someone should sue them for doing that

    • @JF-vz1ju
      @JF-vz1ju 16 дней назад +135

      Straight up they deserve to be shut down and someone at Flight Sim Labs deserves legal action taken aganst them.
      That shit is fucking unacceptable.

    • @TotallySearch
      @TotallySearch 16 дней назад +1

      Imagine watching Larry Bundy Jr

    • @majinnemesis
      @majinnemesis 16 дней назад +50

      @@TotallySearch what's the problem with Larry Bundy jr?

  • @micheal7932
    @micheal7932 16 дней назад +949

    Not going lie, Rabi Ribi's anti-piracy method was kinda funny to me.
    I just imagine bunny girls rapidly filling up the screen until your computer explodes.

    • @somedummyonyoutube3362
      @somedummyonyoutube3362 16 дней назад +99

      Classic rabbits, always multiplying

    • @SirArcski_123
      @SirArcski_123 15 дней назад +27

      Reisen U. Inaba is the kind of bunny to do that lmao

    • @reiseninaba3779
      @reiseninaba3779 15 дней назад +6

      Yes and i have no problem when i've illegally try this game i didn't know i was so powerful

  • @furyrageguy5728
    @furyrageguy5728 16 дней назад +286

    So in case of Manhunt, the legal copy assumes you’re a pirate and the way to overcome this issue is to pirate it

    • @avo616
      @avo616 12 дней назад +10

      On PC yeah pretty much

    • @christiancinnabars1402
      @christiancinnabars1402 11 дней назад +34

      "Anti-Piracy measure that screws over buyers more than it does actual pirates" example no. 4,566

    • @lukegibson6044
      @lukegibson6044 7 дней назад +1

      I mean, every copy of Manhunt on PC is a cracked copy

  • @SpyroTheEternalNight
    @SpyroTheEternalNight 16 дней назад +617

    that Flight Sim Labs thing is legitimately creepy. like, that's seriously really shady. there's no way anybody steals your passwords for "anti-piracy measures". they have something else in mind for sure.

    • @pertlicious7083
      @pertlicious7083 15 дней назад +36

      its so gross.

    • @ace-smith
      @ace-smith 15 дней назад +94

      plus the lawsuit threat stuff? that is 100% a company with an ulterior motive

    • @meta___
      @meta___ 12 дней назад +16

      ​@@ace-smith everybody knows that

    • @ace-smith
      @ace-smith 12 дней назад +3

      @@meta___ 🤷‍♂

    • @Clooger-
      @Clooger- 12 дней назад +7

      ​@@meta___Clearly fucking not.

  • @elzbietakonieczna307
    @elzbietakonieczna307 16 дней назад +137

    1:37 That was so loud that my broken headphones started playing sound on both sides again. Thanks Oddheader.

    • @boefol
      @boefol 7 дней назад +3

      Jesus wept how loud was that

    • @cristianiancu2425
      @cristianiancu2425 5 дней назад +3

      It's a loud distorted audio lol

  • @hansmoleman2666
    @hansmoleman2666 16 дней назад +471

    God, that Deus Ex game is such a throwback, devs used to think they needed to make semi-legit games for mobile, now they’re fully aware all they need to do is release trash.

    • @RayneOfSalt
      @RayneOfSalt 16 дней назад +30

      I mean.. Deus Ex: The Fall was trash.

    • @DemonixTB
      @DemonixTB 16 дней назад +29

      the trash just outcompeted the good games
      its financially unviable to make good games because theres too much trash stealing attention

    • @SoulDuckling126
      @SoulDuckling126 15 дней назад +2

      Yeah, unfortunately.

    • @theblobconsumes4859
      @theblobconsumes4859 15 дней назад +6

      ​@@RayneOfSalt Go was pretty good tho, and The Fall had its quality marks; Namely its OST.

    • @RayneOfSalt
      @RayneOfSalt 15 дней назад +3

      @@theblobconsumes4859 yeah, you're right. I had forgotten about the OST. 'Twas the only good part of The Fall.

  • @silverflight01
    @silverflight01 16 дней назад +634

    3:44 Yeah…I don't really know how they thought this idea was going to deter piracy. Knowing the internet, this would've encouraged it instead. Oops

    • @early4thegameNOW
      @early4thegameNOW 16 дней назад +82

      Do you know where I can pirate a copy of the game?
      Asking for a friend...😊
      Edit: that emoji was a typo but somehow fits perfectly

    • @marhawkman303
      @marhawkman303 16 дней назад +22

      @@early4thegameNOW have you watched the original un-edited version of that anime? O-o'

    • @cesarv7685
      @cesarv7685 16 дней назад +48

      Sometimes when I see something "bad" like this, I question what were they thinking, and why.
      It's like they tried to make a bug spray, but accidentally made perfume.
      That's not trying to make us *Avoid* the situation, that's just bringing us *Closer* to it.

    • @marhawkman303
      @marhawkman303 16 дней назад +30

      @@cesarv7685 I think the logic is you can't really enjoy it... just look at it. That version literally does nothing else.

    • @bruhtholemew
      @bruhtholemew 16 дней назад

      @@cesarv7685 Maybe they're hoping someone else is in the room who'd question the hell out of you over it.
      "SON ARE YOU DOWNLOADING BOOBS?"

  • @Forever_Zero
    @Forever_Zero 16 дней назад +276

    The devs of the Ranma 1/2 game were very smart, trying to win the pirates' hearts instead of fighting them

    • @m8rs558
      @m8rs558 13 дней назад +18

      Except those familiar with the series would know Ranma's underage

    • @estrelaplatinada6506
      @estrelaplatinada6506 12 дней назад

      dont worry, they dont care, very less the police​@@m8rs558

    • @BulborbStan
      @BulborbStan 12 дней назад +38

      @@m8rs558 Well considering it's a fanservice manga/anime, the game knows exactly what it's doing.

    • @iwasneverkilled3516
      @iwasneverkilled3516 11 дней назад

      ​@@m8rs558thats a benefit

    • @firepop9572
      @firepop9572 11 дней назад +6

      Apparently on The cutting room floor website for the game there is an uncensored version

  • @sunmoonstar9125
    @sunmoonstar9125 16 дней назад +213

    If buying isn't owning, then piracy isn't stealing

    • @LinKueiDragon
      @LinKueiDragon 16 дней назад +32

      Someone needs to tell this to Ubisoft.

    • @pancakes8816
      @pancakes8816 15 дней назад +32

      ​@LinKueiDragon honestly no, ubisoft just needs to go under. They're just all around dogshit

    • @cybertruckeralpha
      @cybertruckeralpha 14 дней назад +11

      @@LinKueiDragon Ubisoft is actually just stealing these days.

    • @Wickpheme
      @Wickpheme 12 дней назад

      The devs get paid a wage, and if the rich weren't hogging up all the industry resources and media they'd just make indie games, so piracy was only ever theft against the rich, and all rich people are lazy and criminally minded so its ok.

    • @ContinuedOak
      @ContinuedOak 12 дней назад +3

      If I can’t own a house but have to rent it, that doesn’t mean not paying rent and just living her isn’t squatting

  • @josip812prokresonjagaminga7
    @josip812prokresonjagaminga7 16 дней назад +238

    Fun fact about the gorebox piracy system.
    When it was first introduced there was a command for it called /whatAreYouDoing? And was removed later.

    • @sxlarsystem
      @sxlarsystem 13 дней назад +2

      reminds me of this one admin command script that was popular on roblox called adonis and it had a secret command where youd get jumpscared by a clown on repeat until you die if you typed "?iloveyou" into the command bar

    • @platterbudder
      @platterbudder 12 дней назад +2

      Yep

    • @Envicted_Edits
      @Envicted_Edits 11 дней назад +9

      Honestly just play gorebox without wifi instead of pirating it

    • @josip812prokresonjagaminga7
      @josip812prokresonjagaminga7 10 дней назад

      @@Envicted_Edits fr.

    • @gavins3492
      @gavins3492 7 дней назад +2

      I wonder why it was removed?

  • @NoahWaggoner69
    @NoahWaggoner69 16 дней назад +969

    I think cheeseburgers go well with fries

    • @xReclusive
      @xReclusive 16 дней назад +56

      Onion rings are also good

    • @unlockablebossmfer
      @unlockablebossmfer 16 дней назад +15

      And a dill pickle to compliment it all?
      Red, white, blue and a little pink in the middle. Don't get better than that.

    • @emptyalsoempty7366
      @emptyalsoempty7366 16 дней назад +9

      what type of frie?

    • @chungosbruhthe1st
      @chungosbruhthe1st 16 дней назад +9

      Wow, very hot take

    • @benjaminsmit781
      @benjaminsmit781 16 дней назад +7

      @@emptyalsoempty7366both kinds, russet thick cut or sweet potatoe fries

  • @gir8244
    @gir8244 16 дней назад +132

    frankly im not surprised by how broken manhunt is given how poorly the steam version of bully scholarship edition runs. i think one time i tried to look up fixes for how often the game crashed and the best one i could find had replies that said "thanks man, this one kept it from crashing for at least four hours!"

    • @Sarahm2261
      @Sarahm2261 13 дней назад +4

      Thank god for ps2/ wii emulation, at least bully on those are playable and work fine.

    • @gir8244
      @gir8244 13 дней назад +3

      @@Sarahm2261 i just jailbroke my ps3 to get roms running on it and i second this yeah

    • @Sarahm2261
      @Sarahm2261 13 дней назад +5

      @gir8244 I jailbroke my wii and bully wii port is not bad time.

  • @YAH2121
    @YAH2121 13 дней назад +26

    Stealing people's passwords as an "anti-piracy measure" has to be illegal. That's insane they got away with that and even threatened to sue, when in reality they should've been sued into the ground.

  • @258thHiGuy
    @258thHiGuy 16 дней назад +346

    It’s funny because Gorebox looks like a game I would never ever once ever want to play online multiplayer on

    • @cubeofmeat4982
      @cubeofmeat4982 16 дней назад +5

      What

    • @asen4774
      @asen4774 16 дней назад +31

      ​@@cubeofmeat4982 do you know how to read?

    • @notshane3827
      @notshane3827 16 дней назад +51

      ​@@romancatholicgameingWhat kind of question is even that? He's just expressing his opinion, lmao

    • @dennett316
      @dennett316 16 дней назад +18

      @@romancatholicgameing Why did you have to whine about his comment? We can do this all day. Grow up and accept that people are allowed to not like things and are allowed to mention that online.

    • @cubeofmeat4982
      @cubeofmeat4982 16 дней назад +1

      @@asen4774 what did I do to piss you off?

  • @CascadeFreak
    @CascadeFreak 16 дней назад +93

    I was NOT expecting whatever that thing is in GoreBox to be a thumbnail, so I got quite the nasty fright from that Tomino-inspired anti-piracy screen

    • @somedamnfangirl
      @somedamnfangirl 16 дней назад

      Who is Tomino?

    • @wytepowar
      @wytepowar 16 дней назад +10

      @@somedamnfangirl tomino's hell, it's an old creepypasta/poem

    • @asdbanz316
      @asdbanz316 15 дней назад +2

      @@wytepowar so, not a Gundam?

  • @lunatpr5594
    @lunatpr5594 16 дней назад +97

    3:55 I don't think this would be too effective at deterring pirates.

    • @LinKueiDragon
      @LinKueiDragon 16 дней назад +19

      And it's probably the only R34 of the game in history on top of that

    • @shizukajonouchi2562
      @shizukajonouchi2562 15 дней назад +13

      It might be. Buy the game to see if more of that lies in wait...

    • @dustimus8177
      @dustimus8177 14 дней назад +10

      ​@@LinKueiDragonthe game has several nude scenes and it's based on an anime that also has nude scenes with a huge online fanbase

    • @MrBman9001
      @MrBman9001 13 дней назад +6

      @@LinKueiDragonNah, it's based on an anime with a *lot* of nudity. Stuff like that anti-piracy screen is pretty common in it.

  • @ThePlapMan
    @ThePlapMan 16 дней назад +293

    i dont think you all realize how that face at 0:04 traumatized me as a child holy shit bad memories

    • @dimitar4y
      @dimitar4y 16 дней назад +15

      wai you crakin' gaems, boye.

    • @ThePlapMan
      @ThePlapMan 16 дней назад +201

      @@dimitar4y obviously you dont know, that face was a jumpscare from a scooby doo point and click flash game from the mid 2000’s played it when i was maybe 7 years old scared the absolute piss out of me….cried to my mom

    • @ThePlapMan
      @ThePlapMan 16 дней назад +87

      @@dimitar4y also why are you typing like that lmfao grow up

    • @ptrcrispy
      @ptrcrispy 16 дней назад +8

      Wait so is that video real because I thought that kids PC caught some type of virus for this to happen

    • @dimitar4y
      @dimitar4y 16 дней назад +8

      @@ThePlapMan ooooooooh, it was reused. Okay. It is pretty creepy tho.

  • @sunbleachedangel
    @sunbleachedangel 16 дней назад +85

    In case you wonder, pirates managed to get over Denuvo, they certainly managed to get around these. Still pretty fun

    • @thatonecommunist
      @thatonecommunist 16 дней назад +7

      Denuvo isn't being cracked anymore, denuvo unfortunately has won.

    • @JF-vz1ju
      @JF-vz1ju 16 дней назад +4

      ​@@thatonecommunistNo need to doompost.

    • @emperortgp2424
      @emperortgp2424 16 дней назад +2

      ​@@Hydelixcries in persona

    • @cdru515
      @cdru515 15 дней назад +1

      @@thatonecommunist Yeah, it's a shame. There's Delusional right now, but they just do old games (back when Denuvo was a one time purchase, instead of a subscription)

    • @DarckAngel11
      @DarckAngel11 14 дней назад +1

      ​@@thatonecommunistSomeone will eventually do it.

  • @dyingstar24
    @dyingstar24 14 дней назад +27

    You wanna know the craziest anti piracy measure? A wholesome message from the owner of berserk games when you pirate just shapes and beats.
    No malice, no mean intent, no threats, not even just a simple crash or message saying "ah ah ah, you didn't say the magic word!"
    Just a message from a guy who understands why people pirate games, and simply says "hey, I totally get it. I used to be that guy too. But I still can't let you play the full game. If you want, play the demo, and I even have some links to take you to places where you can learn about game development and how to get started on a career in making games!"
    Best part is those links he provides are legit and clean

    • @cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160
      @cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160 11 дней назад +2

      My take would be trashing the quality with intentional random crashes(1/256 each frame) and other more subtle measures if the copy can’t be fully validated as legit.

    • @lmaoeyisdead
      @lmaoeyisdead 4 дня назад +2

      @@cyanideytandcuriousseadogg41601/256 every frame is too much, you ahould do 1/2048 so when they get settled after the title screen intro they have to do it all over again lmao

    • @cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160
      @cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160 4 дня назад +1

      @@lmaoeyisdead that’s more evil. I like that

    • @lmaoeyisdead
      @lmaoeyisdead 4 дня назад +1

      @@cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160 i have more ideas, where your jump is slightly reduced in a platformer game reaching the end of a level, and a difficult jump is at the end of each stage so you literally cant get past it at the end
      but the thing is, it feels super close, so you try again, and again, and again, and again, and again
      its a little niche thing that i think would be great as an anti piracy measure

    • @cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160
      @cyanideytandcuriousseadogg4160 4 часа назад

      @@lmaoeyisdead so pull a mirror’s edge there. I would also trash the sound and visuals on purpose. The point is I can’t get them to stop pirating so make the pirate stop playing as a personal F U

  • @Cheezrr
    @Cheezrr 16 дней назад +57

    I think the dude who made gorebox managed to get like 60 people with the jumpscare within the first day of the game being out. Imagine that, having a good time cheating until that dude shows up 😭😭

  • @JoshuaOdionson
    @JoshuaOdionson 16 дней назад +72

    Rockstar also uses cracked/pirated copies of their game Midnight Club 2 on steam. If I remember right, some people cracked it on whatever it was on before steam, then Rockstar then used those game files and not original files on steam. The biggest tell tale this was the case is the hackers left their group signature in the game files of their cracked copy, which was in the Steam copy.

    • @OlviMasta77
      @OlviMasta77 10 дней назад

      Max Payne 2 on Steam had a Myth intro splash. Yep, that old cracker group.

  • @SkyEcho751
    @SkyEcho751 16 дней назад +426

    Okay, I think that last one is genius. You create a fake DLC packet which crashes the system. While the regular players will never encounter it.

    • @hansmoleman2666
      @hansmoleman2666 16 дней назад +16

      chromium would hang before anybodies computer crashed.

    • @cannon9009
      @cannon9009 16 дней назад +59

      That's malware and both "borderline illegal" and "borderline immoral".

    • @dynagoat7374
      @dynagoat7374 16 дней назад +36

      @@cannon9009 I think you could say both those things about piracy as well...

    • @BelBelle468
      @BelBelle468 16 дней назад +13

      @@cannon9009 why? It’s not harming ppl who bought the name legit

    • @Victor62784
      @Victor62784 16 дней назад +36

      ​@@dynagoat7374 that depends on who piracy is targeted towards and who is indulging in it.
      Targeted towards a big company by a poor person? Fine.
      Targeted towards a big company by a well-off person? Depends on which company
      Targeted towards small company by a poor person? Doucheness is proportional to how small the company is
      Targeted towards small company by a well-off person? Douche maneuver
      Piracy's fairly nuanced, as all things in life

  • @AlliQue
    @AlliQue 16 дней назад +271

    1:37
    I see where all the fake anti-piracy screens got their inspiration

    • @Meowerr404
      @Meowerr404 16 дней назад +92

      actually the gorebox anti cheat was only implemented recently, a few months ago iirc, but yeah i see what you mean lol

    • @pemanilnoob587
      @pemanilnoob587 16 дней назад +86

      Definitely the other way around

    • @quoteclone
      @quoteclone 14 дней назад +6

      Hey guys, Captain Obvious here. This commentor is making a joke about the ridiculousness of fake anti-piracy screens, and is not making a genuine statement. You don't need to correct them. Hope this helps! 😁

    • @pemanilnoob587
      @pemanilnoob587 14 дней назад +9

      @@quoteclone well where did you get that insider info

    • @eye_cancer
      @eye_cancer 12 дней назад

      FR

  • @mr.cyclops6725
    @mr.cyclops6725 15 дней назад +20

    I like how the Ranma 1/2 devs way of dealing with pirates is by spoiling them with fanservice

  • @FieldMarshall3
    @FieldMarshall3 15 дней назад +23

    Best anti-piracy method is to produce a quality product that people want to buy.

    • @Goversher
      @Goversher 14 дней назад +6

      if you charge a price for a game, people would want to pirate it

    • @thatoneguychad420
      @thatoneguychad420 День назад

      Agreed. I also buy music that deserves my money.

  • @GoudaBug
    @GoudaBug 16 дней назад +43

    Okay that last one is pretty funny. Especially since it's preceded by one that is decidedly not funny and is straight up illegal

  • @TheEminemboss313
    @TheEminemboss313 16 дней назад +549

    I’m a simple man I see Oddheader and I click

    • @AlienFan25
      @AlienFan25 16 дней назад +5

      Tbh yeah but mostly when it's on my subscription section. Some good stuff here.

    • @cesarv7685
      @cesarv7685 16 дней назад +1

      Yes

    • @HungryWarden
      @HungryWarden 16 дней назад +5

      I’m not a simple man, but I still do the same.

    • @TRPYGanja
      @TRPYGanja 16 дней назад +10

      I'm a simple Man, I'd prefer these comments over "__ views in __ seconds, fell off"

    • @rubatagaa
      @rubatagaa 16 дней назад +3

      real

  • @MrChaomen
    @MrChaomen 16 дней назад +206

    Craziest anti-piracy measure #1:
    cheap games

    • @thenightjackal8876
      @thenightjackal8876 16 дней назад +72

      #2: price adjustment by region

    • @randomisntavailable
      @randomisntavailable 16 дней назад +46

      #3: robust convenience

    • @Cadaveralien
      @Cadaveralien 16 дней назад +45

      4: maintain the good will of your player base

    • @romancatholicgameing
      @romancatholicgameing 16 дней назад +2

      #5: People pirate free games to get hacks and stuff so I don't think any of your tips actually help

    • @Cadaveralien
      @Cadaveralien 16 дней назад +24

      @@romancatholicgameing First you are conflating pirating, as infringing copyright with "pirating", an inaccurate descriptions from uneducated people who refer to altering memory addresses and cracking as "hacks and stuff"
      Second, while none of the previous advice can eliminate 100% of copyright infringement, minimize it to the point is no longer a problem, most definitely helps

  • @pch1370
    @pch1370 16 дней назад +16

    Making players with illegitimate copies encounter fake bugs as an anti-piracy method is pretty counterproductive. I can't imagine someone being like "Oh boy, I surely would like to buy this game that barely functions."
    The bunny game one is really good, it's pretty funny and gives you enough time to realize you fucked up before nuking your PC lol.

  • @fatman12345678910100
    @fatman12345678910100 16 дней назад +19

    at some point, I wonder if an indie dev just chooses to make some crazy viral anti-piracy stuff in hopes of it being free advertising for their game...

  • @robinkonig5828
    @robinkonig5828 16 дней назад +23

    I remember playing a sims game on the nintendo DS, and i used to change the time and date on the nintendo to skip time ingame and make money quicker, after you did that the ingame Charakters called you a "time travelling cheater"

    • @robinkonig5828
      @robinkonig5828 16 дней назад +6

      edit: it was the sims 2 for DS and there was also a alien invasion if you changed the time to cheat apparently
      i dont remember that part tho for some reason

    • @OHapybara
      @OHapybara 14 дней назад +4

      ​@@robinkonig5828Be careful when you do that, the last time I time travelled I lost my save file bc it wouldn't stop crashing after the alien invasion cutscene ended. Man was that game a glitchy mess, still love it tho lol

  • @reynet5543
    @reynet5543 16 дней назад +30

    I heard that Ace Attorney Investigations 2 had an interesting anti-piracy measure: the game will change the language to a fictional in-game language (Borginian) but a fan patch fixed it long time ago. You can watch short by TheCapcomHistorian about it
    I also remember when I was a kid, I downloaded a pirated version of Mirror’s Edge and couldnt complete it, because on one of the levels anti-piracy protection slowed down the character, preventing her from jumping high enough to pass

  • @Evanski
    @Evanski 16 дней назад +76

    @2:27 Holy shit thats me!

    • @angrybeard8999
      @angrybeard8999 16 дней назад +4

      Tell your mom, your dad, you made it 🫵🏻

    • @aiyonara9870
      @aiyonara9870 15 дней назад +6

      Holy moly it's evanski from that oddheader vid 😮

    • @Hellothe414
      @Hellothe414 13 дней назад +2

      Yo is that Evanski who provided the clip!

    • @autumn702
      @autumn702 12 дней назад

      Wait a minute! You're that guy who submitted a clip to be used in an Oddheader video!

    • @Pando-whatisthisfor
      @Pando-whatisthisfor 12 дней назад

      Holy crap it's you!

  • @HeskeyBoy21
    @HeskeyBoy21 15 дней назад +12

    If I'm not mistaken on the Manhunt anti-piracy measures, they kick in on the Steam version because Rockstar used a pirated version that bypassed the anti-piracy checks in game. But Rockstar removed the pirates' initials from the code which broke the work the pirates did and the game now detects the pirated game again. Did rockstar even test that? if they tested even just 15 mins in it would be blantantly obvious something was wrong and not game breaking glitches for a big game back in the day.

    • @spaceacepl4636
      @spaceacepl4636 15 дней назад +1

      they clearly didn't test it
      hell, i didn't know about this when i decided to play manhunt and i got stuck on that one gate at the beginning of the game
      i then kinda gave up on it
      i'm surprised that they STILL didn't bother fixing it

    • @DarckAngel11
      @DarckAngel11 14 дней назад +1

      They tested it as much as they tested the remastered trilogy.

  • @devilseven6667
    @devilseven6667 16 дней назад +17

    12:36 Okay, as hilarious and genius as this method for detering pirates is, wouldn't forcing your computer to open webpages until it crashes be kind of a big legal no-no? (Asking the dumb question here, I know.)

    • @parkourboio1062
      @parkourboio1062 12 дней назад +2

      Legally speaking, I don't think it's quite bad enough to constitute malware. All it really would do is crash your computer once and you'd perhaps have to restore data to get rid of the tabs.

  • @SlyCooperReloadCoded
    @SlyCooperReloadCoded 16 дней назад +14

    This video is a lot better than the recent ones. Well-paced, lively, also a topic that I don't think you've covered before. I really enjoyed this one!

  • @littlebugp
    @littlebugp 15 дней назад +11

    Wait, what?! There's a Ranma 1/2 game? The anti-piracy screen is Ranma's girl form naked?! How did I not know about this until now?

  • @Elven_Red
    @Elven_Red 16 дней назад +9

    Rabi-Ribi mentioned, all is well in the world again

  • @Caffeinated-DaVinci
    @Caffeinated-DaVinci 16 дней назад +8

    Oh man! The nostalgia trip I just got by hearing somebody mention the Tribes series for the first time in over 10 years! Too bad the last one is shut down and the new one can't maintain players...
    Also gotta love how most of these anti-piracy measures didn't work and/or mostly affected paying customers rather than pirates, just like always. LOOKING AT YOU, DENUVO!

  • @fenrirsrage4609
    @fenrirsrage4609 15 дней назад +6

    Okay the story involving Manhunt's piracy being found out from an OFFICIAL copy of the game instead of something related to actual piracy is both hilarious and frustrating

  • @bruhtholemew
    @bruhtholemew 16 дней назад +42

    I love the Gore Box one.

    • @Utonian21
      @Utonian21 16 дней назад +8

      That shit would ensure I never touch the game again lmao

    • @romancatholicgameing
      @romancatholicgameing 16 дней назад +2

      ​@@Utonian21 Yeah good cuz hackers are annoying

  • @Utonian21
    @Utonian21 16 дней назад +43

    Stealing people's data, and installing malware onto their computers because they pirated your stupid add ons is insane.
    Punishing people for breaking the lawby breaking the law yourself is a 4000 IQ move

    • @spaceacepl4636
      @spaceacepl4636 15 дней назад +10

      they didn't even just punish the pirates, they punished people who actually bought the game
      with just one simple trick, they managed to lose the trust of a lot of customers

    • @eye_cancer
      @eye_cancer 12 дней назад

      FR

  • @iyeetsecurity922
    @iyeetsecurity922 16 дней назад +11

    I've pirated _so many_ games to try out first and I've *_never_* seen any of this stuff.

    • @LinKueiDragon
      @LinKueiDragon 16 дней назад +3

      Just not the lucky ones, I guess. Or unlucky. Something like that.

    • @OmegaVideoGameGod
      @OmegaVideoGameGod 15 дней назад +4

      Depends on how well they’re cracked too.

    • @Damian-cilr1
      @Damian-cilr1 10 дней назад

      Its usually the first cracks that went untested that have the anti-piracy measures not patched out,even still,its rare to see a pirated game with any kind of anti-piracy measures still in and working

  • @TabTray
    @TabTray 16 дней назад +21

    somebody should make a counter for how many times oddheader covers life is strange

  • @ArtiDificial
    @ArtiDificial 16 дней назад +74

    Oh hell yeah, this is entering my playlist tonight while I monitor IT crap.

    • @oddheader
      @oddheader  16 дней назад +27

      Thanks so much! Hope this makes it a little more bearable for you. Really appreciate it.

    • @ArtiDificial
      @ArtiDificial 16 дней назад +10

      @@oddheader Always does, love your content duders. Keep it up!

    • @JadenYukifan28
      @JadenYukifan28 16 дней назад +1

      ​@@oddheaderfor the Anime-based game, it's called "Ranma 1/2", not "Ranama 1/2". Just thought you should know.

    • @bogosbinted1
      @bogosbinted1 16 дней назад

      🤓

  • @tensefan3008
    @tensefan3008 13 дней назад +4

    ive been a gorebox player since 2019 and i did not expect the piracy screen to be here, its a huge honor✊

  • @Ragnarok_Sil
    @Ragnarok_Sil 16 дней назад +3

    The only complaint I have about this channel is that we need more content! Ive watched every single one of your videos and actively look forward to your next ones!

  • @Fishmanvr_49663
    @Fishmanvr_49663 12 дней назад +4

    As a fan of gorebox I'm actually surprised they used a anti.Piracy measure

  • @tb3411
    @tb3411 16 дней назад +4

    This definitely makes up for the previous video.
    Great work.
    I would normally be upset that Spyro 3 wasn't mentioned on here, but I've never known about any of these!
    The Rabi-Ribi one is truly insane.

    • @bupi9372
      @bupi9372 16 дней назад

      What's wrong with the previous video?

    • @tb3411
      @tb3411 15 дней назад

      @@bupi9372 He had a lot of bad controversial hot takes and he was getting a lot of facts wrong.

    • @fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771
      @fgfhjfhjfbhfghf5771 15 дней назад

      ​@@tb3411what kind of hot takes?

    • @tb3411
      @tb3411 14 дней назад

      Saying no one cared about the Arbiter in Halo 2

  • @FoxyGamerS2
    @FoxyGamerS2 16 дней назад +7

    Enter the gungeon one that mixed fhe serious sam one with then playing the lazy town video song "you are a pirate" should've been included imo

    • @rubikraccoon
      @rubikraccoon 16 дней назад +4

      Thats not a anti piracy screen for ETG, that only happens when you use Mod the gungeon with a pirated copy, ETG doesnt give a shit if your copy is cracked

    • @OHapybara
      @OHapybara 14 дней назад

      I can't believe I only JUST learnt the 'You are a pirate' song came from Lazy Town of all places lol

  • @ASMRBass
    @ASMRBass 16 дней назад +8

    A creepy face followed by the game crashing still beats having to watch a commercial.

    • @BOB_BR_MP_12
      @BOB_BR_MP_12 12 дней назад

      Its not all that! They Also used hacks in multiplayer. That made playing miserable

    • @kokdolfn
      @kokdolfn 11 дней назад +2

      the ads are only on mobile, since the mobile version is free while the pc version is 4.99 so it doesnt have ads. and you can still play singleplayer with a pirated copy, it will only do the jumpscare if you go into multiplayer

  • @darkninjafirefox
    @darkninjafirefox 16 дней назад +42

    Im surprised you havent mentioned the latest find!
    In Nictoons Attack of the Toybots, one of the most iconic enemies is a pink teddy bear named Mr Snuggles-

    • @MultiMaker_Studios
      @MultiMaker_Studios 16 дней назад

      What about it

    • @leonsgaming9247
      @leonsgaming9247 16 дней назад

      He covered this YEAR'S AGO

    • @NorwayDuck
      @NorwayDuck 16 дней назад +24

      For anyone not getting the joke, this is a reference to Quinton Reviews' latest video featuring Oddheader.

    • @MultiMaker_Studios
      @MultiMaker_Studios 16 дней назад +2

      @@NorwayDuck thank you

  • @ryandpr6718
    @ryandpr6718 16 дней назад +7

    6:00 The same thing happened for the Steam version of Max Payne which needs a truckload of patches to play the game because it crashes without them. It's so stupid that these broken ports that have not been supported by Rockstar in years are still being sold on Steam.

    • @DarckAngel11
      @DarckAngel11 14 дней назад

      The pirates care more about it than Rockstar itself 😂

  • @officeridiot4806
    @officeridiot4806 16 дней назад +24

    OH MY GOD THATS THE REASON I COULD NEVER PLAY PAST THE FIRST LEVEL OF MANHUNT ON STEAM? THATS BOTH HILARIOUS AND SAD GOT DAMN

  • @pemanilnoob587
    @pemanilnoob587 16 дней назад +4

    The spooky videos i wanna watch are always uploaded near midnight

  • @EnergyTK
    @EnergyTK 10 дней назад +3

    Street Fighter 6 does something similar to the Rabi-Ribi game
    I accidentally left my DLC Unlocker on and it started to fill my harddrive until my game closed/computer froze

  • @ThatOneIdiot0000
    @ThatOneIdiot0000 9 дней назад +1

    Me: Alright, one last video before I go to sleep.
    Goreboxes’ Anti Piracy Screen:
    Also Me: Never going back to sleep again.

  • @BulborbStan
    @BulborbStan 12 дней назад +2

    Your pronunciation of Ranma is wild. Throwing an extra syllable in there.
    But ribbing aside, this was an interesting list.

  • @DeadBread.
    @DeadBread. 16 дней назад +4

    It's always a good day when oddheader uploads

  • @Blitzer1234567
    @Blitzer1234567 16 дней назад +4

    The Gorebox jump scare is like a bloody Minecraft villager.

  • @pumpkinmaryam5500
    @pumpkinmaryam5500 12 дней назад +3

    Hey have you heard about this weird easter egg in Nicktoons Attack of the Toybots? There’s this really weird box in the game with a hidden message relating to an enemy. One of the most recognisable enemies in this game is Mr. Snuggles, a pink teddy bear who seems no way inappropriate for a Nickelodeon game. That is unless we use the free look tool, included with the Dolphin Emulator, so we can unlock the camera and get a closer look at Mr. Snuggle's box. While the image here is actually oriented upside-down, given they never expected anyone to actually see this, what it actually says is: "I'll hug you and kill you, you'll never sleep again, I'll kill your parents." Always fun knowing there's all kinds of traumatising stuff hiding just outside of view in a kids game.

    • @user-nr8su9uw2f
      @user-nr8su9uw2f 8 дней назад

      Are you quoting Quinton Reviews? If so you have good taste in videos.

    • @bootyvolvox
      @bootyvolvox 3 дня назад

      i think he already made a video on this.

  • @skystone8809
    @skystone8809 16 дней назад +29

    dude half of these are just straight up malware

    • @markobighead3173
      @markobighead3173 15 дней назад +3

      Oh well. Don't steal then, I guess.

    • @DarckAngel11
      @DarckAngel11 14 дней назад

      ​​​@@markobighead3173The flight Sim Labs one was clearly stealing people's information from legit copies too, and the Rockstar one on Steam is a damaged pirated copy too, forcing people to acquire a pirated copy for the game to actually work.
      And people has discovered that pirated copies without Denuvo run better because the anti-piracy measures tests files integrity every few seconds.

    • @kokdolfn
      @kokdolfn 11 дней назад +3

      @@markobighead3173 alright buddy, im gonna have to ask you to log off for me.

  • @Ashurman666
    @Ashurman666 16 дней назад +29

    3:17 Ranama? It's Rahn Mah

  • @JLtvReviews
    @JLtvReviews 15 дней назад +3

    That scooby doo jumpscare in the beginning brought back war flashbacks

  • @TXFDA
    @TXFDA 14 дней назад +1

    I need more of this. I love anti-piracy things that just mess with the player rather than a boring screen.

  • @T.O.R.O.B
    @T.O.R.O.B 16 дней назад +4

    no way, gorebox is in an oddheader video!?

  • @Lusi-co7wc
    @Lusi-co7wc 16 дней назад +4

    0:40 MY FAVORITE MOBILE GAME. also at 1:36 according to the community the guy with disturbing face is one of phil timsky/old gorebox MC victims

  • @quazandchips
    @quazandchips 3 дня назад +3

    when i was watching this video a sea of thieves advert came up saying be more pirate.

  • @mythicalskeleton1546
    @mythicalskeleton1546 14 дней назад +2

    Gorebox thing also popped up for a while if you typed the words as a command but was patched out

  • @Randomly_Browsing
    @Randomly_Browsing 15 дней назад +4

    0:48 nope, Android version of Gorebox is released in 2022,a year after the Steam edition

  • @saebasan
    @saebasan 15 дней назад +4

    4:00 they really got Rumiko Takahashi to draw that?!

    • @nxx99
      @nxx99 9 дней назад +1

      The devs had that :troll: face when trying to fight pirates

  • @ThePinkOne
    @ThePinkOne 16 дней назад

    Given the beat in the background, a lot of this video sounds like you're dropping fire bars about piracy, and I'm all for it

  • @coolchannel-vh5ib
    @coolchannel-vh5ib 16 дней назад +6

    that skateboard cow was alarming

  • @grainyanus
    @grainyanus 16 дней назад +148

    That Gore Box one was so good

    • @flandrescarlet506
      @flandrescarlet506 16 дней назад +41

      Yeah I have no idea why it wasn't last on this list, it was genuinely the best one here

    • @Spin24
      @Spin24 16 дней назад +25

      friend of the dev here, when discussing ideas for this it was one of the first ideas, absolutely scared alot of people not dissapointed by it though 😂

    • @Kalitayy
      @Kalitayy 16 дней назад +19

      @@flandrescarlet506 That's the biggest flex imo. Shows that he doesn't need to put the most shocking one at the end to keep people engaged

    • @BelBelle468
      @BelBelle468 16 дней назад +4

      @@flandrescarlet506 ppl could argue the last one is super clever one and better. I feel like they should’ve been switched places tho since the first one would really hook ppl by how cool it was. And then you end on the scary one

    • @forrrrestjohncave
      @forrrrestjohncave 15 дней назад

      @@Kalitayy Definitely true. I'll watch an Oddheader video no matter what the topic is. I always love learning new things about games.

  • @progfox
    @progfox 16 дней назад +51

    im sick as fuck n i see this pop up n im like fuck yea need me some odd header while im trippin out on my fever dream

    • @Shadowrose54321
      @Shadowrose54321 16 дней назад +2

      I hope you feel better!

    • @kotzpenner
      @kotzpenner 16 дней назад +4

      Fever dream delirium and internet jump scares and horror, name a better duo.
      Actually, add Benadryl into the mix for the true nightmare experience.

    • @progfox
      @progfox 16 дней назад +3

      @@Shadowrose54321 i hope i do too lol

    • @progfox
      @progfox 16 дней назад +1

      @@kotzpenner oh god

    • @MrSomebodyyy
      @MrSomebodyyy 16 дней назад +2

      Same lmao. Fucking cold

  • @prongles10
    @prongles10 10 дней назад +2

    "sees the ranma ½ screen"
    Oh BOY, do I feel like pirating some games right now!

  • @MillywiggZ
    @MillywiggZ 15 дней назад +3

    “seems like it was only released in Japan…”
    Screen starts epileptic destroying flashing black and white.
    Yeah, wonder why hahaa!

  • @sswishbone
    @sswishbone 16 дней назад +4

    Didn't anyone sue Flight Sim Labs? I would have gone straight for a class action on that, especially in Europe with the GDPR

    • @spaceacepl4636
      @spaceacepl4636 15 дней назад

      they apparently got away with it
      no lawsuits, no charges

  • @ericshaun343
    @ericshaun343 16 дней назад +1

    So happy to see "The Talos Principle" mentioned here

  • @TangentRogue270
    @TangentRogue270 16 дней назад

    Bro! I'm glad I finally got to see the jumpscare on GB! I've known of it since it was announced on the discord, but I never saw it!

  • @Bu11etUK
    @Bu11etUK 16 дней назад +7

    Chicken wrap or beef wrap

  • @TwilightWolf2508
    @TwilightWolf2508 16 дней назад +8

    The flight sim illegally hiding malware in their product and trying to defend it is wild

  • @authorchan9209
    @authorchan9209 12 дней назад +1

    3:36 brought me back, I had to dig out my old Ranma 1/2 manga books!!

  • @mackback319
    @mackback319 11 дней назад +2

    what do you MEAN there's an actual jumpscare anti piracy screen

  • @Alternativebyte
    @Alternativebyte 10 дней назад +6

    0:41

  • @AsasinulUmbrelor
    @AsasinulUmbrelor 16 дней назад +4

    Yooo new oddheader video

  • @MrZebraButt
    @MrZebraButt 15 дней назад

    Man your videos haven’t been recommended to me, I nearly forgot about you, can’t wait to binge!!

  • @t-hamos9498
    @t-hamos9498 16 дней назад

    Odd header uploading on my birthday is such a nice treat

  • @h00pla434
    @h00pla434 15 дней назад +9

    Nothing beats Earthbound's anti-piracy measure. Enemy spawning is increased making the game much harder to get through, but if you do make it all the way to the room before the final boss, the game calls you out, crashes, and takes your save data with it.

    • @gneu1527
      @gneu1527 12 дней назад +1

      for real, letting people play until the end but not letting them fully finish is very good

  • @Bobbyboy0014
    @Bobbyboy0014 16 дней назад +5

  • @MrBonethrower
    @MrBonethrower 16 дней назад +1

    Any day oddheader uploads a new video is a good day

  • @Schizophrenia222
    @Schizophrenia222 16 дней назад

    You are one of the very few channels I've legit actually turned on the bell for notifications for.

  • @athenajayvieljerios8343
    @athenajayvieljerios8343 14 дней назад +5

    *Making manhunt more closely resemble one of the most violent movies ever made °~°*
    "Home Alone 2" 😹

  • @WallNutBreaker524
    @WallNutBreaker524 16 дней назад +13

    If Buying isn't Owning. Then Piracy isnt Stealing.

  • @kaboomgamer333
    @kaboomgamer333 День назад +1

    the people who made the flight sim committed a worse crime than the pirates