Dreamcast Developer Helps Pirates [Game Piracy] - Did You Know Gaming? extra Feat. Dazz
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This time on Did You Know Gaming extra, we take a look at how a Dreamcast developer helped pirates emulate SEGA Genesis games on the console. Then we take a look at how Ubisoft pirated their own soundtrack of an Assassins Creed game, as well as a developer who put their entire game on a pirating site. Then we finish off with a possible Easter egg linked to Company of Heroes.
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Acid Wizard is a cool af developer. They gave me a key for Darkwood during a long unemployment stint, once I eventually got a job I bought the game on Steam for everyone on my team, 14 copies.
noisyturtle Respect
My bet is that Acid Wizard has the luxury of being a cool developer. If I was a game developer and I was in need of money, like, really in need, I wouldn't do such a thing as giving away my game.
Them and Rifftrax are gods that know how to work with pirates.
@@AlexHidanBR they arent a publicly traded mega company and can do cool shit like this.
That last fact made me tear up a bit.
Same man... relatable
I wasn't going to say anything....but yeah lol
who's cutting onions in my damn bedroom again
what happend who are you saying that too?
I came here for some neat videogame trivia, not to have my emotions destroyed :'(
That last fact, damn my tears....
Philip J. Fry II yes... You can hear the pain in his voice and I'm forever humbled by his sacrifices...
The Assassin's Creed Brotherhood goof wasn't the only time Ubisoft used piracy of their own titles and properties as official content or fixes: back in 2008 when Rainbow Six Vegas 2 released, alongside the retail release, Ubisoft released a digital version on IGN's Direct 2 Drive. Now, Ubisoft at the time was still quite adamant about the old ways of preventing pirated copies to work, and required you to actually have the disc inserted in the DVD reader of your PC to work, and just omitted that line of code for the digital release. Come the first update of the game, and someone at Ubisoft forgot about the fact that they had even released the game on Direct 2 Drive, and thus the update locked people out of the game they legitimately bought, and not even Ubisoft themselves could get around their own anti-piracy measures, as not even a clean install with the previous version of the game would work. What was their solution? They just downloaded a crack from GameCopyWorld, and released it as the official fix, even leaving the coder's name and the 8-bit tune you find with these cracked installers.
Hold up. They put it out and just asked nicely "Hey, if you like it, can you buy it? Like... ya know, be cool?"
... and that worked! How about that!
Yeah, that's really cool. I think part of the reason was because they're a smaller studio. I think it's at least possible that if a bigger company did something like that, some people still wouldn't purchase it because of companies' size.
There are a lot of people who are against piracy and refuse to do it no matter what. I'm not all that surprised by this.
A bit of a miracle considering how most people on the internet are
Yeah, I'm pleasantly surprised. Back in the 80's, developers of DOS games tried the same thing with what they called the Shareware release model, and it failed miserably. It only worked out for them once they adjusted the Shareware model so that only the first episode of an episodic game was free and required you to buy the other episodes, which evolved into what we now know as playable demos.
Damn, that random piece of trivia. Wow.
Diego Opazo respect
"Just breathe slowly and tell Uncle Sonic what happened."
- BOOM Sonic, 2015
Sonic say's: Piracy is cool, but respect your game devs
I got the feels when they showed footage of the veteran. :(
“I served in a company of heroes.”
Ow, my heart. That was awesome.
Press F to pay respect to grandpa.
Odin's Playground F
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F U.
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Fuck you too RabbitHole20.
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It was a trick question. Leonardo DiCaprio is actually immortal, and was born in 1603.
jump
Dude, how dare you steal my profile pic!
@Kilerzone1213 ha, my bad
You're confusing him with Keanu Reeves
"I'm no hero. Never was, never will be." - Solid Snake
"You haven't changed at all Snake." - Meryl
"I love Lasagna. I love to smear it on my body." -Garfield the Cat
"Even without wings, i can still fly!" -Sonic the Hedgehog
Damn that last part got to me...my grandpa was a Korean war vet. I never really thought about it thst way
I actually remember when Assassin's Creed Brotherhood came with a pirated version of the soundtrack! Was thinking about that when I clicked the video, a nice blast from the recent past, that one.
4:35 Yeah, I can understand that you just call him Gustaw
Grandpa may have said he wasn't hero. But without great men like him, there would be no heros.
its the seccond sort of comment that i see of this man who is it and what did he said?
Maybe the real No More Heroes were the assassins we met along the way.
That quote at the end is really gold..he may not consider himself a hero but he helped and that deserves praise as well.
Dam acid wizard is amazing.
I love the Darkwood story. I think it's great that the dev thought about fans who couldn't afford it, and the fans who could didn't take advantage of it. Honestly, it makes me want to buy the game myself.
Reminds me a bit of the "Under the Ocean"-dev, who for quite some time ago promised to send out steam keys for one of his other games if you had bought the previous game during Early Access and sent him an e-mail. Still going to this very day, just this single guy, while simultaneously trying to build up the game from scratch again. If that isn't honest devotion I don't know what is.
But completely agree, been looking at the game for quite some time now, haven't bought it since I'm not the best with horror-games but I should really try it out.
thats actually Major Richard Winters, just recollecting a letter from Sgt. Mike Ranney
That was Dick Winters reading about Mikey Ranney' s letter
The stuff about Acid Wizard reminds me of the creator of McPixel. He released his game on the Pirate Bay mainly because felt that the usual means of distributing games in Poland (where he's from) would fall short when it came to getting the word out about his game. when he released it on TPB he said the game actually got more exposure and sales than it would have otherwise.
The last bit😢 right in the feels
Another one that I remember reading about somewhere is that some virtual console titles were confirmed to be taken from pirated site because of certain headers in the ROM files that helped them run on an early NES emulator.
4:35 "We've spoken to AcidWizard programmer, Gustaw. He ..." - as a Polish person I found it hilarious that you didn't even ATTEMPT to pronounce his name. Just, someone took one look at his surname and went "nope, not doing that."
Everyone
Play *Darkwood*
It's genuinely one of the best horror game in last few years
It's boring
Won't play it because i don't like horror. But i'll definitly gonna buy it.
I just opened Steam and Darkwood in in the front page on sale!
That last fact really hit me, Grandpa was a hero
Dreamcast will always have a place with me.
SupaPixelGirl IKR! The Dreamcast is frickin' great!
Dreamcast is bestcast.
Chris B Yes!
New Profile pic, SPG?
why do I see you every time
it is nice to see some people being able to offer a game without having to buy it
I find it very nice but odd that a company would put their game on Pirate Bay. Nice because there are people that don't have enough money to play it, but odd that they would do it in the first place, as it was a pretty big risk.
I don't think it was a very big risk. Piracy isn't like what the industry makes it out to be. The game was going to be pirated online anyway, but by doing it themselves they actually earned themselves an increase in sales (since a stunt like that gets them a lot of good attention).
Every game is available to pirate eventually, but yet people buy games because that's what they want to do. They understand what is at stake when they decide to buy the game, and those who can't afford to buy the game in the first place don't affect any lost sales anyway when they pirate it.
Read their full post on why they did so : imgur.com/gallery/xVhDz
vurpo piracy only hurts shit games thats why big companies hate piracy
Indeed, there are certainly a lot of greedy and selfish pirates but a surprising amount are good people who are unable to play games any other way. I still discourage piracy, but if its the only way you can play games and you are doing it somewhere safe go ahead. Just please be sure to show the creator's support in some way.
I think you have it backwards. Plus its the big companies that usually make the best games in the first place so...
What about Nintendo using pirated NES ROMs in their Virtual Console releases (as shown by the emulation-community-created iNES header in their copies of the ROMs)?
The ROMs are Nintendo's legal property in the first place, they can do what they want with them.
oh shit your a genius.
I believe they already covered that in another video. Can't remember which one though.
Wait, what?
game4brains 123 While it is their game it is not their own copy of the game now is it ?
Could you of referenced at 5:17 that the clip of Sgt. Mike Ranney was from HBO's Band of Brothers? Would have been a nice touch.
Ayyy, Flying Battery Zone Act 1 my dudeee, Nice!!!
Yo this video is amazing, you, the trivia, the music, the schtick at the end. Good stuff. I enjoy this alot.
That quote from the end always makes me tear up when I hear it
Dreamcast is the most criminally underrated system ever to grace gaming history.
*hears the last fact.* dam ninjas cutting onions! get out of here!
No mention Scott Capcom pirating their own Okami artwork for the Wii release?
Altima NEO I think that's already been mentioned in a different episode.
Hotline Miami devs posted on their Pirate Bay page about a patch coming to fix bugs.
4:36 - I like how you don't even attempt to pronounce his last name.
I'm not being sarcastic or anything, just gave me a legit chuckle.
The last piece of Trivia with Grandpa hit hard. Really hard.
Dreamcast is awesome
what is dreamcadt
WORK HARD. PLAY HARD. Sorry typo
If you haven't heard of or played Darkwood you should really give it a chance! One of the best gaming experiences I have ever had in my 18 years of gaming.
What if you're not into horror games?
I second the other comment's notion. I would really like to try it out, but afraid it's just a tiny bit too much on the olde horror-front.
Oh that last fact, hit right into the heart...
Have you heard Weird Al's song "Don't Download This Song"...which was made available as a free download?
The random fact was about to make me tear up. Dammit. 😩
That Company of Heroes quotes always makes me tear up... whew
That last fact was interesting, however the soldier featured in the clip is Major Richard Winters, who was commander of the famed Easy Company for a decent chunk of their time in Europe (I know this because I've watched Band of Brothers about a hundred times). Unless Winters is quoting Ranney, which is entirely possible; it's kind of hard to tell
Ef' yeah, Flying Battery stage theme at the end!
Without even watching the video, just gonna mention Sega Smash Pack and it's built in Genesis emulator. Now, let's go!
There actually is a Smash Pack Volume 2 on PC. I know he said "on dreamcast" but it's still worth noting
That last clip is from Band of Brothers. I hear Spielberg is finally making the third series about the 8th Air Force as we speak.
The feels. The feels. In that last segment.
Sgt. Ranney is proof that the folk of his time really were the Greatest Generation. I bet if you asked any man in his unit, they’d all say the same thing. We’re losing those folks to age but their memory and lessons will live on forever in our hearts.
thats Major Dick winters from the 101st airborne. Also know from Band of Brothers.
That random piece of trivia clotheslined me emotionally
That might have been the weirdest end screen so far XD
I feel like there is missing trivia about ubisoft that would have totally fit this video, where UBISOFT were redistributing RELOADED no-cd cracks to customers.
Yeah I heard of companies doing that,
The thing is that do you know that crack didnt include a virus or trojan? I mean yeah sure it *probably* doesnt, but like its possible. Did they check? Do they even know how to
That random fact, god damn, he deserves best grandpa reward
The ROMs in SEGA Genesis Classics on Steam work the same way as the ones in the Dreamcast collection, if you just rename the ROMs to .bin, you can load them in any Genesis emulator. You can even insert any Genesis ROM you want into the collection.
Also, that last fact made me emotional.
3:16 GOTTA KEEP UP THOSE HIGH QUALITY RIPS
Why am I actually tearing up from the last trivia
Man, that random piece of trivia was powerful. God bless our veterans.
I'm surprised you didn't mention Game Dev Tycoon's devs, who put a version of their game on Pirate Bay; the pirated version would have players contend with piracy of their own in-game releases.
Becuase the video is about game devs who helped pirates lol
And don't forget about the fact that Stardew Valley got pirated but the pirates liked the game so much they bought it anyways
They didn't include the No Time to Explain pirated version which just gives everyone pirate hats.
That isn’t SGT. Mike Ranney talking, that is a quote from Dick Winters who served the 101st Airborne.
I believe the developers for Speedrunners did the exact same thing. Released their game DRM free on torrent sites. Tho in their case, they didnt do it out of fear for anything and just did it to promote community activity on the game. The sales going up was a desired result after.
That last fact, is the reason why gaming has been a good thing.
I salute you, Grandpa. Thank you for your service.
Im a bit surprised that Game Dev Tycoon wasn't mentioned, considering that the devs posted an alternate one on torrent sites that makes your sales completely fail partway through tbe game due to piracy. People would go to forums amd out themselves, because the real version (paid) doesn't destroy all chances at success.
5:20 Hurray for Dick Winters, may god rest his soul.
These patreon endings are insanely cool.
Leonardo De Caprio was born November 11th, 1974. That was driving me insane.
why wasn't nintendo's use of pirated nes games part of this video?
Company of Heroes definitely seems like it took inspiration from Band of Brothers. The characters on the box art look just like Guarnere, Spiers, and Lipton from the miniseries.
I loved how you didn't eve try to proununce Gustaw's last name haha
Goddamn that last bit was so moving.
Damn the last fact hits you in the feels "Im not a hero, but we're all heroes"
That isn’t what he said, though.
It's within the lines
Otaku The Great Oh, I figured he was speaking about the soldiers he served with, and that he was not the hero, rather the true heroes were the company he served with.
Bingo
WTF was that last clip 😂
6:01
Never heard of darkwood but kudos to the company for offering as a torrent for those who couldn't afford it.!
Why ya gotta hit me with the feels at the end of this D:
I'm surprised this didn't mention the fact that Nintendo download a SMB1 iNES ROM file and included that in their Wii Virtual Console release of SMB1
I like how he makes sure everyone knows he's not talking about Jack Sparrow
Man, I knew Darkwood looks cool as all hell, but I didn't know the developers were such good sports and just reasonable people. I should really buy it at some point, even though that sort of horror is perhaps too much for me.
Did you know? In Mario Kart 7, the result screen music is a reference to Mario Kart 64's result screen music?
That last fact sounds eerily similar to what the real Richard Winters said at the end of the miniseries Band of Brothers. Touching nontheless.
Well gosh, I never woulda thought
Ow my feelings for that last part
That ending hurt.
There´s an official SNK games collection that has pirated roms if you look throught the files, SuperBunnyhop has a video about it
I'm surprised that you didn't mention the (speculative, sure, but interesting nonetheless) fact that Nintendo presumably downloaded the first Super Mario Bros off the internet and then sold that pirated ROM-version on the Wii Virtual Console. The smoking gun was the .NES header encoded within the ROM, a telltale sign of the early days of NES emulation. At least from what I remember
Acid Wizard ❤️
Nintendo once used a pirated NES Super Mario Bros. Rom for virtual console. Look it up!
Came for the facts, obtain feels in the end
The psx emulator for Xbox (pcsxbox v20+) was created with an official devkit. That makes the emulator itself a pirated piece of software.
Wait wasn't that Dick Winters in the video from Band of Brothers? Maybe I am mistaken.
DidYouKnowGaming: "Hey guys here's some cool facts about video game piracy and BOOM RANDOM DEPRESSING WAR STORIES!"
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO MY HEART DYKG?! SALUTE TO THAT CHAMPION AT THE END AND ANY OTHER HERO THAT RISKS HIS LIFE FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME EVERYDAY, YOU ALL MEAN THE WORLD TO ME