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(I searched for copy protection, .iso and several other related terms, didn't find what I was looking for)
Hi
I own a legal copy of "Dungeon Keeper 2" and "Nox" which are both awesome games everyone should try out sometime (sadly by download, as they are no longer for sale anywhere), and I would like to make them into .iso so I can play the games without the CD and if the CDs break I can still enjoy the games.
The problem is that they have some old copy-protection (DK2 has SafeDisc, Nox I don't know) and I've tried Daemon Tools Lite, Alcohol 120/52 and several other programs to bypass this but none of them has worrked. Any help would be greatly apreciated!
(Both games are over 11 years old, if these discs break I have no way of getting new ones)
+ Show Spoiler +To you wondering if this is legal or not, it is completely legel as long as I don't sell/distribute the image file
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Oh, Bullfrog, you made good games... Sorry, I tried looking around for a way to help you but all I found were bootleg versions.
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If you have a friend in the US, you can buy the games for like $5 from Amazon.
But if those programs didn't work, I don't know of anymore, sorry.
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Have you tried CloneCD ? I have saved alot of shit that way you just simply burn a new disc (I am not exactly an expert what it basically does its "cloning" the protection so it appers the same way on your copy of disc)
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Why don't you just pirate it like any normal person, Nobody cares if it's illegal if you 1.won't get caught 2. isn't actually doing anything morally wrong pretty much every legal game i own i have also downloaded from pirate sites for convenience.
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On May 02 2012 12:58 nttea wrote:
Why don't you just pirate it like any normal person, Nobody cares if it's illegal if you 1.won't get caught 2. isn't actually doing anything morally wrong pretty much every legal game i own i have also downloaded from pirate sites for convenience.
Idk, I guess I could, but if I can make one myself it would (for some weird reason) be better. I think it's because those games are "sacred" to me because I grew up playing them and I have a shitton of hours and fun with them.
On May 02 2012 12:21 YosHGo wrote:
Have you tried CloneCD ? I have saved alot of shit that way you just simply burn a new disc (I am not exactly an expert what it basically does its "cloning" the protection so it appers the same way on your copy of disc)
Yeah, I tried it, I think it sort-of worked but the log told me it got a bunch of errors and so on and it took forever, I just cancelled it.
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On May 02 2012 13:48 achristes wrote:Show nested quote +On May 02 2012 12:58 nttea wrote:
Why don't you just pirate it like any normal person, Nobody cares if it's illegal if you 1.won't get caught 2. isn't actually doing anything morally wrong pretty much every legal game i own i have also downloaded from pirate sites for convenience. Idk, I guess I could, but if I can make one myself it would (for some weird reason) be better. I think it's because those games are "sacred" to me because I grew up playing them and I have a shitton of hours and fun with them. Show nested quote +On May 02 2012 12:21 YosHGo wrote:
Have you tried CloneCD ? I have saved alot of shit that way you just simply burn a new disc (I am not exactly an expert what it basically does its "cloning" the protection so it appers the same way on your copy of disc) Yeah, I tried it, I think it sort-of worked but the log told me it got a bunch of errors and so on and it took forever, I just cancelled it.
I have to admit that while my nostalgia for these games is sacred, the ownership of Bullfrog titles by EA games is an insult to me, and any respect that I had for the developers from Bullfrog is not transferable to EA.
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your best bet is finding some really old CD copy utilities, something made between 03 and 07
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"Well, Dungeon Keeper 2 only has Safedisk 1 as CD Copy Protection. I'm sure Daemon tools has no difficulty with this protection. Just make sure you turned Safedisk emulation on ( i think you dont even have to ). Its not the program, its definitly the image that causes the problem. If you have the original cd, just make a new image file with Alcohol 120%. Its quite easy even to create a perfect copy of Dungeon Keeper 2 with Safedisc 1 properties with alcohol. :wink: "
found this here: http://forum.daemon-tools.cc/f19/cant-install-game-3028/
...so, change your safedisc settings in alcohol 120%
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I agree on the fact that you might want to pirate it. After all, you already own the original (so you payed for the intelectual property).
Also for so old games, finding support might be hard, but some dedicated pirates already make the game win 7 compatible :D.
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gog.com or pirate
Discs tend to go bad after all those years anyway, can't count on them.
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Go to gamecopyworld, this site has instructions for every single game on how to make a 1:1 copy, depending on the protection. The best way is still to make a copy then to use a crack.
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Pirate it. Its actually legal as long as you have the game anyway, as you have rights for it. Plus, you won't get caught on old games.
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On May 02 2012 18:00 Tanukki wrote:
gog.com or pirate
Discs tend to go bad after all those years anyway, can't count on them.
I re-bought a ton of games that i owned on disc from gog.com just so i don't have to bother about CDs and stuff anymore. Awesome trouble saver and not that expensive either, especially if you just one 1-2 specific titles... you then have to browse the site with closed eyes though, otherwise you end up buying a lot more than you wanted though, i... uhm... *cough* heard.
If you don't want to spend the money, sorry, can't help you :/
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Ran into the same issue myself when I wanted to digitize all the old games I had.
Answer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/iso-creator-cs/?source=directory
Can take any folder or directory and make an .ISO file out of it. Just set it to look at whatever drive letter your optical drive it set to and it will take all the files and data on the disc and put it into an ISO. All you have to do then is mount it with something like Daemon tools or Virtual Clone Drive.
Don't know that it will work with new games, but definetly will work with DK2.
-edit: also, guys don't advocate piracy. :/
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On May 02 2012 23:19 TheToast wrote:Ran into the same issue myself when I wanted to digitize all the old games I had. Answer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/iso-creator-cs/?source=directoryCan take any folder or directory and make an .ISO file out of it. Just set it to look at whatever drive letter your optical drive it set to and it will take all the files and data on the disc and put it into an ISO. All you have to do then is mount it with something like Daemon tools or Virtual Clone Drive. Don't know that it will work with new games, but definetly will work with DK2. -edit: also, guys don't advocate piracy. :/
So basicly you make an Image file from a game folder? That's pretty awesome.
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On May 02 2012 23:51 achristes wrote:Show nested quote +On May 02 2012 23:19 TheToast wrote:Ran into the same issue myself when I wanted to digitize all the old games I had. Answer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/iso-creator-cs/?source=directoryCan take any folder or directory and make an .ISO file out of it. Just set it to look at whatever drive letter your optical drive it set to and it will take all the files and data on the disc and put it into an ISO. All you have to do then is mount it with something like Daemon tools or Virtual Clone Drive. Don't know that it will work with new games, but definetly will work with DK2. -edit: also, guys don't advocate piracy. :/ So basicly you make an Image file from a game folder? That's pretty awesome.
Yeah, it just makes an ISO file containing exactly what's on the disc. And yes, it is pretty awesome, best file app on source forge IMO.
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On May 02 2012 23:19 TheToast wrote:Ran into the same issue myself when I wanted to digitize all the old games I had. Answer: http://sourceforge.net/projects/iso-creator-cs/?source=directoryCan take any folder or directory and make an .ISO file out of it. Just set it to look at whatever drive letter your optical drive it set to and it will take all the files and data on the disc and put it into an ISO. All you have to do then is mount it with something like Daemon tools or Virtual Clone Drive. Don't know that it will work with new games, but definetly will work with DK2. -edit: also, guys don't advocate piracy. :/
It's not piracy when he owns the game.
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Still didn't work, I can't believe this old game with an outdated as shit copy-protection is so much trouble to break!
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