Pirates react to their games being pirated in Game Dev Tycoon

When we released our very first game, Game Dev Tycoon (for Mac, Windows and Linux) yesterday, we did something unusual and as far as I know unique. We released a cracked version of the game ourselves, minutes after opening our Store.

The cracked version is nearly identical to the real thing except for one detail



Slowly their in-game funds dwindle, and new games they create have a high change to be pirated until their virtual game development company goes bankrupt.

Some of the responses I found online (identities obscured to protect the guilty):

Thought I would share because it got a real chuckle out of me, Serious Sam is also a funny example, during a Mission there is a Scorpion that can't die and the only way to progress is to *Kill Him*

Yeah, because pirating has caused so many devs to go out of business. :roll:DragonfireXZ95

Did you read it or just reply instantly ? Devs never complained about Piracy.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]Yeah, because pirating has caused so many devs to go out of business. :roll:Blake135

Did you read it or just reply instantly ? Devs never complained about Piracy.

These types of things are awesome. Serious Sam 3 put in an immortal ping scorpion and you couldn't even get rid of from the console if you played the pirated version, and I don't think it was ever fully cracked after that. :lol:

Cool story bro. 

Also, Batman Arkham Asylum also had an intentional glitch when pirated, sometimes unintentionally amusing:

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Cool story bro. 

Also, Batman Arkham Asylum also had an intentional glitch when pirated, sometimes unintentionally amusing:

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psymon100

Hahaha didn't know that, love it.

Pretty funny, probably should have kept it quiet for a little longer to allow the beardmad to ferment.

Interesting part of the dev's blog (http://www.greenheartgames.com/2013/04/29/what-happens-when-pirates-play-a-game-development-simulator-and-then-go-bankrupt-because-of-piracy/) is the tracking stats they were able to generate from the cracked version. 

93.6% of the people playing the game were playing the cracked version, theiving hermits. 

This would be funnier if the concept for their own game wasn't so clearly lifted from Kairosoft.Cherokee_Jack

This would be funnier if the concept for their own game wasn't so clearly lifted from Kairosoft.Cherokee_Jack

They need to see about getting this on GOG and other DD webstores. Kinda hard to get sales when no one has ever heard of your website and that's the only place to get it.

Yeah, because pirating has caused so many devs to go out of business. :roll:DragonfireXZ95

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]Yeah, because pirating has caused so many devs to go out of business. :roll:WilliamRLBaker

Sounds like we have some 93%-ers in here.JamDev

[QUOTE="JamDev"]Sounds like we have some 93%-ers in here.DragonfireXZ95

Haha, that's cool!

If you ask me, that's how DRM should work, make some sort of a system that detects the cracked files and breaks the game, making you unable to progress.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="JamDev"]Sounds like we have some 93%-ers in here.JamDev

Haha, that's cool!

If you ask me, that's how DRM should work, make some sort of a system that detects the cracked files and breaks the game, making you unable to progress.

Rocker6

I agree, I remember the threads pirates made in BI forums about randomly turning into a seagul, or shooting themselves in the foot while aiming the sniper rifle at the horizon.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"][QUOTE="JamDev"] I very much doubt it kid. You have probably pirated many more though if that's any consolation.JamDev

Okay, let's start. (one wasn't resized for some reason, sorry about that.)

I'm not even into the J's yet. Prove you have more than I do, troll.

I'm not even into the J's yet. Prove you have more than I do, troll.

DragonfireXZ95

ROFL, you really don't get it do you?

I'm not disputing you have more games on Steam than I do, I only have 47, but believe it or not, gaming exsisted before steam. 

Put it this way, I have literally hundreds of PC games that predate Steam dating back 20 years. I also have 80+ 360 games, 10 Wii games, 100+ PS2 games, 30 ish Xbox games, not to mention hundreds of games across the PS1, N64, Dreamcast, Saturn, Mega CD, Megadrive, Amiga, C64, C16, Atari 2600, NDS, Gameboy, Gamegear etc.

Gaming didn't start when you sprouted pubes, I literally own games older than you, GTFO with your Steam bullshit.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] I'm not even into the J's yet. Prove you have more than I do, troll.

JamDev

ROFL, you really don't get it do you?

I'm not disputing you have more games on Steam than I do, I only have 47, but believe it or not, gaming exsisted before steam. 

Put it this way, I have literally hundreds of PC games that predate Steam dating back 20 years. I also have 80+ 360 games, 10 Wii games, 100+ PS2 games, 30 ish Xbox games, not to mention hundreds of games across the PS1, N64, Dreamcast, Saturn, Mega CD, Megadrive, Amiga, C64, C16, Atari 2600, NDS, Gameboy, Gamegear etc.

Gaming didn't start when you sprouted pubes, I literally own games older than you, GTFO with your Steam bullshit.

I know. I meant total games, you sh!tty troll. I have a lot more than Steam games, also.

First, prove you can beat 604 games.

[QUOTE="JamDev"]

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] I'm not even into the J's yet. Prove you have more than I do, troll.

DragonfireXZ95

ROFL, you really don't get it do you?

I'm not disputing you have more games on Steam than I do, I only have 47, but believe it or not, gaming exsisted before steam. 

Put it this way, I have literally hundreds of PC games that predate Steam dating back 20 years. I also have 80+ 360 games, 10 Wii games, 100+ PS2 games, 30 ish Xbox games, not to mention hundreds of games across the PS1, N64, Dreamcast, Saturn, Mega CD, Megadrive, Amiga, C64, C16, Atari 2600, NDS, Gameboy, Gamegear etc.

Gaming didn't start when you sprouted pubes, I literally own games older than you, GTFO with your Steam bullshit.

I know. I meant total games, you sh!tty troll. I have a lot more than Steam games, also.

First, prove you can beat 604 games.

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] I'm not even into the J's yet. Prove you have more than I do, troll.

JamDev

ROFL, you really don't get it do you?

I'm not disputing you have more games on Steam than I do, I only have 47, but believe it or not, gaming exsisted before steam. 

Put it this way, I have literally hundreds of PC games that predate Steam dating back 20 years. I also have 80+ 360 games, 10 Wii games, 100+ PS2 games, 30 ish Xbox games, not to mention hundreds of games across the PS1, N64, Dreamcast, Saturn, Mega CD, Megadrive, Amiga, C64, C16, Atari 2600, NDS, Gameboy, Gamegear etc.

Gaming didn't start when you sprouted pubes, I literally own games older than you, GTFO with your Steam bullshit.

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[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"] I'm not even into the J's yet. Prove you have more than I do, troll.

onnabushi

ROFL, you really don't get it do you?

I'm not disputing you have more games on Steam than I do, I only have 47, but believe it or not, gaming exsisted before steam. 

Put it this way, I have literally hundreds of PC games that predate Steam dating back 20 years. I also have 80+ 360 games, 10 Wii games, 100+ PS2 games, 30 ish Xbox games, not to mention hundreds of games across the PS1, N64, Dreamcast, Saturn, Mega CD, Megadrive, Amiga, C64, C16, Atari 2600, NDS, Gameboy, Gamegear etc.

Gaming didn't start when you sprouted pubes, I literally own games older than you, GTFO with your Steam bullshit.

HEY STUPID!!!

Have you even read System Wars?

The hermits have already EXPLAINED there is no such thing as game piracy,

it's something consolites made up so hermits would feel bad for being so hardcore.

How dumb!

These types of things are awesome. Serious Sam 3 put in an immortal ping scorpion and you couldn't even get rid of from the console if you played the pirated version, and I don't think it was ever fully cracked after that. :lol:

ChubbyGuy40

I recall seeing somewhere that a person just went into the games files and or code and removed the scorpion, and that was that.  Unless the fellla was just talking out of his ass.  I'm not knowledgeable about such things.

HEY STUPID!!!

Have you even read System Wars?

The hermits have already EXPLAINED there is no such thing as game piracy,

it's something consolites made up so hermits would feel bad for being so hardcore.

How dumb!

fadersdream

Cows and hermits are disgusting. They're just a bunch of communist filth who think they own the rights to the fruits of another's labor. They need to be deported to Cuba or North Korea where they belong.

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HEY STUPID!!!

Have you even read System Wars?

The hermits have already EXPLAINED there is no such thing as game piracy,

it's something consolites made up so hermits would feel bad for being so hardcore.

How dumb!

yellosnolvr

[QUOTE="JamDev"][QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]

I know. I meant total games, you sh!tty troll. I have a lot more than Steam games, also.

First, prove you can beat 604 games.

Motokid6

I was just responding to his claim that he'd purchased twice as many games as me after he'd self-identified as the target of a comment I made about '93%-ers'. Sorry if that derailed the thread a bit, the stuff about games I've bought in the past was not meant to address the current state of games piracy. 

Plenty of people still take the risk on pirating though and creative in-game solutions are a much more elegant way to combat the problem than draconian DRM that screws over legit gamers. Worth noting that piracy isn't exactly a new phenomenom, even before PC was a credible gaming platform people were copying and trading Amiga and Atari ST games freely, as long as there are ways to do it people will continue to rip off developers.

Cows and hermits are disgusting. They're just a bunch of communist filth who think they own the rights to the fruits of another's labor. They need to be deported to Cuba or North Korea where they belong.

CallOfDutyRulez

If the bloody site worked I might have bought a copy >8(blue_hazy_basic

Suspect that's something to do with the increased traffic their piracy stunt generated. Good bit of viral advertising if nothing else.

This link should work: http://sites.fastspring.com/greenheartgames/product/gamedevtycoon

[QUOTE="blue_hazy_basic"]If the bloody site worked I might have bought a copy >8(JamDev

Suspect that's something to do with the increased traffic their piracy stunt generated. Good bit of viral advertising if nothing else.

This link should work: http://sites.fastspring.com/greenheartgames/product/gamedevtycoon

makes me want download the crack version to experience it lol k2theswiss

Hahaha

Not really what the devs intended :P

[QUOTE="DragonfireXZ95"]Yeah, because pirating has caused so many devs to go out of business. :roll:WilliamRLBaker

Who cares who you accuse of being a pirate ? You have already stated so many times that ALL PC gamers pirate and you are a PC gamer. So all I see is the pot calling the kettle black at best.

Every single game that is released on steam can be easily pirated. Its DRM is almost the same in every single game so it's easily cracked. So how does your last sentence make any sense ?