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Today 5 years ago GCW was born when the first annoying CD protections had arrived and which made our lives miserable as we were not able to make backup of our CD's. In the 5 years we have seen a lot of different CD protections but none of them has been a serious threat, some are harder than others but in the end there is always a way.
We have to say thanks to all people who supported us by sending files & info this past years, without you it would have taken too much time to roam the internet in search of the files! Much thanks also goes out to all the moderators, past & present, of our FileForums who helped creating a great community of gaming freaks!
Let's see what the next 5 years has installed for us!
Damn, the site has been around that long already? Nice... Still remember when I first found it and got a crack for my Monopoly Tycoon backup. Almost orgasmic when I saw the copy actually worked :D
cdkiller
10-10-2003, 02:44
the first crack i got from GCW was Grand Prix 3 NoCD...
long time ago :p
a friend of mine told me that the forum is very usefull wich i never really thought... but i joined one day...
and i have to say itīs fun to be here :D
woohoo :D
at least something that G B W cannot copy :)
i think mine was battelzone
Viracocha
10-10-2003, 04:45
My first download was the crack file for the 1.3 patch of Operation Flashpoint.....
Keep op the good work crackers and mods...
:D :D :D
RobboAce
10-10-2003, 04:52
Just like to say thx for all the hard work all the people who made/maintain/provide for and anyone else linked to the great gamecopyworld site :)
Cheers guys and thx again for all your work/help ;) :)
viperspit01
10-10-2003, 05:55
When I started to read this, I thought it was a farewell speech! (GCW was closing up shop!)
Thank goodness its not, anways keep up the good work!
Nice work EMPIRE!
Congrats!!! :)
Looking foward to the next 5 years......
krondike
11-10-2003, 14:12
I'm not gonna complaine...but it's seams that this is the first time ever, people can add negative and possitive about GameCopyWorld and have suggestion.
First I wanna say happy birthday for 5 years and 1 day!
I've got some request.....I think to make it bether and what it is right now....can be defficult but anyway...it's to have more information about the protection of the game. And update the game cover image. There are link to SecuROM and SafeDisc and CD-Check but that information was "new" in 2001 and not realy 2003 and upcomming 2004. Could be nice if you say what version of SafeDisc/SecuROM/"Protection" it is. :D
Just a suggestion. :cool:
5 yrs ? I think I've been coming here that long ... Looking forward to many more years...signed up only for this post
Thank you
TylerDurden
13-10-2003, 13:01
Interesting, the BDay of GCW is only a day away from my very own BDay. I just now saw this post since its only in the PC games section. Maybe next year it can be an announcement for all forums to see.
BTW Happy Belated BDay GCW!!! :p
Tyler!
one thing i never saw was a star trek armada no cd exe i think that game was uncopyable
there was a star trek amada 2 no cd
not bad in five years a 99% pass rate
Originally posted by krondike
I'm not gonna complaine...but it's seams that this is the first time ever, people can add negative and possitive about GameCopyWorld and have suggestion.
First I wanna say happy birthday for 5 years and 1 day!
I've got some request.....I think to make it bether and what it is right now....can be defficult but anyway...it's to have more information about the protection of the game. And update the game cover image. There are link to SecuROM and SafeDisc and CD-Check but that information was "new" in 2001 and not realy 2003 and upcomming 2004. Could be nice if you say what version of SafeDisc/SecuROM/"Protection" it is. :D
Just a suggestion. :cool:
hey krondike
cant get to big the higher people will notice more and make it harder to copy games and protection to hard or harder
krondike
16-10-2003, 14:48
Originally posted by mongo
hey krondike
cant get to big the higher people will notice more and make it harder to copy games and protection to hard or harder
That it so not true! I realy think example EA Games knows about this site and the other site, becuase it's not a big underground foundation. No one make a big profit on it. And what are the result, have EA Games change there protection, nope. They have upgraded the SafeDisc level, soon it will be the SafeDisc Fade stuff. But the point is, a big game company, would be aware of all the games that's are releas of the company are also aparing game crack for and warez forms. And if GameCopyWorld provide information what protection the game has, it will not be a form that's provide big company information, becuase they already know what protection the game have. Or they can just download Protection ID :p.
Protection will make it harder and harder buy NOT becuase GCW will provide information about protection, just becuase they are aware of the warez problem! And big protection company are working there as of to make a perfect product. And not just warez problem, they got problems with 1:1 backup tools, like Alcohol 120% and Blindwrite. That's are totaly legal but are are big problem with Game industri!
Right now Starforce 3 are very good protectin and VERY hard to crack and imposible to make a perfect 1:1 copy.
New SecuROM is imposible to make a perfect 1:1 copy but not so hard to crack (becuase most of the crack grops know how to fix it).
What next generation protection has to offer, I have no clue. But we will se goverment fixes between this issues. I think first they have to rewritten the law, second they have to deal with 1:1 copy tools companies. (if it's legaly or not). So much work for goverment means it will take at least 3-4 years before we can see big changes!
NorthViking
22-10-2003, 00:35
5 years, long time :)
Congrats to GCW, I know this site for years and it's great ;)
ash2dust2
28-10-2003, 21:53
Originally posted by NorthViking
Read the rules before posting, thanks !!
Nice friendly tag line, maybe that should be a default tag line for all new users until they change it.........
Yes, GCW is a living legend. Now if only that Mega something or other place would have less pop ups and ad spam.
wow that is long time..
havent beeen here for a ling time, good too see it going strong!
Happy 5th birthday to a extremely useful site!
God_Chaser
21-11-2003, 01:43
Nice wow just found out about the site a week ago and now i am even more amazed with you guys.
NICE!!!
Originally posted by EMPiRE
Today 5 years ago GCW was born.... ....An to this day its still a big pile of crap :D
- i am joking you know ;)
[well a bit maybe]
Pop Smith
03-12-2003, 20:39
This may sound pathetic but, the first game I ever backed up that was protected was Diablo II: LoD, I was worried I would have to go buy it again because my disk got so messed up.
Lucky for me, I found GCW and it solved my prob.
THANX!!!!
yea but when they make the backup software ilegel...
and also another totaly different point when will they bring out patches to run all them origanel games i have to run on xp or other op systems ( ie like that mortal kombat 3 i have cost Ģ35 ) witch i cant run wots so ever!! and also i got heaven and hell cost Ģ30 it is crap ( no cd for this at all or fixed exe) will the crap games be stoped when this copy protection is so good and all released will be exelent games !!!!!!!!NOT !!!!!!!!!!
there should be a law for the pulishers to not produce CRAP games AND RIPE COUSTMERS OFF but that will never happen
Wow has it really been 5 years.
Congrats, hope you will be around for the next 5 as well :)
jonmcc33
19-12-2003, 13:53
I think my first download from here was a no CD crack for Quake 3 Arena. Yeah, it's been a few years and GCW is the best!
kuku8877
20-12-2003, 03:52
I remember coming here about a year and a half ago looking for a diablo 2 crack and i have gone nowhere else since... happy bday GCW
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