game backups

does anyone know how i can rip or copy my favorite games to my hard drive??? or maybe someone can tell me how to make my own game cracks?
any help is greatly received

 

There are a bunch of threads above telling you how to rip games. It depends on what protection the game uses. There are about 5 different protections out there. Then you need to use a program that can rip that protection.

 

You can make your own game cracks e.g no cd etc using a program called cureROM. Once cureROM is installed run it and tell it where the iso/files are...it scans them and creates a new launcher file. Instead of clicking the usual game icon/launcher you click the cureROM launcher instead and that should launch the game!

I have used it on a few occasions when playing my backups as some games require you to have the original cd to play eg Empire at war, The Movies, Black and White 2.

Please note that the launcher files CureRom creates only work on machines CureRom is installed on as it runs in the background...other then that the only other way to play is to look for miniImages of the game disc...these ussually contain the protection required when the original launcher file does its check to see if your using the original or backup disc.

 

how do i find these mini images... i dont really want to install a program to do that. is there a way to just change a few files around and bingo, there you have it??

 

*edit by Jannejt*

That could be one of the best sources for finding out info on backing up your games if your having trouble...there's a load of info on their site for all manner of things game related..

hope this helps.

 

ya ive been there and downloaded some of there cracks but i kinda wonder if i caught a virus from them....do they tell you how to make cracks and stuff