14-06-2003 22:43									#1
	poll: games that were so good you purchased more than 1 copy Got spare money?

I was just wondering if anybody out there was like me: if i lose my copy of a particularly good game (or the copy protection,) i wouldn't hesitate to buy it again.

the poll lists the games i have bought more than one of. feel free to list others.

	14-06-2003 22:46									#2
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Oh yeah, i have 2 cd's of diablo1 too. i had to get it a second time because it came with the battlechest, even though i hate it.

	14-06-2003 22:51									#3
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just remembered: pools of radiance, 2X. once in a 3 pack, once when they put the whole D&D series in one package.

phantasie: 3X, once from theunderdogs.

questron: 2X

zork 1: 2X

	14-06-2003 23:56									#4
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Civ II (v 1.07, 2.42, MGE)
Pool of Radiance series (got a couple individually, got the whole series too)
Warcraft II (although didn't realize the first one i got on sale at the time wasn't the whole game, more of a demo)

there may be a couple others, if you count buying something, and my brother buying something, and having them both in the same house, but not sure which ones atm

	15-06-2003 00:17									#5
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I have to admit buying Civ 1 FOUR times. Once when it was new, once when those floppys stopped working, once when I started college and needed some cheap entertainment and once again at college after some jerk spilt beer over the disks. Beat that.

-Jam

	15-06-2003 00:27									#6
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

I bought colonization twice. I lost the original, and had to replcace... unfortunetly I couldn't find a windows copy to replace it with. so I had to live with crappy graphics and sound untill I found wonderful world of the internet.

	15-06-2003 01:48									#7
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I bought HOMM2 twice. Once as a stand alone, and once in the HOMM1-3 collection.

I also bought Myst twice after cracking the first disk.

	15-06-2003 03:30									#8
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Civ2... once original and second Test of Time (though I don't know if that counts ).

	15-06-2003 03:34									#9
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quote: Originally posted by Jamski I have to admit buying Civ 1 FOUR times. Once when it was new, once when those floppys stopped working, once when I started college and needed some cheap entertainment and once again at college after some jerk spilt beer over the disks. Beat that. -Jam

I had to buy a 2nd zork because i BURNT out the originals. i also burnt out 2 motherboards and the power supply on my pc jr., so i think i spent roughly @300 bucks just on zork.

	15-06-2003 03:37									#10
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just remembered: King's quest 1, 2X. once was the original cga version, and the other was the ega version for pcjr only.

	15-06-2003 05:20									#11
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No, no I have not.
But then I took paranoid-level care of the games I did have.

	15-06-2003 07:34									#12
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Not me, either. When the games still came on floppy diskettes, I made backups.

	15-06-2003 09:58									#13
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I was sent two free copies of Civ2:ToT by Microprose.
I bought Warlords Battlecry II and then won a free copy in a wallpaper-making contest.

	15-06-2003 11:31									#14
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my dad trashed all my games when i went all psycho-depressed, thought it was that caused it. he later found out those games were helping me vent.

sigh. memories.

every game i own now made prior to 99 is a rebuy.

	15-06-2003 12:27									#15
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if a game was that good, I would never lose a copy!! That is heresy.

I guard them like I guard my soul.

	15-06-2003 15:32									#16
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sometimes though you can't help it. i backed up a whole bunch of my games on a tape drive, it broke, and the disks went bad. i reinstalled some of them, but others i had to get again.

	15-06-2003 15:55									#17
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I once purchased 10 carts of Tetris.

	15-06-2003 17:23									#18
	Support Apolyton, pre-order Civilization IV

I don't think I have ever been clumsy enough to break one of my games and have to replace it.

	15-06-2003 18:07									#19
	Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

quote: Originally posted by Urban Ranger Not me, either. When the games still came on floppy diskettes, I made backups.

I was too stupid... and back in those days remember many games were protected so you couldn't copy them...

-Jam

	15-06-2003 18:22									#20
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Even back then there was software...

	15-06-2003 19:04									#21
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations

Even "X-Copy Pro" couldn't copy some games...

-Jam

	15-06-2003 21:56									#22
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software, yes...internet, no.

we had a few progs but the newer games had better protection, and the doc based protection kinda made it moot. i think i had a couple of paranoid games that had both.

my friend had a card that could break copy protection. he's so cheap i bet he still has it.

	16-06-2003 01:16									#23
	Got spare money?

Hmmm....

Including "gaming packs" and the like:

NFS3: Hot Pursuit

Ultima 1-3

Civ 2

Sim City 2000

	16-06-2003 01:49									#24
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Bought the various civ incarnations, though I'm still mystified as to why test of time was ever made

	16-06-2003 09:55									#25
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quote: Originally posted by Jamski I was too stupid... and back in those days remember many games were protected so you couldn't copy them... -Jam

I fart (note the present tense) on game companies that put various sorts of inane copy protection schemes on games (this crap is still going on). These blockheaded schemes only bother legit users while not hindering pros at all.

I let the pros handle the situation

	17-06-2003 02:40									#26
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Ultima VII, Civ 2, and Tetris (for the Gameboy, blah).

	18-06-2003 22:02									#27
	Got spare money?

I rebought lots of games on CD and in windows compatible versions. Others I've bought because the original has been lent out and not returned. Too many to mention but Civ1-2, MOO1-2 and Ultima 1-7 all feature.

	20-06-2003 14:52									#28
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Civ 2,
Warcraft 2
HOMM 2

Do you sense a pattern?

	20-06-2003 21:27									#29
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yep: we're all insane.

	20-06-2003 22:44									#30
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quote: Originally posted by Uber KruX my dad trashed all my games when i went all psycho-depressed, thought it was that caused it. he later found out those games were helping me vent. sigh. memories. every game i own now made prior to 99 is a rebuy.

You are not alone my friend. The only difference is that my dad trashed my magic cards worth at least 300 us dollars.

Ok, i admit that i played the burn versions of HoMM 2&3 that my friend game it to me, but when i started to work, i purchased HoMM millenium edition, plantium edition, and of course, HoMM4 in first week that it was released.