The Strangest Anti-Piracy in Games - Diamondbolt

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  • čas přidán 25. 12. 2022
  • You wouldn't download a car.
    CORRECTIONS: (thanks to comments!)
    - Earthbound's anti piracy doesn't make the enemies stronger, it just heavily increases their spawn in rate to reduce the performance of the game.
    - Batman: Arkham Asylum only disables gliding, but at one point in the game has a random grapple point that sends you outside the map if you lock onto it.
    MUSIC:
    "Electric Fountain" - Tekken 6
    "Thanks a Lot" - Mario Party DS
    "Loading Screen" - Grand Theft Auto IV
    "Humilau City Gym" - Pokémon Black & White 2
    "Menu Theme" - Dark Souls
    "Tutorial Time" - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
    "Pick of the Litter" - Skullgirls
    "S.S. Anne" - Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen
    "To a New Adventure!" - Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
    "The Lost Underworld" - Earthbound
    "Home Sweetr Home" - Earthbound
    FOOTAGE SOURCES:
    • “Anti-Piracy Measures in Grand Theft Auto IV (GTAIV)” - LasermanSteam • Anti-Piracy Measures i...
    • “The Sims 4 Piracy Glitch” - Steve_At_Hypothermia - • The Sims 4 Piracy Glitch
    • “JSAB - Anti-Piracy Screen” - BlixerTheGamer • JSAB - Anti-Piracy Screen
    • “Spyro Anti Piracy (Secret)” - MKWCTS
    ttps:// • Spyro Anti Piracy (Sec...
    • “Earthbound - Giygas battle (full)” - Ness • Earthbound - Giygas ba...
    • “Spyro Had One of the Coolest Anti-Piracy Measures Ever | Tech Rules” -TechRules • Spyro Had One of the C...
    • Anti-Piracy Measures in Video Games - Did You Know Gaming extra Feat. Greg (Pokemon + more) “ - DidYouKnowGaming
    “ • Anti-Piracy Measures i...
    • “Pokemon FireRed "Buy It or Die": What Really Happens” - beatstar two
    • Pokemon FireRed "Buy I...
    • “How to fix Unable to shade polygon normal” - Andrew Mensky • How to fix Unable to s...
    • “Original The Secret of Monkey Island Copy Protection Card Dial-A-Pirate” - ManyToys
    • Original The Secret of...
    • “Pirate THIS! Episode 4 - Batman Arkham Asylum” - Mproductions GAMING
    • Pirate THIS! Episode 4...
    • “Batman Arkham Asylum Glitch” -gagarinata
    • Batman Arkham Asylum G...
    • “Pirate THIS! Episode 3 - Mirrors Edge” - Mproductions GAMING
    • Pirate THIS! Episode 3...
    • “Serious Sam 3 BFE - Immortal Fast Scorpion DRM” - Martin Vida • Serious Sam 3 BFE - Im...
    • “Glitch in Red Alert 2” - TSham4
    • Glitch in Red Alert 2
    • “Fun with chickens in Crysis Warhead.” - Majorohminus
    • Fun with chickens in C...
    • Mario Party DS Anti Piracy Screen (HD) (Extended)” -Joey Perleoni • Mario Party DS Anti Pi...
    • “Spyro 3 Anti-Piracy Code 100% Playthrough Attempt” - Proto
    • Spyro 3 Anti-Piracy Co...
    • "The History of DRM & Copy Protection in Computer Games" - LGR
    • The History of DRM & C...
    • "Copy Protection in the 1980s | Retro Dream" - Retro Dream
    • Copy Protection in the...
    • "Zak McKracken - Pirate Jail" - PC Gamer
    • Zak McKracken - Pirate...
    • "Classic Copy Protection Systems" - GouldFish On Games
    • Classic Copy Protectio...
    • "How To Remove Pirate Eye Patch In Quantum Break" - Fulltime Man
    • How To Remove Pirate E...
    • "Cross Days Walkthrough- Episode 2 [eng sub]" - kazameltis
    • Cross Days Walkthrough...
    • "7 Weird Ways Games Tried to Stop People Playing Them" - outsidexbox
    • 7 Weird Ways Games Tri...
    • "Dark Souls Advanced PvP 101" - sub
    • Dark Souls Advanced Pv...
    • "Spirit Tracks - Anti-Piracy" - PPLToast
    • Spirit Tracks - Anti-P...
    • "Pokemon Black No Exp Playthrough: Intro - You are a (Software) Pirate!" - BigKlingy
    • Pokemon Black No Exp P...
    • How to Easily Setup an R4 Card for Nintendo DS/3DS - Gameboy Hub
    • Video
    • Pokémon HeartGold / SoulSilver Anti-Piracy Measure - SoulBlazyrR 2 - • Pokémon HeartGold / So...
    • "Nintendogs - Anti Piracy Screen"- bsifqsc
    • Nintendogs - Anti Pira...
    • "Resident Evil Village PC DRM: Cracked Code Really Does Run Better" - Digital Foundry
    • Resident Evil Village ...
    • "Anti-Piracy Screen" - Super Mario 64 Beta Archive
    • Anti-Piracy Screen
    • "Sonic The Hedgehog (1991) "Secret Anti-Piracy Screen"" - Друг
    • Sonic The Hedgehog (19...
    • "Unfair deaths in Darksouls II" - Silverflame Studio
    • Unfair deaths in Darks...
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  • @eropandasennin13
    @eropandasennin13 Před rokem +781

    Wait, they got Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan together, only to then shoot a anti-piracy commercial and NOT one of the greatest action movies of all time?
    Now THAT'S illegal.

    • @robertmerin1080
      @robertmerin1080 Před rokem +17

      Its not the only thing they team up with.

    • @vexile1239
      @vexile1239 Před rokem +47

      To then get sued by (the song playing in the background) the song's creator for illegally using their song without consent

    • @mayochup
      @mayochup Před rokem +4

      The duo we never knew we needed

    • @DuumKraddle
      @DuumKraddle Před 11 měsíci +8

      Crap, now I genuinely wanted to see a movie where Arnold and Jackie team up together like a classic 80's movie.

    • @user-qx8kf3st8t
      @user-qx8kf3st8t Před 11 měsíci +5

      The funny thing is that there is a movie with the two of them. The film is a joint Russian-Chinese production. I don't remember the name, but it's about a traveler on his way to China

  • @SwaggyG_2102
    @SwaggyG_2102 Před rokem +1146

    The really funny thing about that Anti-Piracy ad that was shown at the beginning was that the song that was played throughout the PSA wasn't even approved for usage by the original artist, leading to a huge copyright lawsuit.
    It's quite ironic if you think about it, an ad made to spread awareness on piracy and help prevent it ends up doing just exactly that anyways.

    • @leorussell7540
      @leorussell7540 Před rokem +121

      “Why Anti-Piracy ad, you were the chosen one. You were supposed to destroy piracy not join it. You were supposed to bring balance to the DVD industry not leave it in darkness”

    • @CoolerMike
      @CoolerMike Před rokem +1

      While trying to prove Anti-Piracy is bad they Pirate themselves.

    • @someguywithalowbudget1320
      @someguywithalowbudget1320 Před rokem +12

      A comment is missing from this post

    • @opogen8299
      @opogen8299 Před rokem +43

      From what I've looked up it's not the "You wouldn't steal a car" ad but actually a different Anti-Piracy ad from Holland. Where the original ad was only intended for a film festival. After the festival however, the PSA was released to the general public. Meaning it took royalties from the original artist.

    • @genericname2747
      @genericname2747 Před rokem +12

      You wouldn't steal a song

  • @sfc0450
    @sfc0450 Před rokem +745

    Correction for Earthbound's anti-piracy, it doesn't make the enemies stronger, it just cranks up the spawn rates to insane amounts.

    • @OtisCluck
      @OtisCluck Před rokem +73

      To the point where the game slows down significantly

    • @snoods1628
      @snoods1628 Před rokem +6

      🤓

    • @sfc0450
      @sfc0450 Před rokem +43

      @@snoods1628 yes I am a big earthbound nerd, thank you for noticing

    • @heliax9924
      @heliax9924 Před rokem +16

      yeah and from what i heard the game just crashes if you encounter an enemy in some areas i think

    • @hithereIexistig
      @hithereIexistig Před rokem

      @@snoods1628 Holy fucking shit. The joke is dead

  • @SirLightsOut99
    @SirLightsOut99 Před rokem +1830

    One of my favorite anti-piracy measures was for enter the gungeon. This one wasn't built into the game itself, but there's a specific mod which when downloaded, would check to see if you were running a pirated version of the game. If for some reason you were, the mod took it personally. It would open up two pages in your web browser of choice: one was a link to the LazyTown classic you are a pirate, while the other was the steam page for the actual version of the game.

    • @Kutomi1
      @Kutomi1 Před rokem +110

      That's hilarious. What's the mod, if I may ask?

    • @SirLightsOut99
      @SirLightsOut99 Před rokem +51

      @@Kutomi1 unfortunately I can't recall its name.

    • @lobzoy
      @lobzoy Před rokem +64

      @@Kutomi1 i believe it's mod the gungeon or something

    • @snazzymarz2926
      @snazzymarz2926 Před rokem +89

      I would also like to add, when you do actually boot up mod the gungeon, you would be teleported to and impossible bossfight, and after once you died, then your web browser would open up the steam page and the music video!

    • @Kutomi1
      @Kutomi1 Před rokem +4

      @@lobzoy thanks!

  • @beegyosh8262
    @beegyosh8262 Před rokem +172

    "Crimes are illegal"
    Well, there go my plans for the weekend

  • @wehtnaic
    @wehtnaic Před rokem +630

    Without this video I wouldn't have known that piracy is, in fact, illegal. Thank you diamondbolt for this enlightening information

    • @WWSDD
      @WWSDD Před rokem +20

      And crimes.

    • @unoriginalperson72
      @unoriginalperson72 Před rokem +20

      Dude I was pirating so many games until I saw this video, I have now deleted all of the games and am now turning myself into the police

    • @heckarockstick802
      @heckarockstick802 Před 7 měsíci +2

      omg hatty hattington

    • @pemanilnoob587
      @pemanilnoob587 Před měsícem

      Funny how it’s illegal but a bunch of us do it all the time anyways
      I’m not afraid of the police detaining me for being awesome

  • @marcusheidenreich4113
    @marcusheidenreich4113 Před rokem +287

    Arkham Asylum actually only disabled gliding, but a random grapple point would sometimes appear and when you grappled towards it you would be sent to the black abyss outside the map.

    • @TheRealNTM
      @TheRealNTM Před rokem +83

      The Batrooms

    • @DiamondBolt
      @DiamondBolt  Před rokem +32

      Thanks for the correction!

    • @trueredpanda1538
      @trueredpanda1538 Před rokem +9

      I Think inn arkham city they made 1 jump impossible to do as well. I remember pepole crying over it on different forums. I bet the developers were having fun during that time. Pepole who did buy the game just didn't know or understood. 😂

    • @russelldoty2743
      @russelldoty2743 Před rokem +9

      I distinctly remember hearing about one of the devs at Rocksteady telling someone who couldn't get past a mandatory gliding segment of Asylum due to pirating it, "it's not a bug in the game's code. It's due to a bug in your moral code."

    • @Janz_u
      @Janz_u Před rokem +3

      @@russelldoty2743 Yeah, this one actually made it on BBC also. The quote has been attributed to Eidos community manager..
      That reminds me.. Arkham Asylum was EIDOS game, god I feel old

  • @perydaplaypus
    @perydaplaypus Před rokem +461

    Honestly, the Cross Roads one is so hilarious because it's basically "Oh you pirated the game? OK. Well, here's the thing." *leaks their personal information*

    • @thickskinman
      @thickskinman Před rokem +7

      Ikr

    • @NovaBoi7
      @NovaBoi7 Před rokem +18

      not really funny at all lol

    • @broghad8241
      @broghad8241 Před rokem

      Thats not funny that's actually very scummy

    • @veejump7258
      @veejump7258 Před rokem +41

      @@NovaBoi7 be honest.... it's atleast a _little_ funny.

    • @daofficerofthenoodles7504
      @daofficerofthenoodles7504 Před rokem +15

      corporate want you to find the different between this picture (show cross road and a twitter user)
      there the same picture

  • @StudiosTD
    @StudiosTD Před rokem +988

    “Piracy is a crime and crimes are illegal” -Diamondbolt
    Truly a profound opini- statement that is a fact

    • @gusmansyah3002
      @gusmansyah3002 Před rokem +29

      Cool kids do crime

    • @fuzz1185
      @fuzz1185 Před rokem +20

      @@gusmansyah3002 cool kids also do time

    • @plantainsame2049
      @plantainsame2049 Před rokem

      @@fuzz1185 and if you're an alien it's on Earth if you steal a time machine to run away from your people they're going to trap you on Earth f

    • @JakeTLT
      @JakeTLT Před rokem +10

      @@gusmansyah3002 I smoke crime

    • @theoverseer1775
      @theoverseer1775 Před rokem +21

      @@fuzz1185 cool kids are insignificant enough for the FBI agent to not give a shit if they go to steamunlocked a bunch of times

  • @trubluhue9969
    @trubluhue9969 Před rokem +163

    There was one from a game called freedom planet that I really liked. It was kinda similar to shapes and beats in that the game’s main characters call you out on it but basically say ‘we’ll let it slide this time but if you like the game please consider actually buying it’

    • @Swagpion
      @Swagpion Před rokem +1

      The dev of jsab calls you out.

    • @trueredpanda1538
      @trueredpanda1538 Před rokem +15

      I mean... more developers shuld do demo's again. That way you could try the game before buying it. I know pepole pirate games to try the games out before buying them, but I also do know pepole also do it to not buy anything. 🤷‍♀️

    • @zigazav1
      @zigazav1 Před rokem +12

      Actually, that "anti-piracy" measure in Freedom Planet, I hear doesn't get triggered even if you pirate the game. And so, the audio files for it are just left in the internal files of the game. It literally has Lilac and Carol talk to the player about the game being a pirated copy, only for Lilac to say they're gonna led the player play the game anyways, and that if the player wants the sequel, they should fund the devs, and then Carol gets abit greedy in mindset. Lilac then says the URL to the page to make donations for the game. Obviously, the game devs did get enough funding even with this unused not really being "anti-" antipiracy measure, as a sequel to the game did get released.

  • @Madagascar_on_GameCube
    @Madagascar_on_GameCube Před rokem +135

    I find the Just Shapes and Beats one so charming. He would have fun making it and would just ask if you would talk about the game, you feel bad since he's just an indie dev. Also that Crossing Days one... jeez!!!

  • @WardenPhi
    @WardenPhi Před rokem +269

    The cross days one could easily be used to harm other people. Fill yours or the target’s desktop with shady perhaps illegal material. Download it, fully knowing what will happen. Fill in the target’s information and then they’re doxed and made to look like an awful person.

    • @walmartiancheese4922
      @walmartiancheese4922 Před rokem

      Yea it’s just a dumb revenge boner thing

    • @kadelin3318
      @kadelin3318 Před rokem +9

      This was probably made by Makoto Ito himself

    • @NovaBoi7
      @NovaBoi7 Před rokem +3

      yup

    • @polocatfan
      @polocatfan Před 9 měsíci +3

      if they can't prove it was downloaded intentionally then they really can't do anything.

  • @xxrocketshark216xx4
    @xxrocketshark216xx4 Před rokem +70

    That infamous anti-piracy ad also committed piracy in and of itself by using a bit of music they commissioned for the ad, which the creator was led to believe was ONLY to be shown at a European film festival, outside of that festival in like a million places without the original creator's consent.
    I will never NOT find that bit of trivia funny as hell.

  • @superoof-ck1cb
    @superoof-ck1cb Před rokem +70

    I imagine a child who loves pirates and gets an anti piracy screen and goes: “Hooray! I’m a pirate argg!”

  • @ExaltedUriel
    @ExaltedUriel Před rokem +54

    I'm glad you mentioned the Pokemon FireRed "buy it or die" being fake/added in by a cheeky ROM dumper. That one DidYouKnowGaming video led a lot of people to think it's real, when no legitimate ROM of the game contains that text anywhere in the code.

  • @Topic-Star14
    @Topic-Star14 Před rokem +16

    "You wouldn't download a car"
    I would

  • @TheCobaltCoyote
    @TheCobaltCoyote Před rokem +96

    *Devs add a new challenge to the game to stop piracy*
    Kaizo players: We call this a difficulty tweak!

    • @cadysfm115
      @cadysfm115 Před 9 měsíci +4

      "YOU CALL THAT PIRACY? WE CALL IT A DIFFICULTY TWEAK!" -the cloaker Payday 2

  • @stimkytheskunk3306
    @stimkytheskunk3306 Před rokem +46

    That classic ”Piracy is Illegal” PSA and those R4 DS cards just opened a memory in my Childhood

  • @Locket.L
    @Locket.L Před rokem +64

    I can’t remember the name of the game, but at one point, it basically would repeatedly play the word “Pirata” slower each time along with a high pitched beep each time the word was said. Then it would turn off your console.
    Imagine all the kids who were legitimately traumatised because of that…
    Edit: catdude pointed out the name of the game is La Abadia del Crimel.

    • @Treynath84
      @Treynath84 Před rokem +7

      I remember watching a video with that.
      I'll check what it is and let you know if I can find it.

    • @catdude3263
      @catdude3263 Před rokem +12

      The game is called la abiada del crimel

  • @charscreamAA
    @charscreamAA Před rokem +30

    I gotta wonder if some old creepy pasta stories were some kids game accidentally setting off the anti piracy stuff and them not knowing what was happening and assuming "eh probably haunted"

  • @HaloDarkKnight117
    @HaloDarkKnight117 Před rokem +20

    "Did you know that piracy, is a crime!"
    "And that crime, is illegal!"
    "You wouldn't do a crime, would you!?"

  • @JodzillaTV
    @JodzillaTV Před rokem +49

    Oh man... that Piracy is a crime bit was nostalgic, I miss my old VCDs. Thanks for bringing it up.

  • @LucyKosaki
    @LucyKosaki Před rokem +15

    School Days isn't memed for being a bad anime, it is pretty infamous for reverse character development and the protagonist getting hated for cheating and treating the girls badly. The reason it is meme'd is for its final episode being so unexpectedly violent that the japanese tv channels decided to pull the airing and instead show footage of a boat on a river for 30 minutes. It was later rebroadcasted heavily censored during the night. Since then people like to say "Nice Boat!" in response to censorship or other occasions. Aside from that, the game also had a minigame where chibi versions of sekai and kotonoha were going at each other with their prefered yandere weapons. This also got memed, parodied and referenced alot.

  • @camchu2272
    @camchu2272 Před rokem +17

    7:40 god damn Garry is a legend

  • @GeovaneSanciniSR
    @GeovaneSanciniSR Před rokem +43

    You should have mentioned the DS version of Michael Jackson the Experience, because it had a funny anti-piracy measure. With the developers being from Brazil (the DS version was made by Ubisoft São Paulo), they put a really funny/annoying anti-piracy schtick. When played in certain flashcarts and emulators (I had no problem on my R4, but you can find some people with less luck), the sound of Vuvuzelas would be played along the song, and no prompts would be displayed on screen (the game on DS was a Ouendan/Elite Beat Agents clone).

    • @DiamondBolt
      @DiamondBolt  Před rokem +10

      Ahaha, I had that one in there initially but didn't like the segment so I cut it, but it's definitely one of my favorites.

  • @IamDefinetlyaBagel
    @IamDefinetlyaBagel Před rokem +14

    I remember the absolute BOP that was that "You Wouldn't Steal A Car/TV/Anything At All." AD. I vibes to it then just skipped it every other time.

  • @KraziShadowbear
    @KraziShadowbear Před rokem +20

    Anti-Piracy screens and "secrets" were the best back in the day. Most of them were so mysterious and strange and slightly creepy, but also imposed a rule and force/feeling of doing something very wrong.
    Nowadays it's more based around impossible enemies and stats or mechanics locked away from you.
    (P.S. I'm mostly saying this because I LOVED the Sonic CD Secret Screen (the origin of "Majin Sonic"). Especially the US version with its creepy boss music.)

    • @stackflow343
      @stackflow343 Před rokem +2

      having mechanics locked away from you just feels like a normal experience today if you don't pay the dlc

  • @RedCroissantGames
    @RedCroissantGames Před 9 měsíci +6

    I'm a game developer, and I can say from firsthand experience that anti piracy is waste of time. They'll always be cracked eventually, so the best you can do is make a spooky anti piracy so that people talk about your game

  • @lightyagami3492
    @lightyagami3492 Před rokem +8

    8:30 I would argue this one could prompt a class action lawsuit by the people that got doxxed.

  • @thenotoriousnreal
    @thenotoriousnreal Před rokem +11

    0:01 I mean, if stopping piracy meant I can spend time with Jackie Chan AND Arnold Schwarzenegger then I would definitely do that.

  • @Swagpion
    @Swagpion Před rokem +19

    0:50 this honestly looks real. It fits the standard, but ANIMATED.

  • @Frostycrypton
    @Frostycrypton Před rokem +11

    I love how some of these games can still be completed, and even became speedrunning categories, with the anti-piracy measures!

  • @HydraKittten
    @HydraKittten Před rokem +15

    Those Anti-Piracy PSA's Have Become An Odd Source Of Nostalgia For Me

  • @juliagoodwin9510
    @juliagoodwin9510 Před rokem +151

    It's nice to see one of these videos that focuses on actual anti-piracy measures and not cliche, hacky creepypasta BS.
    Also, that Cross Days bit... there's no fking way that's legal!

    • @procrastination_productions
      @procrastination_productions Před rokem +6

      Neither is piracy

    • @kel9407
      @kel9407 Před rokem +42

      @@procrastination_productionsPretty sure doxing people is worse and more illegal than not paying for a hentai game.

    • @PlayerZeroStart
      @PlayerZeroStart Před rokem +25

      @@procrastination_productions Two wrongs don't make a right, especially when there are a lot of legitimate reasons one could have to pirate a game.

    • @rjuniperr
      @rjuniperr Před rokem +27

      @@procrastination_productions Getting all of your personal information published online seems like a pretty harsh punishment for downloading a game without paying

    • @awii.neocities
      @awii.neocities Před rokem +13

      @@procrastination_productions I don't think leaking someone's fucking details is a good response.

  • @darienb1127
    @darienb1127 Před rokem +25

    Freedom Planet 1 has a similar message to Just Shapes and Beats where Lilac and Carol (two of the main charatcers) ask you to support the game by donating to the devs and that none of the game's features will be restricted. I wish more people knew about this one.

  • @uncas2002
    @uncas2002 Před rokem +62

    a diamondbolt update is better than any christmas present

  • @blockg9482
    @blockg9482 Před rokem +13

    The mirrors edge one was even worse than you made it sound because, as you would slow down whenever you go to the edge of a rooftop, it literally meant that you couldn’t get past the very start of the game so you were just stuck on the same building for the whole time.

  • @SilverHyozanryu
    @SilverHyozanryu Před rokem +14

    I only discovered your channel this year but you've quickly grown to be one of my recent favourites. Your videos just have a certain energy that keep me really entertained, looking forward to more great content next year.

  • @mc.gemstone
    @mc.gemstone Před rokem +14

    I was one of those kids that had those DS cartage of every DS game. My dad got it for Christmas for me and my sister. So every month or so, my dad would tell me and my sister of what games we like and what games we wanted to replace.
    So if we wanted to replace a game my dad randomly pick out a game for us so just we would have variety, instead of just playing Mario and Sonic games all the time.

  • @vojtazem6634
    @vojtazem6634 Před rokem +7

    If you wan't to experience the Serious Sam 3 unkillable scorpion, it's on the workshop as a mod. It is called "DRM Scorpions", so you can experience the pain too.

  • @vgamer11
    @vgamer11 Před rokem +9

    Here's one that is slightly creepy and asshole-ish: in the Famicom/NES game Gimmick!, in one of the final levels the game checks for a sprite of a bug on a castle wall. If it isn't there then the game is genuine, but otherwise the game freezes you on a black screen that says "BLACK HOLE".
    Gimmick! is a very difficult game to play and in order to even unlock the last level and get the proper ending you have to go out of your way to find a treasure on each of the 5 levels, and then doing tricky platforming or solving a puzzle, or both. Imagine all the effort someone had to go through to get to the last level, only to be greeted with that screen.

  • @_oceanace
    @_oceanace Před rokem +10

    Okay, so I've watched through the entire video, and I was expecting something like Tech Rules' video (highly reccomend as well, goes in depth into some other games not mentioned) but this was, IMO, more informative. I haven't watched you in a while, but I'm probably gonna binge watch your content now.

  • @arthurmake1947
    @arthurmake1947 Před rokem +8

    That anti piracy ad terrified me when I was younger

  • @burlyhurly4349
    @burlyhurly4349 Před rokem +5

    8:25 So we just gonna breeze past that

  • @FreedomFighterAsuka
    @FreedomFighterAsuka Před rokem +207

    Piracy sucks but the way the gaming industry is moving forces me to look for "alternative" ways to acquire my games than what the companies intended for me to take. Most games I buy are cheap indie games.

    • @robbys5236
      @robbys5236 Před rokem +78

      Not just the gaming industry. TV shows, especially animated ones, are suffering to the point that piracy is one of the only ways to actually watch the show.

    • @lambybunny7173
      @lambybunny7173 Před rokem +74

      Remember! Piracy is a victimless crime when it comes to giant companies doing stupid shit :D

    • @FreedomFighterAsuka
      @FreedomFighterAsuka Před rokem +36

      @@robbys5236 oh yeah I guess pirating TV shows is also big these days
      to me pirating shows is the default option because most streaming services don't work in my country or have heavy region locked content lol

    • @leoultimaupgraded9914
      @leoultimaupgraded9914 Před rokem +13

      @@robbys5236 Oof thats too real. Seriously if they just had like a bunch of specific anime or animated show on one streaming service we’d be good

    • @watching7721
      @watching7721 Před rokem +4

      @@lambybunny7173 ​Piracy is not a serious crime at least (victimless crimes can still be quite serious), and is easy to get away with. *I was just informed that it would be a tort not a crime and be decided in civil courts not criminal courts, if any*

  • @artisticginger13
    @artisticginger13 Před rokem +1

    Dude, your videos are always so entertaining. I'll have a minute or two left in the video and realize I'm already almost done watching in a 10-20 minute video. Keep up the good work.

  • @powersleet
    @powersleet Před rokem +1

    Happy New Year Diamondbolt, Thanks for making videos!!

  • @Moon-nk3co
    @Moon-nk3co Před rokem +37

    EarthBound’s Anti-Piracy is like Next Level evil because they prevent you from seeing the best ending in video game history.

  • @returnedtomonkey8886
    @returnedtomonkey8886 Před rokem +8

    In mgs1 at one point you are intstructed to contact a character via codec by looking for her frequency on the back of the case. As in the back of game cd case.
    This however doesn't work anymore because we have the internet.

  • @cappycat463
    @cappycat463 Před rokem +1

    Good to see you again, Bolt. Hope you had a merry Christmas, and happy New Year!

  • @ATakTakTak
    @ATakTakTak Před rokem +18

    Doxing's got to be a worse crime than pirating a game...

    • @NovaBoi7
      @NovaBoi7 Před rokem +5

      it is

    • @Agent-John
      @Agent-John Před 10 měsíci

      Cause it is. Illegally downloading games is bad, but leaking someone’s name and home address is even worse.

  • @riverscuomo7140
    @riverscuomo7140 Před rokem +5

    9:23 twitter users when their darling celebrity of the week said a word that kind of sounds like a slur 8 years ago

  • @KittyLitterYT
    @KittyLitterYT Před rokem +18

    Good old anti-piracy. Always severely underestimating my willingness to download cars.

  • @NajeeTechPro
    @NajeeTechPro Před rokem +7

    Awesome job with the video on talking about anti piracy in games

  • @OceanCat
    @OceanCat Před rokem

    I get so excited whenever you upload 😭

  • @theelmogame
    @theelmogame Před měsícem +2

    My primary school had a CD, which had the anti-piracy advertisement of the start of it

  • @barneytoonz
    @barneytoonz Před rokem +1

    This was a funny informational video! Thanks Adam!

  • @andreworders7305
    @andreworders7305 Před rokem +5

    5:21 LMFAO, LOL. The devs did it manually!?

  • @diamondcrafter1893
    @diamondcrafter1893 Před 2 měsíci +2

    My favorite thing about the sims 4 blur measure is that the most popular mod just completely removes the blur...

  • @marvelstarwarsfan8410

    Happy 2022 Adam,and merry late Christmas!

  • @andreworders7305
    @andreworders7305 Před rokem +4

    I assume the friendly anti-piracy screens that don’t hinder gameplay and politely ask the pirate to support the game if they enjoyed it are more effective at actually stopping piracy.

  • @King_of_Cards
    @King_of_Cards Před 11 měsíci +4

    0:12 OH NOO WAYY WHAT

  • @HelenaSan425
    @HelenaSan425 Před rokem +3

    Merry Christmas bolt and everyone! 🎄⛄

  • @MustardMouse8288
    @MustardMouse8288 Před rokem +26

    I remember my dad getting one of those ds r4 cards, playing Pokémon white 2, seeing I got no exp. Many years later I just played the game and beat it while getting no exp

    • @watching7721
      @watching7721 Před rokem +5

      How?

    • @MustardMouse8288
      @MustardMouse8288 Před rokem +14

      @@watching7721 never underestimate the power of three legendaries and a lvl 59 Azumarill

  • @Noxedwin
    @Noxedwin Před rokem +2

    I'd like to point out that the DRM Arachnoid in Serious Sam 3: BFE is now a gamemode addon on Steam Workshop.
    Look up _DRM Scorpions._ It's a treat. It turns the game into this frantic horror, and the enemy is a skittering hot-pink blob with an arm-rifle.

    • @Noxedwin
      @Noxedwin Před rokem

      Also, for _Alan Wake,_ the DRM gave Alan an eyepatch.
      It gave Barry Wheeler (the comic-relief character) *two.*
      That's bitchin'.

    • @Noxedwin
      @Noxedwin Před rokem

      _Pokémon's "Buy It Or Die"_ is a hack. The technical explanation is that there's a bunch of slack-space near the end of the ROM that's normally padded with bullshit or left blank, and the game wouldn't look there because that's just junk made to pad out the file-size. The _"Buy It Or Die"_ message was put there, and the original conversation was hacked to add a jump-and-return for that region.
      If it were a legit copy, that text would be in a nearby location contemporary to the rest of the conversation (which would make it harder for hackers to put there without significantly distorting the layout of the ROM code), not at the very end where you could put whatever the hell you wanted without fear of distorting the ROM and breaking something important.

  • @manrix6
    @manrix6 Před rokem

    Happy new years and stuff diamondbolt!

  • @IeatcheeseLBB
    @IeatcheeseLBB Před rokem +1

    Haven’t even watched trough the video yet since its only been a few seconds but this video is another classic diamondbolt W

  • @chasejensen4658
    @chasejensen4658 Před rokem +1

    Happy New Years, Diamondbolt! Don't be a pirate! You've gained enough respect as it is!

  • @iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ
    @iwavrQwpX4uB39nilBlQ Před rokem

    2:00 i really appreciate that you stated that instead of not caring and regurgitating the same information

  • @EvelynaNerdyArtist
    @EvelynaNerdyArtist Před měsícem +1

    7:24 that fucking dark of the moon type plot twist actually goes hard as fuck

  • @Dr.Qux3
    @Dr.Qux3 Před rokem +4

    Keep up the Great Work 👍👍

  • @shuckhuckle
    @shuckhuckle Před 9 měsíci +1

    That one pokemon sailor guy has truly left an impression on me.

  • @Mesanyx
    @Mesanyx Před rokem +4

    4:22
    So that explains why i couldn't play BiS when i got that cartridge thingy when i was a kid. It was an anti-piracy measure!

  • @watching7721
    @watching7721 Před rokem +11

    I would much rather buy officially if I can. The only real justification for me personally is if the game isn't released in North America, or if the mods are considered piracy. But piracy is like underaged drinking. Would I do it? No. But will I report it? No, as long as they aren't driving

  • @psych0ticb3rry68
    @psych0ticb3rry68 Před rokem +4

    You know the anti piracy ad at the beginning of this video, the one that increased piracy?
    Yeah, apparently it used pirated music.

  • @9somethingorother837
    @9somethingorother837 Před rokem +1

    Merry Christmas Bolt! :D

  • @BunnyRain946
    @BunnyRain946 Před rokem

    Great video. I love your channel.

  • @LaylaBerzagui
    @LaylaBerzagui Před rokem +5

    I am one of those kids who loved spyro, but for some reason never managed to beat the game, and never knew why.
    I remember trying so many times, because I loved it so much, but never managing to finish. Mind you, my mother language is not English, and when I was that young I didn't know what the little fairy was saying. I just knew that the sorceress was absolutely IMPOSSIBLE to beat, and that once I got to her my game would make me hate my life 😢
    ONE HIT was LITERALLY game over, start from 0%. Absolute nightmare.
    p.s.: Now I have the reignited trilogy and it's so worth it; 10/10 would recommend (I have the original version though, not sure about the pirated lol)

  • @EroticWhale
    @EroticWhale Před rokem +4

    One of my favorites that I've read about is "the Michael Jackson experience." Where if it detects a pirated copy it will compress the audio and just blast annoying vuvuzelas over the music. lmao

  • @Jelly_shy_guy_man
    @Jelly_shy_guy_man Před 9 měsíci +1

    Bring back the 90s please I miss the old days

  • @Ryder-a-Blaze
    @Ryder-a-Blaze Před rokem

    Merry Christmas Diamondbolt

  • @terancetan5503
    @terancetan5503 Před rokem +6

    Damn that Nintendo DS cartridge takes me back. I had two of those, but they don’t work anymore, they’re operate for only a few years then commit suicide to leave nothing behind. Each one had like 30 games on them.

    • @awii.neocities
      @awii.neocities Před rokem +2

      You can set back the DS time to use it again, or replace the firmware files on the SD cards.

  • @hiimgoop
    @hiimgoop Před rokem +212

    I LOVE YOU DIAMONDBOLT

  • @carlycarmine3858
    @carlycarmine3858 Před rokem

    That brief clip near the beginning of the video of Nintendo 64 bowser shooting photorealistic fire and being revealed as a cutout... nightmares for days, thanks a bunch 😡

  • @ViviDotArchive
    @ViviDotArchive Před rokem +2

    Damn Adam Diamond Bolt I didn’t know that crimes were illegal.

  • @jamesrobson8308
    @jamesrobson8308 Před rokem

    Happy holidays Adam!

  • @cunghleiceu4877
    @cunghleiceu4877 Před rokem +1

    hell yeah a new diamond bike video

  • @171QA
    @171QA Před rokem

    Funny. Happy (belated) Christmas!

  • @superninja123
    @superninja123 Před rokem +2

    Playing a game knowing it might be tampered with and maybe something werid or scary might just show up when I'm playing in the middle of night is my biggest fear by FAR

  • @FatCheeseBlox
    @FatCheeseBlox Před rokem

    MY MAN IS BACK WITH ANOTHER BANGER

  • @Football_Stuff15
    @Football_Stuff15 Před rokem

    You make really good vids

  • @OmarAlikaj
    @OmarAlikaj Před rokem +4

    No wonder I couldn't start a new game in "Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story."
    (Yes, I got a pirated version but, as soon as I found them in stores, I bought one. I highly recommend this title if you like RPGs )

  • @uncertainteavevo8035
    @uncertainteavevo8035 Před měsícem

    This video taught me about the spyro anti-piracy measure, and it's one of the funniest things to ever come from anti-piracy

  • @1MidJam
    @1MidJam Před rokem +3

    Theres a game with antipiracy that spooked me as a kid and that is the modlauncher for enter the gungeon, there would be glitched enemies that would just kill you bunch of times

  • @meligarcia
    @meligarcia Před rokem +3

    3:32
    GIANT ENEMY CRAB

  • @gamerestboi
    @gamerestboi Před rokem +4

    11:29
    VIDEO PIRACY
    it's - - - worth it.
    what the hec

  • @Socksydeeryenaboi
    @Socksydeeryenaboi Před rokem

    Good video keep up the cool work

  • @DutchVanDerLinde74
    @DutchVanDerLinde74 Před rokem

    Hey I’m a huge fan I just wanna say thank you. You were a distraction to get away when my mom had cancer thank you bro

  • @J4quis
    @J4quis Před rokem

    Seeing Diamond Bolt saying see you in 2023 made me have a gasp because of how fast this year been

  • @off-the-grounder568
    @off-the-grounder568 Před rokem +2

    During the 2010's, Spyro took a very different route for making people buy in order to play the game.