Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:62076 comp.sys.amiga.games:592 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!uupsi!sunic!sics.se!bula!adebro!bjornk From: bjornk@adebro.bula.se (Bjorn Knutsson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: "Wicked GIANT Games Pack" - Piracy, or what? Summary: This games pack contains Pacman'87 and Amoeba Invaders Message-ID: <138@adebro.bula.se> Date: 19 Jul 90 19:57:37 GMT Sender: rnews@bula.se Reply-To: Bjorn Knutsson Distribution: comp Organization: Birgitta's Amiga, Sweden Lines: 47 I just got one of those games packages (I didn't buy it, I'm supposed to review it for a Swedish Amiga magazine) that are so popular nowadays. It's called "International Arcade Action" and contains ten games. When I booted the disk and tried some of the games I found out that I recognized at least three of them as Freeware/Shareware programs I've seen on the Fish disks and other places. I belive at least one more game is a Shareware game, but I'm not sure. The games are: Amoeba Invaders, Backgammon 1), Packman'87, Diablo 2) and Othello 3). 1) There used to be a Credits/About meny option, but they seem to have changed that text, as well as removed all the text in the window. The windowtitle "Credits" is still there, though. 2) I belive this is a Shareware game, I remember seeing a try-out version sometime. Also, the intro screen contains a serial number and I don't think they'd hand out serial numbers for a cheap budget pack like this one. 3) This is an ABasiC program that I think I've seen before. If anyone knows the people behind any of these programs, I'd like them to check with them if they are aware that their programs are sold commercially here in Europe. Another interesting thing I noticed is that the two disks are arranged differently, one has a small menu where you press F1-F5 to start the program, the other one requires you to type the names of the programs. And my general impression is that they both look like one of those disk that pirates make. Especially considering that all of the programs are crunched with one of those crunchers that pirates normally use. (Flashing colors etc.) The box and documentation says: (c) 1989 ELWOOD (p) 1989 Wicked Software Ldt., Brooklands, New Rd. St. Ives, Huntingdon, Cambs. PE17 4BG England I haven't seen anything from these guys before, and I sure won't buy anything from them... --- Bjorn Knutsson