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    Final Fantasy 8

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by TomTucker, Jan 31, 2009.

  1. TomTucker

    TomTucker Notebook Geek

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    right i downloaded Final Fantasy 8 the other day cause basically that game owns i have 7 burned to a disc but im sick of having to buy discs allllllll the time cause as soon as i buy them i have my aunty asking me to burn her movies :|

    so i browsed the net and found something called daemon tools apparently ic an run the game from that, so i was just wondering is it any good? worth downloading?
     
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  2. JosePerez

    JosePerez Notebook Evangelist

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    Daemon tools is a program to "run" .iso images of the cds... Yes is worth it, because it works :p
     
    JosePerez, Jan 31, 2009
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  3. TomTucker

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    how do i get it to work though like a quick run throguh i cba reading the READ ME files that come with everything
     
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  4. JosePerez

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    You donwload the .iso images of the game and then "mount" them in daemon tools
     
    JosePerez, Jan 31, 2009
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  5. Hirohata

    Hirohata GBF Danchou

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    Need to be careful as this topic is on borderline with NBR rules.

    Also, Daemon Tools is a program that allows you to "mount" virtual discs onto a virtual drive.
     
    Hirohata, Jan 31, 2009
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    Exactly... And true, you can do this only if you own THE ORIGINAL GAME ;) :D
     
    JosePerez, Jan 31, 2009
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    ok did that but it wont let me mount disk 1?
     
    TomTucker, Jan 31, 2009
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    i do..... somewhere :D
     
    TomTucker, Jan 31, 2009
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  9. Hirohata

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    Requires changing a value in your registry. Find this entry:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc\FINAL FANTASY VIII\1.00

    Right click on the string value labelled "DataDrive" and click "Modify". There should be a field marked "Value Data" displayed "d:" or whatever your current optical drive is. Change it to your virtual drive e.g. "e:" and click "OK". That should do it~
     
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  10. crash

    crash NBR Assassin

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    Since there is no indication this game was downloaded legally, I'm closing this thread. Discussion of games obtained illegally is against the forum rules. Please don't bring it up again.
     
    crash, Jan 31, 2009
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