From: lavonius@plootu.Helsinki.FI (Ville Lavonius)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
Subject: Re: READ THIS!!! --> GAME4GAME returns!
Date: 3 Oct 92 09:32:02 GMT
Organization: Cthulhoid Entities for a Better Tomorrow

In article <1992Oct2.210759.1@mars.ibioc.serpukhov.su> orlov@mars.ibioc.serpukhov.su writes:

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   And then, we beg their pardon for we could not satisfy their orders. Now we
   are going to correct our mistakes by improving our service. And this service
   is called

	   T H E     R E A L     W O R L D     M A I L     E X C H A N G E.

   Below are the answers to some commonly asked questions:

   1. How this service works?
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   We've planned the two new services: GAME4GAME and GAME4MONEY:

	   (i) GAME4GAME: This is a simple disk trade by the real world mail.
	       If you wish to use it, just perform actions listed below:

Hmm, this must be the most blatant piracy attempt ever here...

	   a. E-Mail us an Exchange Order. You must indicate: game offered
	      and game wanted in exchange; disk type (5.25/3.5, DD/HD);
	      request for cracked/cheated/unprotected version (if you need it);
			  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

At first it seemed reasonable, I guess people DO swap a lot of software, but 
this.

	   c. If the deal IS confirmed, IMMEDIATELY after the Confirmation you
	      must send us a parcel containing the disks with the game you give
	      us in exchange (include manuals, please).
	      Actually, we'll return the game on YOUR disks. And we'll indicate
						 ^^^^
And you keep the originals to get more and more games.


	   (ii) GAME4MONEY: You can also buy a game we have. Just perform the
		following actions:

Even more blatant.

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   3. Are we really from Russia (USSR - ex-USSR - CIS or so)?
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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But, what the hell has this got to do with all this.

   4. Is it legal?
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   Well, it's just a normal trade/sale. As for cheats, if you don't want them,
   don't order them!

Oh yeah, watch me pop into a local shop and ask them if I could copy that
Spellcasting 201, or trade it for these Sierra disks. 

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   8. Do you have manuals? original disks? reg. cards?
   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

   Sometimes. Almost Always. Rarely.

Point three.

			       GAME LIST (30-SEP-1992)

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   Wasteland

Well, just as a taster, how much you'd say this'd cost ?

   Covert Action

Didn't someone from mother russia just request a manual for this...

   Wolfenstein V1.0 (single episode - less space, works more quickly)
   Wolfenstein v1.1 (6 episodes)
   Keen Commander: Aliens ate my baby sitter! (6th episode)
   Keen Commapner: Secter of the Oracle (4th episode)
   Duke Nukem I

Oh, you dare to rip off the ONLY company producing cheap quality sodftware
and free games.

   Lightning Club current E-Mail address:

   ORLOV@VENUS.ITEB.SERPUKHOV.SU (E-Mail, 00:00-24:00)

				    See you !

I just hope someone with authority is going to stamp this down. Permanently.
--
Ville Lavonius	        University of Helsinki, Dept. of Computer Science
lavonius@cc.helsinki.fi : "Some of my best friends are nukes" - R. Reagan
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games