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General discussion (archive)New release: Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc(55 posts)(55 posts)
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Posted July 12, 2011
The last part of the original Rayman trilogy is here to complete the franchise!

Rayman returns in full 3D with breathtaking visuals and unique design in [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/rayman_3_hoodlum_havoc]Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. Whether you’re surfing lightbeams through psychedelic visions or just smashing your way with your powered-up mighty fists, you know you’re rocking it old-school with this French-born superhero extravaganza.

Rayman must once again save his world from peril, but the threat comes from n unusual source this time: Globox, his trusty companion. The Lord of the Dark Lums, Andre, was eaten alive by Globox. Now the Hoodlums (servants of Andre) have sworn to rescue their master in distress and unleash a maelstrom of turmoil ;) Our French hero, valiantly overcoming his chronic limblisness, goes on a quest to find a cure for all this chaos. The game’s admirable design, challenging platforming zones, and a myriad of power-ups all combine with the intelligent humor of this epic franchise! Also, Teensies need Rayman’s help and they will pay you back with more health and a plethora of goodies you can unlock (including mini-games, humorous animations and an homage to the Rayman series:) We also advise to use a gamepad to play Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc because our testers noted that gameplay was substantially more enjoyable with one.

Don’t miss out on this true-school 3D platforming game with a twist. Pick Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc up today for just $5.99 and round off your collection of one of the best PC platforming franchises ever made.

Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc works with the Xbox 360 pad natively.
Posted July 12, 2011
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thewishingwell: *gift code*
Any chance we're going to know who won this, like the last time?

(Thanks in advance)
Posted July 12, 2011
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tfishell: snip
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Maxxer: snip
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tfishell: I am disappoint.
Sry :(
Posted July 12, 2011
Has thewishingwell ever posted anything but gift codes? Pretty mysterious... I wonder if he/she/it is related to GOG or simply a generous "philanthropist" who would like to remain anonymous.
Posted July 12, 2011
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spindown: Has thewishingwell ever posted anything but gift codes? Pretty mysterious... I wonder if he/she/it is related to GOG or simply a generous "philanthropist" who would like to remain anonymous.
Last time thewishingwell posted who have redeemed the code, so I think it is related to GoG!
Posted July 12, 2011
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ketersephirot: Last time thewishingwell posted who have redeemed the code, so I think it is related to GoG!
While I believe that thewishingwell is indeed based on the kindness of GOG, the fact that they can see who redeemed a code is no indication for this.
If you check your 'gifted' list in 'my account', you can see who redeemed a code, simply by clicking the little arrow next to the entry).
Posted July 12, 2011
So far I haven't given the Rayman series a thought, but this game looks like I could enjoy it, especially since I had fun with other platform shooters like Psychonauts, BG&E and MDK2. One question: What savegame system does Rayman 3 use?
Posted July 12, 2011
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Leroux: So far I haven't given the Rayman series a thought, but this game looks like I could enjoy it, especially since I had fun with other platform shooters like Psychonauts, BG&E and MDK2. One question: What savegame system does Rayman 3 use?
Checkpoints iirc. But it's well done in the game and never frustrating.
Posted July 12, 2011
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thewishingwell: Redeemed: confusion
Ahh.. so confusion is actually some nick name! :D Last time I saw that it was "redeemed by confusion" so I thought that gifter redeemed his gift himself or something else similar happened :D lol
Posted July 12, 2011
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY
Posted July 12, 2011
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Lexor: "redeemed by confusion"
Rather interesting how many people seem to frequently browse the forum (striking twice on gift codes got to mean something ;)), but rarely ever post anything. And this time around it's very unlikely to be a bot, because last time confusion captured an image-code.
Posted July 12, 2011
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Fujek: how many people seem to frequently browse the forum
I browse it very often too. Especially lately. =D
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Fujek: rarely ever post anything
Well, I must say that no "thank you"* even saddens me. :/






*) That why I thought last time it was some mistake.
Post edited July 12, 2011 by Lexor
Posted July 12, 2011
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TheJoe: DOSBox is a CPU emulator that runs a DOS environment created from scratch. To emulate a video game console, you would either have to reverse engineer a console operating system (which, as far as Xbox goes is illegal) or copy it directly, which would require ownership of a console so you could flash its BIOS.

Because of those factors, selling console games on GOG would basically be illegal and impractical.

DOSBox is legal because the DOS environment is completely custom and is made only to emulate the behaviour of MS-DOS, but is not a direct copy of it.
DOSBox was actually created by reverse engineering available hardware. Based on your logic, Creative could easily sue the makers of DOSBox (and by extension, any company that uses it) for exploiting Soundblaster technology without a licence. The same applies to 3DFX hardware, which now belongs to NVIDIA.

The only consoles that would be a problem are ones that rely on copyrighted internal firmware to operate and run software. The hardware itself can be patented if it has any unique technology within, but this is rarely the case and there are no grounds for copyright claims on hardware emulation.

Many console emulators have their own implementation of the BIOS that does not require the original copyrighted BIOS to be used. For SNES, Mega Drive, NES, Master System et al. there are freely available alternatives to the copyrighted BIOS. Since the 32-bit console era, this has become more and more difficult to work around, so BIOS images are usually offered for illegal download to run these games (PS1, Saturn etc.)
Posted July 12, 2011
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tfishell: Too bad legal emulations (...) are out of the question
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Fujek: Uhm. Sorry to hijack this fine thread, but why?
As long as it is legal, like you mentioned, would there be any reason not to expand from a DOS emulation utility to other operating systems as well?
I'm still hoping to see Amiga games on GOG one day in the (far away ;)) future.
I think the way I wrote my sentence was weird. I assumed that, since game system emulation in general was illegal, we wouldn't be seeing some of the classic 3D platformers on here that I like. :P Sorry.
Posted July 12, 2011
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tfishell: I assumed that, since game system emulation in general was illegal (...)
Ah, I see. Well, I'd say it is simply a matter of dedication and negotiation skill.
Amiga Forever is selling a legal ROM for WinUAE and I have enough faith in the negotiation skill of our beloved (and unfortunately 'dead' ;)) French Monk, who'd threaten to send TheEnigmaticT to haunt a company. I totally wouldn't put it past them to haggle a deal with the developers on distributing a legal emulation with the classic game.
Posted July 12, 2011
Rayman 3! I never played this one, it looks interesting. Is it as good as 2?

The other issue with console releases is there are usually more rights to go through. At least with Nintendo, I'm pretty sure they have to get the license from the publisher, as usual, but also from Nintendo. That's not happening. You can already get older console games on virtual console for instance, and other systems have similar backwards compatible things, like the god of war ps3 re-release, or all of the ps1 games to re-buy for psp. Gog will stay pc only I fear.
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