Cracks that FAIL!

TCD · 09 March 2009, 16:13

While finding the number of max players for HOL I stumbled over two cracktros that mispelled the name of the game. While the first one is a rather understandable fault, the second one made me... you know the term

Now I'm wondering how many bad spelt game names in cracktro (or at least the funniest ones) there are

Okay here are

Paranoimia with Corsarios

and Southhampton Team with Destroyer

StingRay · 09 March 2009, 16:25

Most famous misspelled crack: Turicon. Paralamia ftl. Just funny that the crack was crap as well. :P

DH · 09 March 2009, 16:26

Nice find TCD, never would of noticed the mistakes if you hadn't pointed them out. Now when I load any of my cracktros into WinUAE I'll be on the lookout

TCD · 09 March 2009, 16:28

Paranoimia was quite good at it I see

Maybe I should check some of their cracks for a good laugh

@DH
Please do

I'd love to see as many as possible

DH · 09 March 2009, 16:34

If I have time tonight, if I'm not boozing again

, I'll start running through them

Hehe, you would of thought they would of corrected them first before the release. Considering there is quite a few people involved in the whole process of cracktros, surely someone would of noticed.

StingRay · 09 March 2009, 16:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by DemonHellraiser

Hehe, you would of thought they would of corrected them first before the release. Considering there is quite a few people involved in the whole process of cracktros, surely someone would of noticed.

Often the texts for the intros were written by the swappers/traders. Which explains everything.

Shoonay · 09 March 2009, 16:42

DISTROYER & TURICON, lol...
Nice finds guys, keep'em cumming!

mai · 09 March 2009, 16:56

Of course, i have seen a few wrong spelled gamenames in cracktros in the past, but i can not remember the cracktros.

TCD · 09 March 2009, 16:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by mai

Of course, i have seen a few wrong spelled gamenames in cracktros in the past, but i can not remember the cracktros.

Same here mai

I will look through some cracks tonight and maybe I can find some more

I also hope more people will remember at least some faults

Predabot · 09 March 2009, 18:05

Lol Druid!

I thought this was actually a thread about very, very badly done cracks.

The ones that simply fail on every single point, the nemesis of the Amiga-gamer!

We could use such a thread...

Shoonay · 09 March 2009, 18:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predabot

I thought this was actually a thread about very, very badly done cracks.

The ones that simply fail on every single point, the nemesis of the Amiga-gamer!

We could use such a thread...

Judging by the number of possible configurations used, and multiplying it by the number of Amiga users we might as well assume: all cracks fail at some point in some configuration

TCD · 09 March 2009, 18:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Predabot

We could use such a thread...

Well, it's already there : http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=23024

Skope · 09 March 2009, 19:12

Reminds me of Mr. Gurk/Phenomena. Not that he did any cracks (that I'm aware of) but his scrolltexts were the worst spelled piece of text ever to grace the Amiga scene. =)

Predabot · 09 March 2009, 19:32

Yeah, but I meant just for general ridicule and smack-talk of the crackers and trainers hard work.

TCD · 09 March 2009, 19:38

Well if you need to you can rant here Predabot

Guess it would also fit the title

IFW · 09 March 2009, 21:04

The reason for the first spelling is that the box and the in-game title is different:
http://hol.abime.net/3095/boxscan

TCD · 09 March 2009, 21:08

Fair enough, but it still misses an 's'

lilalurl · 10 March 2009, 01:23

I can confirm that corsaire is French for corsario.
What is the in-game language of the cracked version?

Maybe the cracktro maker had been told by the crack provider that Ubisoft was translating some stuff (including the game title) and he made the cracktro accordingly, without actually seeing the game.

Anyway, even the back box cover has a problem, they spelt 'suplice' while it takes two p 'supplice' (French for torture).

TCD · 10 March 2009, 09:12

Erm, this is not the 'Defend cracks that FAIL!' thread

In the game you see the title screen like in HOL (http://hol.abime.net/3095). So 'Corsario' would make sense or like IFW pointed out 'Corsaires', but not 'Corsaire'. Okay hope now we can move on to the next faults

s2325 · 10 March 2009, 09:30

I remember I saw somewhere "Pinball Fantasy" instead of "Pinball Fantasies". On Atari ST game packs (Automation) have some spelling mistakes.

09 March 2009, 16:13	#1
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Cracks that FAIL! While finding the number of max players for HOL I stumbled over two cracktros that mispelled the name of the game. While the first one is a rather understandable fault, the second one made me... you know the term Now I'm wondering how many bad spelt game names in cracktro (or at least the funniest ones) there are Okay here are Paranoimia with Corsarios and Southhampton Team with Destroyer

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09 March 2009, 16:25	#2
StingRay move.l #$c0ff33,throat Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Berlin/Joymoney Posts: 6,863	Most famous misspelled crack: Turicon. Paralamia ftl. Just funny that the crack was crap as well. :P

09 March 2009, 16:26	#3
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	Nice find TCD, never would of noticed the mistakes if you hadn't pointed them out. Now when I load any of my cracktros into WinUAE I'll be on the lookout

09 March 2009, 16:28	#4
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Paranoimia was quite good at it I see Maybe I should check some of their cracks for a good laugh @DH Please do I'd love to see as many as possible

09 March 2009, 16:34	#5
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	If I have time tonight, if I'm not boozing again , I'll start running through them Hehe, you would of thought they would of corrected them first before the release. Considering there is quite a few people involved in the whole process of cracktros, surely someone would of noticed.

09 March 2009, 16:42	#7
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	DISTROYER & TURICON, lol... Nice finds guys, keep'em cumming!

09 March 2009, 16:56	#8
mai Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Federativnaya Respublika Germaniya Posts: 4,994	Of course, i have seen a few wrong spelled gamenames in cracktros in the past, but i can not remember the cracktros.

09 March 2009, 18:05	#10
Predabot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swedun' Posts: 397	Lol Druid! I thought this was actually a thread about very, very badly done cracks. The ones that simply fail on every single point, the nemesis of the Amiga-gamer! We could use such a thread...

09 March 2009, 19:12	#13
Skope Protracker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: 8364 Posts: 381	Reminds me of Mr. Gurk/Phenomena. Not that he did any cracks (that I'm aware of) but his scrolltexts were the worst spelled piece of text ever to grace the Amiga scene. =)

09 March 2009, 19:32	#14
Predabot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swedun' Posts: 397	Yeah, but I meant just for general ridicule and smack-talk of the crackers and trainers hard work.

09 March 2009, 19:38	#15
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Well if you need to you can rant here Predabot Guess it would also fit the title

09 March 2009, 21:04	#16
IFW Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: ... Age: 52 Posts: 1,838	The reason for the first spelling is that the box and the in-game title is different: http://hol.abime.net/3095/boxscan

09 March 2009, 21:08	#17
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Fair enough, but it still misses an 's'

10 March 2009, 01:23	#18
lilalurl Global Moderator Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: France Posts: 3,289	I can confirm that corsaire is French for corsario. What is the in-game language of the cracked version? Maybe the cracktro maker had been told by the crack provider that Ubisoft was translating some stuff (including the game title) and he made the cracktro accordingly, without actually seeing the game. Anyway, even the back box cover has a problem, they spelt 'suplice' while it takes two p 'supplice' (French for torture).

10 March 2009, 09:12	#19
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Erm, this is not the 'Defend cracks that FAIL!' thread In the game you see the title screen like in HOL (http://hol.abime.net/3095). So 'Corsario' would make sense or like IFW pointed out 'Corsaires', but not 'Corsaire'. Okay hope now we can move on to the next faults

10 March 2009, 09:30	#20
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	I remember I saw somewhere "Pinball Fantasy" instead of "Pinball Fantasies". On Atari ST game packs (Automation) have some spelling mistakes.

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