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Japanese retro gaming model tells off pirates

chautemoc | November 27, 2008 | Blog | Playstation DS

Remember this scary woman? Her name is Haruna Anno and she's a retro gaming nerd/idol/model and stuff. Recently, during a break from writing "Chrono Trigger" in Japanese caligraphy (a game she has apparently played for 36 consecutive hours), she sent a message out to pirates on her blog. This also comes in light of the recent anti-piracy methods employed by Chrono Trigger DS, mind you.

"[Not paying for games] is the same as not paying your dinner tab or shoplifting," she blogs. "It's stealing. Don't think you've really played the game if you've done this... I do not think people who don't buy the games have the privilege to enjoy them."

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Wolfwood | November 28, 2008

It's appropriate her message came about while she was enjoying Chrono Trigger DS, because unfortunately, the DS is pretty much one of the easiest platforms to get pirated games running on. On a lighter note, a 36 hour CT marathon sounds pretty awesome. You can probably finish the main storyline in that time. God the SNES game brings back memories.
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kspiess | November 28, 2008

This chick sort of freaks me out.
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  chautemoc | November 28, 2008
  
  Dude me too.
  When she's not all dressed up like that she looks really nice and normal and stuff. But the outfits and the hair and the extreme nerdiness combine into one terrifying package.
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  Xenctuary | November 29, 2008
  
  She scares me also.
  
  *shivers*
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Play ISDF | November 28, 2008

It's a fair complaint I suppose. But as with that article awhile back with the dev asking pirates why they pirate his games, one of the biggest reasons simply is because of DRM and SecurRom. I think with her being a retro gamer she probably doesn't have a bloody clue what that is since she has no interest in that area of gaming. And because she hasn't dealt with that, she's got no idea what she's going on about. It's great that a model is a gamer, but she should at least understand some of the reasons why things are pirated. Then she can be on her high horse and complain.

A friend of mine said this one day. "Stealing is depriving someone of their property. Copying doesn't deprive them". Just felt like tossing that out there.
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  Slumpy monkey | November 28, 2008
  
  That's a BS statement. Copying deprives that rightful owner of a sale. If someone is ploughing money, time and effort into something the least you could do is show some *bleep*ing gratitude and pay for the game.
  
  Instead of being a stupid cheap ass who has to copy everything because his mom wont increase his allowance. I would actually love just to see the gaming industry fold because of pirates, would be a good middle finger to them.
  
  Not aimed at you BTW, aimed at pirates.
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    Play ISDF | November 28, 2008
    
    Yeah, I guess. As I said I just tossed that out there cause I felt like it. I don't really agree with it too much but it's interesting to see what people think. And I do agree with what you said, but I do have to argue one thing at least. If somebody puts all this time into their game, the least they can do is not affect legit users with their anti piracy software and at least tell people a bit about it. EA is getting in hot water for not informing people about SecurRom. It's because legit users are getting affected that piracy is on the rise.
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Woudo | November 28, 2008

I've heard the same BS, ISDF.
A guy I know said he doesn't pay for games because he shouldn't have to pay for data on a disk since it's not a physical object. Kid was freakin' *bleep* and he later went insane for 6 months from playing Half-Life2 and F.E.A.R.

Sounds like a lie, but it isn't. I almost failed Legal Studies because that douche was my partner in an assignment when he went loony.
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Big A2 | November 29, 2008

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I almost failed Legal Studies because that douche was my partner in an assignment when he went loony.
He pirates games even though he takes Legal Studies? You're right, this guy is nuts.