Help Me Play a PC Game Without the Discs

Did you try creating a disk image with a program like Magic Disk? I dunno if that'll work.

Got back home a while ago, and I tried the following:

Copy Disc 1, 2, 3, and 4 from CloneCD to new folders. After that, I mounted Disc 1 to Daemontools (E: ). I ran FF8.exe and got the "No disc" message after trying to go through a new game. I figured I could edit the registry to make the DataDrive E: . Tried to boot Disc1, and no disc message once more.

I really don't know what to do anymore. I'm trying that stupid crack, and it doesn't work either. Is it really that hard to get this 1999 CD-ROM going? The files are right there, and I can't run them

Originally Posted by 8bit

Basically, it's a cracked version of the executable file which doesn't check for the CD before it starts drawing files from the game's directory. You simply replace the exe file with the new exe file. (It's better to rename the old exe, and keep it, just in case- so name the old one something like old_finalfantasy.exe)

Actually, I haven't done the crack renaming. But is it really THAT easy? What about the Disc files? What am I supposed to do with those?





EDIT: I ended up downloading ISO images of the game. Since I already own the PC version of Final Fantasy VIII, I don't feel guilty about it. Mounted the image on Daemon Tools and then edited the registry. Problem solved.