Comments on: The Amazing Waldemar, King of All Polish Game Pirates http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/ Magweasel.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Yoneda http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-1096 Yoneda Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:39:37 +0000 http://magweasel.com/?p=1222#comment-1096 >V-12 HAHAHA oh wow, the IRONY!!! >V-12
HAHAHA oh wow, the IRONY!!!

]]> By: V-12 http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-1091 V-12 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 09:56:57 +0000 http://magweasel.com/?p=1222#comment-1091 But no source of quote is given. Atleast visible address of my page should be written. In Poland we can quote text from other sites, but only with giving the source of original text. Thanx! Cheers! But no source of quote is given. Atleast visible address of my page should be written. In Poland we can quote text from other sites, but only with giving the source of original text. Thanx! Cheers!

]]> By: keving http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-1084 keving Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:12:00 +0000 http://magweasel.com/?p=1222#comment-1084 I replaced the image, but US copyright law lets me legally quote excerpts from your interview. (Oh the irony!) I replaced the image, but US copyright law lets me legally quote excerpts from your interview.

(Oh the irony!)

]]> By: V-12 http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-1079 V-12 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:08:42 +0000 http://magweasel.com/?p=1222#comment-1079 Hello! As an author of this interview and all photos I please you to remove image and quotes which was located here WITHOUT my permission which is against the law. You can still keep information about this interview, but without copying datas from my site. Greetings V-12 Hello!

As an author of this interview and all photos I please you to remove image and quotes which was located here WITHOUT my permission which is against the law. You can still keep information about this interview, but without copying datas from my site.
Greetings
V-12

]]> By: capelli http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-1074 capelli Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:49:30 +0000 http://magweasel.com/?p=1222#comment-1074 A similar kind of thing happened with Pegasus AFAIK - it was an insanely popular Famicom clone released when Nintendo had no official presence in the country, much like Russia's Dendy. they even ran TV adverts featuring people playing blatantly pirated copies of games like Super Mario Bros and whatnot, which I believe are on youtube. The Pegasus distributor later (presumably '94) switched to selling legally licensed games, mostly from Codemasters, but other companies continued importing pirate carts. A similar kind of thing happened with Pegasus AFAIK – it was an insanely popular Famicom clone released when Nintendo had no official presence in the country, much like Russia’s Dendy. they even ran TV adverts featuring people playing blatantly pirated copies of games like Super Mario Bros and whatnot, which I believe are on youtube. The Pegasus distributor later (presumably ’94) switched to selling legally licensed games, mostly from Codemasters, but other companies continued importing pirate carts.

]]> By: esteban http://magweasel.com/2010/02/09/the-amazing-waldemar-king-of-all-polish-game-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-1062 esteban Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:58:46 +0000 http://magweasel.com/?p=1222#comment-1062 The fact that this fellow was able to procure a car and shelter from C64 piracy reveals, hmmmmm... how troubled the economy of Poland was? That's my best guess, anyway. One of my favorite bits from the interview is the concept of "themed compilations": QUOTE "...from what as I know, I was the pioneer in creating thematic compilations of games called for example „War games”, „Programs for drawings” etc. It was caused by the fact that on the exchange there was a little time for the copying of software, and people are impatient and often even suggested that I should come with a second set of computer! Then I did some thematic tapes and when people were asking me about specific games, such as „For children”, „For two joysticks”, „Sport games”, then I suggested to them my compilation of games created personally. The first 20 parts of tapes I knew exactly very well – every game..." I wonder if he had any shoot-em-up compilations. He must have. :) The fact that this fellow was able to procure a car and shelter from C64 piracy reveals, hmmmmm… how troubled the economy of Poland was? That’s my best guess, anyway.

One of my favorite bits from the interview is the concept of “themed compilations”:

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“…from what as I know, I was the pioneer in creating thematic compilations of games called for example „War games”, „Programs for drawings” etc. It was caused by the fact that on the exchange there was a little time for the copying of software, and people are impatient and often even suggested that I should come with a second set of computer! Then I did some thematic tapes and when people were asking me about specific games, such as „For children”, „For two joysticks”, „Sport games”, then I suggested to them my compilation of games created personally. The first 20 parts of tapes I knew exactly very well – every game…”

I wonder if he had any shoot-em-up compilations. He must have. :)

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