Game Jackal - CD-Free gaming

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 6:51 pm

I wanted to let you guys know about this.

GameJackal is a program that creates no-cd "profiles" for your games. So, you use this little utility, create your profile for a game using the original CD, then you can put the CD up and forget about it (though you may have to re-create a profile after a patch).

It doesn't work on every game, but it's doing fine with the ones I've tried so far. It's not a freebie, but there's a 30-day demo I'm trying out now. Right now, the thing costs $12. Includes free upgrades.

Gryphon · Post by **Gryphon** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:20 pm

Wonder if DaJackal invented that....

XMEN Iceman · Post by **XMEN Iceman** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 10:18 pm

DABEARS!!!

Ambush Bug · Post by **Ambush Bug** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:29 pm

OK, stupid question time... why not use Alcohol or Daemon Tools? Does this utility rip the discs for you, or have some other automation that makes it more accessible?

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 11:42 pm

It's pretty accessible - the UI is very simple. I've not used Alc or DT, but GJ profiles are very small, not disc images like some tools I've used. You do a full install of the game, as normal, and then GJ (when activated) stores only the verification that's read off the disc, whatever that may be.