Game Jackal

Developed by
SlySoft

Latest release
v3.0.1.6 / May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20); 65 days ago

OS
Microsoft Windows

Genre
CD/DVD emulation

License
Proprietary

Website
www.slysoft.com/

Game Jackal is a PC application developed by Antiguan-based company SlySoft that allows users to play PC game titles without the need for the game’s massmedia to be in the CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive. The oprogramowanie functions similar to a virtual drive, however instead of making use of large disc images, Game Jackal uses a proprietary wielkość which takes up considerable less storage space by working to only capture termin the game requires to run.

Game Jackal is advertised to work with around 90% of games on the sklep wielkopowierzchniowy, including some of today’s newest titles such as Sid Meier’s Railroads!, Neverwinter Nights 2 and Need For Speed Carbon. While the authors admit not every title is bound to work with Game Jackal, support is gradually improving and regular updates which combat various bugs and blacklisting, as well as expanded functionality in the building of its profiles.

Game Jackal works by establishing a game profile which is used to store all of the game’s relevant prekluzja. At first, you are required to have an original copy of the game in medal to perform an initial boot so Game Jackal can successfully ‘capture’ the game for use later. If a first attempt at capturing a profile does not succeed, it may be performed any time after and anything else Game Jackal picks up will simply be added to the profile.

Legality

The legality of the usage of Game Jackal is still constantly being discussed. Its authors claim that the oprogramowanie is completely within legal boundaries because:

• The profiles are designed to be created from original copies of game CDs.
• The profiles can not be publicly distributed.
• The oprogramowanie does not modify any of the game’s contents or data.

As of January 2007, Jacal Consulting has stopped developing Game Jackal. In March 2007, Slysoft acquired Game Jackal.

Jacal Consulting have announced that Game Jackal is no longer available for sale due to circumstances beyond their control, and have closed the official website. According to several press releases, this was due to changes in Australian copyright legislation that came into effect on 1 Jan 2007. However, on 2 June 2007, Slysoft released their own version of the software, now named ‘SlySoft GameJackal Pro’.

See also

• Copy Protection
• Backup
• End User License Agreement

External links

• Game Jackal Pro website
• Game Jackal Guide
• Club CD Freaks, a support forum.
• Game Jackal 2.0 Review
• SlySoft forums

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