http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLUEDO-PUB-QUIZ-M ... 286.c0.m14
clearly the cluedo in question is hardly anywhere on site these days. but would there be any point
investing the time sat at a computer screen, memorising the questions it throws out? are they still
current and is this disc likely be the actual sited version with the full Q set? if so, surely some boffin
could decrypt the code and have a useful file without any of the messing around going to rooms and
getting suspects.
chancer on ebay
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nobody ever wins on those things.
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Interesting - if this game does use the original JPM question set, I'm not sure that would be *that* helpful in playing modern games as I'm not sure how much of that set has survived 'til the present day (someone like cp999 or Properpro may have something to say on this).
I think old JPM Cluedo is a pretty rare beast nowadays. I've not seen it stand-alone for years and years, and have only seen it on my very occasional sightings of a JPM GameBox - and I know of only four GameBoxes left in the wild at the present time, by my calculations.
I think old JPM Cluedo is a pretty rare beast nowadays. I've not seen it stand-alone for years and years, and have only seen it on my very occasional sightings of a JPM GameBox - and I know of only four GameBoxes left in the wild at the present time, by my calculations.
Or you could just download and install it for free, like the crystal maze etc.
It is a very cleverly worded auction, the CD will infact not contain anything special, just a copy of the emulator required to play cluedo (mame i assume) and the rom to load into the emulator.
The instructions will be along the lines of "click open rom and click cluedo."
As i havn't been in the loop for a while i'm afraid i can't offer much help, but i'm sure someone on any of the other sites people frequent can point you in the right direction.
It is a very cleverly worded auction, the CD will infact not contain anything special, just a copy of the emulator required to play cluedo (mame i assume) and the rom to load into the emulator.
The instructions will be along the lines of "click open rom and click cluedo."
As i havn't been in the loop for a while i'm afraid i can't offer much help, but i'm sure someone on any of the other sites people frequent can point you in the right direction.
Did the Crystal Maze etc ever make it into mainstream downloads? If anyone knows any can they pm the link? Treble top etc were before my time in their question set so I'm crap at them.Drpepper wrote:Or you could just download and install it for free, like the crystal maze etc.
It is a very cleverly worded auction, the CD will infact not contain anything special, just a copy of the emulator required to play cluedo (mame i assume) and the rom to load into the emulator.
The instructions will be along the lines of "click open rom and click cluedo."
As i havn't been in the loop for a while i'm afraid i can't offer much help, but i'm sure someone on any of the other sites people frequent can point you in the right direction.
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The "original" JPM Cluedo question set is different to the question set on GameBox, and very little of it is relevant nowadays.grecian wrote:Interesting - if this game does use the original JPM question set, I'm not sure that would be *that* helpful in playing modern games as I'm not sure how much of that set has survived 'til the present day (someone like cp999 or Properpro may have something to say on this).
I think old JPM Cluedo is a pretty rare beast nowadays. I've not seen it stand-alone for years and years, and have only seen it on my very occasional sightings of a JPM GameBox - and I know of only four GameBoxes left in the wild at the present time, by my calculations.
No emulators involved at all. This was doing the rounds ages ago. It's just a simple .exe file that, for whatever reason, had no dongle protection.Drpepper wrote:Or you could just download and install it for free, like the crystal maze etc.
It is a very cleverly worded auction, the CD will infact not contain anything special, just a copy of the emulator required to play cluedo (mame i assume) and the rom to load into the emulator.
The instructions will be along the lines of "click open rom and click cluedo."
As i havn't been in the loop for a while i'm afraid i can't offer much help, but i'm sure someone on any of the other sites people frequent can point you in the right direction.
There is a 26.8Mb RAR file that contains all the files you need to run Cluedo. I believe this is because of low/non existant levels on protection of a game that was designed to run in Windows, no need for MAME.
Later Proteus games such as Millionaire and Weakest Link were unable to be cracked as I understand. The dongle was the big problem iirc.
Later Proteus games such as Millionaire and Weakest Link were unable to be cracked as I understand. The dongle was the big problem iirc.
(Another) chancer indeed! Notwithstanding the illegality of selling this, the blurb is a misleading pile of bull too: "Basically" (as opposed to 'easily') learn "hundreds" (as opposed to 'tens of thousands') of questions and then go down the pub and fill your pants by "easily dropping the £20". Don't know whether to laugh or cry.
I wonder if those who have so far bought it did so with a 'get-rich-quick' intention. I'd like to think that anyone who does buy this would be aware that the game is a rare sighting in the wild these days. Perhaps I'm underestimating the numbers that make up Muppetdom who would of course also fail to consider that this Del Boy character would be the one who'd be hoovering up from the plethora of Cluedos around the country.
My first thought too was that it seems to be a copy of the game from the infamous 'leaked' GameBox disc (perhaps a dozy dev left their laptop on a train, or maybe some tester got overly frustrated and turned vengeful) rearing its litigious head again. Even if it were a MAME'd-up job, it would still be on shaky legal ground to be selling it.
* SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE * .............. My Arse.
P.S. The cheek of this eBay charlatan is actually quite tame compared to that of a similar swizzler from a couple of years back. That one was actually so laughable that I may have to write it up should I find myself in a sufficiently sad enough mood to do so.
P.P.S. Mention of the original Cluedo makes me think of those '1995 quickie's!
I wonder if those who have so far bought it did so with a 'get-rich-quick' intention. I'd like to think that anyone who does buy this would be aware that the game is a rare sighting in the wild these days. Perhaps I'm underestimating the numbers that make up Muppetdom who would of course also fail to consider that this Del Boy character would be the one who'd be hoovering up from the plethora of Cluedos around the country.
My first thought too was that it seems to be a copy of the game from the infamous 'leaked' GameBox disc (perhaps a dozy dev left their laptop on a train, or maybe some tester got overly frustrated and turned vengeful) rearing its litigious head again. Even if it were a MAME'd-up job, it would still be on shaky legal ground to be selling it.
Despite cease and desist notices being sent hither and thither (c. 3/4 years back) which led to the removal of threads that 'pointed out' certain aspects of the disc's contents, a certain boffin did in fact manage to decrypt the 57,000+ question set.Istenem wrote: surely some boffin could decrypt the code and have a useful file without any of the messing around going to rooms and getting suspects.
* SOLD OUT EVERYWHERE * .............. My Arse.
P.S. The cheek of this eBay charlatan is actually quite tame compared to that of a similar swizzler from a couple of years back. That one was actually so laughable that I may have to write it up should I find myself in a sufficiently sad enough mood to do so.
P.P.S. Mention of the original Cluedo makes me think of those '1995 quickie's!
Fun from the archives - a couple of years back an eBay chancer advertised the following (couldn't resist some pointed comments):
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wwtbam hangman gamebox questions quiz machine answers
please read the full auction.. i know it goes on a bit but you can make a lot of real money from this auction.... unlike most auctions on ebay!! <I'm hooked already>
in eight minutes i won £30.... and can do this as often as i please... look at the video for proof. You can get to this level with a bit of patience and a small investment
in this auction we <thejteam2005 from Tipton - 'we'?> are selling 1000 questions <That many! And all for just £25!> from the very popular gamebox machine. the game box is a very popular machine and is in countless pubs up and down the country. .................So, you are getting 1000 questions, with answers <answers as well - glad that's mentioned, was beginning to think this might be some craftily worded con>, ... being sent to your house on a CD. You then learn the answers (believe me, you learn them quickly when you know you could be earning £200 during your lunch hour!) <!!!!!> and you go for a wander to your local pub... pound coins in hand!
I bought this machine a couple of weeks ago and have played it for about 3-4 hours a day, everyday... I then go around various pubs and basically play until the machine is empty <how very wise
, School of Brewis>, most of the time i go with a mate or work colleague and try to be subtle about the whole thing!
When i put this auction up last time i got quite a few sales, but i also received lots of emails where people were basically calling me a liar <really!>... so, i've made a video of me hitting the jackpot on my current favourite game, Hangman 2. The video is only done via my small camera, so excuse the quality <blurry - apt metaphor>... but as you can see, it shows me doing exactly as i promise... winning money!
If you require me winning the money in a high resolution format then please let me know and I will email you the video, but the full file is well over 100meg, and is massive.. low res means less memory which in turn means quicker download speeds so people can see the video.
Hangman 2 is extremely popular in the pubs and i have chosen this particular game as it can also operate as a stand alone game (i.e. it is not always on a console which includes cluedo and wwtbam etc).. so that should mean you will win even more money!... I wont go on about what this CD will allow you to achieve, i'll let you decide upon that. <erm, think I've decided already, but what the hell, let's have a look at the video anyway>
click this link to see the video, then click buy it now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfqD8j-6qM
<well that seems genuine enough >
this auction will allow you to win vast amounts of money from machines. I have won nearly £2700 since i bought the machine.. my overdraft is nearly cleared!! <note how both of these statements may be totally true yet still be completely irrelevant to the advertised potential to profit from this purchase>
I have no doubt that some people who have read this far down the page will be thinking "wait a minute, I can buy this CD for £25 and then copy it.. then sell my copied version for £20". I suppose there is nothing stopping you from doing this on Ebay <except perhaps being perceived as a scambag con artist with a pitch like this>, which is a risk I will be willing to take. however, to protect my interests I will not leave feedback until i am confident that you will not try such underhand tactics <eBay sellers and underhand tactics, perish the thought>. I am the only person on ebay to offer this service <serin-fuckin-dipity> and it has taken my many many days to compile this CD, please bear this <and nothing else> in mind before you bid!
Ok, that's it. just to say that it can take up to 7 days for the CD to arrive and I do not accept paypal. I accept nochex and cheque/postal order/ bank transfer. If you can only pay by Paypal then please do not bid. I do not allow collections < >, so please do not ask.
finally, in order to win the amount of money I have already won (and more) you will need to have a decent amount of general knowledge <some sort of catch here?> and patience. The good thing about Quiz machines is that if you get the answer correct then the machine has to pay out. <I'm wilting>
With fruit machines the outcome is already pre-determined by the machine and the programme it is running from. <and never the twain shall meet, phew>
Of course there are some slight drawbacks with all 'initiatives' <inverted quotes indeed - Freudian slip of a guilty mind?> like this one <oh, pray tell>. The hopper (that's the part of the machine which dishes out your winnings) only has a float of around £140 <Aye, every time I empty a hopper I think to myself 'If it hadn't been for that pesky small hopper I'd have gotten a grand out of it'>. So once you have won around £100 then walk away from the machine and come back a day or so later (once it has been refilled) <lovely>. If you live near a sea-side resort (like blackpool) then you are on to a winner. I am going to Blackpool in 2 weeks and am told, by a friend who lives in the area, that there are over 70 of these machines... each with over £100 in their floats.... oh happy days!!
oh, and if you go into google and search the pub review sites, that will bring up some pubs in your area which have this machine. But to be honest <not for the first time?> i found most of my pubs by just taking a day off work <advertising coprawriter?> and walking around.
Note to Ebay:
This method is not illegal, you are merely revising general knowledge questions, and those questions happen to be on a machine in a pub <cool: cite this guy when you next see your Newquay proprietor mate>. There is nothing illegal about what I am doing! <nothing straight up either> I even asked my local Police officer <wish I had one of those> about it and he said that there is nothing illegal about selling general knowledge questions <as an aside, what would a copper know about general knowledge?>.... so please do not remove this auction
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And there you have it. Another remarkable 'once in a lifetime opportunity'.
So intrigued was I as to what questions this scam-p had compiled I threw caution to the wind. First question on the list: What type of creature was Mickey Mouse?
I jest of course, but I do wonder what level of question difficulty this bumper list contained.
I also wonder if a member of this forum was responsible for this eBay effort (I have my suspicions). And for those that did chuck a pony at this, then there's no doubt that they are now living a Harold Robbins lifestyle on the French Riviera... if you could possibly believe the hype.
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wwtbam hangman gamebox questions quiz machine answers
please read the full auction.. i know it goes on a bit but you can make a lot of real money from this auction.... unlike most auctions on ebay!! <I'm hooked already>
in eight minutes i won £30.... and can do this as often as i please... look at the video for proof. You can get to this level with a bit of patience and a small investment
in this auction we <thejteam2005 from Tipton - 'we'?> are selling 1000 questions <That many! And all for just £25!> from the very popular gamebox machine. the game box is a very popular machine and is in countless pubs up and down the country. .................So, you are getting 1000 questions, with answers <answers as well - glad that's mentioned, was beginning to think this might be some craftily worded con>, ... being sent to your house on a CD. You then learn the answers (believe me, you learn them quickly when you know you could be earning £200 during your lunch hour!) <!!!!!> and you go for a wander to your local pub... pound coins in hand!
I bought this machine a couple of weeks ago and have played it for about 3-4 hours a day, everyday... I then go around various pubs and basically play until the machine is empty <how very wise
, School of Brewis>, most of the time i go with a mate or work colleague and try to be subtle about the whole thing!When i put this auction up last time i got quite a few sales, but i also received lots of emails where people were basically calling me a liar <really!>... so, i've made a video of me hitting the jackpot on my current favourite game, Hangman 2. The video is only done via my small camera, so excuse the quality <blurry - apt metaphor>... but as you can see, it shows me doing exactly as i promise... winning money!
If you require me winning the money in a high resolution format then please let me know and I will email you the video, but the full file is well over 100meg, and is massive.. low res means less memory which in turn means quicker download speeds so people can see the video.
Hangman 2 is extremely popular in the pubs and i have chosen this particular game as it can also operate as a stand alone game (i.e. it is not always on a console which includes cluedo and wwtbam etc).. so that should mean you will win even more money!... I wont go on about what this CD will allow you to achieve, i'll let you decide upon that. <erm, think I've decided already, but what the hell, let's have a look at the video anyway>
click this link to see the video, then click buy it now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfqD8j-6qM
<well that seems genuine enough
>this auction will allow you to win vast amounts of money from machines. I have won nearly £2700 since i bought the machine.. my overdraft is nearly cleared!! <note how both of these statements may be totally true yet still be completely irrelevant to the advertised potential to profit from this purchase>
I have no doubt that some people who have read this far down the page will be thinking "wait a minute, I can buy this CD for £25 and then copy it.. then sell my copied version for £20". I suppose there is nothing stopping you from doing this on Ebay <except perhaps being perceived as a scambag con artist with a pitch like this>, which is a risk I will be willing to take. however, to protect my interests I will not leave feedback until i am confident that you will not try such underhand tactics <eBay sellers and underhand tactics, perish the thought>. I am the only person on ebay to offer this service <serin-fuckin-dipity> and it has taken my many many days to compile this CD, please bear this <and nothing else> in mind before you bid!
Ok, that's it. just to say that it can take up to 7 days for the CD to arrive and I do not accept paypal. I accept nochex and cheque/postal order/ bank transfer. If you can only pay by Paypal then please do not bid. I do not allow collections <
>, so please do not ask.finally, in order to win the amount of money I have already won (and more) you will need to have a decent amount of general knowledge <some sort of catch here?> and patience. The good thing about Quiz machines is that if you get the answer correct then the machine has to pay out. <I'm wilting>
With fruit machines the outcome is already pre-determined by the machine and the programme it is running from. <and never the twain shall meet, phew>
Of course there are some slight drawbacks with all 'initiatives' <inverted quotes indeed - Freudian slip of a guilty mind?> like this one <oh, pray tell>. The hopper (that's the part of the machine which dishes out your winnings) only has a float of around £140 <Aye, every time I empty a hopper I think to myself 'If it hadn't been for that pesky small hopper I'd have gotten a grand out of it'>. So once you have won around £100 then walk away from the machine and come back a day or so later (once it has been refilled) <lovely>. If you live near a sea-side resort (like blackpool) then you are on to a winner. I am going to Blackpool in 2 weeks and am told, by a friend who lives in the area, that there are over 70 of these machines... each with over £100 in their floats.... oh happy days!!
oh, and if you go into google and search the pub review sites, that will bring up some pubs in your area which have this machine. But to be honest <not for the first time?> i found most of my pubs by just taking a day off work <advertising coprawriter?> and walking around.
Note to Ebay:
This method is not illegal, you are merely revising general knowledge questions, and those questions happen to be on a machine in a pub <cool: cite this guy when you next see your Newquay proprietor mate>. There is nothing illegal about what I am doing! <nothing straight up either> I even asked my local Police officer <wish I had one of those> about it and he said that there is nothing illegal about selling general knowledge questions <as an aside, what would a copper know about general knowledge?>.... so please do not remove this auction
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And there you have it. Another remarkable 'once in a lifetime opportunity'.
So intrigued was I as to what questions this scam-p had compiled I threw caution to the wind. First question on the list: What type of creature was Mickey Mouse?
I jest of course, but I do wonder what level of question difficulty this bumper list contained.
I also wonder if a member of this forum was responsible for this eBay effort (I have my suspicions). And for those that did chuck a pony at this, then there's no doubt that they are now living a Harold Robbins lifestyle on the French Riviera... if you could possibly believe the hype.