How to Copy Video Games and Backup Your Collection
Video game consoles have come a long way since the Atari and the typical games of the 1980s period: Pac Man, Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros.
Today, it is mind-blowing, the amount of game consoles that are now available.
We now have: Wii (both on game console and hand-held version), Xbox and PlayStations 1 through 3! The game consoles are only matched by the amazing cadre of video games, available on each of the game consoles: all effectively spanning the gaming market needs in the categories of: age groups, culture, sexual preference, ethnicity, income brackets, and of course, gender.
For the money invested in bringing these games home to entertain the rest of our families, we must take precautionary measures to safeguard these video games; because who knows better than yourself how much money you had to "shell out" just to make your kids happy.
It is a cost you quite likely cannot afford to undertake again, in spite of the pleas of family members, who take these expenditures for granted.
It would be best to learn how to copy video games as soon as you have made a decision that you would like to gift your family with one of these pricey (but high quality) game consoles! Once you have Internet access, it then becomes easier to find the copying instructions online.
It is easy, because all that needs to be done is a word search with your favorite search engine- typing in the keywords: how to copy video games.
All computers and laptops are now built, having the ability to duplicate (or burn) files stored in both CD-ROM and DVD-ROM format.
However, some older versions of computers do not have "burning" capabilities.
If persons own older version computers and have learned that their computers don't have this facility, they would then have to install the necessary software that makes "CD/DVD burning" possible.
These can be ordered online or sourced at most computer repair shops.
The rest is simple: search online to see what "back-up" software is available, choose one, and then download the software on the computer.
If you are a bargain hunter who tends to be risk averse, then you can try one of the back-up software downloads that allow 30 days free access.
It may suit you to save time and just buy one of the certified online downloads which are for a one-time cost of about $30.
00, which may end up costing much less than going with the "30-day free" option.
The next step would be to insert your video game discs, make the copies, and then pack away the original game software in a safe hiding place.
Today, it is mind-blowing, the amount of game consoles that are now available.
We now have: Wii (both on game console and hand-held version), Xbox and PlayStations 1 through 3! The game consoles are only matched by the amazing cadre of video games, available on each of the game consoles: all effectively spanning the gaming market needs in the categories of: age groups, culture, sexual preference, ethnicity, income brackets, and of course, gender.
For the money invested in bringing these games home to entertain the rest of our families, we must take precautionary measures to safeguard these video games; because who knows better than yourself how much money you had to "shell out" just to make your kids happy.
It is a cost you quite likely cannot afford to undertake again, in spite of the pleas of family members, who take these expenditures for granted.
It would be best to learn how to copy video games as soon as you have made a decision that you would like to gift your family with one of these pricey (but high quality) game consoles! Once you have Internet access, it then becomes easier to find the copying instructions online.
It is easy, because all that needs to be done is a word search with your favorite search engine- typing in the keywords: how to copy video games.
All computers and laptops are now built, having the ability to duplicate (or burn) files stored in both CD-ROM and DVD-ROM format.
However, some older versions of computers do not have "burning" capabilities.
If persons own older version computers and have learned that their computers don't have this facility, they would then have to install the necessary software that makes "CD/DVD burning" possible.
These can be ordered online or sourced at most computer repair shops.
The rest is simple: search online to see what "back-up" software is available, choose one, and then download the software on the computer.
If you are a bargain hunter who tends to be risk averse, then you can try one of the back-up software downloads that allow 30 days free access.
It may suit you to save time and just buy one of the certified online downloads which are for a one-time cost of about $30.
00, which may end up costing much less than going with the "30-day free" option.
The next step would be to insert your video game discs, make the copies, and then pack away the original game software in a safe hiding place.
