[danchih]

GGa · Post by **GGa** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:01 pm

Hi all!

I'm new here; I hope this post isn't against the rules and that it could be interesting.

I tried to search in this forum for danchih-cheats, but found none.
So I post this one that I found with Google:

danchih:0:0603408A:80:001:Finish the This Round

It seems to work...

Heihachi_73 · Post by **Heihachi_73** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:51 am

I haven't got this game to test, can anyone confirm it works?

Converted to new format and a possible set command.

Code: Select all

:danchih:00000001:0603408A:00000080:FFFFFFFF:Finish this Round Now!

ShimaPong · Post by **ShimaPong** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:48 pm

But might we add a code without permission from an original code creator ?
Because I'm one of them who don't like to add without permission beyond theirs view.

HazeMame · Post by **HazeMame** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:22 pm

It's a cheat, an address used by a function of the game. You can't 'own' a cheat, it's a factual piece of information.

ShimaPong · Post by **ShimaPong** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:09 pm

HazeMame wrote:You can't 'own' a cheat. it's a factual piece of information.

Yes, someone will be unable to insist their "clear" ownership right about a cheat code itself.
But I think it's not enough reason it's OK that we copy a code to other forums without asking.
It will be about a manner instead.
HazeMame, don't you respect to an original code creater ? or do you like to fool him ?
A cheat code is as a result of a search or analysis by him.
At moments, it's too hard and he will waste a lot of times and efforts.
Therefore I can't allege it is no more than "piece of information".

But unfortunetery, many people don't understand and even make light of it.
In the past, my created and posted codes were treated like dirt by an unofficial database maintener behind my back.
I was unspeakably shocked. If he had called to me and been aware of my purpose...

Since then, I'm very nervous about a copy code from others without permission.

HazeMame · Post by **HazeMame** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 11:38 pm

Well, we don't claim any right to the information found in MAME, people are free to use that information any way they please, they don't have to ask us to use the information, it's factual.

If they wanted to use the exact code then they would have to ask us, we own the code, but we don't own the information it contains.

There is basically one main way to make a cheat, you have to alter the value of a RAM address.

That RAM address was decided by the original programmers of the game / the compiler they used.

You can't really own a cheat in MAME cheat format because even if somebody else discovers it they will end up with exactly the same cheat, therefore I conclude that you can't own a cheat. If anybody 'owns' the cheats it's the original programmers of the games.

People discover cheats, but once they've been discovered they're basically free. I don't care what people do with the cheats I found in the slightest.

ShimaPong · Post by **ShimaPong** » Fri Sep 01, 2006 5:03 pm

I don't intend to refer to technical issue.
Over and over again, we can't insist their "clear" ownership right about a cheat code itself.

HazeMame tolerates a footloose and fancy-free copy with lack of any respect for an original code creator.
(To HazeMame, a lot of creator's times and efforts may be like a dust.)
But I don't think so. I feel it is fearfully rude.

So when you copy a code to other boards, I want you to be rude to the original code creator.

...but in my heart of hearts, I want to call to me before a copy I don't touch.
I never want to treat my created and posted codes like dirt again !