Have you tried Alcohol120?

[bhof]

Does anyone have any experience with Alcohol120?
http://cd-rw.org/software/cdr_software/cdr_tools/alcohol120.cfm
I was wondering if it was really as good as they claim.

 

[Antisocial Virge]

I use it. It seems good for burning almost all the image formats or mounting them. No real clue how well it is at copying protected games cause I never tried.

 

[Joemonkey]

it has a bit of a learning curve, and it rebooted my computer the first time i tried to install it, but its growing on me

 

[Zugzwang152]

does it have anything nero doesn't?

 

[Sid59]

Originally posted by: Zugzwang152
does it have anything nero doesn't?

an image mounter that mounts all images. If i remember correctly, NERO's drive image only does NRG?

 

[MacDaddy]

I am using it on my labtop and it is a really good way for setting up mutiple cds. I just leave an image of the game I want to play and mount the cd and play it. Good program, I would recommend it to ppl who play games and require the cd to play.

 

[calpha]

Use it & it's great. Very stable---and my favorite virtual cd program I've ever used (even like it more then daemon tools).

 

[Wallysaurus]

Anyone using it to create backups of their protected games? If so, how does it compare to CloneCD?

 

[Bulldog13]

Clonecd, blindwrite, and alcohol are all phenomenal burning proggies. The "best" one changes on a weekly basis based upon which games come out with which protection. Currently, alcohol is considered better than clonecd.

It is better at copying protected games than nero, but nero is a better all around burning proggie.

 

[bhof]

Thanks Guyz
I will give it a try. I have cloneCD and Nero and have not had any problem backing up most games. I like the idea of setting up an image on the HD and not having to use the cd to play. That will be a big help on my grandson's machine. He is 8 and a little rough on cds.

 

[Joemonkey]

after a few more days of learning the ins and outs of it, i HIGHLY recommend this burning software. I've been using Nero for around 5 years, and this is the first piece of burning software that i have been willing to use exclusively (bye nero! thanks for the memories!)

 

[TheWart]

switch between alcohol, blindwrite, and clonecd because i am too lazy to choose.

 

[Joemonkey]

ok so i'm retarted... i just figured out today that alcohol won't burn data or audio cds

so i guess i'll be using nero AND alcohol!

 

[QueHuong]

I've been holding off trying this program, but I think I'm gonna d/l it now. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I might have to check it out. I don't "share" games or "rent to own,", but I do have a collection of classics like Fallout and Planescape: Torment that are now out of print.

Since game companies usually don't bother to stock replacement CDs for out-of-print games I'd be very annoyed if I went to play Torment again next year and disc X of Y was too scratched to read.