Gaming banned in Greece

Hamylde · 1st September 2002, 21:53

Riiggggghhht... I just read this

http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=220579

And I have to say... I'm pretty shocked! Why completely ban a form of entertainment. Even though, as the site already says.. it is common in some countries to ban a few games like Quake3 and such... I think banning every single video goes a bit to far. I don't think any goverment should have the right to do so!!!!!!

P.s. I've read this on many sites... so it doesn't seem to be a hoax

[(Hamylde)]

Rocky Raccoon · 1st September 2002, 23:31

I don't think that's possible... the two major OS include games... even paint can be considered as a game... (remember Mario Paint for SNES?)

I am Jesus · 1st September 2002, 23:34

I saw this on Cscentral like 2 days ago, I think it's just fucked up.

squell · 1st September 2002, 23:36

thats crazy... sucks to be someone that lives in greece..

I am Jesus · 1st September 2002, 23:37

I would leave the country and take a laptop and start playing some games while i'm on the plane.

Bilbo Baggins · 1st September 2002, 23:38

And Apollos was saying how great it was in Greece.

Xerxes · 1st September 2002, 23:39

LOL! that will show them... no more solitaire for you

eleet-2k2 · 1st September 2002, 23:44

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
LOL! that will show them... no more solitaire for you

Nooo!!!! Give me back my Solitaire, Hearts and Minesweeper damnit!!

I blame the gov't for being too over protective? Meh, I'm in Canada.

pixiefied · 1st September 2002, 23:45

i think the game thing is a small issue compared to the other laws there.i also think the are brain washing those poor lil' children like(insert name here),that has to walk up hills both ways,in the snow just to go to that one room school in (insert town here)30 miles away.
the government is strict there and they decide what programs they can watch on tv(usa is not so strict).

Curi0us_George · 1st September 2002, 23:49

Um. Holy fuck.

Greece sucks.

Xerxes · 2nd September 2002, 00:20

Except for that "lesbos" place... it just blows there.

fish · 2nd September 2002, 00:30

My exfriend used to brag about how he came from Lesbos and he was a "Lesbian"....

Most games have never really held my attention anyways. The only ones I play are on my PSA - solitaire and Traffic. I'd love to ban CS and Quake

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By Enigma1625 - Reply to #3 (Reply)
Athens, Greece was the birthplace of Democracy.

New Comment #16 @ 20:34, 30 Aug 2002

Great..

I am Jesus · 2nd September 2002, 00:32

Quote:

Originally posted by fish
I'd love to ban CS and Quake

Please don't say that

Xerxes · 2nd September 2002, 00:32

Hehe join the club. What else would the kids have to do though without CS? Ride around town on their fold up scooters?

fish · 2nd September 2002, 00:34

Quote:

Originally posted by Xerxes
Hehe join the club. What else would the kids have to do though without CS? Ride around town on their fold up scooters?

That and wear panties on their heads (doo rags, I know

)

Quote:

From the movie Raising Arizona
Son, you got a panty on your head

Xion(810) · 2nd September 2002, 01:02

Fish, I'll join you. No more Quake or CS for anybody else. Massive-multiplayer FPS games should have the pure heart of a MMFPS game. Therefore Unreal Tournament must be implemented!!!

Xerxes · 2nd September 2002, 01:18

Quote:

Originally posted by fish

Yes! Without FPS's, there'l be no choice! "West coast toddlers be frontin'"

Aeroe · 2nd September 2002, 01:25

just when you thought the taliban was defeated...

QHOBBES · 2nd September 2002, 01:36

/me is no longer proud to be Greek
What about the Olympic Games?

jyvasaa · 2nd September 2002, 04:24

the ban's only on "interactive games". and imho the olympics are more of a sport than a game.

Psycho Puppet · 2nd September 2002, 04:49

There is only one expression on my face about this....

o.O

henry3k56 · 2nd September 2002, 05:38

Thats too far.
How do you expect that the government of Greece have for entertainment? I wouldn't want to have to figure out what they do.

Xerxes · 2nd September 2002, 07:35

Quote:

Originally posted by ¡Æ!
the ban's only on "interactive games". and imho the olympics are more of a sport than a game.

I'm curious- what sort of game is not interactive?

Even pong requires the users to press up/down...

Vie · 2nd September 2002, 11:16

Apollos/inatlantis/AndrewSanders is going to do a Fruit!

Niffle · 2nd September 2002, 11:55

anybody know what the maximum penalty is for playing/possession of games in greece?

forget drug trafficking, game smuggling will make you a fortune!

ctn|chrisw · 2nd September 2002, 13:11

edit: I dont think id want to live in greece

eleet-2k2 · 2nd September 2002, 14:28

Quote:

Originally posted by Niffle
forget drug trafficking, game smuggling will make you a fortune!

LOL! Hey kid, you like games...

Hamylde · 2nd September 2002, 15:01

Yup.. the whole thing is pretty messed up. But this stupid law has bigger proportions than anybody can imagine. Think about this:

-most cell-phones have to be banned, cuz most of them have games on em (like Snake on Nokia cell phones)
- Both Microsoft Windows and distros of Linux have to be changed. Since all of them have at least one cheap ass game on them
- I could think of a thousand other products that have lil games on them... imagine what has to be banned or changed

I think the Greek officials should care less about gambling problems (since everybody should be responsable for themself) and care more about their huge political probs with Turkey!!! REAL WAR..OR VIRTUAL WAR... which one is worse???

Is anybody in this forum from greece... I'd like to hear an opinion of "a victim" of this strang law.

Signal Box · 2nd September 2002, 15:23

I never thought I'd live to see the day where censorship gets to an extreme level. America censors a lot here for no reason, but Greece takes the cake!

binary hero · 2nd September 2002, 15:51

how the hell are they going to manage it? hire hundreds of police to go and break into houses and confiscate all games/computers? They'll have to get EVERY greek ISP to block ALL warez sites (but then look what happened when the riaa tried to get all mp3 sharing sites...), then you'll have to search any post going into greece that could contain a cd...

vie - i think he will at least have a medium sized watermelon. if not, 5 grapefruits.

Shenlong · 2nd September 2002, 16:24

Quote:

Originally posted by Hamylde

- I could think of a thousand other products that have lil games on them... imagine what has to be banned or changed

TI-83+ Calculators, you can put games on those too.

Vie · 2nd September 2002, 16:38

Quote:

Originally posted by binary hero

vie - i think he will at least have a medium sized watermelon. if not, 5 grapefruits.

LOL

BeerBaron · 2nd September 2002, 16:49

Greece, the great creator of games. The originators of the Olympic Games, Bans Video games? Sad move indeed.

BeerBaron · 2nd September 2002, 16:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Hamylde
Yup.. the whole thing is pretty messed up. But this stupid law has bigger proportions than anybody can imagine. Think about this:

-most cell-phones have to be banned, cuz most of them have games on em (like Snake on Nokia cell phones)
- Both Microsoft Windows and distros of Linux have to be changed. Since all of them have at least one cheap ass game on them
- I could think of a thousand other products that have lil games on them... imagine what has to be banned or changed

I think the Greek officials should care less about gambling problems (since everybody should be responsable for themself) and care more about their huge political probs with Turkey!!! REAL WAR..OR VIRTUAL WAR... which one is worse???

Is anybody in this forum from greece... I'd like to hear an opinion of "a victim" of this strang law.

Consider thousands of websites on the internet banned as well, These forums may also undergo scrutiny, i can think of many game threads, and forums based games on forums.winamp.com

c2R · 2nd September 2002, 18:06

http://english.cri.com*****english/2002/Feb/49692.htm

This website says that it only applies to public places, and somewhere else I read said this applied also to internet café's.

I don't think it affects private playing.

Shenlong · 2nd September 2002, 18:13

That's gonna go against what Best Buy is somewhat known for. Not entirley, but most of the crowding at the local Best Buys here are by the game consols...

Hamylde · 2nd September 2002, 20:37

Actually I've read on a couple of sites, that the law applies everywhere... home, public, Netcafes... I haven't researched the topic that much.. so I'm not that sure... But that's what I've heard

BMWboy · 2nd September 2002, 22:27

uner that law, you could be in trouble for having a copy of Microsoft excel 97, because there is an easter egg in the program that is a game.

Shenlong · 3rd September 2002, 00:30

Same thing for the Fast and the Furious DVD, since it has a PC demo of the Supercar Street Challenge game on it...

apollos · 3rd September 2002, 00:55

Quote:

Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
And Apollos was saying how great it was in Greece.

And it is nice, and I DID play counter strike in an internet cafe in Greece.

You see, many of the smaller internet cafes where people went to have been closed down but there are still some big ones that remain open and will remain open for good.

This law hasnt affected people in general in Greece as the Greek police is corrupted just as it is everywhere else in the world (at least the Greeks have the balls to admit that they are corrupt) unlike certain countries like the US and England who can do no wrong

anyway, thats a different political issue.

The point is, if a police man was to see you playing a computer game like CS he would say hi rather than shut the place down, nobody gives a shit about the dumb law. Which leads to the question, is it possible for me to download something that will allow me to do one player CS against lets say, the computer? I wanna get some practice in so I can kick their asses in Greece in the net cafe's when I go in the Winter

Quote:

Originally posted by Hamylde
Actually I've read on a couple of sites, that the law applies everywhere... home, public, Netcafes... I haven't researched the topic that much.. so I'm not that sure... But that's what I've heard

I can read that Bilbo is the richest guy in the world, doesnt mean that that is the case.

1st September 2002, 23:31	#2
Rocky Raccoon Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Abbey Road Posts: 384	I don't think that's possible... the two major OS include games... even paint can be considered as a game... (remember Mario Paint for SNES?) Salaam

1st September 2002, 23:45	#9
pixiefied Mother Trucker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: in the forest Posts: 3,493	i think the game thing is a small issue compared to the other laws there.i also think the are brain washing those poor lil' children like(insert name here),that has to walk up hills both ways,in the snow just to go to that one room school in (insert town here)30 miles away. the government is strict there and they decide what programs they can watch on tv(usa is not so strict). "Well, got to love you and leave you, need to go get into the shower and rub my hard naked body all over with soapy bubbles, I'll be back later to carry on playing.... It'll take you some time to get over the image of me naked in the shower......mind you don't masturbate to hard thinking about it...." - Mr.Jones

1st September 2002, 23:49	#10
Curi0us_George Forum King Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: -1 Posts: 5,179	Um. Holy fuck. Greece sucks. For the freedom to express myself in my own way without fear of being censored or banned. 47 65 6C 61 65 64 2E 63 6F 6D 00

2nd September 2002, 04:24	#20
jyvasaa Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: suomi Posts: 967	the ban's only on "interactive games". and imho the olympics are more of a sport than a game. jyvasaa

2nd September 2002, 04:49	#21
Psycho Puppet Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Somewhere, out there.... Posts: 570	There is only one expression on my face about this.... o.O YES

1st September 2002, 21:53	#1
Hamylde Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Beneath the darkened sky Posts: 227	Gaming banned in Greece Riiggggghhht... I just read this http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=220579 And I have to say... I'm pretty shocked! Why completely ban a form of entertainment. Even though, as the site already says.. it is common in some countries to ban a few games like Quake3 and such... I think banning every single video goes a bit to far. I don't think any goverment should have the right to do so!!!!!! P.s. I've read this on many sites... so it doesn't seem to be a hoax [(Hamylde)]

1st September 2002, 23:34	#3
I am Jesus Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Your mom Posts: 1,555	I saw this on Cscentral like 2 days ago, I think it's just fucked up.

1st September 2002, 23:36	#4
squell Banned Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Island Closest To Heaven Posts: 713	thats crazy... sucks to be someone that lives in greece..

1st September 2002, 23:37	#5
I am Jesus Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Your mom Posts: 1,555	I would leave the country and take a laptop and start playing some games while i'm on the plane.

1st September 2002, 23:38	#6
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,231	And Apollos was saying how great it was in Greece.

1st September 2002, 23:39	#7
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,687	LOL! that will show them... no more solitaire for you

2nd September 2002, 00:20	#11
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,687	Except for that "lesbos" place... it just blows there.

2nd September 2002, 00:32	#14
Xerxes Capitalist Alumni Join Date: May 2000 Location: my 4 Houses on Park Place Posts: 8,687	Hehe join the club. What else would the kids have to do though without CS? Ride around town on their fold up scooters?

2nd September 2002, 01:02	#16
Xion(810) Major Dude Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Gran Da Val Island, Ragol Posts: 1,020	Fish, I'll join you. No more Quake or CS for anybody else. Massive-multiplayer FPS games should have the pure heart of a MMFPS game. Therefore Unreal Tournament must be implemented!!!

2nd September 2002, 01:25	#18
Aeroe Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Assembly Hall Posts: 1,446	just when you thought the taliban was defeated...

2nd September 2002, 01:36	#19
QHOBBES Banned Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: I H8 Mods Posts: 1,405	/me is no longer proud to be Greek What about the Olympic Games?

2nd September 2002, 05:38	#22
henry3k56 Forum King Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: The Internet Posts: 3 Trillion Posts: 4,241	Thats too far. How do you expect that the government of Greece have for entertainment? I wouldn't want to have to figure out what they do. henry3k56 \| Summer is here. My Flickr Page & Frontierra \| Posting Since September 2001.

2nd September 2002, 11:16	#24
Vie Forum King Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Thoron fields and Duranium shadows. Posts: Crap mostly Posts: 7,963	Apollos/inatlantis/AndrewSanders is going to do a Fruit! Member most in need of SpellCheck Lifetime Achievement Award Vie's Scratching Post

2nd September 2002, 11:55	#25
Niffle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Cymru Posts: 131	anybody know what the maximum penalty is for playing/possession of games in greece? forget drug trafficking, game smuggling will make you a fortune!

2nd September 2002, 13:11	#26
ctn\|chrisw Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Hell Posts: 3,309	edit: I dont think id want to live in greece

2nd September 2002, 15:01	#28
Hamylde Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Beneath the darkened sky Posts: 227	Yup.. the whole thing is pretty messed up. But this stupid law has bigger proportions than anybody can imagine. Think about this: -most cell-phones have to be banned, cuz most of them have games on em (like Snake on Nokia cell phones) - Both Microsoft Windows and distros of Linux have to be changed. Since all of them have at least one cheap ass game on them - I could think of a thousand other products that have lil games on them... imagine what has to be banned or changed I think the Greek officials should care less about gambling problems (since everybody should be responsable for themself) and care more about their huge political probs with Turkey!!! REAL WAR..OR VIRTUAL WAR... which one is worse??? Is anybody in this forum from greece... I'd like to hear an opinion of "a victim" of this strang law.

2nd September 2002, 15:23	#29
Signal Box Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 303	I never thought I'd live to see the day where censorship gets to an extreme level. America censors a lot here for no reason, but Greece takes the cake! -Signal Box-

2nd September 2002, 15:51	#30
binary hero Banned Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 7,004	how the hell are they going to manage it? hire hundreds of police to go and break into houses and confiscate all games/computers? They'll have to get EVERY greek ISP to block ALL warez sites (but then look what happened when the riaa tried to get all mp3 sharing sites...), then you'll have to search any post going into greece that could contain a cd... vie - i think he will at least have a medium sized watermelon. if not, 5 grapefruits.

2nd September 2002, 16:49	#33
BeerBaron Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My Brewery Posts: 388	Greece, the great creator of games. The originators of the Olympic Games, Bans Video games? Sad move indeed. Sympathy, prayer... Crew of the space Shuttle Columbia, do i need to say more?

2nd September 2002, 18:06	#35
c2R Stereotype? (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ware, England Posts: 3,511	http://english.cri.com*****english/2002/Feb/49692.htm This website says that it only applies to public places, and somewhere else I read said this applied also to internet café's. I don't think it affects private playing. lights out for darker skies # forums.winamp.com boinc team # tms

2nd September 2002, 18:13	#36
Shenlong Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: About 38°N, 86°W Posts: 2,905	That's gonna go against what Best Buy is somewhat known for. Not entirley, but most of the crowding at the local Best Buys here are by the game consols... A very close Japanese friend I knew a while ago once said to me "Watashi no koto wo oboeta, onegai shimasu...Yakusoku?" I forgot his name though...

2nd September 2002, 20:37	#37
Hamylde Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Beneath the darkened sky Posts: 227	Actually I've read on a couple of sites, that the law applies everywhere... home, public, Netcafes... I haven't researched the topic that much.. so I'm not that sure... But that's what I've heard

2nd September 2002, 22:27	#38
BMWboy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: next the the guy that lives over there Posts: 1,360	uner that law, you could be in trouble for having a copy of Microsoft excel 97, because there is an easter egg in the program that is a game.

3rd September 2002, 00:30	#39
Shenlong Forum King Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: About 38°N, 86°W Posts: 2,905	Same thing for the Fast and the Furious DVD, since it has a PC demo of the Supercar Street Challenge game on it... A very close Japanese friend I knew a while ago once said to me "Watashi no koto wo oboeta, onegai shimasu...Yakusoku?" I forgot his name though...

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