Kalisto (warez group)
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Kalisto is a
Kalisto and the Dreamcast
Kalisto entered into the Dreamcast scene on June 26, 2000, with the release of the title
Sega has offered us
stock options to stop releasing DC, so this will be it, our last release. Thanks to all who have supported us throughout our stay in the DC scene. Take note this is NOT a joke. We are really stopping all DC operations with this release. We will continue on with the PSX. Bye.
While the claim of stock options was allegedly a joke,
Operation Fastlink
In 2004, Kalisto was named as one of six groups targeted as part of Operation Fastlink by the United States Department of Justice.[12] The group lost a major archive site that was located in the Netherlands.[13] Their supplier Seth "Basilisk" Kleinberg was arrested in the process.[14]
See also
- DiscJuggler – Dreamcast ISOs used Padus DiscJuggler (CDI) disk images
- Game rip– ripping techniques were sometimes required to remove or downsample the game's content so that it would fit on a CD-R
- List of warez groups – list of other scene groups
- Standard (warez) § Dreamcast
References
- ^ a b KALISTO (2003-02-27). "Xenosaga_Episode_One_5th_Year_Anniversary_Release_USA_PS2DVD-KALISTO".
Kalisto started back in March 1998 with 3 core members. [...] Our infamous Sega Stock Options hoax
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- ^ KALISTO (2000-06-25). "Evolution_The_World_of_Sacred_Device_DC-KALISTO". The iSONEWS. Archived from the original on 2005-05-24.
Have fun with our first DC release
- ^ KALISTO (2000-08-19). "Dynamite_Cop_SELF_BOOTING_DC-KALISTO". The iSONEWS. Archived from the original on 2005-05-24.
today we present you the first SELF BOOTABLE game for your Dreamcast
- ^ KALISTO (2000-09-02). "Ganbare_Nippon_Olympics_2000_JAP_DC-KALISTO". The iSONEWS. Archived from the original on 2005-05-24.
- ^ KALISTO (2000-11-09). "Shenmue_USA_DC-KALISTO". Archived from the original on 2015-12-19.
Since ECHELON didn't do this one yet, we felt the need to fill the void. [...] you have to understand that we are retired in the DC scene, and this is out of the ordinary for us.
- ^ KALISTO (2000-11-10). "Shenmue_Passport_USA_DC-KALISTO".
As promised earlier, here's the Shenmue Passport disc.
- ^ ECHELON (2000-07-04). "Flag_To_Flag_Cart_Racing_USA_DC-ECHELON". The iSONEWS. Archived from the original on 2005-05-24.
And a new group breaks into the bustling Dreamcast scene. We had the skills to do most things that KALISTO has done while they were doing it, but hey, why bother if they're doing all releases already? Now that KALISTO has stopped, we thought it would be a good time to emerge and start releasing for the public.
- ^ Ludibria. "Dreamcast Releases iNFO". Ludibria. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
- ^ "Dreamcast Self-Booting Tutorial from Echelon". Neperos. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Dragon_Quest_VIII_USA_PS2-ECHELON". LUDiBRiA. 2005-11-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ "Justice Department Announces International Internet Piracy Sweep". Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Justice. 2004-04-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-31. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
- topsiteswere detained from local universities along with one major archive site belonging to the Kalisto group.
- FairLightand a supplier of console games to another group called Kalisto. Seth was supplying titles that were given to www.game-over.net as review copies. Being able to supply such a large stream of releases helped Seth become a senior member in FairLight and a leading supplier in Kalisto.