This website was created for people who are searching for a safe method to make backups of their gaming disks. While there are some options on the market, a vast majority of them are either too techie or can potentially damage your DVD writer and disks in the process.
Here are the top three programs today that help make actual usable 1:1 copies of your gaming disks!
The following three are the top programs recommended for making backups of gaming disks. Note that there is a STARK contrast between actual software products (which have a justifiable cost attached to them) vs what we call 'instruction guides or manuals'. Shockingly, quite a few of the products marketed as 'systems' to make copies of your gaming disks are simply manuals telling you how to make a copy...
| Rank | Website | Pros & Cons | Overall Review | Review | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ![]() |
Makes perfect 1:1 backup copies of disks | read review | |||
| 2 | ![]() |
'Decent info on methods to use to copy disks | read review | |||
| 3 | Another guide on making backups. Nothing special. | read review |
Easy Backup Wizard (available at www.easybackupwizard.com)
) is a one-stop software program that allows you to backup games, music, DVD's and more easily and quickly.
What makes this product different than the endless guides online is that isn't a guide. Actually, it is a real software program that does everything for you, including giving you a guide to use along with it. It isn't like others, which just give you a walkthrough but make you download potentially risky software somewhere else to use it.
Every function was developed for the ultimate user convenience. There aren't a million settings, just a simple way to backup Xbox 360, Wii or Playstation games, as well as PC software, CD's, DVD's and plenty more.
Usually the cost for the software and guide is $59, but right now they are having a sale where you can get it for 50% off and can get it for just $29.95. Since it can be downloaded directly from the site there is no shipping or handling charge.
The only thing you need is a DVD drive compatible with console disks. Easy Backup Wizard comes with a list of all the compatible models. This is also compatible with both PC and Mac (it comes with an emulator to run on Mac).
Game Copy Wizard (available at www.gamecopywizard.com) is a guide that porputs to be a burning software that offers you an alternative way to backup games and other media. The reality is that this is not a software at all and just comes with a list of different software programs that can be used for this task, such as Easy Backup Wizard.
Not much testing has been done on the software itself mentioned in this system. Because of this, a lot of people might be leery about downloading it. There have been a number of paid programs that turn out to be spyware, or even trojans waiting to infect your computer. In a few instances, people have ended up with highly damaging worms that can only be gotten rid of through full reformatting.
I am not saying that Game Copy Wizard is one of these, and in fact it is unlikely that it is. But sometimes you have to err on the side of caution.
The really funny part is that they tack on a warranty and support fee, even though there is absolutely no warranty and support since this is just a document that lists other software that you will need to buy or download.
Game Backup System (available at www.gamebackupsystem.com) is a single shot downloading software that stores and burns copies of games. Yet again, this is not really a software, but rather a guide that shows you how to use available softwares to burn your gaming disks. However, this is better written than Game Copy Wizard, has a better list of freeware software (that means software that you can get for free. However, when you're paying for the guide, free software doesn't really mean much).
Thankfully, it does not have a weird warranty fee or subscription as opposed to the Game Copy Wizard software.