NEW GAME DR MANUAL XLR8

by Digital Innovations

Product Features

• 10350 DIG. INNOV GAME DR DISC REPAIR SYSTEM

Product Details

• ASIN: B00005UMZZ
• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #39,475 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

Quickly restores optimum performance to your damaged CD-style games audio CD's recordable CD's CD-Rs and DVD's. Game Doctor is scientifically proven to repair the prinary disc-related causes of screen freezing booting problems skipping and distortion in game discs and other potical media. Its patented radial polishing process automatically provides perfect control everytime.

Product Description

DIGITAL INNOVATIONS GAMEDOCTOR, GAME DISC SCRATCH REPAIR DEVICE

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

160 of 165 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The truth about this product. Good and bad, February 6, 2002

By 

"vegeta2050" (Florida United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NEW GAME DR MANUAL XLR8 (Video Game)

I own a local "buy,sell,trade" shop in my town. We rent games and have to repair them all the time . The game doctor does what it says it will do and does it well 9 times out of 10. However, the truth about this product is that it actually shaves off a layer of the disc thus removing most surface scratches.

After the process is complete there is in intersting spiral patter woven into the actual disc itself as well. It then polishes the disc to make it look like new ,however, the shaved pattern is still visible. The gamedoctor will fix non-operating disc's but I would not recommeded it just to clean the disc. If the disc is damaged and doesnt work at all ,then, the gamedoctor is a reasonable solution.

I would only give it 4 stars as it can shorten disc life and remove protective coatings on some game disc's. I also do not recomend using it on anything other than game discs as the "shaved spiral pattern" that it creates while polishing can interfere with the laser signal, creating problems and disc read errors.

The gamedoctor is and invaluable tool and will fix your disc's, but is best used with discretion.

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars These things WILL damage CD/DVD's!, May 25, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: NEW GAME DR MANUAL XLR8 (Video Game)

I'm writing a review only because my girlfriend foolishly purchased one of these devices and rendered two DVD's useless. These devices "work" by shaving a layer off the protective coating on the data side of the disc. Sometimes this will "smoothen out" a disc and make it workable again, however *many* times the disc will be rendered absolutetly useless. They also scar the disc. If you have ever purchased a used CD/DVD/Game and seen centrical circles engraved all around the data side, then one of these devices had been used on it. It is appalling that the manufacturer's description says its safe to use these devices, especially with Dreamcast discs. They WILL destroy Dreamcast discs without question!

I wish she had asked me of ways to repair discs before attempting to use one of these devices. There is a much better alternative for repairing CD/DVD's -- have them professionally resurfaced.

Professionally resurfaced discs are exactly that. The protective coating on the data side is resurfaced, not simply just shaved away. The discs after a resurface not only work again, but even appear to be virtually brand new in appearance on the data side. Note that a disc can ONLY be recovered if the damage doesn't extend past the protective layer. If a scratch, or nick, goes beyond the protective layer and into the foil actually containing data, nothing can be done. In most instances, this type of damage actually extends from the label side of the disc, as under the label the protection is very thin above the foil. To see if a disc is recoverable, hold it up against a light. If any light can make it's way through the disc, then it's a goner. Most of the time, this damage will be very small -- and will appear no larger than a pin hole.

Professional resurfacing is the way to go. The equipment necessary for this type of recovery runs in the tens of thousands of dollars, but they are *slowly* beginning to appear (as a service) in video and game retail stores. I don't expect it to become the rule over exception though, as the retailers want you to buy replacement discs -- not fix old ones.

Look for professional resurfacers online. One service I have no problem plugging is called "Skippydisc". I have sent discs in to them and received them back within ten days. They all worked, and even appeared, like new afterwards. Cost per disc resurfacing was $3.50

Another alternative is to check to see if the CD/DVD/Game publisher offers a replacement disc for low cost. Look in the booklet that came with the disc. Electronic Arts will send game replacement discs for $20. You have to, of course, send them the old disc for a replacement as it is the "proof of purchase". If one of this disc shavers were used on it, however, they will NOT replace it -- even for $20.

If scratching is very light on the disc, making it not work, you may also be able to get it working again by using toothpaste as a mild abrasive. Cover the data side with a thin coating of toothpaste, allow it to dry, and then rub outwards from the center with your thumb -- only going in one direction (outwards). (This is so you push the debris off, not rubbing it back and forth.) Do not rub in circles or in a circular pattern around the disc. Afterwards, wash it completetly with warm water and regular hand soap -- and then rise it with HOT water (to get all remaining soap film off) and dry it by hand waving a lightly dabbing it with a soft cloth. (Don't rub a towel over it, as that will scratch it further.) This will "smooth out" some of the minor scratches and also remove any grime that got into the scratch grooves. Many times, this is all that is needed to get discs working again.

84 of 99 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fights problems with bigger problems., March 23, 2002

By 

Ben Rowland (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NEW GAME DR MANUAL XLR8 (Video Game)

I buy and sell hundreds of used video games over the internet, mostly Playstation games. The drawback to buying used games is that often you get a copy that looks like sand paper as been run over it. Why people treat their games like this, I don't know. So it came to pass that I bought the game doctor in hopes that it would clean my games before I sell them. The Game doctor boasts versatility, and can apparently remove smudges, fingerprints, light to deep scratches and scuffs. In truth, it does very little to improve the problems.

For fingerprints and the like, use a cloth. Only use this product if the game is so badly scratched that it is unplayable. Usually, I won't buy a game in that condition. I used this on a copy of Final Fantasy Anthology that needed some light cleaning, and it nearly ruined it. Not only is the game rare, but the Game Doctor drove down the value of the game by engraving a circular patten on the disc. All this does is sandblast the top layer off the disc. If the scratch is super deep, it will still be there.

Overall, this is a waste of money. It doesn't even do a fraction of what it says it does, and does a very mediocre job at what it can do. To avoid needing one, either take better care of your games or be more careful with checking the quality of the games you buy.