<s>
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
is	O
a	O
PC	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
Antiguan-based	O
company	O
SlySoft	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
PC	O
game	O
titles	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
media	O
to	O
be	O
in	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
or	O
DVD-ROM	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
functions	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
virtual	O
drive	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
making	O
use	O
of	O
large	O
disc	O
images	O
,	O
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
format	O
which	O
takes	O
up	O
considerably	O
less	O
storage	O
space	O
by	O
working	O
to	O
only	O
capture	O
data	O
the	O
game	O
requires	O
to	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
is	O
advertised	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
around	O
90%	O
of	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
including	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sid	O
Meier	O
's	O
Railroads	O
!,	O
Neverwinter	B-Application
Nights	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Need	B-Application
For	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
Carbon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
authors	O
admit	O
not	O
every	O
title	O
is	O
bound	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
,	O
support	O
is	O
gradually	O
improving	O
and	O
regular	O
updates	O
which	O
combat	O
various	O
bugs	O
and	O
blacklisting	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
expanded	O
functionality	O
in	O
the	O
building	O
of	O
its	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
works	O
by	O
establishing	O
a	O
game	O
profile	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
store	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
relevant	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
begin	O
,	O
an	O
original	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
needed	O
to	O
allow	O
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
to	O
successfully	O
'	O
capture	O
 '	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
use	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
capturing	O
a	O
profile	O
does	O
not	O
succeed	O
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
performed	O
again	O
:	O
anything	O
else	O
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
picks	O
up	O
will	O
simply	O
be	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
legality	O
of	O
the	O
usage	O
of	O
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
is	O
still	O
constantly	O
being	O
discussed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Jacal	O
Consulting	O
announced	O
that	O
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
sale	O
due	O
to	O
circumstances	O
beyond	O
their	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	B-Application
Jackal	I-Application
was	O
eventually	O
acquired	O
by	O
SlySoft	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
,	O
dubbed	O
'	O
SlySoft	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Jackal	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
 '	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
2	O
June	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
