Who can’t remember that godawful piece of crap video format/player called Real Player?

Seeing that format and player failed miserably, RealNetworks inc had to invent another way to push crappy malware infested junk on people, and voila: RealArcade is born.

RealArcade.com is a site which has lots of small games you can buy and download (It’s a really crappy version of Steam).

Here are the effects that have manifested themselves so far while trying to install a Demo of tropix 2:

• It first nags you to install a browser toolbar (always a good indicator of crappy unprofessional software)
• You get to select a install directory, but it places a xml file in the parent directory just for fun
• It installs lots of files directly on your C: drive (RealArcade.exe, lots of DRM crap, and some directories).
• Uninstalling  does NOT remove all the files this shitty software leaves around your computer
• It seems to mess with the Windows firewall, which now tries to block everything (including Firefox).

So my advice to anyone who is contemplating getting a real arcade account or downloading anything from it:

DON’T!