I had a large stack of copied games, probably a few hundred, from local BBS's and Amiga parties. Of those games i bought the ones i liked, Civilization, Rocket Ranger, Bubble Bobble, etc... Bought about 25, which was more then i could afford. I recall slipping a few bucks from my mom/dad's wallets on a few occasions to put towards buying games.
For several games; Bubble Bobble, Prince of Persia, Hybris, etc, although i bought an original i played the pirated version because there trainers made it so much more fun.