Copy CD? Create CD image?

Hey everyone.
I am trying to find out how I can copy a CD onto my hard drive, exactly as it is, so the Mac thinks the CD is in the machine. I think what I am asking is how can I copy a CD image? so it will appear on the desktop exactly as if it was a CD in the drive.
can i create an image or something that i can mount and a CD image will appear?
I am asking this as I have a game that requires me to put the CD in to play it, it would be great to "trick" the Mac into thinking the CD is actually in the drive.
thanks allot for your help

Hi James,
I would use Carbon Copy Cloner. This is an application that allows you to easily copy entire drives and preserve all data. Just use it, select the CD as the source, then select another volume as the target, but make sure you select "Create Disk Image on target" in preferences, because you don't want to erase your target disk by mistake. Your disk image should appear on the root of the hard drive as a .sparseimage file. Just double click it to mount, and most games are fooled.
Happy gaming,
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