Don't Copy That Floppy - Early Disk DRM that drove Pirates Mad (Patreon)

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2019-05-27 11:40:01

Imported:

2026-06

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On this episode we take a look at the genius copy protection and anti-piracy in the classic 1987 game Dungeon Master by FTL. And how it drove pirates mad.

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Dungeon Master - Clever Floppy Disk Anti-Piracy | MVG

Dungeon Master - the classic 16 bit dungeon crawler that defined a genre was one of the best ever games for the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga. Released in 1987 by FTL (Faster than Light) it saw many ports to different systems including the Sharp X68000, MS-DOS, Apple IIgs, Super Nintendo and more. It also had one of the most devious floppy disk copy protection schemes ever created. In an age where most games were cracked in a matter of hours, FTL's clever protection took an entire year to crack with many attempts to defeat it, resulting in failure over and over again. ► Consider supporting me - https://www.patreon.com/ModernVintageGamer Social Media Links : ► Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/modernvintagegamer ► Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ModernVintageGamer ► Twitter : https://twitter.com/ModernVintageG ► BandCamp: https://modernvintagegamer.bandcamp.com/ ► The Real MVP Podcast : https://player.fm/series/the-real-mvp #DungeonMaster #Anti-Piracy #FloppyDisk