Super Pacman wasn't released but I had it on disk

[Ross PK]

I've heard that it was never released and only exists on a prototype cartridge.

 

I also read this,

 

Due to the rampant piracy and leaked prototypes that plagued Atari 8-bit games, Landon Dyer cleverly added copy protection to his code. If someone attempted to copy his code and modify it boot from a disk (which happened to several 8-bit prototypes), the game would not work. This was due to the game checking the checksum of the EPROM and matching it to the known correct value (something a disk hack wouldn't have).

 

http://www.atariprotos.com/8bit/software/s...ac/superpac.htm

 

I did actually have a copy on disk in the 80's (not original but pirated along with loads of other games when I was a kid)

 

I wonder how the hell they managed to copy it onto disk then back in those days?

Edited July 10, 2005 by Ross PK

[Schmutzpuppe]

I've heard that it was never released and only exists on a prototype cartridge.

 

I also read this,

 

Due to the rampant piracy and leaked prototypes that plagued Atari 8-bit games, Landon Dyer cleverly added copy protection to his code.  If someone attempted to copy his code and modify it boot from a disk (which happened to several 8-bit prototypes), the game would not work.  This was due to the game checking the checksum of the EPROM and matching it to the known correct value (something a disk hack wouldn't have).

 

http://www.atariprotos.com/8bit/software/s...ac/superpac.htm

 

I did actually have a copy on disk in the 80's (not original but pirated along with loads of other games when I was a kid)

 

I wonder how the hell they managed to copy it onto disk then back in those days?

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I guess they just removed the protection