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  • Multiface 1 and copy protectionI was piddling around on my speccy last night getting my Specdrum running. I had already put the software on microdrive via my Multiface 1. Anyway, …

    ... I imagine that about the copy protection requirement of having the M1 ...
    beanz beanz October 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Level 9 copy protectionI know I can play these games in other ways, but for some reason I feel a need to play Silicon Dreams on my Spectrum +2. Does anyone have or know whe…

    ... find the keywords for the copy protection on these games? I particularly ...
    richardhunt500 richardhunt500 June 2009 Games
  • copy protection on +3?so how do you remove copy protection from .dsk? I have an original diskette (game compilation that came with +3) and want to make backup. I copied it…

    so how do you remove copy protection from .dsk?
    I have an original diskette (game compilation that came with +3) and want to make backup. I copied it on PC, but it fails to load on +3 :(
    orange orange May 2010 Games
  • +3 Copy ProtectionHi all, I've been looking at copy protection and I've realised that, as a kid, I thought things like speedlock were there to stop you poking the gam…

    ... /> I've been looking at copy protection and I've realised that ... disks? Any idea how the copy protection on there worked?

    copy - was this the same for ... case a bit for bit copy should work??).

    Thanks ...
    garethadams garethadams August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Backpackers guide to the universe part 1 copy protectionTried it with real 48k and real 128k toastrack and also with emulator (fuse on osx) with hardware set on 128k or 48k. On 128k machines the copy pr…

    ... />
    On 128k machines the copy protection does not accept correct codes ... resets. On 48k machines the copy protection works as it should.
    arttu arttu May 2019 Games
  • Funniest Speccy related memoryOkay, there maybe won't be that many, but I have a couple that might conjour up some jolly jape memories. 1. Walking home from school with mate one …

    ... it was (the old false loading thing)) and telling him the ... get around the copy protection because of the new "silent loading mode". But ...
    Vampyre Vampyre October 2002 Games
  • [ANN]: Spectaculator 5.0 available for downloadHere we go again... *deep breath* ;) Spectaculator is a Sinclair ZX Spectrum emulator for PCs running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4, 2000 and XP. Specta…

    ... load all those disks with copy protection
    schemes such as Speedlock ... :

    - Improved accuracy of loading noise generation. High frequencies

    - Added 'boost volume of loading noise' option. With this enabled ...
    Jon Needle Jon Needle April 2003 Emulators
  • Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…

    ... />
    Weird commercial programme loading schemes have always baffled me ... that these were always loading at a much higher ... than your normal yellow/blue loading lines.

    ... loading lines in this way? Were these some sort of special copy protection ...
    Vertigo Vertigo May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Protection - why?Just musing on my huge box of copied Spectrum games, and wondering why the publishers bothered using all those elaborate copy protection mechanisms. …

    ... bothered using all those elaborate copy protection mechanisms. I don't know ... simply copied all the copy protection, and the copy loaded just like the ...
    trellis trellis June 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Various Games to TradeHi Another list (this time with slightly rarer games =D), I am looking to trade for adventure games e.g. text adventures on 8-bit platforms (infocom…

    ... Gatefold with disk, manual and loading sheet
    12 Miner ... box with tape, manual and loading card
    32 Starion Melbourne ... with instructions on reverse and copy protection sheet)
    56 Avenger ... formatting (can send a copy of the spreadsheet if needed ...
    Dopey Jack Dopey Jack August 2006 Sales
  • +3 Disc Drive ProblemsI was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not the silent ticking, like 2 seconds of noise). Then the driv…

    I was loading a game (gauntlet) on my + ... a dodgy disc or some copy protection scheme.

    If it ...
    links links December 2006 Hardware
  • k7zx and a real SpectrumI've recently got a real Spectrum (48k) and I am having problems converting TZX images to play on the Spectrum. Up to now I've always used emulators …

    ... work. I'm guessing the copy protection games aren't working properly ... as they miss off the loading title screen.

    k7zx ...
    citroen citroen January 2008 Games
  • Name that game: loading routineName that game but with a twist. I remember loading a game and it had a strange loading (protection?) scheme. It played normal when loading up initia…

    ... and it had a strange loading (protection?) scheme. It played normal ... the leader tone for the loading of the screen; was ... kind!

    The loading border would flicker with the ... already checked Andrew's excellent protection loading website, but no luck!< ...
    Van_Dammesque Van_Dammesque December 2009 Games
  • Jet Set Willy and the Speedlock loaderHi everybody, I'm building a Manic Miner/JSW tribute site (yes, another one) and I was missing my original copy of Jet Set Willy. It's buried in my …

    ... I was missing my original copy of Jet Set Willy. It ... site. Ah... there's no copy protection sheet! No! Then again, I ... , and it loads up. The loading screen is the same as ...
    Spirantho Spirantho March 2011 Games
  • Kobrahsoft DB1 - doesn't work?Hi, I've tried loading [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseek.cgi?regexp=^DB1$&pub=^Kobrahsoft$&loadpics=3"]DB1 by Kobrahsoft[/URL] into two …

    ... ,

    I've tried loading [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org ... ?

    I found a copy of [URL="http://www.secarica ... then work because of the copy protection they put on it (anyone ...
    garethadams garethadams August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Repton ManiaHi all, I am the creator, and look after, the Repton Resource Page ([url]www.reptonresourcepage.co.uk[/url]). For the site, I have written a freely …

    ... of an original +3 disc copy of Repton Mania. The BIN ... descriptor and disc protection loading code
    0x01100 Data - loading code and game ... /> --------------- REPTON 1 ---------------
    0x02E00 Repton Loading screen (0x1800 size)
    0x04600 ...
    geraldholdsworth geraldholdsworth June 2014 Games
  • Headerless tape loading blocksIs there any way to convert headerless machine code blocks to regular headed blocks? I imagine it involves Taper. I ask because now that I know I'…

    ... of them have any sophisticated copy protection to speak of. A turbo ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Turbo loadersDid turbo loaders actually make a 48k game load significantly faster? Taking into account the time taken to load the code for the turbo loader progra…

    ... the authors wanted was a copy-protection. Faster loading was a nice option ... then speed was gained after loading more than 2K of program ...
    Dr BEEP Dr BEEP July 2003 Games
  • TZX in ROM...Is it possible to modify BASIC ROM to load TZX images from external memories like Flash EPROM? [ This Message was edited by: klingler on 2004-07-0…

    ... use standard ROM routines for loading the code/finding next part ... the load routines for speed/copy protection reasons.

    Going backwards ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…

    ... coding, yes. When you're loading and saving from Basic, you ... faster loading times at the expense of reliability.

    Copy protection - yes ...
    gasman gasman May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Weird loaders; 1) Why? 2) How? (Curiosity question)Hello again. Sorry to be asking/posting so much today, but I've just arrived here and am plumbing the depths of nearly 22 years of making cups of te…

    ... meant the Speccy displayed the loading lines in this way?
    Yes: every time the ROM loading routine receives an edge (a ... the television, and the familiar loading noise as the speaker is ... these some sort of special copy protection attempts that weren't very ...
    Philip Kendall Philip Kendall May 2005 Sinclair Basic
  • Calling Woody and Andy Ryals: Shed stuff...?Guys - Andy Ryals has some stuff he wants to publish for ZX Shed and Fogartylee has approached me for copy ... do you fancy hooking up and writing so…

    ... the calls to use ROM loading. I managed to Hack Athena ... IIR means to circumvent the copy protection to insert POKEs for Infy ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker November 2005 ZX Shed
  • Protection - why?Just musing on my huge box of copied Spectrum games, and wondering why the publishers bothered using all those elaborate copy protection mechanisms. …

    ... not loading and there were, supposedly, techniques to make the copy unloadable ... />
    Just the myth that copy protection would work would encourage people ...
    Geoff Geoff June 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Atic Atac, the +3 and Multiface.Hello :smile: I have a Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3 attached and working well. I have discovered that at least JetPac and Atic Atac (all Ultimate …

    ... start (press 0). is this copy protection?

    Now, Multiface only ... 0

    and then loading the game, then saving it ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2007 Games
  • Atic Atac, the +3 and Multiface.Hello :smile: I have a Spectrum +3 with Multiface 3 attached and working well. I have discovered that at least JetPac and Atic Atac (all Ultimate …

    ... includes 3 POKES for the copy protection that checks the timer. And ... Basic.
    The trick is loading the data from 23296 to ... it should be. All disk loading has to be finished before ...
    FrankT FrankT March 2007 Games
  • Du54I've tried using DU54 to write B:game.dsk to A: on +3. But none of the games work, are they all copy protected? On some I got error message "file to…

    ... and wonderful methods of say loading a existing TAPs from
    copy protection removed to make them more ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker April 2008 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Your help needed![FONT=Arial]there are [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/neededscreens.html"]a number of titles[/URL] (146) that still lack an in-game scre…

    ... b]: Has no loading screen. Produced a "Tape loading error" when ... Tape[/b]: Has no loading screen. Looks like a ... utilities for applying encryption and copy protection to software.

    ... Typeface Machine Codes[/b]: No loading screen. It requires "ZX ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn August 2008 Games
  • Recommend a BASIC strategy game ...[deleted]

    ... BASIC game? I've tried loading it into BASin and it ... but, as a means of copy protection, Firebird chose to obfuscate the ...
    Matt_B Matt_B January 2009 Games
  • New game from CEZ GS: I Need SpeedRun fast to download it! [url]http://computeremuzone.com/ficha.php?id=752&l=en[/url] This is the last Spectrum game from CEZ GS, and my first serio…

    About the "copy protection": as Metalbrain said, it is ... at all to be a copy-protection system, but a development tool ... -development toolchain)

    The loading code should be easy to ...
    utopian utopian February 2009 Games
  • Ultimate! Time WasterThis used to bug me big time 25 years ago.:mad: In the early 16k releases of Ultimate Play the Game , Games Jetpac Cookie Trans am there are three …

    ... form of copy protection. If you remove the the last loading block and ... blocks and thus producing a copy.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler May 2009 Games
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