Wow, I had no idea that you could even pirate stuff in the ’80s. How did that work? Did you load up Asteroids onto six different floppy disks and mail it to your friends? Or exchange it like a drug deal like in this picture?
I was about to say “thank God for modern technology” that has made piracy way easier than it used to be, but then I thought “how many people actually got caught handing a disk to someone else by a cop or a game manufacturer?” I believe the answer is “zero.”
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“Don’t Copy That Floppy (Official Video – Digitally Remastered)”
on youtube!
It’s an awesome anti-piracy video from the early 90’s.
I had Duke Nukem on those disks before, it took 56 floppy disks to hold.
Ah, that takes me back to Commodore 64 days. dozens of copied floppies which contained 100s of games.
You could put several games on a floppy. They weren’t that bloated back then.
@ Captain: Yep, the Commodore 64 is exactly what I thought of too.
Thing is there was
And the pirates would put these amazing electro tunes on their compilations. Where are they now…?