Saucer Attack by Jim Sachs

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Steverd

Saucer Attack! got my attention and many others in 1985 because of the amazing high resolution graphics for time. Here in this ad there is a side note from Jim Sachs claiming that the delay in the release of his next game ‘Time Crystal’ will have to be delayed because of the rampant copying in the C64 industry. They need this time to raise more capital and investigate more sophisticated protection techniques.

As for their Saucer Attack game the protection was ‘checks e11 on t5. tracks 5 and 35 are all e11 (id mismatch).’ Credits to: c64preservation.com

Copy Cat C64

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Steverd

Copy Cat C64 Disk Duplicator is another program that I can not find a copy of today. Only $20.95 for a copier that will make a copy in 4 minutes with only 3 disk swaps. Copies Most protected software (again, what does that REALLY mean?). Does anyone have a screenshot of this program I can use here?

Cartridge Maker 64

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Steverd

Create your own Commodore 64 video game cartridges.
Copies your programs to a cartridge. Copies cartridge to cartridges. Backs up your cartridges to disk. Erases and reuse a cartridges. Create autostart cartridges with ease.

ToolKit by DiskMaker

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steverd

Advertised with something called Hi-Track. Claiming Hi-Track unlocks disk for detailed analysis. Copies unprotected disk in under one minute. An 8 second format. Scanner for errors and half-tracks. A Fat Track construction kit. Use with Diskmaster to duplicate the extra tough protection. I also could not find a copy of this for an example. Does anyone have screen shots I can use?

Toolkit IV

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Steverd

Disk Doctor is one program that stands out on this kit. There is also Disk exam and editors. File Compactor, Fast Disk Copy and a Fast formatter. The menu does look pretty boring. See the screen shots below.

Super Cartridge (1988)

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Posted on April 8, 2013 by Steverd

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The Super Cartridge sounds great, it’s loaded with so much, I do own one of these VERY RARE cartridges. Here are a few features that stand out: HesMon (Did HesWare give permission for this? – Answer is YES!) Fast Loader … Continue reading →

C64 Copy Protection

Documenting the History of the Commodore 64 protection scene