C64 Copy Protection

Documenting the History of the Commodore 64 protection scene

For The BEGINNER – Cheatsheet

Posted on January 3, 2021 by Steverd

For The Beginner – Leroy Cheatsheet

1541 Parallel Cable

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Steverd

Commodore 1541 Parallel Cable with ZoomFloppy & Burst Nibbler Demo

This is my Commodore 1541 with a parallel cable installed in it.
This video show that and how the cable works with a ZoomFloppy
and with a Commodore 64.

Silent Service Code Sheet

Posted on September 29, 2020 by Steverd

Silent Service uses the below ship ID from the manual for a format of copy protection.
When you start a mission you are given this screen to ID the ship:

XEMAG info

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Steverd

XEMAG info from Peter Brown

Full article is at: https://prism.ucalgary.ca/bitstream/handle/1880/112303/2020-1115-01.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

Diskaligner

Posted on August 9, 2020 by Steverd

New discovered program by Willem Kovessy
Screen 1 – WARNING – Personal Injury, blah blah blah
Screen 2 – INSERT the 1541 TEST/DEMO floppy Disk
Screen 3 – the test options.

DOWNLOAD the PROGRAM HERE: diskaligner
DOWNLOAD the MANUAL HERE: DiskAligner-OCR

CHEVY TECH 1986 Prices

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Steverd

CHEVY TECH 1986 Prices includes Camaro, Corvette
Also included the game: Depreciation Derby

DOWNLOAD HERE: chevytech