Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!bu.edu!transfer!lectroid!jjmhome!crackers!cpoint!frog!rmkhome!rmk From: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Psygnosis Missing The Boat? Message-ID: <9106071917.15@rmkhome.UUCP> Date: 8 Jun 91 04:17:00 GMT References: <1991Jun3.115402.22740@ssd.kodak.com> Reply-To: rmk@rmkhome.UUCP (Rick Kelly) Organization: The Man With Ten Cats Lines: 38 In article <1991Jun3.115402.22740@ssd.kodak.com> hoffmann@acl.kodak.com (marty hoffmann) writes: > >I just read in the latest issue of .Info that Psygnosis is releasing >their hard disk installable version of Lemmings. Unfortunately it >is key disk protected, so you need to insert the first floppy disk, >each time you run it. According to the magazine, Psygnosis claims >that they didn't want to use key disk protection, but it was the >fastest way to get this version released (oh, brother). > >IMHO Psygnosis has missed the boat. I would have gladly purchased >the upgrade, even if it resorted to manual look-up or code-wheel >protection. I would have bought it, even though I have already >finished Lemmings. But I won't buy it now. > >Anyone who is ready to accuse me of being a pirate -- don't bother. >You don't know what you are talking about. > >Anyone who is ready to praise Psygnosis for taking this step -- >give me a break. > >If I were paranoid, I would say Psygnosis did this key disk protection >thing on purpose, so no one will buy the hard disk installable Lemmings >and they can claim that hard disk installability (if that's a word) >is not something that people really want. That's if I were paranoid. > >As it is, I will conclude that old habits die hard and Psygnosis just >couldn't take the step away from on-disk copy protection. Nice try >Psygnosis -- too bad. In actuality, it probably is faster to have the people who do their bulk copy throw a keydisk program on every disk. This would cost them about 25 cents per copy. It would take them a while longer to write and debug a manual lookup or codewheel routine. I'm not defending them, I don't like copy protection at all. Most IBM games coming out these days are hard disk installable with no copy protection. Rick Kelly rmk@rmkhome.UUCP frog!rmkhome!rmk rmk@frog.UUCP