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A $10 Quake CD contained every single id Software game and was cracked in less than two months [original news source in comment] (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 46 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The writer of this site learning about keygens and trying to explain it ❤️‍🔥

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[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

To be fair, it’s a little more complex than a regular CD key. Not a lot, but a little.

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[–] ComradePenguin@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

I forgot all about keygens, those were the times ❤️

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