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Why They Risked Prison to Crack Video Games for $0

In the 1980s and 90s, a digital war was being fought in the shadows. This is the untold story of " The Scene " — an underground network of software crackers like Razor 1911 , Fairlight , and Paradox who competed in a high-stakes, global race to break video game copy protection. From bribing train conductors to get unreleased Commodore 64 games to spending years dismantling the "unhackable" code of LucasArts classics like Maniac Mansion , these teenagers risked everything for nothing more than digital glory. Join me as we dive into the technical nightmares of " fuzzy bits ," the legendary cracktros that defined an era, and the massive FBI raids ( Operation Fastlink ) that eventually brought the golden age to an end. In this video, I cover: - The secret hierarchy of the Pirate Pyramid (Suppliers, Crackers, Couriers). - The technical genius of legends like Pontus Berg and Randall Flagg . - How games like RoboCop 3 and Dungeon Master fought back with ...
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It's a Pixel THING Complete Season Two




This is the entire Second Season of It's a Pixel THING, over 6 hours of content compiled into one single video for your viewing convenience and pleasure!


 There's other alternative ways for watching the episodes, like using the series playlists below or go directly to the "videos" tab on my channel. That way you'll also get English subtitles!


 The "Pickups" videos and other "special" episodes are not included in this compilation, such as my 1-hour long E3 20-Year Retrospective that you can watch by clicking in the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GWeQDqqPEc


 Enjoy!


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 It's a Pixel THING Season Two Episodes PlayList (newest to oldest): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLArECn6rOyzebyOa5JspMr3A8ysEWCmgV


 • 0:25 - Stormfinch [2015, ZX Spectrum] Review

• 5:49 - Kung Fury: Street Rage [2015, Windows / iOS / Android] Review

• 10:47 - The Game Over Controversy [1987, ZX Spectrum / MSX / CPC / C64 / DOS]

• 16:45 - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade [1992, Mega Drive / Genesis] Review

• 22:50 - A few Favorite Games on a few Different Systems

• 32:43 - Antiriad, the very first metroidvania [1986, C64 / CPC / ZX Spectrum]

• 42:05 - The ZX Spectrum: Why it was so Popular & My Top 26 Games

• 1:14:35 - RAMBO video games Retrospective [1985-2014]

• 1:29:20 - Celebrating 16 Years of the Dreamcast: My Top 10 games

• 1:44:13 - Celebrating 20 Years of the PlayStation: My Top 10 games

• 1:58:46 - 25 Years of The Secret of Monkey Island

• 2:10:08 - Alley Cat [1984, MS-DOS]

• 2:15:54 - Paradise Café, the complete Story [1985, ZX Spectrum]

• 2:23:41 - Celebrating 10 Years of the Xbox 360: My Top 10 games

• 2:38:50 - Celebrating 15 Years of the PlayStation 2: My Top 10 games

• 2:53:32 - Celebrating 25 Years of the Mega Drive (EU): My Top 10 games

• 3:06:54 - How to Sell a Game in the 80s (and Early 90s - EU)

• 3:14:56 - DiRT Rally [2015, PC] Review

• 3:31:06 - The Origins of Cover Media

• 3:36:14 - 2015 Re-Cap: Best Videos, Feedback & Shout-outs

• 3:49:25 - TOP 5 Games Played in 2015 for the First Time

• 3:55:52 - A Tribute to Arcade Classics - My TOP 26 Games

• 4:27:37 - Imagine Software, the place where Dreams come True

• 4:36:22 - 25 Years of Lemmings

• 4:43:17 - Psygnosis, the Legacy

• 4:58:28 - Microsoft SideWinder Dual Strike Review

• 5:06:28 - Psygnosis, the PlayStation Years

• 5:17:39 - Farewell, Evolution Studios

• 5:29:39 - My Top 10 Classic Pinball Video Games

• 5:43:03 - The DemoScene and Thalion Software

• 5:50:11 - My ZX Spectrum Memories

• 5:57:05 - Video Games' Prices Through the Years

• 6:03:32 - 25 Years of Turrican II, The Final Fight


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