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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 ...

The 150 Essential DOS Games (That You Definitely Need to Play)


Here are the 150 video games that represents the very best - 'la crème de la crème' - in DOS gaming. It's a trip down memory lane for those familiar with that particular era in gaming history, but for those that never messed around with an MS-DOS based personal computer and are curious to know which games are still worth playing nowadays, I've just made your day! ● Send a donation to the show via Paypal: https://rb.gy/zclb6f ● Support through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ItsaPixelTHING ● Be a Member on YouTube: https://rb.gy/7iibrr ● All my other Social Media: https://linktr.ee/itsapixelthingTimestamps: 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:41 Arkanoid II 0:01:41 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 0:02:41 Indianapolis 500 0:03:41 Rick Dangerous 0:04:41 Golden Axe 0:05:41 Prince of Persia 0:06:41 Secret of Monkey Island 0:07:41 Stunts 0:08:41 Super Off Road 0:09:41 Wing Commander 0:10:41 Another World 0:11:41 Blues Brothers 0:12:41 Gods 0:13:41 Joe & Mac 0:14:41 Monkey Island 2 0:15:41 Civilization 0:16:41 Simpsons Arcade 0:17:35 Space Quest IV 0:18:35 Speedball 2 0:19:35 Supaplex 0:20:35 Wing Commander II 0:21:35 Comanche 0:22:35 Crazy Cars III 0:23:35 Curse of Enchantia 0:24:35 Dune 0:25:35 Dune II 0:26:35 Dyna Blaster 0:27:35 Gobliins 2 0:28:35 The Humans 0:29:35 Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis 0:30:35 King's Quest VI 0:31:35 Lure of the Temptress 0:32:35 Powermonger 0:33:35 Quest for Glory III 0:34:35 Risky Woods 0:35:35 Star Trek: 25th Anniversary 0:36:35 Ugh! 0:37:35 Ultima VII 0:38:35 Body Blows 0:39:35 Cannon Fodder 0:40:35 Day of the Tentacle 0:41:35 Doom 0:42:35 Epic Pinball 0:43:35 Flashback 0:44:35 Fury of the Furries 0:45:35 Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 0:46:35 Incredible Machine, The 0:47:35 Jurassic Park 0:48:35 Legend of Kyrandia 0:49:35 Lemmings 2 0:50:35 Lost Vikings 0:51:35 Lotus III 0:52:35 Pinball Dreams 0:53:35 Police Quest 4 0:54:35 Prehistorik 2 0:55:35 Prince of Persia 2 0:56:33 Sam & Max Hit the Road 0:57:33 Star Wars: X-Wing 0:58:33 Leisure Suit Larry 6 0:59:33 Simon the Sorcerer 1:00:33 Syndicate 1:01:33 All New World of Lemmings 1:02:33 Beneath a Steel Sky 1:03:33 Blackthorne 1:04:33 Chaos Engine 1:05:33 Descent 1:06:33 Desert Strike 1:07:33 Disney's Aladdin 1:08:33 Doom II: Hell on Earth 1:09:33 Heretic 1:10:33 Jazz Jackrabbit 1:11:33 Little Big Adventure 1:12:33 Mortal Kombat II 1:13:33 One Must Fall: 2097 1:14:33 Pinball Dreams II 1:15:33 Pinball Fantasies 1:16:33 Quarantine 1:17:35 Raptor 1:18:35 SimCity 2000 1:19:35 Star Wars: TIE Fighter 1:20:35 System Shock 1:21:35 Theme Park 1:22:35 Transport Tycoon 1:23:35 Warcraft 1:24:35 UFO: Enemy Unknown 1:25:35 BC Racers 1:26:35 Beast Within, The 1:27:35 Big Red Racing 1:28:35 Crusader: No Remorse 1:29:35 Destruction Derby 1:30:35 Dig, The 1:31:35 Discworld 1:32:35 Earthworm Jim 1:33:35 Extreme Pinball 1:34:35 Flight of the Amazon Queen 1:35:35 Full Throttle 1:36:35 Hexen 1:37:35 Hi-Octane 1:38:35 Jungle Strike 1:39:35 Micro Machines 2 1:40:35 Phantasmagoria 1:41:35 Pinball Illusions 1:42:35 Pinball Mania 1:43:35 Psycho Pinball 1:44:35 Rise of the Triad 1:45:35 Screamer 1:46:35 Sensible World of Soccer 1:47:35 Slipstream 5000 1:48:35 Speed Haste 1:49:35 Star Wars: Dark Forces 1:50:35 Terminal Velocity 1:51:35 Terminator: Future Shock 1:52:35 Turrican II 1:53:35 Tyrian 1:54:35 Warcraft II 1:55:35 Wipeout 1:56:35 Worms 1:57:35 Abuse 1:58:35 Battle Arena Toshinden 1:59:35 Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars 2:00:33 Crusader: No Regret 2:01:33 Death Rally 2:02:34 Descent II 2:03:33 Destruction Derby 2 2:04:35 Duke Nukem 3D 2:05:35 Exhumed 2:06:35 Grand Prix 2 2:07:35 IndyCar Racing II 2:08:35 NASCAR Racing 2 2:09:35 Need for Speed, The - SE 2:10:35 Network Q RAC Rally Championship 2:11:35 Quake 2:12:35 Rayman 2:13:35 Screamer 2 2:14:35 The Settlers II 2:15:35 Syndicate Wars 2:16:35 Z 2:17:35 Blood 2:18:35 Carmageddon 2:19:35 Fallout 2:20:35 GTA 2:21:35 KKND 2:22:35 MDK 2:23:35 Redneck Rampage 2:24:35 Screamer Rally 2:25:35 Shadow Warrior 2:26:35 SODA Off-Road Racing 2:27:35 Theme Hospital 2:28:35 X-Men: Children of the Atom 2:29:35 Tomb Raider Unfinished Business 2:30:35 Conclusion ● A huge shoutout and special thanks to my PATRONS and MEMBERS (in alphabetical order): • @fmt • Cristobal Bee • David Irvine • Deckard Games • Filipe • James D Bailey • Johannes S • Melnikster • Michael • Morais • Nostalgia Nerd • Pedro Conceição • Robin Gruoner • Rui Caneira • Tiago Amador ● O meu outro canal (em Português) "P/XEL Extra": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJXWGZorKoDQmlEALIgIKqQPartner: CA Noticias - https://canoticias.pt/ P/XEL it's a P/XEL thing It's a Pixel THING Retrogaming Retrogames Retrogamers retrocomputing retrocomputers computing history gaming history Gaming PC MS-DOS games DOS gaming best dos games IBM PC personal computer #pixelthing #itsapixelthing #pointnclick #graphicadventure #adventuregames #dosgaming #retrogaming #pcgaming #retrogames #retrogamer #gaming #videogames #pcgames #msdosgames #dosgames

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