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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 ...

59 Kick Ass Beat' Em Up Games You've Never Heard Of that You NEED to Play


Here's 59 side scrolling beat 'em up games that you definitely must play at least once in your life! Most are obscure and exclusive to one single system, so the chances of you never played of even heard of them are really high. ● Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/itsapixelthing?sub_confirmation=1 ● Support: https://www.patreon.com/ItsaPixelTHING ● Send a donation to the show via Paypal: https://rb.gy/zclb6f ● Be a Member on YouTube: https://rb.gy/7iibrr ● All my other Social Media: https://linktr.ee/itsapixelthing ► Timestamps: 00:00 KUNG FU KID (SMS/1987) 01:00 HACHOO! (ARC/1989) 02:00 TECMO KNIGHT (ARC/1989) 03:00 TOUGH TURF (ARC/1989) 04:00 MUG SMASHERS (ARC/1990) 05:00 BRUTE FORCE (ARC/1991) 06:00 NINJA CLOWNS (ARC/1991) 07:00 KARATE BLAZERS (ARC/1991) 08:00 SPIDER-MAN: THE VIDEO GAME (ARC/1991) 09:00 BLADE MASTER (ARC/1991) 10:00 MYSTICAL FIGHTER (GEN/1991) 11:00 RIOT CITY (ARC/1991) 12:00 D.D. CREW (ARC/1991) 13:00 GOLDEN AXE: THE REVENGE OF DEATH ADDER (ARC/1992) 14:00 SUPER DOUBLE DRAGON (SNES/1992) 15:00 CB CHARA WARS (SFC/1992) 16:00 TOXIC CRUSADERS (NES/1992) 17:00 HOOK (ARC/1992) 18:00 BUCKY O'HARE (ARC/1992) 19:00 X-MEN (ARC/1992) 20:00 ARABIAN FIGHT (ARC/1992) 21:00 B. RAP BOYS (ARC/1992) 22:00 SILENT DRAGON (ARC/1992) 23:00 GUARDIANS OF THE ‘HOOD (ARC/1992) 24:00 ASTERIX (ARC/1992) 25:00 LETHAL WEAPON (NES/1993) 26:00 CADILLACS AND DINOSAURS (ARC/1993) 27:00 SHADOW FORCE (ARC/1993) 28:00 KAMEN RIDER (SFC/1993) 29:00 METAMORPHIC FORCE (ARC/1993) 30:00 NINJA BASEBALL BAT MAN (ARC/1993) 31:00 KNUCKLE BASH (ARC/1993) 32:00 VIOLENT STORM (ARC/1993) 33:00 ALIEN VS PREDATOR (ARC/1994) 34:00 STONE PROTECTORS (SNES/1994) 35:00 UFO KAMEN YAKISOBAN: KETTLER NO KUROI (SFC/1994) 36:00 BEBE'S KIDS (SNES/1994) 37:00 SHIN NEKKETSU KOUHA: KUNIO - TACHI NO BANKA (SFC/1994) 38:00 GUARDIANS: DENJIN MAKAI II (ARC/1995) 39:00 JIM LEE'S WILD C.A.T.S. (SNES/1995) 40:00 PRETTY SOLDIER SAILOR MOON (ARC/1995) 41:00 ORIENTAL LEGEND (ARC/1997) 42:00 CROWS: THE BATTLE ACTION (SAT/1997) 43:00 TEKKEN 3 (TEKKEN FORCE MODE) (PS1/1998) 44:00 GAIA CRUSADERS (ARC/1999) 45:00 KNIGHTS OF VALOUR (ARC/1999) 46:00 THE AGE OF HEROES: SILKROAD 2 (ARC/2000) 47:00 THE BOUNCER (PS2/2000) 48:00 GEKIDO: URBAN FIGHTERS (PS1/2000) 49:00 THE CRYSTAL OF KINGS (ARC/2001) 50:00 JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES: LEGEND OF THE DARK HAND (GBA/2001) 51:00 ALTERED BEAST GUARDIAN OF THE REALMS (GBA/2002) 52:00 DANCING SWORD: SENKOU (GBA/2003) 53:00 SPIKEOUT: BATTLE STREET (XB/2005) 54:00 DRAGON BALL GT: TRANSFORMATION (GBA/2005) 55:00 DEATH BY DEGREES (PS2/2005) 56:00 TMNT (GBA/2007) 57:00 DOUBLE DRAGON II: WANDER OF THE DRAGONS (X360/2013) 58:00 STREETS OF FURY EX (WIN/2015) ● A huge shoutout and special thanks to my PATRONS and MEMBERS (in alphabetical order): • @fmt • Cristobal Bee • Deckard Games • Filipe • James cheung • 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/UCJXWGZorKoDQmlEALIgIKqQ Partner: CA Noticias - https://canoticias.pt/ P/XEL it's a P/XEL thing it's a p/xel thing p/xel It's a Pixel THING PXTNG Retrogaming Retrogames Retrogamers retrocomputing retrocomputers computing history gaming history Gaming Pixel Best beat em up games Best beat em ups Best fighting games Arcades beat em up beat em up arcade top beat em up old school games obscure beat 'em ups game boy advance beat em ups arcade beat em ups ps2 beat em ups xbox beat em ups #beatemup #sidescroller #PIXEL #itsapixelthing #pixelthing #retrogaming #gaming #videogames #retrogames #retrogamer

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