Copy Protection

[Honkybear]

Copy Protection back in the day was considered just annoying more so to those who didn't bother to purchase the software in the first place. But for myself I felt it actually enhanced the game. These day if you can track the original down or you still have your collection I find it's still fun to use a copy protection wheel or look up a code. I'm an adventure junkie maybe this is why I felt it enhances the whole gaming experience. Anyway that's my five cents worth. I would be interested to here other people's opinions or experiences.

[Honkybear]

Yes I would agree there was nothing more frustrating when your $50 game that you couldn't  copy stopped working. I remember hearing that cinemaware were closing and a lot of my friends were disappointed, guess what they were the worst offenders. Then when I hosted a party they were blown away by my collection. Most of them never realized that some of the games came with so much stuff. Dynamix in particular were very good about presentation and packaging. There were a couple of instances I did get stung on a bad game but that was my own fault for not taking advantage of reviews in magazines.