#7333 closed feature request (fixed)
Having the copy protection not bypassed
| Reported by: | SF/einheitlix | Owned by: | Kirben |
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| Priority: | normal | Component: | Engine: SCUMM |
| Version: | Keywords: | ||
| Cc: | Game: | Maniac Mansion |
Description
There are some funny scenes (or other gimmicks) in several games when the copy protection fails.
- In Maniac Mansion, the house explodes - Still in Maniac Mansion, you can't read the warning sign on the security door when it's opened (especially funny with Bernard) - In Zak McKracken, you are put in jail when entering the wrong Visa codes - Still in Zak McKracken (FM Towns version), the game puts you in a demo mode when it thinks you aren't using the original CD. - ... etc ...
It would be nice if ScummVM could support the original copy protections. Bypassing them is cool most of the time, but sometimes it's a bummer these scenes can't be viewed via ScummVM. So, a command line parameter like --use-protection which would "enable" those copy protections would be very neat :-)
See this topic for more opinions about this: http://sourceforge.net/forum/forum.php? thread_id=963831&forum_id=115756
Ticket imported from: #834896. Ticket imported from: feature-requests/149.
Change History (3)
comment:1 by , 21 years ago
| Owner: | set to |
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| Resolution: | → fixed |
| Status: | new → closed |
comment:2 by , 21 years ago
comment:3 by , 6 years ago
| Component: | → Engine: SCUMM |
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| Game: | → Maniac Mansion |
I just added a --copy-protection option, to enable copy protection in games, when ScummVM disables it by default.