Zak McKracken - Failing Copy Protection and Going to Pirate Jail (Commodore 64 - Lucasfilm Games)

If you fail the copy protection check at the airport terminal five times then you'll wind up in "pirate jail" and lose the game.
(Commodore 64 - 1988 - Lucasfilm Games)

[@HabadzaKalfa]

Oh haha, never got to see this scene before, such a fun detail. Did not occur to my mind to try what happens, if the code is typed wrong that many times. And other times have had a cracked version without the copy protection.

[@sammymarlo]

There's all kinds of fun easter eggs in these games!

[@ArttuTheCat]

A legendary classic game for the
Commodore 64 and Amiga 😺👍🕹️.
Also, welcome back, Binary Legend 😺👍🕹️.
A big retrospective like 👍🕹️
from Vantaa, Finland 🇫🇮.

[@cpu_UP]

They also did a variation of the music theme with the death tone at the begin (3:14 in the video)

[@sammymarlo]

Yes, it also plays if everyone dies and you lose the game.

[@rayalexander411]

Excellent! Humour and novelty.

[@Gary_Hun]

As we all know, a disc and its instructions manual are two, INSEPARABLE things, thank god.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Exactly! At least this version of copy protection allows you to make backup copies without too much fuss. Remember those red code cards printed with black ink that were almost impossible to read? Ah, those were the days.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

@@GladeSwope True. Usually a new game would just get cracked within the first couple of weeks and it wouldn't even ask for those codes.

[@mudi2000a]

Never seen this screen. Everyone had the cracked version 😂

[@sammymarlo]

By being a pirate, you could avoid pirate jail. How ironic!

[@TristanR-x7r]

ich hatte leider nie selbst einen c64 aber ich bin auch der meinung das das der beste computer war denn es je gab

[@TristanR-x7r]

its magic

[@SammYLightfooD]

My martian crystal ball tells me that 14 13 33 34 would have saved you from jail...

[@ArkadiuszBednarz-j9g]

🎉 0:53

[@ArkadiuszBednarz-j9g]

1:13

[@kefrensmegademo]

I think windows must have this one instead of annoying activation required watermarks on desktop. 😂😂

[@digitalduch1111]

Never saw this version, as it was not included in my cracked copy .... ooops 😅

[@scottythegreat1]

It was in mine. We had a poorly photocopied code book, but for some reason, they gave us section 3 and 4 as the same codes. So when the game would give us section 4, we'd have to re-boot the game and start where we last saved it....always saving before a visa code flight came up.

[@botolf9558]

Where can i play this game ? ❤

[@sammymarlo]

www.gog.com/en/game/zak_mckracken_and_the_alien_mindbenders

[@vytah]

​@@sammymarlodoes the GOG edition still contain the anti-piracy features?

[@sammymarlo]

@@vytah It's a "cracked" copy without the copy protection.

[@gaborszabo6406]

On your c64. But pls be carefull with illegal copy 😂

[@robotti84]

In your home!

[@doltBmB]

lol