Sega Saturn copy protection gets cracked two decades later - Engadget [Archive]

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13-07-2016, 03:14

<table border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="7" style="vertical-align:top;"><tr><td width="80" align="center" valign="top"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNG8ug3ZKYAGu6fmYtod4vgcgXSaEA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/12/sega-saturn-copy-protection-cracked/"><img src="//t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSf9oGuLEvBKFJcKguJ0zU7W9rQ-1NLqRIljKer1Yuuw37D0AVgDU6vb8DggluhfYQobL5tUb_N" alt="" border="1" width="80" height="80"> Engadget</a></td><td valign="top" class="j"> <div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class="lh"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNG8ug3ZKYAGu6fmYtod4vgcgXSaEA&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/07/12/sega-saturn-copy-protection-cracked/">Sega Saturn copy protection gets cracked two decades later</a> Engadget Sega Saturn fans have a problem: while the console has long supported unofficial code on CDs thanks to mod chips, that's no good if you want to use software in any other format. How will you play anything if your decades-old CD drive dies? You can rest ... <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNEgO7najEl3xZrx1EIXOSRw7gRB4w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/07/after-20-years-a-new-hack-gets-around-the-sega-saturns-copy-protection/">Decades later, an external workaround for the Sega Saturn's robust DRM</a>Ars Technica <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNH8CiqSl-hyp3gy1Tma4ioFG0rgmw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2016/07/12/mad-scientist-cracks-sega-saturns-impossible-drm-keep-consolve-alive-forever/">Mad scientist cracks a Sega Saturn's impossible DRM to keep the console alive forever</a>The Next Web <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNHvA53WD2oz_MytE-ZvnjTX5KTRiw&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/276916/Sega_Saturns_DRM_cracked_almost_23_years_after_lau nch.php">Sega Saturn's DRM cracked almost 23 years after launch</a>Gamasutra <a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNFvYlefTfIbI9rh9W--SSEMXTi4IQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=http://motherboard.vice.com/read/sega-saturn-cracked">Motherboard</a> -<a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=en_ie&usg=AFQjCNFWu50XaaC1R1xznjM-WSqzgQ-6CQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52779155769918&ei=CaSFV9ihB4ew1Qa6lIGgDw&url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/sega-saturn-copy-protection-cracked/">Digital Trends</a> <a class="p" href="http://news.google.ie/news/more?ncl=dehWZ95O53HSsrMXL4c_NXOfULoTM&authuser=0&ned=en_ie">all 21 news articles »</a></div></td></tr></table>

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