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(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 4:58, archived)
# Holy fucking awesome.
Above and beyond there.
(I helped save b3ta! Mu Dinofiddler, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:00, archived)
# Oho, all with the animated! Woo!
Gaaahhh, why the fuck am I fucking awake?
(I helped save b3ta! Crystal Magnet Like a diamond geezer, but better, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:00, archived)
# Good go.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:01, archived)
# Is this Jet Set Willy or Manic Miner?
I always got the two confused.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:05, archived)
# Same character
but he wears the top hat in Jet Set Willy.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:10, archived)
# ahh
the copy protection on those cassettes was fantastic. I used to have to get my dad to do it.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:11, archived)
# My favourite system of copy protection on the Spectrum
was the Lenslok. I had that for my copy of 'The Art Studio' (complete with Kempston Mouse).

The thing did not seem to be very durable - I remember it was eventually held together with sellotape.
(I helped save b3ta! Mystery_Bob, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:14, archived)
# I think I remember a friend of mine having one of those.
Kinda makes me wonder why people bitch so hard about DRM these days.
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan https://twitter.com/VomitingLarry, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 5:25, archived)
# No amount of tape or glue will get a response server going to make it work after they choose to stop.
And those devices didn't crawl into your data and delete it, run on your machine in background
all the time, or send little postcards of what other games/apps you are using... etc etc etc.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 6:10, archived)
# Compo saver!
(I helped save b3ta! Joe Scaramanga with a G-double-O-D vibration, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 8:02, archived)
# is that Snow Leopard you're running there?
(I helped save b3ta! bilbobarneybobs I'll be 14 in b3ta years soon., Thu 26 Nov 2009, 8:55, archived)
# yay!
(I helped save b3ta! Elvis impersonator, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 12:06, archived)
# Goodness,
An enormous Willy on B3ta! Have a click.
(Astatine, Thu 26 Nov 2009, 12:58, archived)