the lost art of video game anti-piracy

you wouldn't download a car!

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// music used
Super Mario Land OST - Chai Kingdom -    • Chai Kingdom - Super Mario Land  
Koffee - koffee -    • koffee  
mudeth - Subterranean Homesick Malign (Caves) -    • Subterranean Homesick Malign (Caves)  
Spyro 3 OST - Title/Sparx Levels -    • Spyro - Year of the Dragon OST: Title...  
Game Dev Tycoon OST - Doing My Best -    • Game Dev Tycoon | OST #02  
Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators -    • Julius Fucik - Entry of the Gladiators  
GTA V OST - Welcome to Los Santos -    • GTA V - Welcome to Los Santos Soundtr...  
Spyro 3 OST - Sunny Villa -    • Spyro - Year of the Dragon OST: Sunny...  
Wii U System Music - Parental Controls (Gamepad) -    • Parental Controls (Gamepad) - Nintend...  
mudeth - Foreigner in Zeal (Flooded Caves) -    • Foreigner in Zeal (Flooded Caves)  

// videos used
too much to list, here's a pastebin of them all:
https://pastebin.com/QXiwht2g

// timestamps
(00:00) intro
(01:08) various different methods of copy protection
(05:41) modern-day anti-piracy
(06:50) playing the long con
(07:26) playing the long con: game dev tycoon
(09:07) playing the long con: GTA IV
(10:33) playing the long con: spyro 3
(12:22) playing the long con: overall
(12:40) fake anti-piracy screens
(16:47) honorable mention: killscreens
(17:17) outro