Subject: Re: [stella] Are 7800 demos legal??? From: slapdash@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Russ Perry Jr) Date: Tue, 23 Nov 1999 22:23:51 -0600 |
>> Actually, would copying the encryption key be moot anyway? It was my >> understanding that the key was based on the rest of the image, so it >> would vary for each game, and copying it would do you no good. Or did >> the dev sys have a more universal key, or some way around that? >It's my understanding that the key is generated from the (top?) 4K of the >final game image, and that the console checks the key against this 4k rom >block. So if you take a working 4k block/key pair and then simply JMP away, >you've beaten it...at the expense of wasting 4k of your rom space. > >Anyone verify this? Actually, hearing it stated that way, I believe you're right. That rings a big bell... //*================================================================++ || Russ Perry Jr 2175 S Tonne Dr #105 Arlington Hts IL 60005 || || 847-952-9729 slapdash@xxxxxxxxxxxx VIDEOGAME COLLECTOR! || ++================================================================*// -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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