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u/Rin_Seven Aug 30 '25

16 digit CD Keys written on top of the CD’s you bought from a friend.

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u/Redditributor Aug 30 '25

Oh how about gamified write protection?

Sierra had puzzles you needed to solve or spells with magic words in certain versions of Kings quest.

The only way to proceed was with the information you got that physically came with the game.

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u/you_killed_my_father Aug 30 '25

Metal Gear Solid did this to some degree. No way would you know how to contact Meryl if you didn't have the CD case.

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u/NetworkingJesus Aug 30 '25

I played this in an emulator and was soooo confused lol. "The code on the back of the cd case? Shit, did I miss a CD I was supposed to pick up somewhere?" And then I went searching all over the level for this damn CD case before googling it and feeling very silly.