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Fam_Fam 09/22/17 4:37:59 PM #1:	lol @ old ass people <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:887096039] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>lol @ old ass people</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DevsBro 09/22/17 4:39:16 PM #2:	You mean the validation/registration codes they used to put on PC games or is this something even older? --- http://backloggery.com/devsbro/sig.gif http://i.imgur.com/kU5vu5N.png Never pepper popcorn <cite>DevsBro posted [p:887096105] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>You mean the validation/registration codes they used to put on PC games or is this something even older?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 09/22/17 4:40:14 PM #3:	There was a cd key back in the day that was just 0 through 10 or something, I think for StarCraft and probably done by dev. Good times. Also they still use em if you ever buy the physical copy. --- "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." ~ Ayaan Hirsi Ali <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:887096159] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>There was a cd key back in the day that was just 0 through 10 or something, I think for StarCraft and probably done by dev. Good times. Also they still use em if you ever buy the physical copy.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 09/22/17 4:40:34 PM #4:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... There was a cd key back in the day that was just 0 through 10 or something, I think for StarCraft and probably done by dev. Good times. Also they still use em if you ever buy the physical copy. lol physical copies <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:887096174] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>There was a cd key back in the day that was just 0 through 10 or something, I think for StarCraft and probably done by dev. Good times. Also they still use em if you ever buy the physical copy.</quote> lol physical copies</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SGT_Conti 09/22/17 4:44:45 PM #5:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... There was a cd key back in the day that was just 0 through 10 or something, I think for StarCraft and probably done by dev. Good times. Also they still use em if you ever buy the physical copy. Starcraft was indeed just numbers, but why would anyone buy a physical copy when the game is free now --- "I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be." <cite>SGT_Conti posted [p:887096390] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote>There was a cd key back in the day that was just 0 through 10 or something, I think for StarCraft and probably done by dev. Good times. Also they still use em if you ever buy the physical copy.</quote> Starcraft was indeed just numbers, but why would anyone buy a physical copy when the game is free now</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Master_Bass 09/22/17 4:46:28 PM #6:	Keys are still around and common. They're just without the CD, generally. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Master_Bass posted [p:887096484] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>Keys are still around and common. They're just without the CD, generally.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Anarchy_Juiblex 09/22/17 4:47:37 PM #7:	Fam_Fam posted... lol physical copies lol steam slave. --- "Tolerance of intolerance is cowardice." ~ Ayaan Hirsi Ali <cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted [p:887096539] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote>lol physical copies</quote> lol steam slave.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 09/22/17 5:20:24 PM #8:	Anarchy_Juiblex posted... Fam_Fam posted... lol physical copies lol steam slave. who said i use steam <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:887098477] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Anarchy_Juiblex posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote>lol physical copies</quote> lol steam slave.</quote> who said i use steam</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Looked gf 09/22/17 5:24:17 PM #9:	They're not that old... --- http://i.imgur.com/otLaOxa.gifv <cite>Looked gf posted [p:887098699] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>They're not that old...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 09/22/17 5:25:17 PM #10:	Looked gf posted... They're not that old... They also still exist...most things just aren't on CD anymore... --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:887098765] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Looked gf posted...</cite> <quote>They're not that old...</quote> They also still exist...most things just aren't on CD anymore...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheCurseX2 09/22/17 5:29:41 PM #11:	Then you'd lose the fucking case and have to buy the game again. --- As a Level 37 Sage, I expect to be treated with proper respect and acknowledged for my dedication to the GameFAQs Message Board Community as a whole. Thank you. <cite>TheCurseX2 posted [p:887099027] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>Then you'd lose the fucking case and have to buy the game again.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 09/22/17 5:30:10 PM #12:	...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:887099054] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Fam_Fam 09/22/17 5:34:36 PM #13:	Foppe posted... ...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game. yeah the manual thing sucked. i remember that in prince of persia :P <cite>Fam_Fam posted [p:887099292] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Foppe posted...</cite> <quote>...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game.</quote> yeah the manual thing sucked. i remember that in prince of persia :P</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 09/22/17 5:39:33 PM #14:	The original Prince of Persia? Now that is my style of old-school, I dont know how many times Ive died in that game. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:887099554] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>The original Prince of Persia? Now that is my style of old-school, I dont know how many times Ive died in that game.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 09/22/17 7:14:11 PM #15:	These are still a thing. Speaking of, I picked up a used copy of Neverwinter Nights some time ago and, because I didn't think about the CD-key or whatever (which is apparently in the not-included instruction manual), it's kinda unusable. Tried just googling a key, but the ones I found didn't work. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| In Zeus We Trust: All Others Pay Cash <cite>Zeus posted [p:887104741] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>These are still a thing. Speaking of, I picked up a used copy of Neverwinter Nights some time ago and, because I didn't think about the CD-key or whatever (which is apparently in the not-included instruction manual), it's kinda unusable. Tried just googling a key, but the ones I found didn't work.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AsucaHayashi 09/22/17 7:21:04 PM #16:	MP games were hilarious back then. i remember you could "share" bnet keys(D2, warcraft 3) and people posted their own online up for grabs in case you wanted to play with another friend or whatever(they borrowed your CD for the install) and then had to fight other people to log into bnet and stay logged in so others wouldn't take your spot. --- http://abload.de/img/pcgamingxtuvt.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9Yv0R2Z.jpg <cite>AsucaHayashi posted [p:887105118] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>MP games were hilarious back then. i remember you could "share" bnet keys(D2, warcraft 3) and people posted their own online up for grabs in case you wanted to play with another friend or whatever(they borrowed your CD for the install) and then had to fight other people to log into bnet and stay logged in so others wouldn't take your spot.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shotgunnova 09/22/17 7:29:44 PM #17:	Some games apparently still use 'em. I had to do some kind of stupid verification on my copy of Earth 2160 last week. --- Take me down from the ridge where the summer ends And watch the city spread out just like a jet's flame <cite>Shotgunnova posted [p:887105605] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>Some games apparently still use 'em. I had to do some kind of stupid verification on my copy of Earth 2160 last week.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KiwiTerraRizing 09/22/17 7:30:51 PM #18:	Yo mama so old her Diablo key was 7. --- Jake Peralta: World's Grossest Pervert <cite>KiwiTerraRizing posted [p:887105688] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>Yo mama so old her Diablo key was 7.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThePieReborn 09/22/17 7:40:48 PM #19:	I still have a bunch of WC3 keys written down in some forsaken notebook somewhere. Those things were valuable as all hell back on Battle.net 1.0. --- Party leader, passive-aggressive doormat, pasta eater extraordinaire! <cite>ThePieReborn posted [p:887106205] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>I still have a bunch of WC3 keys written down in some forsaken notebook somewhere. Those things were valuable as all hell back on Battle.net 1.0.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JosefuJustice11 09/22/17 7:42:40 PM #20:	Fam_Fam posted... lol @ old ass people lol @ you if you didn't even know they still exist. Who's old now? :P --- I felt like I was watching a dream I'd never wake up from... Before I knew it, the dream was all over. <cite>JosefuJustice11 posted [p:887106289] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote>lol @ old ass people</quote> lol @ you if you didn't even know they still exist. Who's old now? :P</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheVipaGTS 09/22/17 7:49:53 PM #21:	Fam_Fam posted... Foppe posted... ...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game. yeah the manual thing sucked. i remember that in prince of persia :P Was the point of that really to prevent people without the manual from playing? Did the people who made bootlegs not include the code with the game>_> --- Dallas Cowboys: 1 - 1 <cite>TheVipaGTS posted [p:887106646] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Foppe posted...</cite> <quote>...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game.</quote> yeah the manual thing sucked. i remember that in prince of persia :P</quote> Was the point of that really to prevent people without the manual from playing? Did the people who made bootlegs not include the code with the game>_></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
orcus_snake 09/22/17 7:55:06 PM #22:	I remember the one in starcraft was like 3333 or some shit lol --- "Warwick are you jungling" "No I'm standing by the wolves because I miss my family" <cite>orcus_snake posted [p:887106898] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>I remember the one in starcraft was like 3333 or some shit lol</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Darksaber310 09/22/17 7:57:21 PM #23:	I still have my 1.0 D2 and 1.07 LOD cd-keys memorized. --- Once again snatching defeat, From the jaws of victory. <cite>Darksaber310 posted [p:887106998] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>I still have my 1.0 D2 and 1.07 LOD cd-keys memorized.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 09/23/17 12:44:23 AM #24:	TheVipaGTS posted... Fam_Fam posted... Foppe posted... ...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game. yeah the manual thing sucked. i remember that in prince of persia :P Was the point of that really to prevent people without the manual from playing? Did the people who made bootlegs not include the code with the game>_> It existed so many combinations so it was too much job to list them all. Botlegs removed the check or changed it so every answer was accepted. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:887120853] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote><cite>TheVipaGTS posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Fam_Fam posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Foppe posted...</cite> <quote>...CD Keys are old? Damn, I remember when the games started with asking about the 13th word on the 44th page in the manual, or when they got physical spinning wheels that you used to decode a code that you must enter before starting the game.</quote> yeah the manual thing sucked. i remember that in prince of persia :P</quote> Was the point of that really to prevent people without the manual from playing? Did the people who made bootlegs not include the code with the game>_></quote> It existed so many combinations so it was too much job to list them all. Botlegs removed the check or changed it so every answer was accepted.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Deadpool_18 09/23/17 12:45:13 AM #25:	Only time I ever used it was for the Creatures series. Remember those games? I had a lot of fun with those. --- We're whalers on the moon, we carry a harpoon, but there ain't no whales, so we tell tall tales, and sing our whaling tune. <cite>Deadpool_18 posted [p:887120891] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>Only time I ever used it was for the Creatures series. Remember those games? I had a lot of fun with those.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 09/23/17 12:51:18 AM #26:	It was those "more advanced Sims" games where you were breeding and raising small creatures, right? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:887121163] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>It was those "more advanced Sims" games where you were breeding and raising small creatures, right?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
--kresnik-- 09/23/17 12:52:32 AM #27:	Me. I remember some kids a couple grades ahead of me would write the codes down (because I don't think camera phones existed) and borrow somebody else's copy. Then whoever bought it at the store had to bring it back. --- southcoast09 <cite>--kresnik-- posted [p:887121219] in Who here r... [t:75803275]...</cite> <quote>Me. I remember some kids a couple grades ahead of me would write the codes down (because I don't think camera phones existed) and borrow somebody else's copy. Then whoever bought it at the store had to bring it back.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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