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The Quake shareware CD-ROM contained encrypted copies of every id Software game—and yes, it was cracked 39 days after release
Remember CD-ROMs? Those were the days, ey?
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Remember CD-ROMs? Those were the days, ey? You had to put a spinning disc in the front of your PC to install the games you physically bought and paid for. Actually, in the case of the Quake shareware CD-ROM, it was stuffed full of games you didn't buy, too.
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