Did XCOPY defeat COPYLOCK?

zapiy · 30 October 2016, 17:35

Hi all,

I wondered if Xcopy 100% was able to copy Copylock protected games?

BarryB · 30 October 2016, 18:02

As far as I'm aware, no! Cyclone with the hardware could, not sure about ALL copylock versions though, but x-copy itself I think couldn't!

Galahad/FLT · 30 October 2016, 20:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by zapiy

Hi all,

I wondered if Xcopy 100% was able to copy Copylock protected games?

No.

You needed a hardware copier for Copylock and not all of them could do it either.

zapiy · 31 October 2016, 18:24

That's interesting stuff.

Anyone got contact details for both of the authors of these programs please?

Galahad/FLT · 31 October 2016, 19:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by zapiy

That's interesting stuff.

Anyone got contact details for both of the authors of these programs please?

Richard Aplin, programmer of Double Dragon 2 wrote and designed Cyclone, he is on here still i think,

mrbob2 · 31 October 2016, 19:29

i was talking the other day about backing up some of my originals to adf and uploaded football glory to the zone for someone.

i dont have any hardware like cyclone, only software like xcopy on my amiga. the version i had never really worked lol so if someone asked me for a copy of (for example) mortal kombat disks, how would i go about bypassing the disk protection?

or is it just not possible?

whiteb · 31 October 2016, 21:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrbob2

i was talking the other day about backing up some of my originals to adf and uploaded football glory to the zone for someone.

i dont have any hardware like cyclone, only software like xcopy on my amiga. the version i had never really worked lol so if someone asked me for a copy of (for example) mortal kombat disks, how would i go about bypassing the disk protection?

or is it just not possible?

Well according to WHDLOAD, Mortal Kombat used Copylock, so you need a hardware copy system for the Amiga that supports Copylock (Like what was being discussed).

Phantasm · 01 November 2016, 16:45

in addition even when you did manage to duplicate a copylock track using cyclone or similar the nature of the way it copied meant that you generally couldn't take a copy from the copy.

Mad-Matt · 01 November 2016, 18:26

Which is fair enough. It was a personal backup copy right?

nogginthenog · 01 November 2016, 20:04

Back in the day I built an adapter for the external floppy. I used it with XCopy I think. IIRC it just swapped a few pins. My friends dad got hold of the somewhat rare 23 pin D connectors for me (I think he worked in TV repair).

Anyone know what it was I built?

BarryB · 01 November 2016, 20:08

Maybe this one: http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/Cyclone.lha

Jope · 02 November 2016, 10:49

X-Copy does not utilize the dongle, but Cyclone did. It shipped on the same X-Copy distribution disk.

AMIGASYSTEM · 02 November 2016, 16:23

In the past I have made some attempt to make a backup copy of my original floppy and almost I never managed to copy even though i had tried so many software.

Slideshow Applications Amiga To Copy Floppy
[ Show youtube player ]

Phantasm · 02 November 2016, 17:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jope

X-Copy does not utilize the dongle, but Cyclone did. It shipped on the same X-Copy distribution disk.

My memory could be faulty but i feel sure there were versions of x-copy that had cyclone support built in.

Retro1234 · 02 November 2016, 18:30

X-Copy was very overrated, Parameter coppiers can Copy/Crack/Patch games, Shame they never got updated as many games must have been cracked for there WHDload installs.

30 October 2016, 17:35	#1
zapiy Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: England Posts: 46	Did XCOPY defeat COPYLOCK? Hi all, I wondered if Xcopy 100% was able to copy Copylock protected games?

30 October 2016, 18:02	#2
BarryB Amigaholic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,676	As far as I'm aware, no! Cyclone with the hardware could, not sure about ALL copylock versions though, but x-copy itself I think couldn't! Last edited by BarryB; 30 October 2016 at 18:54.

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31 October 2016, 18:24	#4
zapiy Registered User Join Date: May 2014 Location: England Posts: 46	That's interesting stuff. Anyone got contact details for both of the authors of these programs please?

31 October 2016, 19:29	#6
mrbob2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: sheffield Posts: 332	i was talking the other day about backing up some of my originals to adf and uploaded football glory to the zone for someone. i dont have any hardware like cyclone, only software like xcopy on my amiga. the version i had never really worked lol so if someone asked me for a copy of (for example) mortal kombat disks, how would i go about bypassing the disk protection? or is it just not possible?

01 November 2016, 16:45	#8
Phantasm Not a Rebel anymore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 497	in addition even when you did manage to duplicate a copylock track using cyclone or similar the nature of the way it copied meant that you generally couldn't take a copy from the copy.

01 November 2016, 18:26	#9
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,846	Which is fair enough. It was a personal backup copy right?

01 November 2016, 20:04	#10
nogginthenog Amigan Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London Posts: 1,309	Back in the day I built an adapter for the external floppy. I used it with XCopy I think. IIRC it just swapped a few pins. My friends dad got hold of the somewhat rare 23 pin D connectors for me (I think he worked in TV repair). Anyone know what it was I built?

01 November 2016, 20:08	#11
BarryB Amigaholic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: UK Posts: 4,676	Maybe this one: http://aminet.net/package/docs/hard/Cyclone.lha

02 November 2016, 10:49	#12
Jope - Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Helsinki / Finland Age: 43 Posts: 9,861	X-Copy does not utilize the dongle, but Cyclone did. It shipped on the same X-Copy distribution disk.

02 November 2016, 16:23	#13
AMIGASYSTEM Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brindisi (Italy) Age: 70 Posts: 8,248	In the past I have made some attempt to make a backup copy of my original floppy and almost I never managed to copy even though i had tried so many software. Slideshow Applications Amiga To Copy Floppy [ Show youtube player ]

02 November 2016, 18:30	#15
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	X-Copy was very overrated, Parameter coppiers can Copy/Crack/Patch games, Shame they never got updated as many games must have been cracked for there WHDload installs.

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