Hacker 1

15 October 2003, 22:51

Im searching an ather game to his name is Hacker, not the secont Game the first .

Codetapper · 16 October 2003, 01:20

AFAIK Hacker has never been cracked. A few people do possess the original though...

Peanutuk · 16 October 2003, 01:23

That's quite ironic, Hacker never been hacked.

Wasn't Hacker given away on the cover disk of Zero magazine before the commercial game "ban" came into effect? Or was that Hacker II ? Mmmmm

jmmijo · 16 October 2003, 01:28

and I think Hacker one was an old KS1.1 title that would run with only 512K chip ram or even 256k

I think Activision had the copy protection decrypt the binary after it loaded into memory, of course I'm sure Codetapper would know better then I

andreas · 16 October 2003, 03:38

Well, what about the "bad" copy in TOSEC then?
Might it happen to be a NTSC version for KS 1.1 (NTSC, note there were PAL versions also) and 256 K only?

With this (vague!) theory, this dump might work on a US A1000 with NTSC ICS or OCS chipset
(ICS/OCS depends if A1000 is early or late model)

Codetapper · 16 October 2003, 04:37

Quote:

Originally posted by Peanutuk
That's quite ironic, Hacker never been hacked.

Wasn't Hacker given away on the cover disk of Zero magazine before the commercial game "ban" came into effect? Or was that Hacker II ? Mmmmm

Zero gave away Hacker 2 on a coverdisk.

Maybe I should have said "properly cracked" or "fixed" or something

Chuckles · 16 October 2003, 07:21

Hacker doesn't require Kickstart 1.1, and will happily run with 512K of memory. I just tried it out on my A1000, and it works just fine with either Kickstart 1.1 or 1.2. It does guru using Kickstart 1.3, which is probably why it won't run on my A500, but it might work on an A500 with 1.2. This is one of only a handful of titles that I ever had on real diskettes that doesn't seem to have been cracked and put out in adf format, so I'd be as interested in snagging a cracked copy as anyone if one ever appears.

fiath · 16 October 2003, 13:23

It is release ID....

Ah, better not say yet.

killergorilla · 16 October 2003, 16:42

You filthy swine.

Teasing a poor innocent Amigan.

andreas · 16 October 2003, 17:55

02 December 2003, 02:45

As some of you should know by now, Hacker has been preserved as CAPS release number 906. I must extend a big thanks to CAPS as I've been looking forward to seeing the Amiga version since I first heard about it years ago.

Using a standard A500 config, the game works well. KS 1.3, 512kb Chip/512kb Slow, 68000, OCS.
I copied the IPF using D-Copy and it resets at track 10, much like the ADF in TOSEC.
I tried on an A1200 config. It sat there when it got to track 10. No resets.
I tried on an A600 config, and it sat on track 10.

On everything other than the A500 config, if you have more than 1 drive enabled, the game will go berzerker.

My conclusion is that Hacker is reliant on machine config, however, it's more reliant on the disk itself. At a guess, if the game is properly cracked, it should work on newer machines with a bit of degrading.

Amiga1992 · 02 December 2003, 03:09

Howzabout making it into a WHDLoad install now then?

Codetapper · 02 December 2003, 04:24

Here's a quick analysis of this game:

Boot file is encrypted - this fails on all 68020+ machines

Original requires the disk to be spinning when it reads the copy protection track (10) to work out the ID $17a7d - hence copies will not work. Thanks to IPF for the disk spinning info!

Game has a bug in the memory allocation routine - it puts the memory type in D0 instead of D1. By pure luck (or something) it seems to work on older Amigas but not on newer ones.

The WHDLoad version is underway but there is a bug in the kickstart interface atm which makes it crash. There are 2 of us working on it though!

RetroMan · 02 December 2003, 20:52

Quote:

Originally posted by Codetapper
The WHDLoad version is underway but there is a bug in the kickstart interface atm which makes it crash. There are 2 of us working on it though!

killergorilla · 03 December 2003, 05:43

You lazy fucks, hurry up for fuck sake!

Dizzy · 03 December 2003, 06:12

Hey killer you should help him, you're a master........

killergorilla · 03 December 2003, 14:55

I'm having problems with my slave, she doesn't seem to want to do want I want her too.

I've given her £16 and everything!

Dizzy · 03 December 2003, 15:00

Don't give her money. Spank Her, this will make he obey

flunky · 06 June 2006, 22:52

Hello,
has anyone tried hacker 1 with winuae ?The program starts but it is not possible to move the mouse pointer.I tried several mouse settings in winuae but it doesn´t work.
I tried it with winuae 1.2 and whdload hacker from 8.2.2005
Any hints ?

greetings
flunky

jotd · 06 June 2006, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by flunky

Hello,
has anyone tried hacker 1 with winuae ?The program starts but it is not possible to move the mouse pointer.I tried several mouse settings in winuae but it doesn´t work.
I tried it with winuae 1.2 and whdload hacker from 8.2.2005
Any hints ?

greetings
flunky

You need a registered WHDLoad, or else the game starts in "demo" mode: not possible to move the mouse

bye

15 October 2003, 22:51	#1
Scarab Posts: n/a	Hacker 1 Im searching an ather game to his name is Hacker, not the secont Game the first .

16 October 2003, 01:20	#2
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	Hacker AFAIK Hacker has never been cracked. A few people do possess the original though...

02 December 2003, 04:24	#13
Codetapper 2 contact me: email only! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Auckland / New Zealand Posts: 3,187	Hacker Here's a quick analysis of this game: Boot file is encrypted - this fails on all 68020+ machines Original requires the disk to be spinning when it reads the copy protection track (10) to work out the ID $17a7d - hence copies will not work. Thanks to IPF for the disk spinning info! Game has a bug in the memory allocation routine - it puts the memory type in D0 instead of D1. By pure luck (or something) it seems to work on older Amigas but not on newer ones. The WHDLoad version is underway but there is a bug in the kickstart interface atm which makes it crash. There are 2 of us working on it though!

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16 October 2003, 01:23	#3
Peanutuk Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: The North, UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,082	That's quite ironic, Hacker never been hacked. Wasn't Hacker given away on the cover disk of Zero magazine before the commercial game "ban" came into effect? Or was that Hacker II ? Mmmmm

16 October 2003, 01:28	#4
jmmijo Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: PDX Age: 62 Posts: 2,396	and I think Hacker one was an old KS1.1 title that would run with only 512K chip ram or even 256k I think Activision had the copy protection decrypt the binary after it loaded into memory, of course I'm sure Codetapper would know better then I

16 October 2003, 03:38	#5
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Well, what about the "bad" copy in TOSEC then? Might it happen to be a NTSC version for KS 1.1 (NTSC, note there were PAL versions also) and 256 K only? With this (vague!) theory, this dump might work on a US A1000 with NTSC ICS or OCS chipset (ICS/OCS depends if A1000 is early or late model)

16 October 2003, 07:21	#7
Chuckles The Ancient One Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kansas City/USA Age: 69 Posts: 685	Hacker doesn't require Kickstart 1.1, and will happily run with 512K of memory. I just tried it out on my A1000, and it works just fine with either Kickstart 1.1 or 1.2. It does guru using Kickstart 1.3, which is probably why it won't run on my A500, but it might work on an A500 with 1.2. This is one of only a handful of titles that I ever had on real diskettes that doesn't seem to have been cracked and put out in adf format, so I'd be as interested in snagging a cracked copy as anyone if one ever appears.

16 October 2003, 13:23	#8
fiath Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South East / UK Age: 46 Posts: 1,930	It is release ID.... Ah, better not say yet.

16 October 2003, 16:42	#9
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	You filthy swine. Teasing a poor innocent Amigan.

16 October 2003, 17:55	#10
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857

02 December 2003, 02:45	#11
Amigaboy Posts: n/a	As some of you should know by now, Hacker has been preserved as CAPS release number 906. I must extend a big thanks to CAPS as I've been looking forward to seeing the Amiga version since I first heard about it years ago. Using a standard A500 config, the game works well. KS 1.3, 512kb Chip/512kb Slow, 68000, OCS. I copied the IPF using D-Copy and it resets at track 10, much like the ADF in TOSEC. I tried on an A1200 config. It sat there when it got to track 10. No resets. I tried on an A600 config, and it sat on track 10. On everything other than the A500 config, if you have more than 1 drive enabled, the game will go berzerker. My conclusion is that Hacker is reliant on machine config, however, it's more reliant on the disk itself. At a guess, if the game is properly cracked, it should work on newer machines with a bit of degrading.

02 December 2003, 03:09	#12
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,646	Howzabout making it into a WHDLoad install now then?

03 December 2003, 05:43	#15
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	You lazy fucks, hurry up for fuck sake!

03 December 2003, 06:12	#16
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Hey killer you should help him, you're a master........

03 December 2003, 14:55	#17
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	I'm having problems with my slave, she doesn't seem to want to do want I want her too. I've given her £16 and everything!

03 December 2003, 15:00	#18
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	Don't give her money. Spank Her, this will make he obey

06 June 2006, 22:52	#19
flunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: hannover/germany Age: 57 Posts: 28	Hello, has anyone tried hacker 1 with winuae ?The program starts but it is not possible to move the mouse pointer.I tried several mouse settings in winuae but it doesn´t work. I tried it with winuae 1.2 and whdload hacker from 8.2.2005 Any hints ? greetings flunky

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