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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: markbilly on Sun 13/06/2010 22:40:58

Title: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: markbilly on Sun 13/06/2010 22:40:58
Got this for DOS and using DOSbox to play. Unfortunately, after finishing the second job in New Washington I need some "protection codes" to proceed or the game gets stuck.

I've searched and searched on the internet for these - no luck. Plenty of people have the same problem, though.

Would appreciate any advice you people have, I'm sure someone here has had the same problem. It's a beautiful game and I want to be able to finish it.

Cheers :)
Title: Re: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: LimpingFish on Sun 13/06/2010 22:53:21
Depends.

If you have an original boxed version, you need the Data Card that came with it - the copy protection codes are printed on it.

If you're running a cracked abandonware version, then (supposedly) just pressing "+" six or seven times, followed by "enter" should work.
Title: Re: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: Tramponline on Sun 13/06/2010 22:54:20
Not sure if that's what you mean, it says level passwords:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity/hints (http://www.mobygames.com/game/flashback-the-quest-for-identity/hints)

but it's moby games and too obvious a search hit?

Excellent game though!
Title: Re: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: markbilly on Sun 13/06/2010 22:57:10
It's a cracked version. I tried pressing random stuff and it didn't work. I'll try the +s if this is different?

@Tramponline: Yeah, it's not level codes. Thanks though :)
Title: Re: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: Guybrush Nosehair on Sun 13/06/2010 23:03:05
If worse comes to worse, you can use the snes version.
Title: Re: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: Leon on Mon 14/06/2010 09:38:46
You have to press the + as many times as the numbers on the card. This could be 5 or 6 so still a guess. Alternatively you can download the cd version (http://www.abandonia.com/en/downloadgame/823) which doesn't have this protection. Then you have speech as added bonus.. It's 85Mb though...
Title: Re: Help with Flashback (DOS) protection codes.
Post by: markbilly on Mon 14/06/2010 09:58:16
Quote from: Leon on Mon 14/06/2010 09:38:46
You have to press the + as many times as the numbers on the card. This could be 5 or 6 so still a guess. Alternatively you can download the cd version (http://www.abandonia.com/en/downloadgame/823) which doesn't have this protection. Then you have speech as added bonus.. It's 85Mb though...

Call me a purist but I prefer the cartoon pixely cutscenes in the DOS version :). I'll try the +s.

EDIT: WORKED! :) If you keep pressing + it fills the code in up to the right amount of digits. No guessing involved.