Posted October 07, 2015
timppu: Ie. the floppy game doesn't install on the hard disk, but reads and writes all the game data to/from the floppy?
I guess I came to PC gaming after it had become a norm that PC games are completely installed on the hard disk, and if there was any "DRM", it would be something like asking for a keyword from the manual. The floppies were usually used only during the installation.
Then again, I have a faint recollection of playing Sopwith from a floppy disk as a kid...
Not just that, but you booted the computer from the floppy directly into the game. The game itself acted as an OS of sorts (though keep in mind that many OSes at the time called the BIOS for many basic functions, so the game wasn't a full-blown operating system by today's standards - or even by early 90's/late 80's standards).I guess I came to PC gaming after it had become a norm that PC games are completely installed on the hard disk, and if there was any "DRM", it would be something like asking for a keyword from the manual. The floppies were usually used only during the installation.
Then again, I have a faint recollection of playing Sopwith from a floppy disk as a kid...
Post edited October 07, 2015 by Maighstir