• Hildegarde@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Old anti piracy measure.

      Games were on floppies and could be copied trivially. Games also came with a printed instruction manual. If you bought it, you’d have the manual. If you’re just playing a copy you wouldn’t. So type one word from a specific page so we know you own the game.