[Gaming] Interesting anti piracy method from 1991, was it used?

[antikristuseke]

Originally Posted by Lionclaw

Found an old computer magazine from 1991 with an interesting anti piracy method announced by Codemasters at the time.

If you wanted to play the pirated copy, instead of the game a telephone number was shown on screen. The call at the time cost 33 pence per minute. If called you got the necessary instructions required in order to get the game to start.
The purpose was that you had to call that number every time you wanted to play. But only if it was a pirated copy.

coding vise, how the **** is this supposed to work?