Re: LF: Hiscore page?

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Subject: Re: LF: Hiscore page?
From: Shawn Walker <swalker@joe.math.uga.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 May 1997 19:43:12 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <338DE2C8.4A0A@netrus.net>
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Hack the image...hack the binary... what's the diff?

Suppose that the binary were, say, hack-resistant, by CRC, checksum, or
some such.  Given the likely simple format of the binary, it should still
be rather easy to hack the file...

I think that the highscore idea is great... I just don't think it is
workable, without a great hassle (or a lot of honesty...)

--Shawn Walker (swalker@earthling.net)

On Thu, 29 May 1997, Jake Robb wrote:

> BG McCollum wrote:
> > 
> > >I also think that you must take a screenshot with FCamera or something and
> > >send it to me so I know people won't cheat!
> > 
> > Who's to say that a little photoshop touchup won't happen?
> 
> Who needs photoshop?  I can hack a bitmap image with DiskEdit!
> 
> I think that participants should attach a copy of the game itself to an
> email.  If the person hosting the contest loads the games onto their
> calc, the highscore list will show up.  This, of course, requires a game
> with highscore support.
> 
> Just out of curiosity, what's everyone's best scores on FInvaders and
> Tetris (Jimmy's version)?
> 
> -- 
>     Jake Robb     Email:jake@netrus.net
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Re: LF: Hiscore page?

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Re: LF: Hiscore page?

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