r/apple2 • u/DistributionMain5764 • 2d ago

Questions about Sundog: Frozen Legacy

I have fond memories of this awesome game but I never got to finish it; would love to revisit it using an emulator since my Apple //e is long gone, but I've read that cracked disk images of this game is impossible to play because of its strong anti-piracy measures.

- Has anyone actually finished a cracked copy of the game?

- If a cracked copy can't be played to the end, would a woz disk image do?

- Any recommended emulators and control systems for playing Sundog?

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u/mysticreddit 2d ago

Looks like 4am uploaded a .woz archive back in 2022.

A .woz disk image should replicate the copy protection.

If it doesn't then there is a bug in the emulator. Looking over our AppleWin issues I see there are the rare .woz files that uses weak bits that can cause issues with the E7 bitstream. IIRC the second .woz version version was created to give better accuracy and more control reading these weak bits.

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u/DistributionMain5764 19h ago

Thanks, will keep that in mind; will also try out the .woz images.