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I read this is how the CD Projekt Red founders smuggled Western games into the Iron Curtain states. I think it's an urban myth, but separately, the founders smu
by caseyy 2y ago
I read this is how the CD Projekt Red founders smuggled Western games into the Iron Curtain states. I think it's an urban myth, but separately, the founders smuggled games into the USSR, and some games were smuggled through the radio then.
- pfoof 2y agoAccording to the story, he wrote a letter to some western guy and he sent him back a cassette with a game or two, and then the copying spree started.
- snozolli 2y agoI remember hearing about people who were really into data broadcast over shortwave radio. They were mostly prepper types, but I'm sure there were some pirates among them. Here's a pretty thorough article on data over radio: https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/may2015_Steber https://www.nutsvolts.com/magazine/article/may2015_Steber