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Cracktros and intros

loader, crack screen, crack-intro

Cracktros and loaders are mini adverts created by cracking groups to announce their releases to the community. Initially, these inserted ads launched whenever the cracked software was in use.

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Installation programs

installer

As software repackaging by Scene groups became more complicated, there was a need to develop installation programs that walk the users through installing their ill-gotten wares.

Browse the installers

Demos

Demoscene production

Demoscene productions are artistic apps that generate visuals and audio to show the creators' programming, audio, and graphic abilities. Early demo productions developed within warez scene before they distanced themselves and spun into their own community.

Browse the demos {{- if .stats }}
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    Installers: {{ byteFile $rels.Installer.Count $rels.Installer.Bytes }}
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Scene release texts

NFO, information text, README, info

Text files are generally in every scene release. Often, they are stylised with text art and arranged in a standard format. In the early days, these texts included detailed group information, but now they focus more on the describing the software.

Browse the nfo files

Release proofs

proof

A proof of a release is usually a photograph to verify that physical media sold in retail stores is the source of the warez release.

Browse the proofs {{- if .stats }}
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    proofs: {{ byteFile $rels.Proof.Count $rels.Proof.Bytes }}
    editors: {{ byteFile $rels.NfoTool.Count $rels.NfoTool.Bytes }}
  • nfo date range: {{$rels.Nfo.MinYear}}-{{$rels.Nfo.MaxYear}}
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Ansi art

color text

Stylized ANSI text art was commonly created for the theming and advertising of Bulletin Board Systems.

Browse the ansi files

Brands & logos

Browse the ansi logos

BBS adverts

Browse the ansi bbs ads

FTP adverts

Browse the ansi ftp ads

Ansi nfos

Browse the ansi nfos {{- if .stats }}
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Adverts for the Scene

BBS, system ad

Bulletin Board System swere like proto-websites that offered message forums, real-time chat, and file sharing but used a text user interface and ran on the landline telephone network. Users had to use their PCs or microcomputers with a modem peripheral to dial and connect to the individual boards.

Browse the adverts
Or only the
FTP, site ad

FTP sites eventually supplanted BBS boards as The Scene moved onto the Internet in the early to mid-1990s. The utilitarian sites were more efficient at organizing and transferring files but lacked the social features of the earlier boards.

Browse the adverts {{- if .stats }}
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    BBStros: {{ byteFile $rels.BBStro.Count $rels.BBStro.Bytes }}
    ansi art: {{ byteFile $rels.AnsiBBS.Count $rels.AnsiBBS.Bytes }}
    text files: {{ byteFile $rels.BBSText.Count $rels.BBSText.Bytes }}
  • bbs ads date range: {{$rels.BBS.MinYear}}-{{$rels.BBS.MaxYear}}
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Magazines

mag, text, disk, e-mag

Before the web and social media existed, groups and individuals used to exchange ideas and write articles on their communities in digitally distributed magazines and newsletters.

Browse the
Or the {{- if .stats }}
  • magazine date range: {{$rels.Magazine.MinYear}}-{{$rels.Magazine.MaxYear}}
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File packs

pack, artpack

Curated file packs are collections of files with a common theme.

Browse the packs of

Databases

db, dbase, predb

Scene databases are often private datasets of cracked software titles, release dates and associated groups. Due to their scope and size, these sets are often incomplete and sometimes inaccurate.

Browse the databases

Text files

text, doc, pdf

The vast majority of scene releases involve text and documents. Plain text files have the advantage of being platform-agnostic and small in file size.

Browse

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