SUPERIOR SOFTWARE DISC PROTECTION
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TO PRINT A MEMORY ADDRESS, type :

> PRINT ~?&[address], EG. PRINT ~?&41B for file length (version ONE).

or use *DISS or *MEDIT (Enigma Disk Imager)

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Version ONE - "Sector Read Fault"  text appears in code
Used 1988, 1989

[filename]      000400  000400  0000D9
                START   EXECUTE LENGTH

Quest           1988
The Last Ninja  1988
Barbarian       1988
Barbarian II    1989
Predator        1989

>From all of the examples above, the program is loaded at 000400.

To start with, *LOAD [filename]

At memory address &41B is the number of sectors which the program will read to gather the protected file code.
EG. contents of &41B = &28 THEN the file length will be &2800.


At memory address &49A and &49B is the execute address (reversed) when all of the code is loaded from the disc.
EG. contents of &49A = &03, &49B = &11 THEN the execute address of the code is &1103.


At memory address &4BF and &4C0 is the start address (reversed) to start loading the code from the disc.
EG.  contents of &4BF = &00, &4C0 = &11 THEN the start address of the code is &1100.

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To stop the code from executing the protected file code, type :

> ?&499 = &60 (return from subroutine)

then to run the loader type :

> CALL&400

This stops the program and returns the user to BASIC.

>From here the data from the original, protected file can be saved to a blank disc (NOT the original)

EG. from the above examples the file would be saved

[filename]      001100  001103  002800
                START   EXECUTE LENGTH

to achieve this type *SAVE [filename] 1100+2800 1103

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Version TWO
Used 1989 onwards

[filename]      FF0400  FF0400  0000D9

Superior Soccer 1989
Ballistix       1989
Ricochet        1989

Play It Again Sam 16    1991
Pipemania & Vertigo     FF0900  FF0900  0000D9
Hostages                FF0400  FF0400  0000D9
Perplexity              FF1100  FF1100  0000D9

The above games load the protected file loader at different addresses, but the offset is always the same, 

EG. 448 = 948 = 1148, 48 from the start address.

To start with, *LOAD [filename]

At memory address &408 is the number of sectors which the program will read to gather the protected file code.
EG. contents of &408 = &15 THEN the file length will be &1500.


At memory address &448 and &449 is the execute address (reversed) when all of the code is loaded from the disc.
EG. contents of &448 = &00, &449 = &20 THEN the execute address of the code is &2000.


At memory address &45D and &45E is the start address (reversed) to start loading the code from the disc.
EG.  contents of &45D = &00, &45E = &15 THEN the start address of the code is &1500.

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To stop the code from executing the protected file code, type :

> ?&447 = &60 (return from subroutine)

then to run the loader type :

> CALL&400

This stops the program and returns the user to BASIC.

>From here the data from the original, protected file can be saved to a blank disc (NOT the original)

EG. from the above examples the file would be saved

[filename]      001500  002000  001500
                START   EXECUTE LENGTH

to achieve this type *SAVE [filename] 1500+1500 2000

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Both of the files work in a similar way.
Once the one file has been recovered from the disc and saved, the game can be copied freely.
COPY all of the other files to a blank disc and the game should work.

Examples of games you may have :

THE LAST NINJA
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Protected file = NINJA3 (version ONE)
Original file info      NINJA3  000400  000400  0000D9

> *LOAD NINJA3

Information in loader file      &41B = &1C (length)
                                &49A = &09 (execute
                                &49B = &23  address - reversed)
                                &4BF = &00 (start 
                                &4C0 = &11  address - reversed)

> ?&499=&60
> CALL &400
> *SAVE NINJA3 001100+1C00 2309

De-Protected file info  NINJA3  001100  002309  001C00


RICOCHET
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Protected file = RICODE (version TWO)
Original file info      RICODE  FF0400  FF0400  0000D9

> *LOAD RICODE

Information in loader file      &408 = &53 (length)
                                &448 = &36 (execute
                                &449 = &19  address - reversed)
                                &45D = &03 (start
                                &45E = &11  address - reversed)

> ?&447 = &60
> CALL &400
> *SAVE RICODE 001103+5300 1936

De-Protected file info  RICODE  001103  001936  005300