Knights Of Xentar Code Wheel -

This is a reference to the copy protection in the 1995 Western PC release of Knights of Xentar (a heavily edited version of Dragon Knight III by Elf).

Anatomy of a Copy Protection Device

The Knights of Xentar code wheel was not a simple one-piece solution. It was a complex, two-layer cardboard disc, typically measuring about 6 inches in diameter. It consisted of:

2.1 Physical Construction

The device typically featured:

Unlike modern DRM that checks an internet server, Knights of Xentar relied on a physical artifact included in the box. The code wheel was a series of concentric cardboard circles held together by a single brass rivet in the center.

Because physical code wheels are often lost or damaged over time, retro-gaming communities have archived them through various means: knights of xentar code wheel

: Upon launching the game, a prompt would display a specific character or symbol.

To encode or decode a message using the Knights of Xentar Code Wheel, follow these steps: This is a reference to the copy protection

I remember distinctly having a Knights of Xentar wheel that had been "repaired" with Scotch tape so many times that the window was permanently foggy, requiring a flashlight and a magnifying glass to read the symbols.