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It was low-tech, high-frustration DRM.
In an age of 100GB downloads and cloud saves, the idea of a cardboard wheel stopping you from playing your $60 game seems absurd. But for those who grew up with it, the Knights of Xentar code wheel evokes a specific, weird, and wonderful memory: sitting cross-legged on the bedroom floor, spinning a paper disc by lamplight, just to see a pixelated elf cast a fireball. knights of xentar code wheel
We can model the code wheel function $F$ as: It was low-tech, high-frustration DRM
: Most "abandonware" versions of the game have been "cracked," meaning the code verification sequence has been bypassed or removed from the game's executable file. It was low-tech