History
- Released
- c. 1992-1999
- Group
- The Lamer Force (TLF) — Germany
This crack intro was produced by The Lamer Force, a German cracking group also known as "The Lahmer Force." CSDb describes TLF as the "lamer label" of Dytec — indicating the group functioned as a secondary or humorous offshoot of the more established Dytec crew. Members included Arschvixer, Bofrost, Herr von Boedefeld, and Mr. Freezer (all crackers), along with Saladin (original supplier), all listed as ex-members. The group released 73 titles between 1992 and 1999, consisting primarily of Commodore 64 game cracks. The self-deprecating group name — "Lamer" being scene slang for an unskilled person — suggests the group embraced an irreverent identity within the German cracking underground. The specific credits for code and music in this intro remain unidentified. No documentation has surfaced on Doc Snyder's page, Demozoo, or other scene archives beyond the CSDb group record.
Sources: CSDb · intros.c64.org
// ============================================ // output - Part 1 of 2 // ============================================ // KickAssembler syntax // Generated by Restore 64 v0.2.1 alpha build 298, 2026-04-11 21:35:52 // https://restore64.dev by datucker / Rabenauge // // Load address: $0800 End: $fcdf (62688 bytes) // Crunched with Cruncher AB — depacked by emulation // Packer entry: $080d (via BASIC SYS 2061) // Entry point: $128b (4747) // // Code: 1938 bytes, Data: 60750 bytes // Labels: 290, Subroutines: 10 // // Cross-references: all OK // ============================================ // --- Region $100b-$10e9 --- .pc = $100b "loc_100b" loc_100b: ldx #$0a stx $d027 dex stx $d026 ldx #$05 stx $d025 lda #$0f loc_101b: sta $d9b8,x inx cpx #$78 bne loc_101b lda #$40 sta $f8 sei lda #$35 sta $01 loc_102c: lda #$20 loc_102e: cmp $d012 bne loc_102e lda #$3b sta $d011 lda #$18 sta $d018 sta $d016 jsr sub_11cd lda #$92 loc_1045: cmp $d012 bne loc_1045 ldy #$0c loc_104c: dey bne loc_104c lda #$0a pha ldx #$09 ldy #$1b lda #$12 sta $d018 sty $d011 stx $d022 pla sta $d023 jsr sub_118c lda #$aa loc_106a: cmp $d012 bne loc_106a lda #$c8 sta $d016 .label smc_1075 = * + 1 lda #$00 // !SMC: modified by $14a4 sta $d021 lda #$c0 loc_107b: cmp $d012 bne loc_107b jsr sub_1494 jsr sub_116c jsr sub_11b4 lda #$dc loc_108b: cmp $d012 bne loc_108b ldy #$09 loc_1092: dey bne loc_1092 lda dat_123a sta $d016 lda #$e2 loc_109d: cmp $d012 bne loc_109d ldy #$0a loc_10a4: dey bne loc_10a4 ldy #$00 loc_10a9: lda $14bb,y sta $d021 sta $d021 ldx $14cb,y loc_10b5: dex bne loc_10b5 iny cpy #$10 bne loc_10a9 stx $d021 lda #$fd loc_10c2: cmp $d012 bne loc_10c2 ldy #$0b loc_10c9: dey bne loc_10c9 lda #$05 sta $d020 ldy #$0b loc_10d3: dey bne loc_10d3 sty $d020 jsr $f009 lda $f8