And I'm reading that it sounds like I'm coming off as an asshole a bit. There's been plenty of shit I didn't crack in my day too, either because it was beyond my skill. SecuROM used to be one of my big banes, only was able to crack one game successfully and that was because they didn't encode properly.

I actually enjoyed doing it though, so would take on various reqs on IRC and from friends back in the day, . While these devices are rare in the wild, they can be gotten if you care enough to throw money at it. The older equipment can be found for around $200-$300 per machine.