{"id":31718,"date":"2024-05-31T14:06:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=31718"},"modified":"2024-05-31T14:06:07","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T05:06:07","slug":"games-you-own-could-become-unplayable-japanese-gamers-fight-to-get-old-rpg-running-highlights-preservation-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/games-you-own-could-become-unplayable-japanese-gamers-fight-to-get-old-rpg-running-highlights-preservation-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Games you own could become unplayable \u2013 a Japanese gamer\u2019s fight to get an old RPG running highlights preservation issues\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It can be tricky to get old games to work, especially those that are reliant on obsolete authentication methods. One intrepid gamer, going by the name of CMDR (Commander) Shou on X, has documented their efforts to play the classic RPG <strong>Dragon Slayer 4 (Legacy of the Wizard) <\/strong>on a Japanese \u201cgarakei\u201d flip phone. Their attempts to bypass outdated authentication checks highlight pertinent video game preservation issues.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CMDR (Commander) Shou runs a <a href=\"http:\/\/lsd4.starfree.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">detailed fansite<\/a> in Japanese and English dedicated to Dragon Slayer 4. They have been on a quest to get the 2008 Japanese mobile remake of the classic NES RPG working again. The mobile version of Dragon Slayer 4 offered a <a href=\"http:\/\/lsd4.starfree.jp\/mobile_phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">whole host of extra modes<\/a> and QoL improvements (including more colors in the graphics) that can\u2019t be found in other versions of the game.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"416\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-001.jpg\" alt=\"Dragon Slayer 4 environments\" class=\"wp-image-31724\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-001.jpg 850w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-001-380x186.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-001-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-001-600x294.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Environments in the mobile version of Dragon Slayer 4 (Credit for this image and top image: <a href=\"http:\/\/lsd4.starfree.jp\/mobile_phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LSD4: Unofficial archive of Legacy of the Wizard\/ Dragon Slayer 4<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, getting an old game to work on a Japanese flip phone is easier said than done. Japan\u2019s <em>Galapagos keitai<\/em> (Garakei for short) were once futuristic, multicolored and multifunctional cell phones that gave users in Japan the option to surf the net and send email texts back in 1999, way before the rest of the world. In recent years, Japan has switched over to smartphones, with the 3G networks that support <a href=\"https:\/\/mainichi.jp\/english\/articles\/20211110\/p2a\/00m\/0op\/015000c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">garakei gradually being switched off<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002.jpg\" alt=\"A selection of old Japanese garakei cell phones\" class=\"wp-image-31727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002.jpg 800w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-380x380.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-109x109.jpg 109w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-65x65.jpg 65w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240531-31718-002-600x600.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Japanese garakei came in a huge variety of colors and styles (Image credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/k-tai.watch.impress.co.jp\/cda\/parts\/image_for_link\/132828-31428-4-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Keitai Watch<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First, it is no longer possible to download the app for Dragon Slayer 4, so CMDR Shou required a working cell phone that already had the game installed. Thus, they put out a request on the site for people to donate their old phones.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest issue faced when trying to open the app is that it will attempt to run an authentication check on the SIM card. Japanese garakei were locked to the contract provider, usually one of the three big phone companies &#8211; Softbank, Docomo or AU. Therefore, the phone must have the original SIM card that was present when the app was downloaded. However, the authentication check will try to confirm that the phone is still on a monthly contract, and if this check starts and fails, then the app gets permanently locked, as CMDR Shou found out in a previous attempt on an AU phone.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30c9\u30e9\u30b4\u30f3\u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc4\u306e\u643a\u5e2f\u96fb\u8a71(\u30ac\u30e9\u30b1\u30fc)\u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u7248\u3001\u4eca\u56de\u8abf\u67fb\u3057\u305fAU\u306eK011\u3067\u306f\u6b8b\u5ff5\u306a\u304c\u3089\u8d77\u52d5\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<br>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f8c\u3067\u8d77\u52d5\u3067\u304d\u308b\u65b9\u6cd5\u304c\u898b\u3064\u304b\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3057\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u6a5f\u7a2e\u3067\u8d77\u52d5\u306b\u6210\u529f\u3057\u305f\u4f8b\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4eca\u5f8c\u3082\u8ae6\u3081\u305a\u306b\u3058\u3063\u304f\u308a\u3068\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u305f\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u52df\u96c6\u30da\u30fc\u30b8<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jCohKAXLPQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/jCohKAXLPQ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DNoTkPQjMv\">pic.twitter.com\/DNoTkPQjMv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CMDR Sho\/\u30b3\u30de\u30f3\u30c0\u30fc \u30b7\u30e7\u30a6 (@cmdrsho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmdrsho\/status\/1651151658762801153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation: <\/strong><em>Unfortunately, the cell phone app version of Dragon Slayer 4 did not start on the AU K011 that I tried this time. However, I might be able to find a way to make it work later, and there are also examples of it being successfully started on other models. I\u2019m not giving up and I will continue to try to make it work.<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>They eventually succeeded with a Docomo F904i, a flip phone model that came out in 2007. Unlike AU phones, Docomo phones had an option in the app settings menu that allowed the user to disable the app\u2019s authentication process. It was thanks to the previous owner never turning on this authentication setting that they were able to play the game.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u6539\u8a02\u7248(2024\/05\/28)<br>\u5099\u5fd8\u3002\u643a\u5e2f\u96fb\u8a71(\u30ac\u30e9\u30b1\u30fc)\u7248\u30c9\u30e9\u30b4\u30f3\u30b9\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc4\u306e\u8d77\u52d5\u78ba\u8a8d\u524d\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8<br>1. SIM\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u304c\u30bb\u30c3\u30c8\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068<br>2. \u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u306e\u30b5\u30d6\u30e1\u30cb\u30e5\u30fc\u3067\u300c\u901a\u4fe1\u306e\u8a31\u53ef\u300d\u304c\u51fa\u6765\u308b\u5834\u5408\u306f\u5fc5\u305aOFF\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068<br>3. \u3082\u3057\u8d77\u52d5\u3067\u304d\u305f\u3089\u4e8c\u5ea6\u3068\u30a2\u30d7\u30ea\u3092\u7d42\u4e86\u3055\u305b\u308b\u306a\u3002\u7d76\u5bfe\u306b\u3060<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bHdUnuPS01\">pic.twitter.com\/bHdUnuPS01<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VTlu2pynci\">pic.twitter.com\/VTlu2pynci<\/a><\/p>&mdash; CMDR Sho\/\u30b3\u30de\u30f3\u30c0\u30fc \u30b7\u30e7\u30a6 (@cmdrsho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cmdrsho\/status\/1795456456784826709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<em> <\/em><\/strong><em>Revised version (2024\/05\/28): Checklist before starting Dragon Slayer 4 on garakei cell phones- 1. The SIM card is inserted. 2. If there is an &#8220;Allow communication&#8221; option in the app&#8217;s submenu, make sure to turn it off. 3. Never quit the app if you manage to launch it<\/em>\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Although CMDR Shou managed to get the game working, they can never close the game without being locked out forever. \u201cI sincerely hope that the wonderful remake version of this game will be resurrected,\u201d they comment on <a href=\"http:\/\/lsd4.starfree.jp\/mobile_phone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their site<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This example highlights how games that are reliant on authentication checks and\/or internet services in order to run can easily become unplayable &#8211; many PC game discs from the early 2000s are unplayable because the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QZYy9KzFT2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">servers for the DRM copy protection no longer exist<\/a>. Reliance on digitally distributed games and licenses that require server verification makes it even more likely that many more games could be lost to time in the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Japanese gamer records their attempt to play Dragon Slayer 4 on mobile, running into difficulties trying to bypass authentication checks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":31725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-31718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Games you own could become unplayable \u2013 a Japanese gamer\u2019s fight to get an old RPG running highlights preservation issues\u00a0 - 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