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'''PARADOX''' ('''PDX''') is a well known warez/demo group that has cracked games and programs for Amiga, IBM PC, and numerous game consoles. It was founded in 1990. PARADOX began by cracking Amiga software. They moved on to the [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis]] and SNES in 1993, and started cracking PC software in 1994. Other consoles/handheld devices they cracked for include the PlayStation, [[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]], Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Microsoft [[Xbox]] and [[PlayStation Portable|Sony PSP]]. [http://www.nforce.nl/index.php?switchto=nfos&menu=quicknav&item=search&search=yes&group=PARADOX] Paradox has been noted to crack challenging dongle protections and many debugging and software development programs.
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'''PARADOX''' ('''PDX''') is a well known warez/demo group that has cracked games and programs for [[Amiga]], [[IBM PC]], and numerous game consoles. It was founded in 1990. PARADOX began by cracking Amiga software. They moved on to the [[Sega Mega Drive]] and [[SNES]] in 1993, and started cracking [[PC]] software in 1994. Other consoles/handheld devices they cracked for include the [[PlayStation]], [[PlayStation 2]], [[Dreamcast]], [[Nintendo 64]], [[Game Boy]], Microsoft [[Xbox]] and [[PlayStation Portable|Sony PSP]]. [http://www.nforce.nl/index.php?switchto=nfos&menu=quicknav&item=search&search=yes&group=PARADOX] Paradox has been noted to crack challenging dongle protections and many debugging and software development programs.
  
 
They are also known for adding futuristic [[chiptunes]] to most of their keygenerators.
 
They are also known for adding futuristic [[chiptunes]] to most of their keygenerators.
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Their slogan is ''Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest!'', which was also a quote from the film ''Hackers''.[http://www.defacto2.net/groups/paradox/PARADOX94.NFO]
 
Their slogan is ''Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest!'', which was also a quote from the film ''Hackers''.[http://www.defacto2.net/groups/paradox/PARADOX94.NFO]
  
==External Links==
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==External links==
 
*[http://www.exotica.org.uk/info/scenery/online/p.html Scenery: History of Paradox, old and new] - Compile
 
*[http://www.exotica.org.uk/info/scenery/online/p.html Scenery: History of Paradox, old and new] - Compile
 
*[http://www.paradogs.com/ Official Website] - Paradogs.com
 
*[http://www.paradogs.com/ Official Website] - Paradogs.com

Latest revision as of 13:09, 20 January 2019

PARADOX (PDX) is a well known warez/demo group that has cracked games and programs for Amiga, IBM PC, and numerous game consoles. It was founded in 1990. PARADOX began by cracking Amiga software. They moved on to the Sega Mega Drive and SNES in 1993, and started cracking PC software in 1994. Other consoles/handheld devices they cracked for include the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, Game Boy, Microsoft Xbox and Sony PSP. [1] Paradox has been noted to crack challenging dongle protections and many debugging and software development programs.

They are also known for adding futuristic chiptunes to most of their keygenerators.

Their slogan is Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest!, which was also a quote from the film Hackers.[2]

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