TIL Windows XP had specific code just to maintain compatibility with Lego Island (forum.mattkc.com)

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Just learned this yesterday while watching this post's author's youtube series where he's decompiling the game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MToTEqoVv3I

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[-] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago

I remember reading a blog post describing similar compatibility patches in Windows, writing something in the line of:

Whenever you start an exe on windows, the OS must first ask itself the good old question of "Am I running Lego Island"

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