Games with code-wheel copy protection

Group Description

Games that use copy protection in the form of a paper or equivalent code-wheel. Code-wheels usually consist of two wheels included with the game. These wheels usually have holes which, when used together by the player, will overlap and identify a specific letter, word, or symbol based on in-game copy protection instructions.

Entering the correct letter/word/symbol will allow the player to continue the game, while failing to do so will prompt the game to exit or any equivalent inhibiting the player to continue the game.

Code-wheel copy protection from Heat Wave: Offshore Superboat Racing (1990).

Notes
Some forms of code wheels do not come in a circular form and may come in a variety of shapes (rectangular, triangular, etc.). As long as two equivalent objects are used in a similar fashion to reveal the correct answer indicated by the in-game copy protection instructions, the shape of the wheel is irrelevant.

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Game Title	Year	Platform	Publisher	User Score
Edna & Harvey: Harvey's New Eyes	2011	iPad, iPhone, Linux, Luna, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One	Daedalic Entertainment GmbH	3.78
Ankh: Heart of Osiris	2006	Linux, Macintosh, Windows	ak tronic Software & Services GmbH	3.95
Premier Manager 3	1994	Amiga, DOS	Gremlin Interactive Limited	...
HeroQuest II: Legacy of Sorasil	1994	Amiga, Amiga CD32	Gremlin Interactive Limited	3.97
Retribution	1994	DOS	Gremlin Interactive Limited	...
Shadow Fighter	1994	Amiga, Amiga CD32, Antstream	Gremlin Interactive Limited	...
Disposable Hero	1993	Amiga, Amiga CD32, Antstream	Gremlin Graphics Software Limited	3.42
Zool 2	1993	Amiga, Amiga CD32, Antstream, BlackBerry, DOS, Jaguar	Atari Corporation	3.88
Metal & Lace: The Battle of the Robo Babes	1993	DOS	MegaTech Software	2.46
Premier Manager 2	1993	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS	Gremlin Graphics Software Limited	3.74
Jack Nicklaus Golf & Course Design: Signature Edition	1992	DOS	Accolade, Inc.	2.67
WaxWorks	1992	Amiga, DOS, Macintosh, Windows	Accolade, Inc.	3.84
Premier Manager	1992	Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Antstream, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis	Gremlin Graphics Software Limited	...
Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing	1992	Amiga, Amiga CD32, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES, ZX Spectrum	GameTek, Inc.	3.41
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game	1992	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, ZX Spectrum	LucasArts	2.76
Legends of Valour	1992	Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, FM Towns, PC-98	Strategic Simulations, Inc.	3.60
Zool	1992	Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Antstream, Atari ST, BlackBerry, DOS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis, SEGA Master System, SNES	GameTek, Inc.	2.96
Grand Prix Unlimited	1992	DOS	Accolade, Inc.	2.73
HardBall III	1992	DOS, Genesis, SNES	Accolade, Inc.	3.59
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge	1991	Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Macintosh	Lucasfilm Games LLC	4.03
Gauntlet III: The Final Quest	1991	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum	U.S. Gold Ltd.	2.98
Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe	1991	DOS	Lucasfilm Games LLC	3.56
Dick Tracy: The Crime-Solving Adventure	1991	Amiga, DOS	Walt Disney Computer Software, Inc.	3.17
Mike Ditka Ultimate Football	1991	Browser, DOS, Genesis	Accolade, Inc.	2.77
Out of This World	1991	3DO, Amiga, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, DOS, Genesis, Jaguar, Macintosh, SNES, Symbian, Windows, Windows 3.x, Zodiac	Interplay Productions, Inc.	3.70