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I see it appear sometimes, but I was just wondering what makes this version of a prod 100% and not the other?

The creators of the prod saying "this is the final version".

pure alcohol!

not enough ideas for 200%

Neither for 1000%

its homage to the legendary sonic youth and their track called 100%
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3gN9Up6hmc

It's a reference back to the cracking scene of the 80s. Sometimes there were game releases where the crack and/or trainer didn't work properly. A fixed version was then released (often by a competing group), which was labeled '100%' to indicate that this was the proper version, not the earlier broken release.

For some examples, see how many cracktros turn up on csdb when you seach for 100%:
http://csdb.dk/search/?seinsel=releases&search=100%25&all=1

What happens when 100% is still broken? LOL.

You release a 101%.

And if that's still broken, you release a 102%.

And if that's still broken somehow, you release a 103%.

And if that's yet again still broken somehow, you release a 104%.

And if that's yet again still broken somehow even after all those tries, you should just stop... or release a 105%.

And so on!

then some other group comes and steals your crack, adds a cheap trainer mode and calls it 110%

2015%

it's the 'new international standard' established and agreed upon in 1987 among c64 elite at the Danish Gold Party



http://csdb.dk/release/?id=10236

for categorising the insane amount of floppies, no doubt

"Others made cracks, then 100% updates to these cracks, followed by 101% cracks. HQC _never ever_ did such a thing. HQC crack(ing)s simply _worked_. Period."

Thanks for the question and answers/comments! As I'm not very familiar regarding the historical bits of the cracking scene, it's very fascinating to read these things. :)

weyland yutani: yes. thanks. very interesting.

No problem guys, those were the days, here's another production announcing the agreement with some more info in the scrollers:



http://csdb.dk/release/?id=14662

Well, if I download a C64 demo that has that on the end of it, I'll rename it to knock it off, as I'd only go for the 100%s anyway.

So you rename it to something that is not its official title, just so that you will become confused later if it's really the 100% version or not?

reminds me of the days when i strictly named my mp3s in a 8.3 fashion (for the occasional dosamp use) and was angry at all those silly group-tags in them...
surprisingly, later they became a sign of quality :P