• Shining Star Software

    From Tim Whitson@1:105/500 to All on Saturday, July 30, 2022 20:03:26
    Did Nannette Thacker release a key generator? I thought I'd seen one once but I can't find it now. It might of been registering them on bbsfiles.com.
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  • From Jas Hud@mro@bbses.info.remove-kmo-this to Tim Whitson on Sunday, July 31, 2022 04:25:23
    To: Tim Whitson
    Re: Shining Star Software
    By: Tim Whitson to All on Sat Jul 30 2022 08:03 pm

    Did Nannette Thacker release a key generator? I thought I'd seen one once but I can't find it now. It might of been registering them on bbsfiles.com.

    https://i.imgur.com/u7za7OE.png
  • From Craig Hendricks@1:226/18 to Tim Whitson on Sunday, July 31, 2022 12:12:41
    Re: Shining Star Software
    By: Tim Whitson to All on Sat Jul 30 2022 08:03 pm

    Did Nannette Thacker release a key generator? I thought I'd seen one once but I can't find it now. It might of been registering them on

    Tom Swartz (aka Night Rider) of Danger Bay BBS has it.

    According to a social media post earlier this summer:

    Tom Swartz: "I spoke with Nannette last year and obtained working keys along with permission to give out reggies. The keys i have will register any name and bbs."

    There were also generic freeware keys released for the Shining Star doors hosted on the old BBSFiles site. All of them worked except for Leviathan's Reef. The reason for this was explained in the same thread: "the reason that the old key given out for these doors does not work is that you need to enter a christian name and surname for it to work. Yes, the key generator will let you make a key consisting of entries like system name, 'Shining Star Doors' and the name of the sysop as 'Enjoy!', but if you try to enter them, along with the corresponding key code, the name and code will be rejected by said door, and an entry in the maint.DBF file will be put in that says 'hacker BBS' 'Tightwad cheap users', and trying to register your game using a key you've made from leaving the BBS name and sysop name blank won't work either."

    So reach out to Tom of Danger Bay BBS if you want keys for these.

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  • From Craig Hendricks@1:226/18 to Jas Hud on Sunday, July 31, 2022 12:18:58
    Re: Shining Star Software
    By: Jas Hud to Tim Whitson on Sun Jul 31 2022 04:25 am

    https://i.imgur.com/u7za7OE.png

    That looks like old purchase info from an earlier site rip. Before BBSFiles went down, the Shining Star section had free keys listed. All but the one for Leviathan's Reef worked.

    Here's a copy of the page text with the free key info: -------------------------------------------------------------


    NOW! FREE KEYS! for All or Nannette Thacker's BBS door games and utilities!

    Below are FREE keys for all of Nannette's Door Games and Utilities.
    The instructions assume your BBS name is: Shining Star Doors
    And your Sysop name is: Enjoy!

    And sorry, you may not use your own BBS name and Sysop name because I can no longer generate keys due to generator incompatiblity with my 64-bit OS.
    Ruben Figueroa was kind enough to generate these keys for me using his
    32-bit OS. They have not been tested, so I hope they work for you!

    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    Please note: If your key ends with punctuation, IT IS PART OF THE KEY!
    Key is CASE SENSITIVE!
    THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING! KEY INSTRUCTIONS FOR DR. DREAD:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    dread sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    +288n465*
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    T69n227*
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    SPIKED!:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    spike sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    ^17}181=
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    )230m310=
    ----------------------------===******===---------------------------- PUNCHLINE!:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    sssgame sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    m296n485%
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    m138}296%
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    DON'T WAKE SYSOP:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    wake sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    s86m69Z
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    s17E-49Z
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    JACOB'S LADDER:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    sssgame sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    h51n71%
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    h190}147%
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    TREKKIE TAGS:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    sssgame sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    ^132}181Z
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    t108m110Z
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    DOOR FURY:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    fury sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    L398E403O
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    L24b279U
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    DOOR RAGE:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    rage sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    h198Q167U
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    h404]611U
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    PHANTOM:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    phan sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    :259i321V
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    :190i259V
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    MOONCHAT:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    moon sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    T345n334=
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    594Q269=
    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    COUNTY FAIR:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    fair sysop
    Due to hacking of the FAIR key, this key is good for the upgrade available
    for download on 316-522-7829 or FREQ as FAIR at 1:291/60
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    863s84X
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    8243s439X
    ----------------------------===******===---------------------------- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
    LORD COUNTY FAIR Registration Key
    -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
    Thanks for registering!
    The LORD COUNTY FAIR Sysop & BBS Name fields are *not* case sensitive.
    You may enter them UPPER or Lower Case as desired.
    If New Installation : type INSTFAIR INSTALL to install & enter key.
    If Existing Installation: type FAIR REGISTER to enter key.
    Registration key: 0683780855
    Sysop: Enjoy!
    BBS : Shining Star Doors

    ----------------------------===******===----------------------------
    LEVIATHAN:
    In order to register, go into sysop mode from DOS by typing:
    reef sysop
    Select "Enter Registration Key", the screen will say:
    Please enter the password given to you by Nannette:
    913
    Please enter your BBS name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Shining Star Doors
    Please enter the SYSOP name EXACTLY as shown with key information:
    Enjoy!
    Please enter your first registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    n271k446t
    Please enter your second registration key number: CASE SENSITIVE
    n11k246%

    -----------------------------------------------------------
    Again, all but Leviathan work.

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  • From Jas Hud@mro@bbses.info.remove-yhu-this to Craig Hendricks on Sunday, July 31, 2022 14:23:47
    To: Craig Hendricks
    Re: Shining Star Software
    By: Craig Hendricks to Tim Whitson on Sun Jul 31 2022 12:12 pm

    that says 'hacker BBS' 'Tightwad cheap users', and trying to register your game using a key you've made from leaving the BBS name and sysop name blank won't work either."

    So reach out to Tom of Danger Bay BBS if you want keys for these.

    again, why don't these people do like i do and release them to the public.

    I probably did have it and it was on bbstorrents.

    i'm on archive.org and i see a 2016 capture and there's nothing about
    getting it free from bbsfiles. it just says 10 bucks for all 12 doors.

    i think there has been a keygen out there for years. maybe this guy is just telling a story to make it seem legit.
  • From Jas Hud@mro@bbses.info.remove-yhu-this to Craig Hendricks on Sunday, July 31, 2022 14:30:24
    To: Craig Hendricks
    Re: Shining Star Software
    By: Craig Hendricks to Jas Hud on Sun Jul 31 2022 12:18 pm

    Re: Shining Star Software
    By: Jas Hud to Tim Whitson on Sun Jul 31 2022 04:25 am

    https://i.imgur.com/u7za7OE.png

    That looks like old purchase info from an earlier site rip. Before BBSFiles went down, the Shining Star section had free keys listed. All but the one for Leviathan's Reef worked.



    okay i could have swore that i had the keys and i released them. I'd have to do some digging. I don't remember it being announced on bbsfiles but fucking archive.org doesn't have it.

    now i see on a 2019 bbsfiles siterip it has 'register all shining soft doors for one low price' but the link takes me to the 2016 file. so maybe it's the same thing. ah well. the doors arent great anyways.
  • From Tim Whitson@1:153/135 to Jas Hud on Sunday, July 31, 2022 09:43:00

    Thank you, I think I might of seen this before but could not remember.

    Tim

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  • From Tim Whitson@1:153/135 to Craig Hendricks on Sunday, July 31, 2022 09:45:00

    Thank you Craig!

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