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TOEIC Test DS Training

TOEIC Test DS Training is yet another TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication) practice app on a gaming system.

Anti-Piracy#

This game utilizes the DS Protect anti-piracy library to ensure that it is not being run off a flashcart or emulator. If any of the DS Protect checks fail, the game cripples itself to make it more annoying to use.

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Pirated

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On keyboard prompts and during reading tests, the text is much smaller and considerably bunched together, making it much harder to read.

Normal

Pirated

On most dialogue that is typed on the screen by character, in addition to reducing spacing between characters, only the first character for each line will be typed.

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Pirated

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On listening tests, the sound will be lowered to a near-mute volume, making it a lot harder to hear the prompts.

(Source: TWiLightMenu AP-patched games list)

(Source: Original TCRF research)