Reversing ‘Grateful Dead: D2S2’ on Mac (2022) (opens in new tab)

In this project, we will be looking at an easy algorithm to reverse in Grateful Dead: D2S2. I will also be going over some basic setup since this is the first in my tutorial series. At the end of this project, you will be able to identify a 68k vs PPC application, set a Toolbox breakpoint, manually bypass the authentication algorithm, and then fully reverse the algorithm to generate a valid serial number. A passing familiarity with 68k assembly will help, but it’s not necessary.