How It Works
ByteWatch sits inside the protected game code and monitors the game while it runs. It quietly watches important values and game rules, looking for unnatural changes that should not happen during normal play.
If a value is pushed outside the rules of the game, ByteWatch can detect that something is wrong. The goal is not to interrupt honest players, but to protect the challenge, the score, and the achievement.
Memory Pokes And Game Mechanics
Some cheating methods try to change lives, health, score behaviour, progress, or other mechanics directly in memory. ByteWatch is designed to watch for those unnatural adjustments, especially where they could give a player an unfair competitive advantage.
Lives should be earned. Progress should be earned. If the game rules say something should not happen, ByteWatch is there to notice when something tries to bend those rules.
Designed For Real Machines
ByteWatch is built with physical ZX Spectrum machines in mind. That matters, because real hardware has limits, quirks, and timing that must be respected. The protection has to be light, careful, and still feel like a proper Spectrum game.
No anti-cheat is perfect, especially on original hardware, but ByteWatch is designed to evolve. As protected games grow and new tricks are discovered, we can improve, adjust, and strengthen protection over time.
Fair Play First
Wizbit Games are made to be difficult, rewarding, and skill-based. ByteWatch helps protect that spirit so a clean completion, score, or run means something.