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Prince of Persia Source Code Released On Github

Posted by Soulskill on from the going-back-in-time dept.

rbarreira writes "The source code for the original Prince of Persia game has been released on github by its author, Jordan Mechner. This release comes three weeks after Jordan announced the find of a box containing old floppy disks that had been forgotten in the back of a closet for 20+ years. A 'digital archeology' effort was launched to recover the contents of the floppy disks, with the help of Jason Scott from textfiles.com. Some photos from the 'copy party' have also been posted."

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  1. I sense a connection... by Fned · · Score: 5, Funny

    Prince of Persia

    Source Code ... but I can't quite put my finger on it.

  2. Re:What about the legal implications? by godrik · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lawyers are really good these days. You never know what they will come up with!

  3. Re:What about the legal implications? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I could see him running back and fourth from the plaintif chair to the defendant chair as the lawyers argue....made me lol.

  4. Re:New terminology by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I hollowed out my LS120 and taped the drive door to the back of the front faceplate. That way I could put a small tray inside the hollow box, pop the front off, and slide it in or out concealing the goods.

    I hid my pot in there from my dad. I'd just pop the front plate off, slide out my plastic tray, smoke, and put it all back. It sat right on my desk in my room and due to said uselessness it was the only device my parents or siblings would never touch or even bother to slide a disk in. Good thing they didn't because mine was hollow and somehow far more useful than the ones you guys all had.

    Cliffnotes: My LS120 was hollowed out and made a weed stash box. It was more useful than yours :)
    Captcha: Unopened

  5. Re:Praise the lord by RyuuzakiTetsuya · · Score: 5, Funny

    Obviously not a programmer. "if god wills it" sounds like me in college negotiating with my compiler.

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  6. Re:Praise the lord by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's too much effort. I just put a screwdriver on the case when I was typing. Occasionally you pick it up and give it a twirl.

    My programs always compiled.

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    ECHELON is a government program to find words like bomb, jihad, plutonium, assassinate, and anarchy.
  7. Re:What about the legal implications? by schroedingers_hat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Clearly he's stealing revenue from the big publishers. Every game someone acquires or plays is a potential $80 for them, and by allowing someone to play a game without giving the publishers $80, he is TAKING THEIR MONEY.