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Prince of Persia Source Code Released On Github

Posted by Soulskill on Tuesday April 17, 2012 @09:19AM 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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I sense a connection... by Fned · 2012-04-17 09:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Prince of Persia
Source Code ... but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Re:What about the legal implications? by godrik · 2012-04-17 10:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Lawyers are really good these days. You never know what they will come up with!
Re:Praise the lord by RyuuzakiTetsuya · 2012-04-17 10:34 · Score: 5, Funny

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

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Re:Praise the lord by Beardo+the+Bearded · 2012-04-17 10:51 · 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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Re:What about the legal implications? by schroedingers_hat · 2012-04-17 11:38 · 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.