If you’re a programmer, you may find inspiration in the source code for the original Apple II version of Prince of Persia. 23 years after the game’s release, and about two weeks after finding his old floppies, Jordan Mechner has posted the source code to GitHub, where it’s freely accessible.
The copying took place at a “megacopy” party, assisted by digital archivist Jason Scott using various modified computer hardware. We’re glad people like Mechner exist who can do things like “write Prince of Persia,” and we’re glad people like Scott exist who can figure out how to preserve this material for computers that aren’t 35 years old. We’re here to … appreciate the effort? We’re totally doing our part!
Prince of Persia source code successfully rescued originally appeared on Joystiq on Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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