Posted: 4/17/2012 10:20 AM
Post subject: Original Prince of Persia source code released
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Bisqwit
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Found this. Maybe some people might be interested in the reverse engineering sense. http://www.osnews.com/story/25828/Original_Prince_of_Persia_code_found_and_released_as_open_source
Posted: 4/17/2012 1:41 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fggouSd3dr4 I've only known the PC and SNES versions...
Posted: 4/17/2012 1:44 PM
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It's also interesting to note that many of the versions have differences. The SNES version is a game onto itself with may more levels that are vastly different than the other versions. But even the others have their own distinctions. While the level layout is mostly the same across them, some have an area in a level the others don't, different collapsible floors, some enemy changes, sometimes the switches are moved around a bit.
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Posted: 4/17/2012 4:09 PM
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http://popc64.blogspot.de/ Someone ported the game to the C64 (without the source code - it's reverse-engineered from an Apple II memory dump).
Posted: 4/17/2012 5:22 PM
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I'm curious how much would it cost if I want to buy a source code for some NES game.
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Posted: 4/21/2012 1:38 PM
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http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/04/prince-of-persia-source-code/?pid=2480&viewall=true