A fan rewrote the DOS game engine in C, released it under the GPL, and ported it across Unix, Windows, phones, and even Dreamcast. The site documents extras such as two-player support and a level editor. Preservation became experimentation once the engine was understood well enough to change.
Original open-source project: https://clonekeen.sourceforge.net/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-clonekeen-kept-commander-keen-playable-in-free-software/
#ancientweb #commanderkeen #opensource #gamepreservation
Original open-source project: https://clonekeen.sourceforge.net/
Full Switchboard article: https://switchboardtechservices.com/articles/ancient-web-clonekeen-kept-commander-keen-playable-in-free-software/
#ancientweb #commanderkeen #opensource #gamepreservation
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Categories: Ancient Web & Internet History [c23]