With permission from its original programmer.
The source code for the engine that powered the 1996 Sega Saturn first-person-shooter PowerSlave was released yesterday on the code-sharing website GitHub, with the approval of its original programmer Ezra Dreisbach.
This means that now it’s not only possible for people to take a closer look at how the original engine was created for historical/preservation purposes, but that users can also now potentially redistribute and/or modify the program, as long as they adhere to the terms of the GNU General Public License 3.0. This includes making any new code available under the same exact freedoms as the original, and documenting whether any changes have been made to prevent any issues from being erroneously applied to the author of the original version.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
With permission from its original programmer.
The source code for the engine that powered the 1996 Sega Saturn first-person-shooter PowerSlave was released yesterday on the code-sharing website GitHub, with the approval of its original programmer Ezra Dreisbach.
This means that now it’s not only possible for people to take a closer look at how the original engine was created for historical/preservation purposes, but that users can also now potentially redistribute and/or modify the program, as long as they adhere to the terms of the GNU General Public License 3.0. This includes making any new code available under the same exact freedoms as the original, and documenting whether any changes have been made to prevent any issues from being erroneously applied to the author of the original version.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
