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It'd be really interesting to see more game development companies from the 80's and 90's release the source code for old abandonware. I was hoping to see Commander Keen (one of my favorite old games from my youth) on this list, but apparently it's still closed source.



Afaik, there are (were?) some licensing issues why Keen stayed closed.

There is a compatible Open Source clone, though: http://clonekeenplus.sourceforge.net/ (Disclaimer: I work on that project.)

Btw., a very nice history of Keen (also referencing some of the licensing issues): http://www.3drealms.com/keenhistory/index.html




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