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   Title    Original release Source code found or leaked Genre Original developer Additional information 360: Three Sixty1999 2020 RacingSmart Dog The PlayStation source code can be found in a dummy file on the disc.^[72]Actua Soccer 961996 1996 sports gameGremlin InteractiveA demo CD that shipped with a game magazine accidentally contained the C++ source code of the game.^[73][74]Adventure in Time1981 2016 Adventure gamePhoenix Software In November 2016 the source code for the Atari 8-bit and Apple II versions of Adventure in Time and Birth of the Phoenix were released by Kevin Savetz, along with partial code of Queen of Phobos for Apple II.^[75]Airforce Delta2000 2020 Flight simulatorClimax StudiosSource code of the Game Boy Color version was leaked on 4chan in May 2020.^[76]Aliens versus Predator 22001 2002 FPSMonolith ProductionsSource code released on the Monolith Productions FTP server in 2002, then quickly taken down.^[77]Asteroids1979 1996 ArcadeAtariSource code of Asteroids in the Atari 7800 version was released in physical form by AtariSunnyvale on their closure 1996. Together with Ms. Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Robotron: 2084 and eight further games reconstructed by the Atari-Museum and published later.^[78][79] Ports for modern FPGAs were made later.^[80]Art of Fighting1992 2014 Fighting gameSNKThe source code was found on an NEC PC-9821 used for developing Neo Geo titles in 2014.^[81][82]Aztec1982 2019 Action-adventureDatamostIn January 2019 Jason Scott uploaded the source code of this game to the Internet Archive.^[83]Battle Konchuuden1999 2019 Battle RPG Jaleco EntertainmentA zip file was found within the retail games dummy data, which included the full PlayStation 1 source code to the game.^[84]Beatmania 5th Mix1999 2000 Music video gameKonamiWith the 2000 Japanese PSX game Beatmania Best Hits there was mistakenly included the source code for the 1999 game Beatmania 5th Mix.^[85]The Bilestoad1982 2019 Action-adventureDatamost In January 2019 Jason Scott uploaded the source code of this game to the Internet Archive.^[83][86]Blood1997 2000/2010 FPS Monolith Productions In 2000, partial source code of an alpha version was leaked. In 2010, the complete alpha source code was leaked.^[87] Using the code as reference, a reverse engineered build of the final version was created by Alexander Makarov for source ports around 2017.^[88]B.O.B. / Space Funky B.O.B. 1993 2008 Side-scrolling gameElectronic ArtsOn September 12, 2008 the source code of the SNES version became available as it was found on an eBay-bought hard drive.^[89]Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom1983 2018 Rail shooterSegaOn May 17, 2018 Kevin Savetz uploaded scans of the complete source code of the Atari 8-bit conversion of Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom donated by Charlie Kulas.^[90]California Watersports2001 2020 SportsTheyer GFXThe PlayStation source code was released in 2020 with the permission of developer Mark Theyer.^[91]Captain Comic1988 2012 PlatformerMichael DenioIn September 2012 the source code of the NES version was offered on eBay for $439.^[92][93]Chicken Run2000 2011 Stealth gameBlitz GamesIn May 2011 the Sega Dreamcast source code became available, found by a collector on a Dreamcast Dev Kit's harddrive.^[94][95]Chill1998 2020 sports gameSilicon DreamsA zip file was found within the retail game's dummy data, which included the full PlayStation 1 source code to the game. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive2012 2020 first-person shooterValveA 2017 version of the game's source code was leaked on 4chan in 2020.^[96]Dark Engine (Thief, Thief II, System Shock 2)1993 2009/2010 Stealth gameLooking Glass StudiosIn 2009, a complete copy of the Dark Engine source code was discovered in the possession of an ex-Looking Glass Studios employee who was at the time continuing his work for Eidos Interactive.^[97] In late April 2010, a user on the Dreamcast Talk forum disassembled the contents of a Dreamcast development kit he had purchased.^[98] Later, significant updates for the Dark Engine-based games were published.^{[99][100][101]}Dark Reign 22000 2011 RTSPandemic StudiosReleased by a former developer of Pandemic Studios under LGPL to prevent that the game become unsupported Abandonware.^[102][103] Legal status unclear. Donkey Kong1981 2008 PlatformerNintendoIn August 2008 the source code of Donkey Kong in Atari 8006502 assembly was published at the AtariAge forum by Curt Vendel (the Atari Flashback designer),^[104] and was discussed there by the original developer, Landon Dyer.^[105]Double Dragon II: The Revenge1989 2013 Beat em upTechnōs JapanIn 2013 the Internet Archive put the undeletedassemblysources (DRGNSRC.LZH) of the DOS version for download.^[106][107]Empire1977 197? turn-basedwargameWalter BrightAt some point, someone broke through the security systems at Caltech, and took a copy of the source code for the FORTRAN/PDP-10 version of the game.^[108] This code was continually modified, being passed around from person to person and ported to other system e.g. to VAX/VMS OS.^[109]Eve Online2003 2011 Space strategy MMOCCP GamesOn 20 May 2011 someone released the EVE Online source code on a GitHub repository.^[110] After the source code was online four days, CCP issued a DMCA take-down request which was followed by GitHub.^[111]Extreme-G 32001 2015 Racer game Acclaim CheltenhamThe source code of the PS2 game came into hands of a community member by unknown means around 2015.^[112]Falcon 4.01998 2000 Combat flight simulatorMicroProseA 2000 source codeleak^[113] by a former developer allowed unofficial community development, including upgrades, improved graphics, and bug fixes. In 2013 the source code of one of the community development branches was released to a GitHub repository under a questionable BSD license.^[114]Fate2005 2015 Action RPGWildTangentInadvertently made available when Fate and its sequel Fate: Undiscovered Realms were offered through a May 2015 Humble Bundle. The download link provided to purchasers for the DRM-Free copy lead to an apparently current dump of the source code. This was available for several days before it was corrected.^[115]FIFA 971996 1996 sport video gameElectronic ArtsAround 1996 Electronic Arts accidentally put the source code of FIFA 97 on a demo disc.^[116][117]Forsaken1998 2007 6DOF shooter Probe EntertainmentIn 2007, nine years after the first release, the game itself and its source code were considered abandoned and became available to the public.^[118] The game's community took up the game and kept updating and porting the game via a GitHub repository under a GPL license.^[119][120]GunZ: The Duel2005 2011 Third-person shooterMAIET EntertainmentIn 2011 the source code of GunZ 1.5 became available online.^[121]Half-Life 2 (alpha version only) 2004 2003 FPSValveAn alpha version of Half-Life 2's source code was leaked in 2003, a year before the game's release.^[122]Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (prototype only) 2002 2020 Action-adventureKnowWonderSource code from a prototype version was leaked in 2020.^[123]Home Alone 2: Lost in New York1992 2016 Action gameImagineeringGame source released of the NES game in 2016 by Frank Cifaldi after finding it on an old hard drive.^[124][125]Killer72005 2016 Action-adventure gameGrasshopper ManufactureSources and assets for the GameCube game were found in October 2016 on an open webserver.^[126]Lineage II2003 2003 MMORPGNCSOFTIn 2003 a Chinese Hacker acquired the Lineage II source code, and sold it to someone who set up alternative servers. Shutdown by FBI in 2007.^[127][128]Metal Arms: Glitch in the System2003 2019 Third-person shooterSierra EntertainmentUploaded to archive.org in 2019.^[129]Microsoft Entertainment Pack1996 2004 Casual gameMicrosoftIn the copies of Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000 source code which leaked back in 2004, there are 32-bit versions of Cruel, Golf, Pegged, Reversi, Snake (Rattler Race), Taipei and TicTactics.^[130]Monopoly2000 2018 BoardArtech Studios The source code for the Microsoft Windows version of the 2000 video game Monopoly was leaked in August 2018.^[131][132]Mortal Kombat Trilogy1996 2018 FightingMidway GamesGame source code for the Nintendo 64 version was leaked anonymously on 4chan, alongside the PC, PS1, and Arcade source of Mortal Kombat 3.^[133][134]Monsters, Inc.2001 2019 PlatformKodiak Interactive Source code and artwork for the PlayStation 2 version was uploaded to archive.org in 2019.^[135]Mr Nutz 21994 2008 PlatformerOcean SoftwareAmiga game, source code prototype associated with Peter Thierolf.^[136][137]Mr. Robot and His Robot Factory1983 2019 PlatformDatamost In January 2019 Jason Scott uploaded the source code of this game to the Internet Archive.^[83]NBA Jam Extreme1996 2017 Sports gameSculptured SoftwareIn February 2017 the source code was discovered on an archival CD liquidated by Acclaim Entertainment during their bankruptcy sale. It was subsequently sold on eBay for $500. Various Nintendo games 1990-2014 2020 Various Various Throughout 2020, the source code for several games by Nintendo (as well as console firmware) was leaked by anonymous users on 4chan. These include Super Mario 64, the first four generations of the Pokémon series, and the firmware for the Nintendo 64, GameCube, and 3DS. For more information, please see 2020 Nintendo data leak. Pac-Man1982 2019 MazeRoklan Corp. In August 2019 the source code for the Atari 8-bit version was released by Kevin Savetz.^[138][139]Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator1990 2019 side-scrollingColor DreamsIn November 2019 the NES source code was uploaded to the Internet Archive.^[140]Pole Position1983 2009 RacingGeneral Computer CorporationOn May 20, 2009, Curt Vendel released the source code of the Atari 2600 conversion of Pole Position.^[141]Postal III2011 2020 First person shooterRunning with ScissorsLeaked onto 4chan in June 2020, and contains pre-release Half-Life 2 and Team Fortress 2 content.^[142]Raid 20201989 2019 Side-scrolling action gameColor DreamsSource code was found on a floppy disk and uploaded to archive.org in 2019.^[143]Re-Volt1999 200? Racing gameAcclaim Studios LondonMembers of the fan-base have acquired the source code of the game around 2004, which was leaked from an anonymous developer who worked on the Xbox Live port.^[144][145] The game community works since then on fan patches and source ports to new platforms like Linux, MacOS and OpenPandora.^{[146][147][148]}Rolling Thunder1987 2016 side-scrolling action gameTiertex Design StudiosThe Amiga version became available on a community forum.^[149]SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge2001 2018 PlatformerClimax DevelopmentThe game's development repository was released on GitHub in 2018, converted from an old Microsoft Visual SourceSafe repository. Curiously, it was discovered that the game contained code from the Linux kernel (specifically the vsprintf function, presumably used for debugging), and therefore violates the GNU General Public License. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (X-Ray Engine 1.5.10) 2008 2014 FPSGSC Game WorldIn August 2014 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky's X-Ray Engine 1.5.10 source codebecame available on GitHub under a non-open-sourcelicense.^[150] The successor's engine, X-ray 1.6.02, became available too.^[151][152] As of October 2019 the xray-16 engine community fork, "OpenXRay", achieved compiling state and support for the two games "Call of Pripyat" and "Clear Sky" with build 558.^[153]Starcraft1998 2017 Real-time strategyBlizzardIn 2017 it was announced that a potentially 1998 stolen/lost^[154]STARCRAFT Gold Master source code CD of Starcraft resurfaced in the hand of an enthusiast.^[155] After long contemplation, he sent it back to Blizzard.^[156] There was some doubt about the authenticity of this CD, as there was no proof provided. It is unclear if, as indicated in the earlier discussion, a copy of the source code was forwarded to Jason Scott of the Internet Archive for preservation purposes. Star Wars Galaxies2003 2014 MMOSony Online EntertainmentIn 2013, a former Sony Online Entertainment employee leaked a copy of the 2010 production source code for the Star Wars Galaxies client, server, 3rd party libraries and development tools to a group of former players involved with the "New Game Enhancements" Star Wars Galaxies emulator Project SWG. The code was later leaked beyond its intended recipients and made available online.^[157] Live, free to play public servers and public development groups have since come into existence. Super 3D Noah's Ark1994 2018 FPSWisdom TreeIn November 2018 the source code for SNES version was bought on eBay and released to the public.^[158]Swashbuckler1982 2019 FightingDatamost In January 2019 Jason Scott uploaded the source code of this game to the Internet Archive.^[83]Team Fortress 22007 2020 first-person shooterValveA 2017 version of the game's source code was leaked on 4chan in 2020.^[96]Tempest 20001994 2008 tube shooterLlamasoftOn 24 August 2008, the source code of Tempest 2000 was released by the defunct Jaguar Sector II website under a CD compilation for PC titled Jaguar Source Code Collection.^[159][160]Tony Hawk's Underground2003 2016 Sports gameNeversoftThe game's C++ source code was leaked in February 2016 to GitHub.^[161]Turrican III1994 2008 Run and gunFactor 5Amiga game, source code prototype associated with Peter Thierolf.^[137]Turok: Dinosaur Hunter1997 2017 First-person shooterIguana Entertainment / Acclaim EntertainmentIn February 2017 the source code of the N64 version was sold on eBay for $2551.99 on a SGI Silicon GraphicsIndy development machine which came from the Acclaim Entertainment liquidation. This source code was later released August 26, 2018, then reuploaded, non-encrypted to 4chan the following day.^{[162][163][164]}Trespasser1998 200x Action-adventure, FPSDreamWorks InteractiveThe fan community got the original source code into hand by unknown means^[165] and created modifications and unofficial patches with it,^[166][167] the latest DirectX 9 port from 2016 and the development ongoing.^[168]Ultima IX: Ascension1999 2014 Role-playing video gameOrigin SystemsIn November 2014 the Ultima Codex Community was able to acquire the Ultima 9 source code from a former developer for offline archival to prevent permanent loss.^[169]Ultimate Mortal Kombat 31994 2009 Beat'em upMidway GamesThe source code and artwork of the PSX version were recovered from floppies in 2009.^[170][171]Unreal Championship 22005 2020 First-person shooterEpic GamesLeaked to 4chan on July 29, 2020. Up'n Down1984 2018 Racing, maze Sega On May 17, 2018 Kevin Savetz uploaded scans of the complete source code of the Atari 8-bit conversion of Up'n Down donated by Charlie Kulas.^[172]Urban Assault1998 2016 Real-time strategyTerraToolsFound on eBay.^[173]Warcraft II: The Dark Saga1997 2020 Real-time strategyBlizzard EntertainmentSource code for the PlayStation version was uploaded to archive.org.^[174]Wing commander series1990 2011 Space simulatorOrigin SystemsThe long lost source code of Wing Commander I was given to the fan-community in August 2011 by a former developer for the purpose of long-time preservation.^[175] Later most other parts of the series followed.^[176][177]Xbox system software2001 2020 Video game consoleoperating systemMicrosoftIn May 2020, the Xbox operating system source code was leaked. Zork and other Infocom games 1977 2008 Adventure gameInfocomIn 2008 a back-up with the source code of all Infocom's video games appeared from an anonymous Infocom source and was archived by the Internet Archive's Jason Scott.^{[178][179][180]} On May 5, 2020, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology uploaded to GitHub the source code for a 1977 version of Zork.^[181]

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