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Fallout 1 and 2 Source Code Resurfaces After Decades of Assumed Loss

Rebecca Heineman reveals she preserved the original Fallout source code despite Interplay's orders to destroy it, now stored securely on M-Disc Blu-Rays.

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Overview

  • Rebecca Heineman, co-founder of Interplay, preserved the source code for Fallout 1 and 2 before leaving the company in 1995, defying corporate policies requiring the destruction of such materials.
  • The source code was believed lost after Fallout creator Tim Cain complied with orders to destroy his assets upon leaving Interplay in 1998.
  • Heineman began archiving Interplay's game source codes in 1993 after discovering the company had lost the Wasteland code, recovering it from a contact at Electronic Arts.
  • The Fallout 1 and 2 source code is securely stored on M-Disc Blu-Rays for long-term preservation, ensuring its survival for future use or study.
  • Heineman plans to seek Bethesda's permission to release the source code publicly, as the rights to Fallout now belong to the company, but no formal request has been made yet.