Fallout Source Code Survives Destruction Orders, A Rebel’s Archive

Monday, May 5, 2025, 12:21 pm

In a twist that sounds straight out of a hacker’s handbook, the once-thought-destroyed source code for Fallout and Fallout 2 has resurfaced. Defying studio orders for digital oblivion, a determined insider saved these treasured assets, keeping a vital piece of gaming history alive—because sometimes rebellion pays off in the archive.

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techspot.com / Original Fallout source code survived thanks to "rogue" Interplay co-founder

Rebecca Heineman, a veteran programmer and co-founder of Interplay, told VideoGamer that she made personal backups of Fallout and Fallout 2 while working on Mac ports of the games. Her habit of creating archival CD-ROMs stemmed from an earlier failed attempt to recover the source code for Wasteland…

kotaku.com / Fallout 1 & 2 Source Code Still Exists, Despite Orders To Destroy It

The original source code for Interplay’s Fallout and its sequel Fallout 2 was thought lost and destroyed. But it turns out that at least one person defied orders from the studio and saved the source code behind two of the most popular PC RPGs ever made. Read more...

gamespot.com / Fallout 1 And 2 Source Code Wasn't Destroyed After All

Earlier this month, Fallout creator Tim Cain noted that the source code for the original Fallout and Fallout 2 was lost and thought to be destroyed. But that has turned out to not be the case. Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has revealed that they saved the source code for both games and…

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