TL;DR: The original Fallout 1 and 2 source code was never lost; Interplay founder Rebecca Heineman preserved backups by archiving all projects on CDs in the 90s. Despite common belief, she retained ...
GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. 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.
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