Resurrecting a 1992 MUD with Agentic AI (meditations.metavert.io) AI

A developer describes how he used an AI coding agent to reconstruct and relaunch his 1992 text-based multiplayer MUD, Legends of Future Past, despite having no source code. By analyzing surviving Game Master scripts, manuals, and a 1996 gameplay capture, the agent reverse-engineered the original scripting language and rebuilt core systems like the engine, combat, monster AI, and multiplayer infrastructure over a weekend. The article argues this “software archaeology” approach could make preserving or recreating dead online worlds feasible when only creative artifacts remain.