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> The problem seems to be the license agreement does not allow MS to release the game as a standalone copy.

They've included frickin' Candy Crush as part of Windows 10, so this would hardly be an obstacle to including Space Cadet again.

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They presumably negotiated a license to include Candy Crush. The original makers of the pinball game may no longer be in business, or may not be responding to Microsoft’s emails.

The original devs are aware, and have unofficially suggested they'd be willing to help[0].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28861353

Candy crush is a highly profitable "free-to-play" game that makes millions of dollars though in-app purchases.

I'm pretty sure King pay Microsoft for it to be included in windows, not the other way around.

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