A player's memory
Like many of you, I knew SamaGames from the other side of the screen, as a player. UpperVoid matches, Quake duels, evenings spent in the hub waiting for everyone to log in: those memories stick, even years after the server closed in 2017.
The spark
After the closure, the team released a large part of their work: the games' source code, the plugins and many maps. One day I wondered whether all of it could still run. Honestly, I didn't expect to get very far. I started by bringing a few plugins back to life, then the rest followed, and little by little the hub came back.
What I'm trying to bring back
What interests me isn't copying SamaGames with plugins found elsewhere. It's getting the real games back, with their mechanics and their maps, starting from the original code. When something no longer works, we adapt it, but we try to keep the spirit of the time: short, intense matches, and a place you want to come back to.
A revival, not a reopening
Origins is still a volunteer project, with no commercial goal and no official connection to the former team. I want that to be clear: this isn't SamaGames coming back, it's a community revival, done with respect for the people who created the server. Their work is honoured on the Tribute page.
What now
Today, Origins is more than a test server: there's the website, the guides and seasons to prepare. I'd rather take a bit more time to do things properly than open too soon. If you also have good memories of SamaGames, what comes next will happen on Discord.
