Prince of Persia

Prince of Persia is a video game that consists of 2 releases

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Prince of Persia is Jordan Mechner's original Arabian adventure and the first game in a multi-million dollar franchise.

Overview

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Prince of Persia was originally created in 1989 for the Apple II by Jordan Mechner. Mechner used film ofyounger brother David's running, jumping, and performing of the Prince's actions, using rotoscoped animation to give the Prince his fluid movement.

Part of the game's appeal was its then unique focus on environmental puzzle-solving, as well as its one-on-one sword duels. Mechner has stated that the game was inspired by the first ten minutes of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Prince of Persia has since been ported to a number of different platforms, including the Amiga, Apple Macintosh, DOS, NES, Game Boy, Sega Genesis, Game Gear, SNES, Sharp X68000, Atari ST, and SAM Coupé.

Plot

The story begins with the Prince living as an orphaned street urchin. One day, he decides to climb up the walls of the palace to see the Princess, after which the two fall in love and eventually get engaged. Before the wedding can happen, though, the King is called to war. During this time the Vizier takes control of the throne for himself, imprisoning both the Prince and the Princess. The Princess is given one hour to decide whether she'll marry the Vizier or be executed, giving the Prince a precious 60 minutes to escape his imprisonment and rescue his love.

Legacy

Aside from being ported to several different platforms, Prince of Persia has received two proper sequels and a 3D remake. Ubisoft re-imagined the series with its Sands of Time trilogy, and the French publisher again rebooted the series with a new game titled simply Prince of Persia. A motion picture based on Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is also being developed, Mike Newell directing, and is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer.

The original Prince of Persia has sold over 2 million copies.

General Information Edit

Game Name	Prince of Persia
Platform(s)	Amiga Game Boy Game Gear Genesis Sega Master System SNES Amstrad CPC Apple II Atari ST ZX Spectrum Mac NES Game Boy Color Sega CD PC TurboGrafx CD
Publisher(s)	Brøderbund Software, Inc. Domark Group Ltd. Red Orb Entertainment
Developer(s)	Brøderbund Software, Inc. Domark Software Ltd. Red Orb Entertainment
Genres	Add a new genre Action Adventure Platformer
Themes	Add a new theme Fantasy Alternate Historical
Original US Release	June 1, 1989 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	1989 know the real date?
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