Prince of Persia

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


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

Overview

Prince of Persia 1989
Prince of Persia 1989
Prince of Persia was originally created in 1989 for the Apple II by Jordan MechnerMechner 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 ArkPrince of Persia has since been ported to a number of different platforms, including the AmigaApple MacintoshDOSNESGame BoySega GenesisGame GearSNESSharp X68000Atari 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 remakeUbisoft 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.

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Original US Release June 1, 1989
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In the Super Nintendo version of the original Prince of Persia game, how much time did you have to complete the entire game?
  • 60 minutes
  • 120 minutes
  • 24 hours
  • There was no time limit in the SNES version

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The Original Prince of Persia Movie
Jordan Mechner offers a very inside look into the development of the original Prince of Persia.
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