Description:The Grand Vizier Jaffar has thrown you into a dark dungeon and plans to marry the girl of your dreams in an hour. You're not going to let that happen are you? Try to escape from the dungeon, take out Jaffar's guards, find your way through the sultan's palace and defeat Jaffar himself. Now go, you've got 60 minutes!
Prince of PersiaThe Grand Vizier Jaffar has thrown you into a dark dungeon and plans to marry the girl of your dreams in an hour. You're not going to let that happen are you? Try to escape from the dungeon, take out Jaffar's guards, find your way through the sultan's palace and defeat Jaffar himself. Now go, you've got 60 minutes!
Prince of Persia is a 2D action-adventure / platformer with run & jump gameplay. Avoid deadly traps, solve some puzzles and engage in sword fights. The player has an infinite amount of lives but has to restart at the beginning of a level each time he dies and must complete the game within an hour. An especially noteworthy aspect of the game is the very fluent animation of your character. ... (more)(less)
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Platform - PC
Back in the days when we were sick and tired of playing Mario and Unreal Tournament, which were installed on every computer (hey, why aren't they on the list??), some upperclassman installed Prince of Persia and woah! it was love at first sight. Even though my feelings for this game has dwindled over the years, my respect hasn't and this is an amazing game and one of those that you have to play, nomadder what. The graphics are simple, the game-play is enthralling and the figh"
"The New Prince Of Persia Titles Lack The Beautiness Of This Brilliant Game Of Our Day! I Remember In School Whenever We Would Get Bored, We Would Start Playing This Game Because It Was Installed In Every Computer! Ah, All Those Fun Memories!
10/10 For Seriously Epic Moments!
Platform: PC & Also Game Boy Advance! "
AgentLexi added this to a list 2 years, 4 months ago
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Description: Prince of Persia (often shortened to "POP" or "PoP") is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released October 3, 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in computer games. Mechner used a process called rotoscoping, in which he studied many hours of film of his younger brother David running and jumping in white clothes. Also unusual was the method of combat: protagonist and enemies fought with swords"
johanlefourbe added this to a list 2 years, 5 months ago
"Notes: Same as above, I used to play this at the friend's house and I thought it was awesome. The animation may seem awkward nowadays but back then it was quite revolutionary. A very nice game.
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CelShader added this to a list 3 years, 1 month ago
"Prince of Persia (1989) was the first cinematic platformer. These games are distinct from typical platform games in that they focus on fluid, life-like movements, without the exaggerated physics found in nearly all other platform games. It was also the first game to use rotoscoping animation."
List-All added this to a list 5 years, 1 month ago
"The Grand Vizier Jaffar has thrown you into a dark dungeon and plans to marry the girl of your dreams in an hour. You're not going to let that happen are you? Try to escape from the dungeon, take out Jaffar's guards, find your way through the sultan's palace and defeat Jaffar himself. Now go, you've got 60 minutes!
Amiga 500 version: | TurboGrafx-16 version: "
List-All added this to a list 5 years, 4 months ago