In order to ensure their victory, one of them has made a secret pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus, allowing them to reincarnate until they have accomplished their mission. They soon find a dark, twisted tower that has risen from the depths of the planet and seemingly holds the key to their survival. Three heroic explorers wander the post-apocalyptic desert on a mission to save their village from despair.
You can only set Sound Device and Music Synthesizer (PC Speaker, Sound Blaster Pro, Other Drivers).Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom! Limited choice for Hardware configuration startup Setup program. Levels and color scheme identical to v1.3 (Level 3 dungeon is dark green) Prince of Persia v1.4 : 1993 (from Prince of Persia CD Collection) You can specify Graphics Mode, Input Device, Sound Device and Music Synthesizer. Same levels, but with new color scheme on some levels (Level 3 dungeon is dark green)Ĭomplete Hardware configuration startup Setup program. Stdsnd, adlib, covox, gblast, ibmg, sblast, tandy (sound) J (joystick) vga, mcga, tga, ega, hga, herc, cga (graphics) No Setup program uses manual command line parameters: Original PC version Has original color scheme (Level 3 dungeon is dark blue) (Press Ctrl-V during gameplay to find out which version you have). Some information on the different DOS versions of Prince of Persia. A sequel Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow of the Flame would be released in 1993 followed by a successful gaming franchise.įor a free and open-source level editor, go to.
As the game progresses, the Prince will also be hindered by his own doppelganger, conjured up by Jaffar to thwart him.Īlthough simple by today's standards, it's still very playable, the gameplay has inspired many future cinematic action platformers such as Flashback. He has one hour to escape the dungeon and rescue the Sultan's daughter who has been placed under a curse by Jaffar and given a choice to marry him or die!Ī side scrolling action game, gameplay consists of navigating Jaffar's dungeons and later his tower by running, climbing and avoiding traps (along with Jaffar's guards). The plot, influenced by the Arabian Nights tales, revolves around the eponymous Prince who has been imprisoned by the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar.
The fluid character animations, considered cutting edge at the time, were based on videos of the game designer's brother performing stunts as well as action sequences from classic films. Prince of Persia was released in 1989 on the Apple II and received critical acclaim followed by commercial success when released in Japan the following year.
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