The Mac OS version of Prince of Persia is included as an unlockable bonus in the GameCube version of The Sands of Time. A port of Warrior Within. An upscaled re-release of the original Prince of Persia with new remade graphics. Mac OS version included as extra in the Wii game The Forgotten Sands, with a remapped control scheme. Here is the video game “Prince of Persia”! Released in 1990 on DOS, it's still available and playable with some tinkering. It's an action game, set in a platform, middle east and puzzle elements themes and it was released on Mac, Genesis, SEGA Master System, Game Gear, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST and Apple II as well.
Prince of Persia has been dormant for a decade now, but demands for the beloved franchise to make its comeback haven’t waned in that time. Ubisoft seem to be giving in to those demands at long last, with Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake having recently been announced.
Prince of Persia Review. Based on Jordan Mechner's original game, Ubisoft brings you Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. The Prince's natural skills combine with magic powers to create an action-packed adventure: gravity-defying acrobatics, crazy combo fighting moves and the ability to shape time. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake. Critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is back! Remade for the first time by Ubisoft, relive this legendary tale, or discover it new for the first time. Embark on a journey as the Prince to save your kingdom from the treacherous Vizier, in this timeless classic.
Such an announcement should ordinarily have been met with rapturous responses, but that, unfortunately, hasn’t been the case. Responses have been mixed, with many calling out the game’s poor visual quality and technical deficiencies. What exactly do the game’s lead developers at Ubisoft Mumbai and Ubisoft Pune have to say about that?
Speaking in a recent interview with The Mako Reactor, game director Pierre Sylvain-Gires said that the aesthetic they have gone with for the remake is a stylistic choice, in order to help it make stand out.
“If you take the game that was made 17 years ago, there’s definitely room for improvement in terms of graphism and we really wanted to give a unique look to the game because Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is actually is a fantasy story,” Sylvain-Gires said. “The narration, the 40 different levels you have to go through to finish the game are an immersion into the Thief of Baghdad and all these magical environments. So we decided to go for a unique visual treatment to make this game standout from other games. It’s not another Assassin’s Creed, it’s not like the same Prince of Persia from 2008. It has to be unique. This magic, this fantasy is shown through the saturation, through the light, so it also a challenge to redefine the visual identity of the game with this remake.”
Its stylistic aesthetic is all well and good though- what about the technical side of things, which in particular is an area where The Sands of Time Remake has drawn quite a bit of criticism? Is it a question of budget of development time constraints?
According to director of production Syed Abbas, that isn’t an issue. He explained that with a peak of 170 developers at one point, the game has been in production for two and a half years, and there have been no cutbacks to budget or timeline whatsoever.
“No, it was not a problem of timeline or budget,” Abbas said. “For us at Ubisoft, quality is of the utmost importance and this is something that we have kept in mind from the start. The project has been in development for the last two and a half years. We have had at peak 170 members working on this project and not to mention other investments in infrastructure and set up to make a modern game. No, there have not been any cutback in budget or timeline for the game.”
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With roughly four months still left before the game launches and with its first showing having allegedly been from the alpha stage of development, the hope remains that the final product will look more visually impressive than what it’s first impression suggests. That is, after all, what a game such as The Sands of Time deserves. Whether it gets what it deserves remains to be seen.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake launches for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC on January 21, 2021. Some recent listings have suggested that it’ll be out for the Nintendo Switch as well, but with Ubisoft not having made any statement about the same, things are still unclear on that front.
Control:
Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS. For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'.
Help:
This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link.
Other platforms:
Other available platforms: NES, SMS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis and SNES.
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Game info:
box cover
Game title:
Prince of Persia
Platform:
MS-DOS
Author (released):
Brøderbund Software, Inc. (1989)
Genre:
Action, Platform
Mode:
Single-player
Design:
Jordan Mechner
Music:
Francis Mechner
Game manual:
manual.pdf
File size:
9037 kB
Download:
prince.zip
Game size:
343 kB
Recommended emulator:
DOSBox
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Prince of Persia is a fantasy platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games. After the original release on the Apple II, Prince of Persia was ported to a wide range of platforms. The game managed to surprise and captivate the player despite being at first glance, repetitive. This was achieved by interspersing intelligent puzzles and deadly traps all along the path the player-controlled Prince had to take to complete the game—all this packaged in fluid, lifelike motion. Prince of Persia influenced a sub-genre known as the cinematic platformer, which imitated the sprawling non-scrolling levels, fluid animation, and control style. The game is set in ancient Persia. While the sultan is fighting a war in a foreign land, his vizier Jaffar, a wizard, seizes power. Jaffar's only obstacle to the throne is the Sultan's daughter (although the game never specifically mentions how). Jaffar locks her in a tower and orders her, under threat of execution, to become his wife. The game's nameless protagonist, whom the Princess loves, is thrown into the palace dungeons. The player must lead the protagonist out of the dungeons and to the palace tower, defeating Jaffar and freeing the Princess in under 60 minutes. In addition to guards, various traps and dungeons, the protagonist is further hindered by his own doppelgänger, an apparition of his own self that is conjured out of a magic mirror.
More details about this game can be found on Wikipedia.org.
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Platform:
This version of Prince of Persia was designed for personal computers with operating system MS-DOS (Microsoft Disk Operating System), which was operating system developed by Microsoft in 1981. It was the most widely-used operating system in the first half of the 1990s. MS-DOS was supplied with most of the IBM computers that purchased a license from Microsoft. After 1995, it was pushed out by a graphically more advanced system - Windows and its development was ceased in 2000. At the time of its greatest fame, several thousand games designed specifically for computers with this system were created. Today, its development is no longer continue and for emulation the free DOSBox emulator is most often used. More information about MS-DOS operating system can be found here.
Available online emulators:
5 different online emulators are available for Prince of Persia. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic features of each emulator available for this game Prince of Persia are summarized in the following table: