Prince of Persia 1989

Live gameplay of Prince of Persia 1, a platform game developed and published by Broderbund Software, released originally for the Apple II in October 1989. Played on MS-DOS through DOSBox, using a Roland MT-32 as the sound device emulated through MUNT, which delivers the highest quality audio. While the Sultan of Persia is fighting a war in a foreign country, his Grand Vizier Jaffar orchestrates a coup d’état. His way to the throne lies through the Sultan’s lovely daughter. Jaffar kidnaps her and threatens to kill her if she refuses to marry him. Meanwhile, the man the Princess loves is thrown into the dungeon. He has only one hour to escape from his prison, defeat the guards on his way, and stop Jaffar before the terrible marriage takes place. Prince of Persia is a 2D platformer that is commonly regarded as a progenitor of the cinematic platformer genre. Rather than following the more common jump-and-run mechanics, it focuses on careful advancement through fairly complex levels, emp