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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

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Johannes @lesonix.bsky.social · 7d

Just finished „Replay“ by @jmechner.bsky.social. What a wonderful and touching book! Thank you for sharing! ☺️

A picture of the English edition of Jordan Mechners graphic novel „Replay“ on a wooden table next to a green chair

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Luiz Andrade @luiz-andrade.bsky.social · 7d

O @jmechner.bsky.social foi entrevistado pelo Alessandro Giannini para a Veja sobre seu quadrinho, Replay, que acabou de sair pela Conrad.

A entrevista tá excelente!

veja.abril.com.br/coluna/gibis...

O consagrado criador de games que virou um talentoso quadrinista | Gibis & Cia

Em 'Replay' (Conrad), Jordan Mechner, desenvolvedor de 'Prince of Persia', entrelaça sua carreira na indústria com as histórias do pai e do avô

veja.abril.com.br

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Luan Trovador @umtrovador.bsky.social · 10d

"A música que tocamos no CD player para inspiração é do caralho. A abertura vibrante de Lawrence da Arábia, de Maurice Jarre - incrível"

Uma das partes que tive que marcar dos diários que @jmechner.bsky.social escreveu durante o desenvolvimento de Prince of Persia.

Dito isso, olha só o que chegou

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 11d

Wow, I haven't seen that box in years!

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Grostaquin @grostaquin.bsky.social · 11d

My dad had a friend/colleague named Walter and Walter and my Dad used to play this version (IBM PC) on their lunchbreak 30 years ago. This is the 1st version I ever played although I prefer the SNES version.

Box of the original Prince Of Persia on IBM PC

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 11d

Wow!! How did I never see this before?

Nomad @nomadnetic.bsky.social · 11d

DOS version for me. These days, especially with the widescreen mod by FluffyQuack.

I really enjoyed the SNES and Mac versions as well, though.

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Ron’s Computer Videos 🧍‍♂️🖥️📼 @ronscompvids.bsky.social · 11d

I easily have 1,000+ hours playing the Macintosh version of Prince of Persia. If you’ve not played the 30fps restoration (seemingly removed at some point to address some latest issue) you’re missing out!

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 11d

For folks who've asked for details about the story behind Prince of Persia (rotoscoping my brother on VHS, etc), you'll find many answers on my website at jordanmechner.com -- and if you want to go deeper, in my published journals and graphic novel memoir REPLAY.

Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hi, Jordan Mechner here. You might know my video games (Prince of Persia, etc)💾🎮 I've recently written and drawn a graphic novel memoir, "Replay"📕It's my story of 4 decades making games, and my family's story of surviving two world wars.
Check out reviews, excerpts, trailer: jordanmechner.com/books

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Time Extension @timeextension.com · 11d

The Making Of: Chandragupta: Warrior Prince - The Indian 'Prince Of Persia' Published By Sony

www.timeextension.com/features/the...

The Making Of: Chandragupta: Warrior Prince - The Indian 'Prince Of Persia' Published By Sony

"I wrote the entire design, but the implementation was catastrophic"

www.timeextension.com

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morhook @morhook.bsky.social · 12d

Hércules amber PC DOS version running on a cloned IBM PC/XT with only a PC speaker. No mouse and no hard disk either.

Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 13d

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?"

💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports.

www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

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Alexander Davies @mumbofish.bsky.social · 12d

My first experience with the original Prince of Persia was the DOS version at a childhood friend's house. Not sure what terrified us more - the crunchy "falling on spikes" death sound blasting through speakers or the imposing time limit.

Needless to say, as young kids we were rubbish at it.

Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 13d

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?"

💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports.

www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

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Simone or /^syx.*$/ @simone.computer · 12d

DOS for the nostalgia, SNES for the pixel art, and of course your one and only Apple II version, those are my faves 🤓

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recrudesce @recrudesce.co.uk · 12d

My first PoP experience was on my Granddad's Amiga 500 when we used to visit him as a kid.

Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 13d

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?"

💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports.

www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

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Jason Bergman @jasonxbergman.bsky.social · 12d

Amazing!

(Heads-up @jmechner.bsky.social)

Pedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 12d

My restoration of #PrinceOfPersia's artwork by Katsuya Terada used on the cover of the #SuperFamicom and #SuperNintendo (PAL) releases. This is a v2 of my previous work adding missing bits at the top/bottom using different sources, applying the usual upscale/clean/retouch combo.

Prince of Persia clean artwork by Katsuya Terada used on the cover of the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo (PAL territories) releases. Image depicts the prince wielding a sword with the princess by his left side along another woman holding a dagger. On his right side one of the bosses can be seen. Jaffar is on the background, left side, with a menacing look, while at the bottom a skeleton can be seen, and our little white mouse friend right in the middle.

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Kieran HJ Connell @kieranhj.bsky.social · 12d

A few years ago I used your Apple II source to port PoP to the BBC Micro! bitshifters.github.io/posts/prods/... It took me nearly a year, with graphics and sound updated for the hardware, but it was a ton of fun and I was constantly impressed for how advanced the original game was for its time.

Prince of Persia, by Bitshifters

Acorn, BBC Micro and Retro Computer Code & Demos

bitshifters.github.io

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks, I'd forgotten I wrote that! I could have added it to the blog post (but it's long already!)

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LouD @loudai.nl · 13d

CGA for me

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PacBilly @pacbilly.bsky.social · 13d

The version I have the most nostalgia for is the Amiga version, which is the one I originally beat. That version captivated even my sisters who generally weren't a fan of games.

But my current favorite might just be the 2011 C64 version, which I found to be a rather impressive feat.

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feuf0llet.bsky.social @feuf0llet.bsky.social · 13d

For me it's by far the Mac version in black & white. Running on my father's Mac classic.
Never managed to go beyond level 4 at that time, but it was my first true game and still a beloved one.
I finally managed to finish it years later when it was added as bonus on the 1st PoP on PS2

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 13d

Yep, POP Classic was produced by Ubisoft as a follow-up to Sands of Time- I guess you could call it a remake of the original 2D POP, 15 years after the original.

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Romuald @dorrozengu.bsky.social · 13d

Celle-ci.

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Jordan Mechner @jmechner.bsky.social · 13d

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?"

💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports.

www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 14d

hey look at @ramiismail.com and me on a video call from almost exactly 1 year ago, talking games. We look so happy. Despite all the crap going on, the human spirit just wants to make shit. Hi Rami <3

And we announced the game we were talking about, called "Australia Did It" a few weeks ago.

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Thomas Ragon @thomasragon.bsky.social · 13d

Karl Arnold, 1932

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