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Prince of Persia

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…

3 October 1989

Prince of Persia is an adventure developed by Brøderbund Software, released 3 October 1989 on Apple II.

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What Prince of Persia is

Prince of Persia is an adventure game developed by Brøderbund Software and released in 1989. It is available on Apple II only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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. His 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 to become his wife, or she would die within 60 minutes (extended to 120 minutes in the Super NES version, which has longer and harder levels). The game's unnamed protagonist, whom the Princess loves, is thrown prisoner into the palace dungeons. In order to free her, he must escape the dungeons, get to the palace tower and defeat Jaffar before time runs out. But in addition to guards, various traps and dungeons…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Prince of Persia series

Prince of Persia is the first of 73 entries we hold in the Prince of Persia series. The next entry was Prince of Persia in 1990.

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What it launched against

Prince of Persia launched on 3 October 1989, within three weeks of Disney's DuckTales, SimCity and Shadow of the Beast.

Released around the same time: Disney's DuckTales, SimCity, Shadow of the Beast.

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When did Prince of Persia come out?
Prince of Persia was released on 3 October 1989 for Apple II.

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