Difference between revisions of "Prince of Persia"

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This page is for the first game in the series. For the 2008 game, see Prince of Persia (2008).

Jordan Mechner


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Prince of Persia	1989
Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame	1993
Prince of Persia 3D	1999
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time	2003
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within	2004
Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones	2005
Prince of Persia (2008)	2008
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands	2010
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown	2024
The Rogue Prince of Persia	2024
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake	TBA

Key points

The Mac OS version has better graphics, resolution and framerate than the DOS version. Playable with Basilisk II or Mini vMac emulators.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Requires the manual to solve copy protection questions.
Publisher website		Choose "SDLPoP" in the menu to download a version for modern systems.
Publisher website

A shareware demo is available.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\CONFIG.DAT <path-to-game>\SETUP.DAT
Mac OS (Classic)

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS	<path-to-game>\PRINCE.SAV
Mac OS (Classic)

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		For DOSBox toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter` (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)		For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Macintosh version only (DOS version uses keyboard shortcuts).
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		On/off only.
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech, storyline is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		For DOSBox change the `priority` background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes	VGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy, CGA, Hercules

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows						^[3]
macOS (OS X)						^[4]
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

DOS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.11
Processor (CPU)	8 MHz
System memory (RAM)	512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	VGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy, CGA, Hercules

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	6.x
Processor (CPU)	Motorola 68K
System memory (RAM)	At least 2MB of RAM for B&W and 4MB of RAM for color graphics
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	256 Color

References

↑ ChangeLog.txt - last accessed on 2021-02-16
↑ ChangeLog.txt - last accessed on 2021-02-16
↑ Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 2021-02-16
↑ sdlpop — Homebrew Formulae - last accessed on 2 March 2022

[1] ChangeLog.txt - last accessed on 2021-02-16

[2] ChangeLog.txt - last accessed on 2021-02-16

[3] Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 2021-02-16

[4] sdlpop — Homebrew Formulae - last accessed on 2 March 2022

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[2]

[3]

[4]

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{stub}}
+{{disambig|the first game in the series|the 2008 game|[[Prince of Persia (2008)]]}}
 {{Infobox game
 |cover        = Prince of Persia cover.jpg
-|developers   =
+|developers   = Jordan Mechner
 {{Infobox game/row/developer|Brøderbund}}
 |publishers   =
@@ Line 9: / Line 9: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1990}}
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1992}}
-{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 4, 2015}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 21, 2014|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP/blob/master/doc/ChangeLog.txt|title=ChangeLog.txt|date=2021-02-16}}</ref>}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 21, 2014}}
+{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 11, 2014|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://github.com/NagyD/SDLPoP/blob/master/doc/ChangeLog.txt|title=ChangeLog.txt|date=2021-02-16}}</ref>}}
+|taxonomy     =
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Action, Adventure, Platform }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Middle East }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Prince of Persia }}
 |steam appid  =
 |steam appid side  =
-|gogcom page  =
+|gogcom id    =
+|hltb         = 7287
+|lutris       = prince-of-persia
 |strategywiki = Prince of Persia
+|mobygames    = prince-of-persia
 |wikipedia    = Prince of Persia (1989 video game)
 |winehq       =
-|license      = free-to-play
+|license      = commercial
 }}
-{{Series|Prince of Persia}}
-{{disambig|the first game in the series|the 2008 game|[[Prince of Persia (2008)]]}}
-'''General information'''
+'''Key points'''
-{{mm}} [http://princeofpersia.wikia.com/wiki/Prince_of_Persia_(1989) Prince of Persia Wiki]
+{{ii}} The Mac OS version has better graphics, resolution and framerate than the DOS version. Playable with Basilisk II or Mini vMac emulators.
 ==Availability==
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| Retail | | physical | Requires the manual to solve copy protection questions. |  | DOS, Mac OS }}
-{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9nblggh35r2n | Microsoft Store | Includes [[Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame]] and fan-made mods. | | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.popot.org/get_the_games.php | DRM-free | Choose "SDLPoP" in the menu to download a version for modern systems. | | DOS, Mac OS, Windows, OS X, Linux }}
+{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://snapcraft.io/sdlpop | DRM-free | | | Linux }}
 }}
 {{ii}} A [https://www.classicdosgames.com/game/Prince_of_Persia.html shareware demo] is available.
@@ Line 35: / Line 52: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\CONFIG.DAT|{{p|game}}\SETUP.DAT}}
-{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 {{Game data/config|Mac OS|}}
 }}
@@ Line 42: / Line 58: @@
 {{Game data|
 {{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\PRINCE.SAV}}
-{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
 {{Game data/saves|Mac OS|}}
 }}
-==Video settings==
+==Video==
-{{Video settings
+{{Video
 |wsgf link                  =
 |widescreen wsgf award      =
@@ Line 71: / Line 86: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
 |vsync                      = false
 |vsync notes                =
@@ Line 83: / Line 101: @@
 }}
-==Input settings==
+==Input==
-{{Input settings
+{{Input
 |key remap                 = false
 |key remap notes           =
@@ Line 107: / Line 125: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = false
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = false
 |xbox prompts notes        =
 |impulse triggers          = unknown
@@ Line 115: / Line 133: @@
 |dualshock 4               = unknown
 |dualshock 4 notes         =
-|dualshock prompts         = unknown
+|dualshock prompts         = false
 |dualshock prompts notes   =
 |light bar support         = unknown
@@ Line 127: / Line 145: @@
 |other controllers         = unknown
 |other controllers notes   =
-|other button prompts      = unknown
+|other button prompts      = false
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = false
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = false
 |controller hotplug notes  =
@@ Line 139: / Line 155: @@
 }}
-==Audio settings==
+==Audio==
-{{Audio settings
+{{Audio
 |separate volume          = false
 |separate volume notes    = On/off only.
 |surround sound           = false
 |surround sound notes     =
-|subtitles                = n/a
+|subtitles                = always on
-|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
+|subtitles notes          = No speech, storyline is text-based.
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
@@ Line 153: / Line 169: @@
 |eax support              =
 |eax support notes        =
+|royalty free audio       = always on
+|royalty free audio notes =
+|red book cd audio        =
+|red book cd audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 159: / Line 179: @@
   |language  = English
   |interface = true
-  |audio     = false
+  |audio     = n/a
-  |subtitles = false
+  |subtitles = n/a
   |notes     =
   |fan       =
@@ Line 185: / Line 205: @@
 |vulkan versions        =
 |vulkan notes           =
-|dos modes              =
+|dos modes              = VGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy, CGA, Hercules
 |dos modes notes        =
 |shader model versions  =
 |shader model notes     =
-|64-bit executable      = false
+|windows 32-bit exe     = true
-|64-bit executable notes=
+|windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
+|windows exe notes      = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Dandelion Sprout|date=2021-02-16}}</ref>
+|mac os x powerpc app   = false
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = true
+|macos arm app          = true
+|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sdlpop|title=sdlpop — Homebrew Formulae|date=2 March 2022}}</ref>
+|linux powerpc app      = true
+|linux 32-bit executable= true
+|linux 64-bit executable= true
+|linux arm app          = true
+|linux 68k app          = unknown
+|linux executable notes =
+|mac os powerpc app     = unknown
+|mac os 68k app         = true
+|mac os executable notes=
 }}
@@ Line 199: / Line 235: @@
 |minOS    = 2.11
 |minCPU   = 8 MHz
-|minRAM   =
+|minRAM   = 512 KB
 |minHD    =
 |minGPU   = VGA, MCGA, EGA, Tandy, CGA, Hercules
-|recOS    =
-|recCPU   =
-|recRAM   =
-|recHD    =
-|recGPU   =
-}}
-{{System requirements
-|OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = 10
-|minCPU   = 1.5 GHz
-|minRAM   = 1 GB
-|minHD    = 87 MB
-|minGPU   =
 |recOS    =
@@ Line 228: / Line 249: @@
 |OSfamily = Mac OS
-|minOS    =
+|minOS    = 6.x
-|minCPU   =
+|minCPU   = Motorola 68K
-|minRAM   =
+|minRAM   = At least 2MB of RAM for B&W and 4MB of RAM for color graphics
 |minHD    =
-|minGPU   =
+|minGPU   = 256 Color
 |recOS    =

Developers

	Brøderbund
Release dates
DOS	1990
Mac OS (Classic)	1992
Linux	July 21, 2014^[1]
Windows	July 21, 2014
macOS (OS X)	October 11, 2014^[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Platform
Themes	Fantasy, Middle East
Series	Prince of Persia