This page is for the original release. For the remake, see Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake.
Key points
- A remastered version of Prince of Persia (1989) can be unlocked on 6th gen consoles, but not in the PC version.
General information
- Ubisoft forums for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
- SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).
- StarForce DRM for this game does not work on modern versions of Windows (see above for affected versions).
- A free demo is available here.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Delete/rename video files[7]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>\Video.
- Delete or rename
Bink.int, Intro.int, nvidia.int, poplogo.int and ubisoft.int.
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Game data
Configuration file location
Save game data location
Video
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Apply Widescreen Fix (Hor+)[8]
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- Download Widescreen fix by nemesis2000 from Here or from our Mirror.
- Extract
pop.7z files into <path-to-game> (archive password: pop).
- Edit
pop.ini to set your desired resolution and FOV multiplier.
Notes
- Supported exe size: 4 280 320 bytes.
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Force windowed mode[citation needed]
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- Download and run DxWnd as administrator.
- Click on Edit, then Add.
- Set name to Prince of Persia - The Sands of Time.
- Set path to
<path-to-game>\POP.exe.
- Set launch to
<path-to-game>\PrinceOfPersia.exe.
- Set Acquire admin caps.
- Set Desktop for borderless fullscreen windowed.
- Click on Mouse tab, set Cursor visibility to Hide.
- Click on DirectX tab, set DirectX9.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Post-processing
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Disable bloom, blur, and distortion
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- Use Peixoto's patch to disable the blur shader.
- Use 3D Vision fix to disable the low resolution distortion effect as well as the bloom effect.
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Input
Audio
| Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
| Separate volume controls |
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Effects, music, and voice |
| Surround sound |
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| Subtitles |
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| Closed captions |
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| Mute on focus lost |
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| EAX support |
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EAX Unified (compatible with EAX 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0) |
Localizations
| Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
| English |
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| German |
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| French |
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| Spanish |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
| Italian |
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Not available in the GOG.com version; download. |
| Russian |
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Retail and GOG version. Patch for digital release here. |
| Polish |
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Patch for digital release here |
| Czech |
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Retail only. Patch for digital release here. |
| Hungarian |
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Fanmade translation available here. |
VR support
Issues unresolved
Water effects not rendering
- When the Water effects graphics option is enabled, water does not render on certain modern systems, such as those employing Intel HD Graphics. Disabling the setting is a working—albeit sub-optimal—solution.
Issues fixed
Controller input not detected. Unable to use Power of Haste when using Controller
- Gamepads are not working on some systems.[10] The game also has sensitivity issues with diagonal input for XInput controllers (running diagonally does not work because the game expects DirectInput values).
- XInput Controllers need the below fix to enable both triggers to work simultaneously to use The Power of Haste in the game.[11]
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Use XInput Plus[12]
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- Download XInput Plus and extract it to any folder.
- Launch XInput Plus
- Set the Target Program by browsing to the
<path-to-game> and selecting pop.exe.
- Go to
Sticks tab and for the Left Stick change the Rect Correction slider from 0 to 1
- Go to
DirectInput tab and check Enable DirectInput Output.
- In the same tab click on
LT/RT and select Button 12/13 from the dropdown menu.
- Click Apply, this will install a DLL file to your game folder that will automatically be used when you start the game.
- Start the game and rebind the triggers in Options.
Notes
- If pressing Left Stick fully forward results in walking instead of running, go to
Sticks then Left Stick and reduce Saturation in 5% increments until rectified.
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Extreme amounts of fog
- Fixed in the GOG.com version.[13]
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Disable "Fog" option in video settings[citation needed]
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Edit Hardware.ini[14]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
Hardware.ini.
- Change the following values as noted.
ForceVSFog=1InvertFogRange=0
- Save the file, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- Check Read-only and click OK.
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Missing interface
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Edit Hardware.ini[citation needed]
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- Go to the installation folder.
- Open
Hardware.ini.
- Change the following value as noted.
- Save the file, then right-click on it and select Properties.
- Check Read-only and click OK.
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Most of the dialogue has low volume causing it to be inaudible and no subtitles are provided
- Appears to be a problem on modern systems only.
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Enable Loudness Equalization[citation needed]
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- Right-Click on the volume icon in the taskbar.
- Click on Playback devices.
- Double-click on Speakers.
- Go to
Enhancements tab, check Loudness Equalization and click OK.
- Adjust volume in the game sound settings, if needed.
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Prince stuck in attack motion / Game running too fast
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Use DxWnd
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Use the following configuration in DxWnd:
- Open DxWnd, then go to Options and tick
Expert Mode.
- Right click the game and select Modify.
- Under the Compat. tab, tick the option
Set single core process affinity.
- Click OK, then File and Save.
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Game engine runs fast / Prince's animations seem too fast
- Don't use RTSS, in-engine frames (prince) still run fast.
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Use GPU control panel to lock FPS
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Enable V-Sync and set monitor to 60hz
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Other information
API
| Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
| Direct3D |
9 |
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| Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
| Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
| Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| Operating system (OS) |
98SE, ME |
2000, XP |
| Processor (CPU) |
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz
AMD Athlon 800 MHz |
Intel Pentium 4 1.2 GHz
AMD Athlon 1.2 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) |
256 MB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1.5 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 3
ATI Radeon 8500
Matrox Parhelia
DirectX 9.0b compatible
| Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4200
ATI Radeon 9500 |
| Sound (audio device) |
DirectX 8.0 compatible | |
- Nvidia GeForce 4 MX is not supported.
Notes
- ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
- ↑ This version of StarForce DRM does not work on Windows Vista or later.[3][4][5][6] For supported versions of Windows the StarForce driver may need to be updated manually using SFUPDATE.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/13600/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (13600) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
