Prince of Persia is a cinematic platform game developed and published by Broderbund for the Apple II in 1989. It was designed and implemented by Jordan Mechner. Taking place in medieval Persia, players control an unnamed protagonist who must venture through a series of dungeons to defeat the evil Grand Vizier Jaffar and save an imprisoned princess. Wikipedia

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Çetin, Derya. “Representation of women in computer game “prince of persia”.” Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences 176 (2015): 439-443. Gender Representation Interactive Narratives

Fong, Byron. “Animating for Interactivity: The Walk Cycles of Prince of Persia (1989) and Ninja Gaiden (1988).” Animation 18, no. 2 (2023): 117-133. Animations Game Visuals Movement

Other games in the franchise

Prince of Persia (1989) (2)

Prince of Persia (2008) (1)

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (3)