Prince of Persia (NES)
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- This page is for NES release of Prince of Persia '1989. For other games in the series see Prince of Persia.
Prince of Persia is a platforming adventure game created by Jordan Mechner. The player is a young Persian prince. His girlfriend, the princess, has been taken hostage by the evil clutches of Jaffar, the evil Grand Vizier to the Sultan of Persia. He wants to marry the princess, and he's giving her a full hour to consider marrying him or not. If she chooses not to, or she's run out of time, Jaffar will have no problem killing her. It is up to you to save your girlfriend and put an end to Jaffar's evil. The game is known for its rotoscoped animation, making for more realistic movements of the characters. However, this also means that you must be more careful of your movements, as your character take some time to slow down and stop after you let go of the forward button.
The NES version was developed by Elite Systems under their subsidiary MotiveTime, the same company responsible for Dragon's Lair (NES). It was made by only a few people.
In the words of Jaffar:
Seventeen years have I, Jaffar served as Grand Vizier to the Sultan of Persia. Now the hour of my triumph is at hand. Already I sit on his throne, and soon I shall have his daughter as well - the Princess, whose beauty is like the stars and the moon.
Of course, I would never force myself upon this lovely creature. I shall give her a full hour to reach her own decision. She shall choose me of her own free will - or forfeit her life.
And yet she clings to her fantasy of rescue. The object of her childish infatuation? A young adventurer - a nobody - who is now, on my orders, a prisoner in my dungeons. Even should he escape his cell and bypass my cunning traps and palace guards - he is still no match for the evil of my sorcery. Or is he?
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Music
Prince of Persia borrows some of its score from the computer versions, which were composed by Francis Mechner. The music was ported to the NES by Mark Cooksey. However, a few of the songs appear to be original compositions by Cooksey. The main theme has been sped up considerably in comparison with the computer versions. Mark wrote his music in Notator for the Atari ST. His music was then converted into his sound driver.
Cooksey said the instruments were meant to sound like flutes.
Recording
| # | Title | Composer | Arranger | Length | Listen | Download |
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| 01 | Title | Mark Cooksey | Unknown | 0:39 | Download | |
| 02 | In-Game | Francis Mechner | Mark Cooksey | 2:28 | Download | |
| 03 | In-Game (No Intro) | Francis Mechner | Mark Cooksey | 2:25 | Download | |
| 04 | Death | Mark Cooksey | Unknown | 0:03 | Download | |
| 05 | Level Complete | Mark Cooksey | Unknown | 0:04 | Download | |
| 06 | Ending | Mark Cooksey | Unknown | 1:02 | Download |
Credits
- Ripper: Memblers
- Recorder: Doommaster1994
- Manual Credits:
- Music & Sound Effects by: Mark Cooksey
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The original computer versions of the game showed the credits after the prologue. However, the NES version relocates the credits to the instruction manual. It has not been verified if the European version by Mindscape also has credits.
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Links
- mobygames.com/game/nes/prince-of-persia - MobyGames.
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