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The Making of Prince of Persia
I just finished reading Jordan Mechner’s old journals from his time creating Prince of Persia - it’s long, but probably one of the most fascinating things I’ve read online in months. A real gem.
I loved the Prince of Persia games when I was a kid (who didn’t?), so it was great to get a peek behind the scenes at how it was made - I didn’t know, for example, that it was all basically made by one person. Some great posts:
Original source for the Prince of Persia animations
Rough animation test
More work on the animation
Shadow man
Sword fighting footage
Princess animation footage
Source code documentation
Even better, however, was the first-person view of something great being created: the passion, the excitement, the uncertainty, the highs, the lows, and the eventual satisfaction and recognition (followed, of course, by “what’s next?”). While not exactly the story of a start-up, it definitely read close to one - it might be one of the most motivational stories I’ve ever read.
So thank you, Jordan, for taking the time to make these journals available, and hope there will be more.
Prince of Persia is definitely one of the best movies this year.*:`
Prince of Persia has definitely great graphics and storyline. Jake is also the best actor for this movie.~~”
i love Prince of Persia, the game version is a classic all time favorite,”:
the thing i like about Prince of Persia is the suspense and action that you get “**
Prince of Persia is the best, wether it is the game or the movie we are talking about,;:
Prince of Persia is the best, wether it is the game or the movie we are talking about-~,
Prince of Persia is the best, i really like the lead actor and also the princess, the princess is very pretty ‘~.
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