There are small jars containing potions of several colours and sizes. Each time the protagonist is damaged (cut by sword, fallen from two floors of heights or hit by a falling rock), the player loses one of these indicators. The player has a health indicator that consists of a series of small red triangles. However, a game session may be saved and resumed at a later time only after level 2. The game consists of twelve levels (though some console versions have more). This cannot be done without bypassing traps and fighting hostile swordsmen. The main objective of the player is to lead the unnamed protagonist out of dungeons and into a tower before time runs out. In addition to guards, various traps and dungeons, the protagonist is further hindered by his own doppelgänger, an apparition of his own self that is conjured out of a magic mirror. The player must lead the protagonist out of the dungeons and to the palace tower, defeating Jaffar and freeing the Princess in under 60 minutes. The game's nameless protagonist, whom the Princess loves, is thrown into the palace dungeons. Jaffar locks her in a tower and orders her, under threat of execution, to become his wife. Jaffar's only obstacle to the throne is the Sultan's daughter (although the game never specifically mentions how).

While the sultan is fighting a war in a foreign land, his vizier Jaffar, a wizard, seizes power.

Prince of Persia influenced a sub-genre known as the cinematic platformer, which imitated the sprawling non-scrolling levels, fluid animation, and control style. This was achieved by interspersing intelligent puzzles and deadly traps all along the path the player-controlled Prince had to take to complete the game-all this packaged in fluid, lifelike motion. The game managed to surprise and captivate the player despite being at first glance, repetitive. After the original release on the Apple II, Prince of Persia was ported to a wide range of platforms. Prince of Persia is a fantasy platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner and released in 1989 for the Apple II, that represented a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in video games. Other available platforms: NES, SMS, Game Boy, Game Gear, Genesis and SNES. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link. This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox.

For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'. Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS.

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