it's incredible what a bunch of pixels and a child's imagination could do at the time. I remember being completely taken with the window in the princess' chamber, with those stars twinkling and hinting at a mysterious world outside of the palace. I could spend hours in my imagination building up how that world looked like, all form a single pixellated night sky seen from a window
I think thats the beauty of simple graphics in video games. It leaves you always guessing, and using the best of imagination. Its a shame people always think that “better” or more advanced graphics makes for a better gaming experience.
Everybody (including modern children, unfortunately) is much too jaded from media overexposure to truly understand the feeling you are conveying in your post. But I remember, if only ever so faintly....
@@jalenikezeue4114the feel of anxiety, you have to carefully step over the booby traps/slicing doors/collapsing concrete while trying to save the Princess before the time runs out, or else you're KOed 😬😬 I have passed all the levels once and never played it again. The game itself is a true anxiety.
A quarter of century has passed, technologies and graphics have evolved and improved, but this videogame still remains one of the best ever. It captivates you every time, still today. It really was way ahead of its times back then. Thanks for uploading this!
Back then as a kid I thought it was basically impossible and really frustrating game design. Today I reminisce about how interesting and challenging the levels were
I watched my dad play and beat this game back in the 90's. Just now he tells me that he used to have nightmares about being trapped in a dungeon and falling into spikes!
I was born in 1989 and I from Russia. In my childhood a played Prince of Persia too. just like the children from America, I memorized to automatism every necessary button press in the right place, but I never reached the end of the game. Isn't that strange? across the ocean, a completely different child in a foreign country was playing the same games as you. I fantasized just like you, dreamed, saw something more in a cluster of colored pixels. We are much more alike than we seem. and even now, when I am 35 years old, watching this video I become that child.
Bruh, I'm from Russia too and I'm also was born in 1989 )) Was played in Prince of Persia at my dad's working computer after his working day, these are good and precious memories, especially now. I totally agree with this guy - no matter what country you are from, we all human, and we should find things that bound us together, not separate us apart.
so true. It brings so many childhood memories. The music, the visuals, the long evening I spent on my father's windows 95 desktop playing this game. ..
I’m from Russia, born and raised in Moscow. I was born in 1985. This game was literally the first thing I ever saw on a computer. It was 1990, and my dad took me to visit an old friend of his. I remember they were smoking in the kitchen, talking about old times, and they left me alone in the living room, having “hooked me up” to Prince of Persia. I was fascinated! Back then, computers were rare, but my dad had worked as a programmer since the late ’70s, and he and his friends were probably some of the most tech-savvy people in the USSR. So, somehow, his friend had a computer (I have no idea which model it was). I remember managing to get through multiple levels before my dad came back to check on me. We got our own computer only a few years later, around 1995 or 1996. When we finally got it, my first goal was to finish what I started when I was five. :) That was when I managed to complete the game. So many memories! Now I specialize in AI, have a PhD from the USA (and several other degrees, but my first was in Applied Math and Computer Science), and live in Switzerland… A lot has changed since then, but I still love that game. (By the way, I’m female, a blonde with blue eyes, in case anyone still has stupid stereotypes.)
@@Matthias_Jabs у меня 0 еврейской крови (делала генетический тест, если что), и 100-но тн «славянская внешность». Мой 100-но русский дедушка не пил вообще, был профессор электро-физики и прожил больше 90 лет в ясном сознании, занимался спортом почти до 90 лет, другой русский дедушка умер сильно до моего рождения (из-за последствий раны, которую получил в войну), был главным экономистом завода и еще список всяких наград имел, он пил только по праздникам (бабушки у меня по паспорту и месту рождения одна белоруска, другая украинка). Так что у вас странные представления о этнических русских. Они разные, как и в любых нациях. Меня окружали прекрасные люди. (Ответила вам серьезно и на русском языке. Сложно поверить, что в эти дурацкие стереотипы можно верить, как и делить людей по национальному признаку. Кстати, больше всего реального алкоголизма видела в Англии, но, конечно, за весь мир говорить не могу.)
Back in here looking for this in 2024. I used to watch my big bro play this game and I used to sit there mesmerized watching how hard this game was. The very music is also bringing so many fond memories back to me.
Omg... we used to play this in 6th grade in our computer class. This boy and I would partner up for a whole quarter. He would play and I would watch. I remember jumping up and dancing every time he completed a level. We could choose whoever we wanted to, yet he always chose me, and I him. Then I moved to US, and we never spoke or saw each other again. I married a guy who resembled that boy in many ways. Now I sit and watch my husband play his video games sometimes.
The movement animation in this game felt surreal back in the 90s - there was nothing else like it. The animation holds up incredibly well 35 years later.
It is actually a real "motion capture" from that era. The author filmed his little brother and some other guys while they were running, jumping, climbing etc; then he used that video as template to draw character movements. This video still exists: th-cam.com/video/ZW_eExHpTZI/w-d-xo.html
That was so awesome, my daughter was born in 1986, my sons in 1988 and 1990,and we were hooked on this maybe 1995 or so and until we completed it, and then we got Prine of Persia 2, and then that occupied alot of our time.ty
I still remember the first time I managed to beat that guy. He was on another level compared to the rest. I never understood why you came across him so early cause the guards that came after him were nowhere near as difficult to beat. Dude should've had his own anime fight music.
Wow such a blast from the past! I was about 14 yrs old when our family got our first computer in the early 90s. POP was preloaded to the hard drive. No instructions. No guide. I’d never played a game in my life. Took me all summer, hours everyday after my babysitting day job, and I worked away on figuring it out. Died so many times, had to start again. Often, I felt like it was only me playing this game like it was my own special discovery, and it was my mission to complete it. I eventually got it. Oh what a day!! I remember the sounds being different than this video but no less perfect. Now I’m a parent and showing this to my own kiddo. Life is weird and wonderful. Thanks for the memory.
37:55 My favorite part. The Prince and his shadow become one while the main theme starts playing and a bridge materializes as he heroically runs towards his final challenge.
I couldn't solve this on my own as a child, neither could my school mates. We talked it for several days until... A school mate solved it, then all other school mates copied the strategy, and whole class could finish it. This school mate is working in IT now. He was into computers and it showed!
Ah, "Prince of Persia" - those were truly the good old days! 🌟 This game gave us so many unforgettable hours as kids. The thrill of running through dangerous corridors, the precise jumps, and the exciting battles - simply indescribable! It wasn't just a game; it was a real adventure that transported us to another world. The graphics and animations were revolutionary for their time and always fascinated us. Who doesn't remember the tricky puzzles and the joy of finally reaching the next level? Those were moments that made us really proud as kids. It's nice to reminisce about those times and see how far the gaming world has come since then. But "Prince of Persia" will always hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you for this nostalgic video and the trip back to childhood! 🎮✨
King: here, I've made a blueprint of the new castle. Architect: but... sire! Are you sure? You'll have to climb 6 floors to get to the dining room. Your bedroom is trapped with wall-blades... King: it's final. Build it! Architect: do we have to build all the falling ceiling\floors too? King: yes! And put jars everywhere. I may get thirsty.
The gameplay mechanics are truly impressive. The combat system is so fluid and dynamic, allowing for seamless combos and breathtaking moves. The variety of abilities and skill trees make each playthrough unique and offer endless possibilities for strategic decision-making. It's clear that the developers put a lot of thought into creating an engaging and immersive experience. This longplay is absolutely fantastic! I love how it provides a complete and uninterrupted experience of the game. It's great to see all the gameplay elements, storylines, and hidden secrets showcased in one continuous video. The attention to detail is impressive, from the player's expert navigation through challenging levels to the thorough exploration of every nook and cranny.
I have been looking for this game for over a decade. I used to play this on my uncles computer when I was a little kid and was always fascinated by the gameplay. I never knew it was Prince of Persia but holy crap does finding this video bring back the memories.
I can remember having the original copy on floppy disk, but in 2001 my dad threw away my computer from 1993 that could play it when I was 12! It was my pride and joy and he simply, threw it away like a rag! I can remember you have to complete the game 2ice and on the 2nd run some of the levels are slightly altered such as level 6 where the falling tile above the hole is narrower. If you try to cling onto it the big soldier simply tramples you to death. I can't seem to find this version, I've been looking for years. I cold also never get the potion on level 5 because the shadow guy steals it when you try to drink it. I also remember that on the 2nd run all the skeletons come to life, not just the one on level 3. You can also get an extra life on level 3. All you have to do is collect it on the first attempt, then when you get past the gate, die. When you come back you will be behind the gate, go and open the door but dot go through it at first, go all the way back down the bottom of the level and collect the red +1 potion for a second time, then go all the way back and finish the level!
The visual and music looked absolutely breathtaking back when this came out. I remember playing it as a kid and just being shocked. Remember having dreams about this game, and secret levels that never existed. Use to spend crazy amounts of time looking for these imagined secret levels. And even today, the look of this game is extremely unique and beautiful. Still remember figuring out that you dont fight the shadow, since its actually you. You are suppose to run into it and merge as one. Still proud that I figure it out after tons of fails as a kid of like... 5yrs old. There were cheats also if im not mistaken. You could max out your hp and remove the timer. Not quite sure where I got that from, but I am fairly sure of use it.
Wow what a Time Machine! Took me right back to the dim room and the glow of the CRT! Adlib music blaring thru the Altec Lansing speakers. Thank you for posting this, made me very happy and so many good memories. 😊
As as kid I never made a progress from here, I didn't know the mouse was coming to open the door for me, it was until I was able to afford a PC myself that I knew how to pass this trap.
I used to play this a lot as a kid. I would've been 7 years old in 1989. I honestly don't remember if I ever finished it or not. I do remember the first time I beat the fat guard near the beginning. Got stuck at that point for a while. I do remember the sword fight with your mirror self but I don't remember if I ever got past it. Thanks for uploading. Such a simple game compared to what we have nowadays but it's still awesome.
My brother and I used to play this videogame once he got his first PC back in the day. It was pretty exciting for that time; especially, trying to decipher the clues to get from one dungeon to another.
Used to play this as a kid. Even today the feeling of wonder every time I play this game never fades. These simpler graphics give room to the imagination to fill it where they could not reach.
Такая ностальгия! Я прошла обе части, и даже сейчас с удовольствием поиграла бы. Страшно представить, что 30 лет назад это было, а я помню, где тут подставы были 😅 Самым ужасным было, когда ворота-гильотины с чавканьем перерезали героя пополам 🙈🤧
@@MorningUSAMont это хамский вопрос, во-первых. Во-вторых, как будто замужество женщины - это как деньги у мужчины. Вот вы обеспеченный человек, чтобы на мне жениться? В-третьих, с чего вдруг компьютерные игры мешают иметь семью? Если, конечно, человек не дурак и игроман. В-четвёртых, я удивлена, что вопрос был задан к такой простой игре.
I was also one of those kids playing at the age of 6 in the 90s in South America but I never finished this game. Thanks for closing this cycle 25 years later
Still one of THE best games out there! And that ain't nostalgia talking. The gameplay was something else, good games like that don't need fancy graphics and games that have both are extremely rare!
39 yo guy, born in China, went to my dad’s office in early 90s during my school holidays, this was my go-to game during that time, struggled to pass level 7, those cutting doors literally gave me nightmares.😂
I played this game for the first time in 1996, and it was also the first time that I had a computer loaned to me by an uncle to do a history report at school. I spent hours playing it and doing the report. What memories. Greetings from Chile.
One of the toughest levels and scary too (back at that time I was easy to scare from computer games). Then it is the last level (what you can call a level) on which you usually have not much time left to try stuff out. The fighting, frequently appearing as mean, shadow (This was scary as hell back then) felt impossible to pass when you don't know what to do. I had given up and made it a 1 or 2 years later with the working idea that came to my mind.
i remember when i was a child i used to play this game on my father's computer and i remember it was 2011 what a days i was stuck on the level 1 i didn't know what to do after finding the sword i really miss these days
I remember this game like so many others from that era. Never finished one of them. I didnt become a "Gamer" before the Super Nintendo. Had a c64, Atari, Master System and Amiga 500 but I was rather outside playib Basketball or cruised the neighborhood. Ive always been outside
WOW my high school time golden time memories ... played a lot this game in my PC. I was not able to complete the game 2-3 level was the highest. thanks ! ❤
I remember that when I was little and I was in third grade, after a long day at school and after a long afternoon studying, I would run to my room right after dinner, I would light up the computer and I was playing this game, but then the initial music was driving me crazy❤
As a kid the doppelganger fight stumped me for the longest time... until I had the idea to become one with him, I don't know anymore if I saw it somewhere or I had the idea myself, and when it worked I felt like a gamer god! It was something else to solve a videogame challenge without tutorials, let's play and walkthroughs.
Most people will never know because they never saw it, but the original 1989 game was much more beautiful on the Mac than the MS-DOS version on PC presented here (a sentence that nowadays seems to come straight out of a parallel universe…) because the PC version, made for VGA cards, was poorly defined and limited to 256 colors, while the Mac version (on the Macintosh LC, which introduced 16-bit graphics, more exactly a 15-bit color space with 5 bits per color channel) was gorgeous, displaying 32768 colors! The character was completely different too, he was wearing a red jacket and a turban, similar to the sequel that later came to PC in 1993. On the video here, there is also an antialiasing filter which somehow blurs the whole image in order to hide how pixelated the game truly was on the PC, a filter that didn't exist at that time.
The initial release was on Apple II in October 1989. The MS-DOS version was released 1 year later in September 1990, and the Mac version was released another 2 years later in December 1992, about 6 months before Prince of Persia 2 was released on MS-DOS. The timeline puts things into perspective. The Mac port, being so late, was surely benefitting from the development of Prince of Persia 2, and from 2 years worth of hardware capability advancements.
@fluxcapacitor - Persia originated on the Apple IIe computer, NOT the Macintosh. The IIe version produced incredibly fluid rotoscoped animation you see later ports, quite a feat considering it used an 8-bit CPU running at 1 MHz, with primitive audio and 6 color graphics! Replaying it recently, the IIe version looks and feels like a SNES game! Unless you know something I don't, the Macintosh LC version was only 256 colors. It ran at 512x342, so not pixelized like the MS-DOS port, but at that resolution pushing around more colors would choked it, especially since the LC was so crippled and hindered by Apple (personally, I felt it was a terrible gaming machine, the older Apple IIGS ran circles around it!). FYI, MCGA mode used by MS-DOS had an 18-bit palette of 262,144 colors! Still only 256 colors per screen like the Mac of course. The Mac only had a DAC for audio, so besides limited music, it bogged down the CPU and slowed the game down further. Using the Yamaha 3812 with FM synth produced gorgeous music in Prince of Persia 2. Though I digress, I'll have to pull out my Macintosh LC 475 and check out Prince of Prince 1, I'm curious how it compares to the original (heh I'll bet it runs smoother on the IIe than the lowly LC or LC II!)
My very first game in pc as a 7 year kid ( other than those 4 pre installed games ) i never crossed level 5 😅 Thanks to my elder one to introduce this game,. Nostalgic ❤
In my school in 1998 we had our first "computer science lab" we had a bunch of old computers, all were different kinds and models, they were donated. I was second grade and the computer science teacher as a first marked task made us play Prince of Persia and whoever got to take the sword got the maximum grade 😂.
I remember visiting my uncle in the nearby town of Blumenau in the early 90s. I should be 6 maybe 7 yrs old. My uncle had a PC with Prince of Persia installed and I would be in awe just watching the opening part...good times.
This game is so hard, I was 7 years old and played for a long time, but I have never seen anything beyond the level 5. I must say that I have just fulfilled a wish I made 34 years ago by watching this video.🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂
I remember vaguely in the version I played, after stage 2 or 3, there was a mid level with 25 potions lined up. Each had a letter underneath, as well as a short chiffre (e.g. "page 4 letter 27"). So you had to go to the manual book (?) on the acording page and drink the potion with the right letter. Wrong potion took a heart. Since I didnt have the manual, I always had to guess. Mostly A or E :D
i played prince of persia after high school in the 90s, it was one of the best game out there including x wing, i had to install 50 plus 5 and quarter disk to install the game hahaja 😂, now you get the files by downloading it on the internet, so easy, no need to go to the computer game store to buy the games no more, oh my how i love going to the computer game stores at the computer mall near my house, not really near but its 30 min or so, so its near compared to some people had to travel a few days to get to the computer mall in the city that they had to travel through mountains and rivers to get to the city where there is computer mall, omg what a world then and now, so much has changed 😊❤
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it's incredible what a bunch of pixels and a child's imagination could do at the time. I remember being completely taken with the window in the princess' chamber, with those stars twinkling and hinting at a mysterious world outside of the palace. I could spend hours in my imagination building up how that world looked like, all form a single pixellated night sky seen from a window
I think thats the beauty of simple graphics in video games. It leaves you always guessing, and using the best of imagination.
Its a shame people always think that “better” or more advanced graphics makes for a better gaming experience.
Everybody (including modern children, unfortunately) is much too jaded from media overexposure to truly understand the feeling you are conveying in your post. But I remember, if only ever so faintly....
he was 25yo when he invented the game
@@crouchjump5787 When you're done crying, can I have your tears so I can use them to power my Unicycle of Uncaring?
Haha yes! I had vivid imagination from the game Beneath as steel sky
My childhood flashing right before my eyes! I never got to finish this game. Wow!
What was it like
@@jalenikezeue4114the feel of anxiety, you have to carefully step over the booby traps/slicing doors/collapsing concrete while trying to save the Princess before the time runs out, or else you're KOed 😬😬
I have passed all the levels once and never played it again. The game itself is a true anxiety.
@@deensaid7762 is there a time limit
@@jalenikezeue4114 one hour
Don't know what would happen if the time runs out 😅😅
@@deensaid7762 My guess is The prince Dies
A quarter of century has passed, technologies and graphics have evolved and improved, but this videogame still remains one of the best ever. It captivates you every time, still today. It really was way ahead of its times back then. Thanks for uploading this!
Back then as a kid I thought it was basically impossible and really frustrating game design. Today I reminisce about how interesting and challenging the levels were
A third actually
35 years have passed not 25
This game is like 34 years old lmao
I watched my dad play and beat this game back in the 90's. Just now he tells me that he used to have nightmares about being trapped in a dungeon and falling into spikes!
I still have a nightmare about the spikes and the death music after all this time.
Same me 😂😂😂
For me, the cutting door and the sound was more terrible 😅
Me too. It looked creepy
I was born in 1989 and I from Russia. In my childhood a played Prince of Persia too.
just like the children from America, I memorized to automatism every necessary button press in the right place, but I never reached the end of the game. Isn't that strange? across the ocean, a completely different child in a foreign country was playing the same games as you. I fantasized just like you, dreamed, saw something more in a cluster of colored pixels. We are much more alike than we seem. and even now, when I am 35 years old, watching this video I become that child.
Great to hear something from Russia ❤
This is such a lovely message. I was a child in Ireland, living that same experience in another different part of the world.
@@eimearnighriofa1116Same here, from the Netherlands!
Bruh, I'm from Russia too and I'm also was born in 1989 )) Was played in Prince of Persia at my dad's working computer after his working day, these are good and precious memories, especially now. I totally agree with this guy - no matter what country you are from, we all human, and we should find things that bound us together, not separate us apart.
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Prince of Persia is 33 years old today still LEGENDAY ❤❤❤❤❤
Childhood nostalgia at its finest
Wanst there a version with just a beeper as audio fx, not this fancy 8bit sound? 😊
@@ziggytonumaaWell some got lucky
@@ziggytonumaa Hell yes, that's what I had. Still the canon sounds for me!
so true. It brings so many childhood memories. The music, the visuals, the long evening I spent on my father's windows 95 desktop playing this game. ..
@@ziggytonumaa that's either the NES version or a bootlegged DOS version of this game.
I’m from Russia, born and raised in Moscow. I was born in 1985. This game was literally the first thing I ever saw on a computer. It was 1990, and my dad took me to visit an old friend of his. I remember they were smoking in the kitchen, talking about old times, and they left me alone in the living room, having “hooked me up” to Prince of Persia. I was fascinated! Back then, computers were rare, but my dad had worked as a programmer since the late ’70s, and he and his friends were probably some of the most tech-savvy people in the USSR. So, somehow, his friend had a computer (I have no idea which model it was). I remember managing to get through multiple levels before my dad came back to check on me.
We got our own computer only a few years later, around 1995 or 1996. When we finally got it, my first goal was to finish what I started when I was five. :) That was when I managed to complete the game. So many memories! Now I specialize in AI, have a PhD from the USA (and several other degrees, but my first was in Applied Math and Computer Science), and live in Switzerland… A lot has changed since then, but I still love that game. (By the way, I’m female, a blonde with blue eyes, in case anyone still has stupid stereotypes.)
My first game what i remember Commodore and game giana sisters
@@johndow1290 i remember Prince of Persia on my friend pc and picture was black and white
класс ) вы еврейка 100%. русские алкоголики на такие истории не тянут )
@@Matthias_Jabs у меня 0 еврейской крови (делала генетический тест, если что), и 100-но тн «славянская внешность». Мой 100-но русский дедушка не пил вообще, был профессор электро-физики и прожил больше 90 лет в ясном сознании, занимался спортом почти до 90 лет, другой русский дедушка умер сильно до моего рождения (из-за последствий раны, которую получил в войну), был главным экономистом завода и еще список всяких наград имел, он пил только по праздникам (бабушки у меня по паспорту и месту рождения одна белоруска, другая украинка). Так что у вас странные представления о этнических русских. Они разные, как и в любых нациях. Меня окружали прекрасные люди. (Ответила вам серьезно и на русском языке. Сложно поверить, что в эти дурацкие стереотипы можно верить, как и делить людей по национальному признаку. Кстати, больше всего реального алкоголизма видела в Англии, но, конечно, за весь мир говорить не могу.)
По-русски пиши, клоун!
Back in here looking for this in 2024. I used to watch my big bro play this game and I used to sit there mesmerized watching how hard this game was. The very music is also bringing so many fond memories back to me.
Omg... we used to play this in 6th grade in our computer class. This boy and I would partner up for a whole quarter. He would play and I would watch. I remember jumping up and dancing every time he completed a level. We could choose whoever we wanted to, yet he always chose me, and I him. Then I moved to US, and we never spoke or saw each other again. I married a guy who resembled that boy in many ways. Now I sit and watch my husband play his video games sometimes.
The movement animation in this game felt surreal back in the 90s - there was nothing else like it. The animation holds up incredibly well 35 years later.
It is actually a real "motion capture" from that era. The author filmed his little brother and some other guys while they were running, jumping, climbing etc; then he used that video as template to draw character movements.
This video still exists: th-cam.com/video/ZW_eExHpTZI/w-d-xo.html
I was a 3.5 years-old kid when my dad introduced me to this game on his computer 😂
same story here
That was so awesome, my daughter was born in 1986, my sons in 1988 and 1990,and we were hooked on this maybe 1995 or so and until we completed it, and then we got Prine of Persia 2, and then that occupied alot of our time.ty
I am 86 born.
Glad u managed to complete. I co I couldnt
Gameplay, visuals, music, it's all 10/10. They knew how to make some bangers back in the day!
Was born in 1985 and i have played this game more than any other game, still getting goose pumps seeing this videos
Also born in 1985 and my favorite game in the 90s too 😂
I visited the museum of computer games in Berlin last year, where I saw several kids playing Prince of Persia enthusiastically.
Bruh as a kid I never even got the sword 😂
Me too
How did you play the game without a sword?
@@ugochukwuudeh6625 there's a trick for that
@@ugochukwuudeh6625 first level there's a trick but other levels they give u sword
What trick? :D@@ArjunRaj-dq2qm
Loved this game, and loved watching the walkthrough... I'm 46 years young!
18:10 top 10 anime fights
I can only hear "MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA MUDA" in my head!! 😂
Oh I remember that fat man with super high defence
I think it's technique was to put back sword when he apeoach take it our and attack
I still remember the first time I managed to beat that guy. He was on another level compared to the rest. I never understood why you came across him so early cause the guards that came after him were nowhere near as difficult to beat. Dude should've had his own anime fight music.
Wow such a blast from the past! I was about 14 yrs old when our family got our first computer in the early 90s. POP was preloaded to the hard drive. No instructions. No guide. I’d never played a game in my life. Took me all summer, hours everyday after my babysitting day job, and I worked away on figuring it out. Died so many times, had to start again. Often, I felt like it was only me playing this game like it was my own special discovery, and it was my mission to complete it. I eventually got it. Oh what a day!! I remember the sounds being different than this video but no less perfect. Now I’m a parent and showing this to my own kiddo. Life is weird and wonderful. Thanks for the memory.
37:55 My favorite part. The Prince and his shadow become one while the main theme starts playing and a bridge materializes as he heroically runs towards his final challenge.
I never passed that part during my childhood. I always confused why i always end up dead after killing the shadow one.
@@vianandroidYou have to put down your sword first and then you will able to merge with the shadow
I couldn't solve this on my own as a child, neither could my school mates. We talked it for several days until... A school mate solved it, then all other school mates copied the strategy, and whole class could finish it.
This school mate is working in IT now. He was into computers and it showed!
@@ideegeniali Are you french ?
I think the movements are amazing for its time.
The animation really was groundbreaking.
Like flashback movement
Aparently the developer took videos of his brother jumping around a parking lot to track the movement for the animation. it definitely paid off.
@@eimearnighriofa1116that’s right. And he use rotoscoping technique.
Ah, "Prince of Persia" - those were truly the good old days! 🌟 This game gave us so many unforgettable hours as kids. The thrill of running through dangerous corridors, the precise jumps, and the exciting battles - simply indescribable! It wasn't just a game; it was a real adventure that transported us to another world.
The graphics and animations were revolutionary for their time and always fascinated us. Who doesn't remember the tricky puzzles and the joy of finally reaching the next level? Those were moments that made us really proud as kids.
It's nice to reminisce about those times and see how far the gaming world has come since then. But "Prince of Persia" will always hold a special place in our hearts. Thank you for this nostalgic video and the trip back to childhood! 🎮✨
Well said!
كذلك اتذكر محاولة خداع المرآة.
ههههه
@@identifiant235 English would’ve been nice
Used to play it in 1991 .. can say it's our best days life .. thank you for sharing❤
I finished this game twice.during my childhood it used to come in my dreams😂❤.love from south india
King: here, I've made a blueprint of the new castle.
Architect: but... sire! Are you sure? You'll have to climb 6 floors to get to the dining room. Your bedroom is trapped with wall-blades...
King: it's final. Build it!
Architect: do we have to build all the falling ceiling\floors too?
King: yes! And put jars everywhere. I may get thirsty.
Hahaha
I am impressed by kings vision of getting g thirsty
🤣😂
this game was my childhood...and it IS better than all the future prince of persia games...i stand by that
The gameplay mechanics are truly impressive. The combat system is so fluid and dynamic, allowing for seamless combos and breathtaking moves. The variety of abilities and skill trees make each playthrough unique and offer endless possibilities for strategic decision-making. It's clear that the developers put a lot of thought into creating an engaging and immersive experience. This longplay is absolutely fantastic! I love how it provides a complete and uninterrupted experience of the game. It's great to see all the gameplay elements, storylines, and hidden secrets showcased in one continuous video. The attention to detail is impressive, from the player's expert navigation through challenging levels to the thorough exploration of every nook and cranny.
I have been looking for this game for over a decade. I used to play this on my uncles computer when I was a little kid and was always fascinated by the gameplay. I never knew it was Prince of Persia but holy crap does finding this video bring back the memories.
18:10 the real final boss
toughest boss
Abis Mal
Yes sir
those quick reflexes might have taken lots of practice
It's the real unreal final boss
I can remember having the original copy on floppy disk, but in 2001 my dad threw away my computer from 1993 that could play it when I was 12! It was my pride and joy and he simply, threw it away like a rag! I can remember you have to complete the game 2ice and on the 2nd run some of the levels are slightly altered such as level 6 where the falling tile above the hole is narrower. If you try to cling onto it the big soldier simply tramples you to death. I can't seem to find this version, I've been looking for years. I cold also never get the potion on level 5 because the shadow guy steals it when you try to drink it. I also remember that on the 2nd run all the skeletons come to life, not just the one on level 3. You can also get an extra life on level 3. All you have to do is collect it on the first attempt, then when you get past the gate, die. When you come back you will be behind the gate, go and open the door but dot go through it at first, go all the way back down the bottom of the level and collect the red +1 potion for a second time, then go all the way back and finish the level!
After all these years, Jaffar's theme when he enter the princess' room is STILL fantastic!
😁
bro!!!! this brings me so many memories!!! I was 8 when this came out and was the best thing. Not everybody had a computer back then too
The visual and music looked absolutely breathtaking back when this came out. I remember playing it as a kid and just being shocked. Remember having dreams about this game, and secret levels that never existed. Use to spend crazy amounts of time looking for these imagined secret levels.
And even today, the look of this game is extremely unique and beautiful.
Still remember figuring out that you dont fight the shadow, since its actually you. You are suppose to run into it and merge as one. Still proud that I figure it out after tons of fails as a kid of like... 5yrs old.
There were cheats also if im not mistaken. You could max out your hp and remove the timer. Not quite sure where I got that from, but I am fairly sure of use it.
Wow what a Time Machine! Took me right back to the dim room and the glow of the CRT! Adlib music blaring thru the Altec Lansing speakers. Thank you for posting this, made me very happy and so many good memories. 😊
Back in time, my dad used to help and guide us through the game. May his soul rest in peace ❤
25:38 he was like : " now what? "
the same hero as the Endgame
As as kid I never made a progress from here, I didn't know the mouse was coming to open the door for me, it was until I was able to afford a PC myself that I knew how to pass this trap.
He got a call from his boss 🤣
I used to play this a lot as a kid. I would've been 7 years old in 1989. I honestly don't remember if I ever finished it or not. I do remember the first time I beat the fat guard near the beginning. Got stuck at that point for a while. I do remember the sword fight with your mirror self but I don't remember if I ever got past it. Thanks for uploading. Such a simple game compared to what we have nowadays but it's still awesome.
My brother and I used to play this videogame once he got his first PC back in the day. It was pretty exciting for that time; especially, trying to decipher the clues to get from one dungeon to another.
One of if not THE MOST iconic PC games that I played on IBM back in the days as a 1st grade student from my childhood back then
Used to play this as a kid. Even today the feeling of wonder every time I play this game never fades.
These simpler graphics give room to the imagination to fill it where they could not reach.
Такая ностальгия! Я прошла обе части, и даже сейчас с удовольствием поиграла бы. Страшно представить, что 30 лет назад это было, а я помню, где тут подставы были 😅
Самым ужасным было, когда ворота-гильотины с чавканьем перерезали героя пополам 🙈🤧
Да, даже не верится, что это было так давно)
Меня бесило движение гг. Терпения не хватало на эти прохождения 😅
@@crisolitamail ты хоть замужем?
@@MorningUSAMont это хамский вопрос, во-первых.
Во-вторых, как будто замужество женщины - это как деньги у мужчины. Вот вы обеспеченный человек, чтобы на мне жениться?
В-третьих, с чего вдруг компьютерные игры мешают иметь семью? Если, конечно, человек не дурак и игроман.
В-четвёртых, я удивлена, что вопрос был задан к такой простой игре.
@@crisolitamail так ты замужем или нет?
I Believe that you know for the hidden life potions but you passed them in order to save time. I am very happy that I watched this video. Thank you 😊
I was also one of those kids playing at the age of 6 in the 90s in South America but I never finished this game. Thanks for closing this cycle 25 years later
Childhood refresh memories
4:12 still remember, I was stuck there for so long back then as a kid, figuring out what to do now
this game runs better then my life now
Das hat meine Mutter damals immer gespielt 😂 Das waren Zeiten 😅 Ich kann mich noch sehr gut daran erinnern.
It's good to see that somebody was able to finished this game.
I Finished This Game in 1994 for
the 1st Time 👍🏼
Cherishable Moments 🎉😇
Thank you very much, we were little kids when my uncle showed us this game and we were thrilled to see it. Nostalgia❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Still one of THE best games out there! And that ain't nostalgia talking. The gameplay was something else, good games like that don't need fancy graphics and games that have both are extremely rare!
39 yo guy, born in China, went to my dad’s office in early 90s during my school holidays, this was my go-to game during that time, struggled to pass level 7, those cutting doors literally gave me nightmares.😂
This brought back fond but frustrating memories. The bunny hop under a closing gate as well as the big boned guard.
Level 3? cause I’m there now and pulling my hair out
I heard 5 seconds of the intro song and bam!, i am back 30 something years. Life was uncertain but felt so worriless.
I played this game for the first time in 1996, and it was also the first time that I had a computer loaned to me by an uncle to do a history report at school. I spent hours playing it and doing the report. What memories. Greetings from Chile.
WTH ?? The level of expertise being displayed here is UNREAL a true master at work.
I've falled at 37:24 so many times that each time i get here my heart skips a beat
One of the toughest levels and scary too (back at that time I was easy to scare from computer games). Then it is the last level (what you can call a level) on which you usually have not much time left to try stuff out. The fighting, frequently appearing as mean, shadow (This was scary as hell back then) felt impossible to pass when you don't know what to do. I had given up and made it a 1 or 2 years later with the working idea that came to my mind.
This game was so good as a kid
super!! after this successful walkthrough now i can die, peacefully
This is the first time I see that you can actually parry during the sword fights. I was always using the attack and retreat approach.
i remember when i was a child i used to play this game on my father's computer and i remember it was 2011 what a days i was stuck on the level 1 i didn't know what to do after finding the sword i really miss these days
One of the best DOS era game EVER.
I remember this game like so many others from that era. Never finished one of them. I didnt become a "Gamer" before the Super Nintendo. Had a c64, Atari, Master System and Amiga 500 but I was rather outside playib Basketball or cruised the neighborhood. Ive always been outside
One of the first games I've ever played, never managed to finish it 🥲 watched the walkthrough of a game till the end for the first time
This is from my childhood. I was watching whem my dad played it
The graphics is so fluid!!! A major breakthrough for the time.
Windows 95 2 gb harddisk 16 mb ram.. used to play once upon a time.. my great childhood 😢
WOW my high school time golden time memories ... played a lot this game in my PC. I was not able to complete the game 2-3 level was the highest. thanks ! ❤
I remember that when I was little and I was in third grade, after a long day at school and after a long afternoon studying, I would run to my room right after dinner, I would light up the computer and I was playing this game, but then the initial music was driving me crazy❤
As a kid the doppelganger fight stumped me for the longest time... until I had the idea to become one with him, I don't know anymore if I saw it somewhere or I had the idea myself, and when it worked I felt like a gamer god! It was something else to solve a videogame challenge without tutorials, let's play and walkthroughs.
I remember this game had a few cheats: you can skip levels, be able to fall down slowly and gain the extra HPs.
Skip Level - Shift + L
Fall Slow - Shift + W
Gain Extra Strength - Shift + T 😁👍🏼
Golden Memories are Unforgettable 🎉
Most people will never know because they never saw it, but the original 1989 game was much more beautiful on the Mac than the MS-DOS version on PC presented here (a sentence that nowadays seems to come straight out of a parallel universe…) because the PC version, made for VGA cards, was poorly defined and limited to 256 colors, while the Mac version (on the Macintosh LC, which introduced 16-bit graphics, more exactly a 15-bit color space with 5 bits per color channel) was gorgeous, displaying 32768 colors! The character was completely different too, he was wearing a red jacket and a turban, similar to the sequel that later came to PC in 1993. On the video here, there is also an antialiasing filter which somehow blurs the whole image in order to hide how pixelated the game truly was on the PC, a filter that didn't exist at that time.
The initial release was on Apple II in October 1989. The MS-DOS version was released 1 year later in September 1990, and the Mac version was released another 2 years later in December 1992, about 6 months before Prince of Persia 2 was released on MS-DOS. The timeline puts things into perspective. The Mac port, being so late, was surely benefitting from the development of Prince of Persia 2, and from 2 years worth of hardware capability advancements.
@fluxcapacitor - Persia originated on the Apple IIe computer, NOT the Macintosh. The IIe version produced incredibly fluid rotoscoped animation you see later ports, quite a feat considering it used an 8-bit CPU running at 1 MHz, with primitive audio and 6 color graphics! Replaying it recently, the IIe version looks and feels like a SNES game!
Unless you know something I don't, the Macintosh LC version was only 256 colors. It ran at 512x342, so not pixelized like the MS-DOS port, but at that resolution pushing around more colors would choked it, especially since the LC was so crippled and hindered by Apple (personally, I felt it was a terrible gaming machine, the older Apple IIGS ran circles around it!). FYI, MCGA mode used by MS-DOS had an 18-bit palette of 262,144 colors! Still only 256 colors per screen like the Mac of course.
The Mac only had a DAC for audio, so besides limited music, it bogged down the CPU and slowed the game down further. Using the Yamaha 3812 with FM synth produced gorgeous music in Prince of Persia 2. Though I digress, I'll have to pull out my Macintosh LC 475 and check out Prince of Prince 1, I'm curious how it compares to the original (heh I'll bet it runs smoother on the IIe than the lowly LC or LC II!)
Играла в эту игру в начальной школе. Сейчас мне 30, пора ложиться спать, но я почему- то смотрю это видео))
My very first game in pc as a 7 year kid ( other than those 4 pre installed games ) i never crossed level 5 😅
Thanks to my elder one to introduce this game,. Nostalgic ❤
Wonderful game of the great old times. I could had play this game for hours and hours and never get tired ❤
The first pc game I ever played! 😮
In my school in 1998 we had our first "computer science lab" we had a bunch of old computers, all were different kinds and models, they were donated. I was second grade and the computer science teacher as a first marked task made us play Prince of Persia and whoever got to take the sword got the maximum grade 😂.
18:12 duel of fates music
I remember visiting my uncle in the nearby town of Blumenau in the early 90s. I should be 6 maybe 7 yrs old. My uncle had a PC with Prince of Persia installed and I would be in awe just watching the opening part...good times.
Виктор Пелевин написал свой рассказ Принц Госплана под впечатлением этой игры. Мы часами в неё играли.
This game is so hard, I was 7 years old and played for a long time, but I have never seen anything beyond the level 5. I must say that I have just fulfilled a wish I made 34 years ago by watching this video.🎉🎉🎉😂😂😂
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Мы играли в эту игру 😅👍👍👍 давным-давно...
I never thought I would see the ending!
I never won this game when I was very young. This is so nostalgic. 🙏🏻🙇🏻♀️
This is like back in time to begginning of 90's
Back in 1996-97 When I first touched a personal computer 😢
So many people with so much memories. Just overwhelming to read these comments ❤
0:45 The intro scene was great... and it's made with just a couple of sprites!
Oh man. It’s been 33 years since I’ve seen this. Wow!!!
To think how it went from this to the trilogy is just mind-blowing
I remember playing this on my uncle’s computer running windows 3.1
Such a hard game
I remember vaguely in the version I played, after stage 2 or 3, there was a mid level with 25 potions lined up. Each had a letter underneath, as well as a short chiffre (e.g. "page 4 letter 27"). So you had to go to the manual book (?) on the acording page and drink the potion with the right letter. Wrong potion took a heart.
Since I didnt have the manual, I always had to guess. Mostly A or E :D
Man that rings a bell. Playing with a paper manual back in those days was a different beast, they did things differently then.
One of the best game ever made
Figuring out the routes itself was a challenge back in those days.Sometimes wrong routes or drinking wrong portions wld kill you
It still looks great.
Man, I wasn't much of a gamer at all, but I played this and I thought it looked amazing at the time.
i played prince of persia after high school in the 90s, it was one of the best game out there including x wing, i had to install 50 plus 5 and quarter disk to install the game hahaja 😂, now you get the files by downloading it on the internet, so easy, no need to go to the computer game store to buy the games no more, oh my how i love going to the computer game stores at the computer mall near my house, not really near but its 30 min or so, so its near compared to some people had to travel a few days to get to the computer mall in the city that they had to travel through mountains and rivers to get to the city where there is computer mall, omg what a world then and now, so much has changed 😊❤
Everyone became a “speed runner” to play this game, and it was before anyone knew the term!
40:28 The force!
Thanks I had never managed to complete this game.