Flash Game Of The Day: Prince of Persia
By William on Saturday, July 7th, 2007 at 11:24 AM PST In Gamer Life

I’m sure most of you remember playing the original Prince of Persia. It has recently become an extremely popular download on Xbox Live Arcade as well. I located a flash version of the original game at rooseveltrp.com. If you are too cheap to buy the XBLA version or just want a simple free flash version to play from time to time, then definitely check this one out.
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Wikipedia: Prince of Persia is a platform game, originally developed by Jordan Mechner in 1989 for the Apple II, that was widely seen as a great leap forward in the quality of animation seen in computer games. Mechner used a process called rotoscoping, in which he studied many hours of film of his younger brother David running and jumping in white clothes, to ensure that all the movements looked just right. Also unusual was the method of combat: protagonist and enemies fought with swords, not projectile weapons, as was the case in most contemporary games. Mechner has said that when he started programming the first ten minutes of Raiders of the Lost Ark had been one of the main inspirations for the character’s acrobatic responses in a dangerous environment.
