I just want to take a moment to tell Geoff how much I hate him. Ever since he discovered this MS-DOS game emulating site, my productivity levels have dipped horrendously. I’ll remember a game from my younger days, load it up with the intention of spending a couple of minutes reminiscing, only to lose an entire morning or afternoon in the blink of an eye. How is anybody meant to get any work done around here?
It was the first platformer I ever played. I only ever got to play it when I visited some cousins who were kind enough to let a kid like me mess around on their PC.
The premise was simple enough. An evil dude called Jaffar (picture him as the baddie from Aladdin if you must) has captured the Sultan’s daughter and locked her up in a tower. It’s up to you, random er… prison guy, to save her.
The catch is that there is plethora of traps and enemies standing between you and her. Oh, and you only have 60 minutes to ascend the dungeons. Dying does not reset that timer, it will tick down constantly. Did I mention that you have a weird shadow/mirror image of yourself that pops up now and then to slow you down too? Yeah, this game had its own flavour of difficulty, but man it was awesome!
The button scheme is simple enough; the arrow keys, yes, not WASD for a change, provide movement. Up serves as the jump key, and combining it with left or right results in a running jump. It also serves as a parry button when the sword is equipped. The only other key required is shift. It serves as the action key; it will let you walk (so as not to fall of an edge), stab an enemy if you have a drawn sword, or drink a potion when health is nice and low.
I’m sure many of you have played this game, and will have a soft spot for it such as I do. If I didn’t, I think I may have rage quit after dying for the umpteenth time. If you’re new to the game, well, expect to die many, many times. Passing a level does carry a certain sense of achievement though, so don’t give up so easily!
Without further ado, here is Prince of Persia, the original, playable right in your browser. Feel free to unleash your anger in the comments below!
Last Updated: May 20, 2015
ReaperOfSquirrels
May 20, 2015 at 10:31
Lol @ those tags!!!!
ReaperOfSquirrels
May 20, 2015 at 10:34
OMG that site!
Hammersteyn
May 20, 2015 at 10:50
*Scrolls
Tongue of the Fatman???
Admiral Chief's Adventure
May 20, 2015 at 10:47
Ugh, sticky keys, TERRIBLE, KILL WITH FIRE
hairyknees
May 20, 2015 at 10:51
HAHA I died right at the end of the second level thanks to F%$#ing sticky keys xD the rage was very real!
Hammersteyn
May 20, 2015 at 10:49
Dark Souls before it was cool
hairyknees
May 20, 2015 at 10:52
Funnily enough I was going to mention Dark Souls in my article 😛 old games were hard!
Hammersteyn
May 20, 2015 at 10:53
o/
Dutch-Trevor Matrix
May 20, 2015 at 10:56
First game I played on a PC proper. Had a Hercules Monochrome monitor (green) and all that. Good times…
Tbone187
May 20, 2015 at 14:27
Pajamarama was my 1st pc game…on tape btw….Oh yes!
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 20, 2015 at 10:58
Why is it in colour? O_o
Dutch-Trevor Matrix
May 20, 2015 at 10:59
Must be the HD Remaster
th3SiCn3ss
May 20, 2015 at 11:09
prince.exe megahit
Geoffrey Tim
May 20, 2015 at 11:17
😀 😀
Dutch-Trevor Matrix
May 20, 2015 at 11:22
Oh Right in the Childhood!
th3SiCn3ss
May 20, 2015 at 11:23
yeah I think I just gave away my age with that one 🙂
Klipkop1980
May 20, 2015 at 12:05
Thankth!