Prince of Persia

In the Sultan's absence the Grand Vizier JAFFAR rules with the iron fist of tyranny. Only one obstacle remains between Jaffar and the throne: the Sultan's beautiful young daughter...

Marry Jaffar... or die within the hour. All the Princess's hopes now rest on the brave youth she loves. Little does she know that he is already a prisoner in Jaffar's dungeons....

Yep, you guessed it - you're the brave youth. The dungeon is an incredible maze, it is crawling with guards, and you've only got an hour. Fortuitously, you've found a sword and have got hands like suction cups for those long jumps.

There are two sequels to Prince of Persia: Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame and Prince of Persia 3d (PC only). Neither live up to the original. Jordan Mechner's Prince of Persia is the best platform game, bar none.

Unfortunately, the game only has 15 levels, and after a few years they start to get old. Luckily, Alan T. Goates wrote a level editor for Prince of Persia in 1993. Now we need some people to build levels! Download the demo, give it a try, and if you build something worth playing, email me and I'll post it here.