Re: Prince of Persia

[mspaeth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Wayne Gretzky)]

In article <C7A4IH.Ay0@news.cso.uiuc.edu> kls0@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Kent Squires ) writes:
>exuhag@exu.ericsson.se (James Hague) writes:
>
>>I'm sure this is a very easy question:  Was Prince of Persia ever
>>released for the Apple II?  I know that Jordan Mechner designed
>>and wrote it on/for the Apple, but it was the MS-DOS and Mac versions
>>that went on to fame and glory.  The current manual is for both of
>>these machines, but does not include instructions for an Apple II
>>version.
>
>>I imagine that Broderbund wasn't too happy with a new Apple II game
>>around 1989-90 and immediately ported it to other platforms.  But
>>did they ever put the Apple original on the market?
>
>Yes, it was released for the II (128k DHR machines anyway).  It has 
>excellent graphics and animation, I think.  The animation reminds me of
>Karateka (I know there's a relation :)
>

Sure is.. Jordan Mechner wrote both...

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