Prince of Persia (1989) with Jesse Fuchs

Designer, developer, and educator at the NYU Game Center Jesse Fuchs drops by to talk about the 1989 computer game Prince of Persia! We also talk about Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner and the illuminating, detailed notes he wrote during the game's development!

We also talk about Prince of Persia's legacy and influence, 80s computer games, Broderbund as a company, and more!

Other games discussed in this episode: Shadow of the Colossus, Ico, Dark Souls, Balatro, Adventure, Uncharted, Tomb Raider, Myst, Carmen Sandiego, Karateka, Loderunner, Hex, M.U.LE., Phantasmagoria, Animal Well, and more!

Select and Start is a video game podcast where the host, Keifer Lirette, talks with his guests about their most meaningful and memorable video game experiences. It is part of the Moonshot podcast network.

Meet Jesse Fuchs - 0:00 Computer Games of the 80s - 19:35 Gaming in the 90s - 34:50 Sisyphus and Dark Souls - 40:00 Introducing Prince of Persia - 54:30 No Country for Old Games - 1:13:15 Prince of Persia Discussion - 1:38:19 The Other Prince of Persia Games - 2:22:18 Recommendations and Outro - 2:36:42   Support Jesse Fuchs and his projects: https://gamecenter.nyu.edu/faculty/jesse-fuchs/ https://bsky.app/profile/jessefuchs.bsky.social

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Episode Sources and Links:  https://www.jordanmechner.com/en/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/04/01/jordan-mechner-prince-persia-karateka/ https://www.popot.org/get_the_games.php?game=SDLPoP https://www.filfre.net/2016/10/how-jordan-mechner-made-a-different-sort-of-interactive-movie-or-the-virtues-of-restraint/ https://www.filfre.net/

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