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Jordan Mechner Discovers Prince Of Persia Source Code

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by Ben Reeves on March 30, 2012 at 08:42 PM

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After a ten-year search, Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner has finally discovered the original Apple II Source code for Prince of Persia.

Mechner recently blogged about his discovery, explaining how he found the discs containing the code in an old box his father sent him after doing some spring cleaning. Side note: Mechner’s father, Francis Mechner, was the composer for both Karateka and the original Prince of Persia.

Mechner claims that he will soon begin working to transfer the 3.5″ Apple ProDOS disks onto a MacBook Air and adapt them to a modern format. You can follow his progress on Facebook and Twitter.

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by Sideos161 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 08:51 PM

Wow, that's pretty cool.
by FLBN Friday, March 30, 2012 at 08:53 PM

Cool. It's impressive for him to find it by such an unusual way... by a box his father sent him with some old forgotten stuff, haha. Who would've guessed, huh?
by Undertaker Adrian Friday, March 30, 2012 at 08:54 PM

Congrats.
by Brent Bunn Friday, March 30, 2012 at 08:59 PM

Cool!
by Dark Lord Kaan (Skullmanic) Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:05 PM

No....I just find "memories" in my old boxes. No game codes for me. I did find a " toy " once that vibrated. Man, I got in trouble for digging in those old boxes.
by brandon33 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:08 PM

nicee *** myy man
by Boyzby Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:26 PM

Pretty neat story. I've seen speedruns of both Karateka and Prince of Persia, and both of them look quite difficult but I'm sure I'd still enjoy at least PoP.
by RRG93 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:40 PM

Will Mods of Persia be made?
by companion_cube123 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:48 PM

How do you lose a source code? I mean, it's not like losing a box of doughnuts. If anybody gets that reference I'll be their best friend forever.
by Abertix24 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:56 PM

That's really awesome, and after searching for them for ten years! I gotta give him credit for that.
by Dawson Wyckoff Friday, March 30, 2012 at 09:59 PM

That took a long time i bet he was so happy when he got them.
by Tim Gruver Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:04 PM

Way cool. "The Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Discs." Would like to see it rereleased at some point.
by rekoin Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:29 PM

Cool, loved that game...
by wickemic Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:46 PM

I'm surprised it took as long as it did. You'd think it be saved in a protected file somewhere.
by Hendawg_of_middlelands Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:49 PM

lol thats awesome
by Irvdogmilionair Friday, March 30, 2012 at 10:51 PM

I thought they were listing bad movies that Jake Gyllenhal did...
by archnophobia Friday, March 30, 2012 at 11:11 PM

we need a new prince of persia...
by Knapptime Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 12:04 AM

I love stories like this. When someone finds something that basically appears to not exist, it makes it seem like their are still hidden treasures in the world.
by braasch85 Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 12:26 AM

Pretty sweet