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Why the DOS version? It had atrocious graphics compared to the original Mac version....

EDIT: I googled for screenshots and I never knew how many different versions of the game there were! Every platform had completely different artwork! Pretty amazing.

https://www.oldgames.sk/en/game/prince-of-persia/pictures/



I actually prefer the PC VGA version; it has very nice graphics, but still in the same style as the original Apple II version, not a complete redraw in a different style and tone, like many of the ports.


The original version was written for the Apple II.


And the DOS port came out years before the Mac port. No wonder it looks worse. I always thought the DOS version was the first port but apparently the PC-98 version beat it by a few months.


I don't like the Mac version very much; it looks like a complete redesign in a style I don't enjoy (looks closer to PoP2 than to the original PoP).


That’s interesting. It must be one of the most ported games ever.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Persia_(1989_video...


I would guess something really old such as Colossal Cave Adventure (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure), Star Trek (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(1971_video_game)), or Hunt the Wumpus (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_the_Wumpus) or a computer version of hangman (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangman_(game)) takes that crown. There were a lot more platforms to port to in the early days.


I think that title goes to Pac-Man[1]. It helps being older, not to mention one of the most recognizable games ever made. As well as the 80's being a time when many unique platforms rose and fell.

And honorable mention goes to Lode Runner[2] which doesn't have quite the fame as Pac-Man but has still managed to create a lasting legacy (pun intended).

[1] https://www.mobygames.com/game/pac-man

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner


What about Tetris? Though the line gets blurry about "official" ports of Tetris, I'd wager that the core game concept is one of the most ported of all time.


Pretty sure Adventure beat out Pac-Man for being the first ported game, being that it was ported back in '77, before Pac-Man first went to arcades.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_Cave_Adventure

Note that Pong and Space War were both ported before Pac-Man, as well, though Space War didn't get a home version before Pac-Man to my knowledge, it did get ported from mainframe hardware to an arcade cabinet before Pac-Man existed.


There's this interesting backstory about Lode Runner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnl-NTzlumM

It is by far my favorite game.


Give it time but watch out for Attack of the PETSCII Robots!


I'd guess the DOS version is the one that stuck around the longest.


That link is missing the GameCube version that is an Easter egg in Sands of Time.


The DOS CGA, EGA and Hercules versions are missing too. EGA was rather pleasant.

https://www.reddit.com/r/dosgaming/comments/57egq3/prince_of...

In the binaries I have, CGA and EGA are bundled together, VGA is separated.


and supposedly all of them were based on original rotoscoped animation


No "supposedly" about it, but actually ;) Google the original videos, they are fun!


Nostalgia?




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