Just finished „Replay“ by @jmechner.bsky.social. What a wonderful and touching book! Thank you for sharing! ☺️

O @jmechner.bsky.social foi entrevistado pelo Alessandro Giannini para a Veja sobre seu quadrinho, Replay, que acabou de sair pela Conrad. A entrevista tá excelente! veja.abril.com.br/coluna/gibis...

"A música que tocamos no CD player para inspiração é do caralho. A abertura vibrante de Lawrence da Arábia, de Maurice Jarre - incrível" Uma das partes que tive que marcar dos diários que @jmechner.bsky.social escreveu durante o desenvolvimento de Prince of Persia. Dito isso, olha só o que chegou

My dad had a friend/colleague named Walter and Walter and my Dad used to play this version (IBM PC) on their lunchbreak 30 years ago. This is the 1st version I ever played although I prefer the SNES version.

Wow!! How did I never see this before?

I easily have 1,000+ hours playing the Macintosh version of Prince of Persia. If you’ve not played the 30fps restoration (seemingly removed at some point to address some latest issue) you’re missing out!

For folks who've asked for details about the story behind Prince of Persia (rotoscoping my brother on VHS, etc), you'll find many answers on my website at jordanmechner.com -- and if you want to go deeper, in my published journals and graphic novel memoir REPLAY.

The Making Of: Chandragupta: Warrior Prince - The Indian 'Prince Of Persia' Published By Sony www.timeextension.com/features/the...

Hércules amber PC DOS version running on a cloned IBM PC/XT with only a PC speaker. No mouse and no hard disk either.

My first experience with the original Prince of Persia was the DOS version at a childhood friend's house. Not sure what terrified us more - the crunchy "falling on spikes" death sound blasting through speakers or the imposing time limit. Needless to say, as young kids we were rubbish at it.

DOS for the nostalgia, SNES for the pixel art, and of course your one and only Apple II version, those are my faves 🤓

My first PoP experience was on my Granddad's Amiga 500 when we used to visit him as a kid.

Amazing! (Heads-up @jmechner.bsky.social)

A few years ago I used your Apple II source to port PoP to the BBC Micro! bitshifters.github.io/posts/prods/... It took me nearly a year, with graphics and sound updated for the hardware, but it was a ton of fun and I was constantly impressed for how advanced the original game was for its time.

CGA for me

The version I have the most nostalgia for is the Amiga version, which is the one I originally beat. That version captivated even my sisters who generally weren't a fan of games. But my current favorite might just be the 2011 C64 version, which I found to be a rather impressive feat.

For me it's by far the Mac version in black & white. Running on my father's Mac classic. Never managed to go beyond level 4 at that time, but it was my first true game and still a beloved one. I finally managed to finish it years later when it was added as bonus on the 1st PoP on PS2

Celle-ci.

"Which is your favorite/definitive version of the original Prince of Persia?" 💾As promised-- after 35 years, here's a proper blog post with my thoughts, and the story behind Prince of Persia's multiple 1990s ports. www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

hey look at @ramiismail.com and me on a video call from almost exactly 1 year ago, talking games. We look so happy. Despite all the crap going on, the human spirit just wants to make shit. Hi Rami <3 And we announced the game we were talking about, called "Australia Did It" a few weeks ago.

Karl Arnold, 1932

5. Du piano miniature en live sur Prince of Persia de @jmechner.bsky.social

🚨NEW: "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" just dropped its first response to ABC, FCC chair, and Disney firing Jimmy Kimmel. Trump ain't sleeping tonight. 🤣 This is a must-watch. 🔥

THE STING BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID BAREFOOT IN THE PARK THE HOT ROCK THE GREAT WALDO PEPPER THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR A BRIDGE TOO FAR ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN All those movies in my first 12 years then... ORDINARY PEOPLE and he was still just getting started.

Only met Redford a handful of times, but I greatly admire what he built with the Sundance Institute. johnaugust.com/2025/robert-...

Happy 40th birthday Super Mario Bros.

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Sometimes scriptwriting calls for a little poetry translation. For this scene in LIBERTY! I needed an English version of two stanzas from Beaumarchais' "The Marriage of Figaro" (1784). Here's my rendition: (Discussion follows... 1/)

Not only is this 1897 book of Mother Goose written by the creator of The Wizard of Oz, who is revered particularly among American book collectors, it also marked the debut of a young illustrator called Maxfield Parrish.

Françoise Cadol has issued a formal notice to publisher Aspyr, accusing the company of using AI to replicate her voice in Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered without her consent. www.gamesindustry.biz/french-lara-...

Had such a nice time on a panel with @tomfaber91.bsky.social @jon.inkle.co @jmechner.bsky.social at the Financial Times festival, did find it very funny to walk in and be immediately faced with this tent

On a train from Paris to London, I’m prepping the American English “translation” of my new graphic novel LIBERTY. (Easy job, cause I wrote the French script first in English. Is that cheating?) 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇫🇷 www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

If you happen to be at @data.ft.com FT Weekend in London, I'll be on a video games panel with these very smart people. 5pm tomorrow 🎮 I've posted the rest of my Sept-October schedule at www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

Rogue Prince of Persia release, what I did this summer, and where I'll be this weekend: www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-ne...

How it feels when you pass the captcha

If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up

Just another day

Hey mr. @jmechner.bsky.social I made a cordel adaptation of the 1st POP game. Cordel is a Brazilian folk epic poetry. I tried to reference most of the game's features. I wish I could translate it to English but it is hard to keep the poem's meter and rhymes www.recantodasletras.com.br/cordel/8422543

"Like A Completely New Game" - The Untold Story Behind Prince Of Persia's Impressive SNES Port. (Repost)

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🎊¡Feliz Día Mundial del Videojuego! 📚Replay, de @jmechner.bsky.social Replay narra la saga familiar de 3 generaciones de Jordan Mechner, creador del videojuego de culto Prince of Persia. Una increíble historia de exilio, desarraigo y reconstrucción. 🔎 garbuixbooks.com/libro/replay...

We're excited to announce the Games for Palestine charity page is now LIVE on Itch. Over 300+ games with proceeds going to UNRWA USA in support of Gaza relief. Thank you to everyone for your support. The bundle launches on Sept 2nd 9am PST. Link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

ICYMI: "It’s a reflection on family, crisis, the haunting specter of authoritarianism and memory." Unwinnable Feature Excerpt: @muditaheart.bsky.social digs into Replay, a Prince of Persia developer's graphic novel about his family's story:

It was an honor reviewing @jmechner.bsky.social's deeply researched and self drawn graphic memoir, Replay. It's a story about survival, family legacy, and game development. (Call me biased but I'm also very impressed with the editorial direction at @unwinnable.com as well!)

Fascinating read of one of my favorite childhood video games. I remember @jmechner.bsky.social telling me on a Facebook exchange years ago that he never played this version. I wonder if that's changed. Thank you so much for this quality article!

Dan Amrich told me that multiple people at Gamescom said that The Making of Karateka was one of their favorite games. Now obviously, if The Making of Karateka is one of your favorite games, you're a huge nerd. But you're my kind of nerd, so thank you. www.digitaleclipse.com/games/karateka

Oops, I messed up the URL by adding the flag icon! Apologies to anyone who tried to click on it. Should be: English post 🇺🇸🇬🇧: jordanmechner.com/en French post 🇫🇷: jordanmechner.com/fr And no, I didn't mean it as an unconscious metaphor about nationalism messing up the internet.

Au fait The Rogue Prince Of Persia c'est vraiment pas mal du tout. @evilempirestudio.bsky.social a fait du très bon travail. C'est très joli, ça voltige bien, les combats sont nerveux et dynamiques. Un vrai plaisir 👍 ⌛

My new graphic novel trilogy LIBERTY is now complete - Book 3 lands tomorrow in French bookstores! An epic historical adventure about the true Franco-American "black ops" behind the American Revolution. Today's blog post at jordanmechner.com🇺🇸 (click the flag to read it in French 🇫🇷)

If you like John Le Carré or are in the mood for a good thriller, the 2018 BBC "The Little Drummer Girl" is a rare series that's so gorgeously framed, art-directed and shot, I was sorry to be watching it on streaming and not on a big screen. Director Park Chan-wook... 1/