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Prince of Persia (Europe)

Game Boy
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1992
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✪ Reviewed on June 28, 2024
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Game Boy adaptation of the original Prince of Persia. Mechner's rotoscoped animation surprisingly preserved for the machine, deadly traps, hourglass running down. Shorter than the DOS PoP but the challenge is intact. Readability sometimes confusing in monochrome, yet a respected adventure-game classic faithfully adapted.

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Category
Action Adventure 1 player 12+
Description
Action-adventure with the Prince of Persia navigating a deadly palace's traps to rescue the princess from the clutches of vizier Jaffar. Published by Broderbund/Domark, released in 1992 in Europe and North America. Fluid movement and precise jumping, lethal traps, armed guards, and a 60-minute time limit.

Prince of Persia review

3/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Polished"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Average"
Ranking
5th in Top 5 best Prince of Persia games 16th in Top 20 best Game Gear games 21st in Top 30 best Mega-CD games 39th in Top 50 best Ubisoft games
Technical info
💾0,07 MB 📅01/01/1992
Published by Virgin Interactive

Prince of Persia (Game Boy) price, value & rarity

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Q1 loose
 $13 Q6 complete
 $58 Q10 new
 $134 !
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Other versions
Prince of Persia
Japan
01/09/1992
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Prince of Persia
USA
01/09/1992
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Is Prince of Persia still worth playing in 2026?

Prince of Persia adapts Jordan Mechner's classic to Game Boy, famous for its rotoscoped movement of then-unheard-of realism and its deadly traps to clear against the clock. The conversion preserves the demand and the millimetric precision of the jumps, which still call for patience and memorization. The slow pace and steep difficulty can put off players today, but the pleasure of mastery remains. For fans of demanding retro platformers and of video game history, it is a notable landmark.

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