You may have heard of Jordan Mechner. He's the man behind a little game called Prince of Persia, one of the most successful and enduring video game franchises of all time. He also created a title called Karateka in 1984, an action game which involves plenty of martial arts action.
Karateka is getting something of a facelift for modern systems, with versions confirmed for PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and iOS. Thanks to an ESRB rating, we now know that the game is also destined to appear on the Wii U.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "New York Comic Con was packed this year, to say the least. From October 17-20, more than 200,000 attendees made their way through the Javits Center in midtown Manhattan to partake in the annual celebration of comics, television, cosplay, and all things pop cultural.
A few blocks away, in a quieter, calmer corner of the city, I was lucky enough to sit down with legendary developer Jordan Mechner, celebrated for his pioneering work in video game animation and cinematic storytelling. Mechner, a New York native, is most famous for creating the long-running Prince of Persia franchise, which added two new installments just this year. Outside of the world of video games, he is an accomplished graphic novel author, having worked on Templar, Monte Cristo, and Liberty. His latest graphic novel, Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family, is his most personal yet. It weaves together multiple timelines that cover three generational stories: that of his grandfather, who fought in World War I; that of his father, who fled Nazi persecution; and his own personal and professional journey over the last four decades."
The mind behind Prince of Persia shares his family’s life story as well as his own as a videogame developer in an emotional and very personal book.
In a recent podcast with Wassup Conversations, Jordan Mechner, the creator of Prince of Persia franchise claims that his new book "Samak the Ayyar" based on an old Persian folk was supposed to be a new Prince of Persia game. He mentions: "It was actually going to be a new instalment in the Prince of Persia series." But the project didn't come to an end and Mechner release the story as a book.
At first I didn't pay attention to this based on the name and the premise of the original game. But, with Jordan Mechner behind it it could turn into something special.
I read about this in another article;I'm pretty stoked about it.I have fond memories of playing the Atari version with my bro,back in the day.
Could be a lot of fun.
Wasnt it on the NES or TV games as well? I think i remember playing it as a kid.
Friggin eagle...
Also don't walk up to your woman after she is rescued...she will PWN you!!!