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Jordan Mechner (born June 4, 1964) [3] is an American video game designer, author, screenwriter, filmmaker, and former video game programmer. [4] A major figure in the development of cinematic video games [5] and a pioneer in video game animation, [6] he began his career designing and programming the bestselling 1984 martial arts game Karateka for the Apple II while a student at Yale University.
Jordan Mechner finished writing the story for a graphic novel in 2007. The novel was written by A.B. Sina, and illustrated by Alex Puvilland and LeUyen Pham. It was released by First Second Books in autumn 2008. [60] [61] The story follows two Princes, jumping between the 9th and 13th centuries. Although it belongs to the franchise the plot is ...
This is an incomplete list of television programs formerly or currently broadcast by History Channel/H2/Military History Channel in the United States.
The History Channel's original logo used from January 1, 1995, to February 15, 2008, with the slogan "Where the past comes alive." In the station's early years, the red background was not there, and later it sometimes appeared blue (in documentaries), light green (in biographies), purple (in sitcoms), yellow (in reality shows), or orange (in short form content) instead of red.
Prince of Persia is a media franchise that started with a series of video games created by Jordan Mechner, and has spawned a large number of games in different platforms, between ports, sequels and spin-offs. The original Prince of Persia game, with its more than 20 platform ports, is one of the most ported games in videogame history [1] [2]
The Last Express is an adventure video game designed by Jordan Mechner and published by Broderbund in 1997 for PC. Players take on the role of an American who accepts an invite by a friend to join them on the Orient Express, days before the start of World War I, only to become involved in a maelstrom of treachery, lies, political conspiracies, personal interests, romance and murder, upon ...
This look pleased Mechner, and became associated with the character during the original trilogy. [41] Speaking on the Prince's role in The Shadow and the Flame, Mechner admitted to taking a hands-off approach due to his work on The Last Express (1997), and that he was growing tired of the character due to development pressures. [42]
Jordan Mechner, scenario writer and game designer for The Sands of Time, at WonderCon 2010. Mechner created the scenario and wrote the game's script. [12] While doing his research for the script, Mechner read a translation of the Shahnameh, an epic poem written by Ferdowsi between the 10th and 11th century. Reading it through helped Mechner ...