Desperate to play the original Prince of Persia again,


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Hey guys,

Basically once upon a time I remember when we bought our first IBM computer with its 34mb of RAM etc etc, and we had the original prince of persia that used to run off dos mode.

I really want to play that game again. Anyone know how that it would be possible? Some sort of emulator I'm guessing? If I remember correctly the game had a floppy disc which it ran off, but I dont have a computer with a floppy drive at home anymore.

If anyone knows, you would make me a very happy man! thanks.

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If you have an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3, the game is available for download on Xbox Live or the PSN.

Granted with a graphical upgrade.

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If you have an Xbox 360 or a PlayStation 3, the game is available for download on Xbox Live or the PSN.

Granted with a graphical upgrade.

optional on the 360 at least

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I remember the SNES v. of Prince of Persia was a pretty good port. I think that is your best bet if you don't have an xbox 360 or ps3 lying around.

I would vote for that route since the SNES emulation scene is larger than the old DOS game scene.

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I remember the SNES v. of Prince of Persia was a pretty good port. I think that is your best bet if you don't have an xbox 360 or ps3 lying around.

I would vote for that route since the SNES emulation scene is larger than the old DOS game scene.

Well he could search for the game and abandonware, there are several large abandonware sites offering old out of license games for download.

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I do have a PS3, so that would be an option. I used to play the game with my sister when I was little, so she would want a copy as well, so I think the PC would be the best method?

Thanks for the replies.

How would I go about getting the game on the PC / PS3, and what is DosBox?

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Run the original on DOSBox, the best full blown DOS emulator. Prince 1's cheat code is megahit and Prince 2's yippeeyahoo.

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i remember downloading that game as shareware i think.. off a bbs.

i think it was also the first game that i saw with blood in it.. when you jumped and fell in a pit of spikes.

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Can you guys download games from Abandonia? It has been giving me errors all the day. The site world fine but not the downloads.

VidER

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Can you guys download games from Abandonia? It has been giving me errors all the day. The site world fine but not the downloads.

VidER

Abandonia forums:

Right now, the file server is offline and remote power cycling does not work.

We're trying to contact the people in charge about that, but... well, you know. It's Christmas. :/ (HATE. HATE. HATE.)

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You can run the game under GeekDOS (supports : Mac, Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008, Unix, Windows 7/2000/2003/2008/9x/Home Server/Vista/XP

GeekDOS is a free FreeDOS based OS that boots from CDs and DVDs, USB drives, Hard disks, and a minimalistic version from floppy via an included script. It includes an installer that installs GeekDOS to the first recoginized supported filesystem. GeekDOS will start to a fully usable environment whether or not installed, with little if any difference when installed. It includes many small open source or abandonware utilities and games, as well as the built-in now open source DOS Navigator GUI. I hope you find GeekDOS useful, Ben Dibell.

http://geekdos.weebly.com/

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