Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner announces speedrunning challenge of original 1989 title

Speedrunners, gather once again: Jordan Mechner, the creator of the original Prince of Persia and one of gaming’s pioneering game designers, has announced a challenge for the original title.

The Jordan Mechner Prince of Persia Challenge tasks players with playing through the original title with default game settings as fast as possible on the free, internet-based version of the game. Players can enter the competition by recording their progress, uploading the video of their run with the remaining time on the in-game clock visible in the capture, and then submitting the run on the official website for Mechner’s challenge. The winners will receive a signed copy of Mechner’s award-winning graphic novel Replay! Memoir of an Uprooted Family, as well as a Steam key for the interactive documentary The Making of Karateka, another one of Mechner’s early titles.