Prince of Persia, often referred to as PoP, is an iconic platformer video game released in 1989. Designed by Jordan Mechner, the game was largely considered revolutionary at the time due to its realistic character animations and intense challenges faced by the players. Players control a nameless protagonist, the titular prince, as he explores an immense dungeon filled with traps and enemies in a race against time to rescue the Sultan’s daughter from the evil Jaffar and his minions.