In this brilliant video from Israelās Karahat, the hero of Jordan Mechnerās 1989 platforming classic comes to life in pixel-perfect form, right down to the stumbling animations and Mario prison romance.
Maybe the Mario bit wasnāt in the original game. Everything else was, more or less. Kaharat (which means bald head, appropriately enough) isnāt just dressed up in Prince of Persia pixels; he becomes the character, odd gait, hesitated jumping, sword-fighting and all. Iād take this over Chesty Jake any day.
In ancient Persia he would have been a hero. Todayās heās just another one of Marioās conquests.
Real Prince of Persia! [YouTube ā Thanks, Yotam!]
