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i used to play the original PoP as a kid and never made it past the ghost on level 13. got a weird craving to find it and play again so i downloaded it.

is it possible to play with todays OS's? it opens in DOS and looks like it use to but i can't get my sword out to fight the enemy. help!!!! how do i get my sword out, i have tried everything....

stupid being stuck on first level...help me to kill the enemies, someone!!

[The Fifth Horseman]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alumni prince fan @ Nov 16 2007, 08:05 AM) [snapback]319336[/snapback]</div>

i can't get my sword out to fight the enemy. help!!!! how do i get my sword out, i have tried everything....

stupid being stuck on first level...help me to kill the enemies, someone!![/b]

You need to find the sword first, remember?

[the fall guy]

Originally Posted by the_fifth_horseman

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(alumni prince fan @ Nov 16 2007, 08:05 AM) [snapback]319336[/snapback]</div>
You need to find the sword first, remember?

Actually there's a funny bug in the game that allows to leave the 1st level without the sword, but you'll still have it in the next level:

Go to the room with the only guard in the 1st level and wait at the left edge until the guard has nearly reached you, then run off to the room on the left. If the guard follows you in, wait again near the left wall until the guard gets close, then quickly pull up and get out to the room on the left.
In that room there's a loose tile in the ceiling that can be knocked off by jumping against it. Then you can climb up and turn right to re-enter the very first room of the level. If you slide down through the gap again, the guard will be left of you and you can simply run for the exit on the right...

[the fall guy]

Sorry for the duplicate, I just found out someone else posted the level1-trick already.

But maybe you didn't know that you can finish the game with negative time left:
If you enter the screen with Jaffar just wait left of the floor-trap and let the time expire. Jaffar obviously lacks the magic to stay there and wait for you to fight and kill the princess at the same time, and thus if you beat him after 60+ minutes the princess is still alive...

BTW, my best time is about 54 minutes left. No cheating, but a strange bug that teleported my right to the end of the final level after leaving level 1, haha!

[Icewolf]

Originally Posted by the fall guy

S[...]BTW, my best time is about 54 minutes left. No cheating, but a strange bug that teleported my right to the end of the final level after leaving level 1, haha!

I'd sure like to have a closer explanation of that!

[Japo]

You don't have a sword yet, you'll get one soon enough though. When you have it you just have to stand a second when there's an enemy, and the prince will draw his sword automatically.

The game will likely run all right in Windows 9x. If it runs for you in later versions of Windows then go ahead but you won't get sound. The sound was 6 bits quality, so you won't be losing much. But you can use the DOSBox DOS emulator and it will play PoP just like the good old days.

[Dave]

Go left my dear

[Grand Dad]

Yes you can find the sword easily enough just move carefully West (left) and then return and go East; when you come face to face with an enemy (soldier) the Prince will automatically draw his sword but don't press Enter or he will sheath it again <hehehe> !

[Mousazz]

<Note for all the newbies> A life upgrade is an upgrade which boosts your max. health. They're mostly found in secret places, and take a form of bigger health potion

List of life upgrades:

1. In level 2 there's some ledge near the end of the level which you can climb up to the upper room. On that room there's another ledge you can climb on, and on that ledge there's a life potion. The ledge is surrounded by spikes, so you have to walk and climb down using <shift> key.

2. In level 3 on the ledge with the button to open that door which is far away, instead of heading back, jump right. You'll end up on a bigger ledge. There's an unstable ceiling tile. Break it and jump up. Then run on until you see 3 of those trap doors (I'm talking about the doors that close and open, cutting you in half. Behind the trap doors is the life upgade..

3. In level 4, at the start of the level, if you go to the left, open the gates on the next room and go through them. Then go through the next gate, jump down and go to the next gate. The button to opening that gate is far below, you need to break the unstable floor tile (run over it). After the gate, behind the trap door is the life upgrade.

Note: forget about the life upgrade in level 5, because it's impossible to get. The dark prince always drinks it before you could get to it. It's possible to get it in prince of persia classic, because there's only one trap door, and with the prince's arsenal of moves, you can close the gate before the dark prince gets it and take it.

4. In level seven, when you get to the gap you can't jump across, (the one on the right of the map), go down one level, and while avoiding the traps, go to the room with the bridge. But don't climb up! instead, climb down. after you climb completely down, run and jump to the left. There, avoiding the gap, go until you find the crumbling floor. Go down and take your upgrade!

To be continued...

[xigbartheing94]

can you tell me ethe key to attack?