Jordan Mechner
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Jordan Mechner was born in New York City and graduated from Yale University in 1985. He wrote his first game, Deathbounce, in 1982 for the Apple II platform, but it was never published. His subsequent creations included Karateka and Prince of Persia. The latter won numerous awards, including the 1992 Tilt D`Or and MacUser Eddy Awards, has been translated into several languages and ported to various platforms. A screenwriter and independent filmmaker, Jordan also produced, wrote and directed the documentary film Waiting for Dark. In 1993, Jordan formed Smoking Car Productions, an entertainment software development group based in San Francisco.
Credited on 30 games
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| Lunark (2023, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Concrete Genie (2019, PlayStation 4) | Special Thanks |
| The Eternal Castle (2019, Windows) | Additional Thanks to |
| Prince of Persia (2018, BBC Micro) | Based on the Apple II version by |
| Alien Downpour (2017, Apple II) | Thanks and Greetz To |
| Deadlight: Director's Cut (2016, Windows) | The team would like to thank the following people |
| The Last Express: Gold Edition (2013, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Karateka (2012, Windows) | A Game by |
| Deadlight (2012, Windows) | The team would like to thank the following people |
| Deathbounce (2012, Apple II) | By |
| Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP (2011, iPad) | Inspiration |
| Prince of Persia (2011, Commodore 64) | Copyright 1989 |
| Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2011, Android) | Based on Prince of Persia, Created by |
| Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (2010, PSP) | Based on Prince of Persia created by |
| Prince of Persia: Epilogue (2009, PlayStation 3) | Based on Prince of Persia Created by |
| Prince of Persia HD (2009, Windows Mobile) | Based on Prince of Persia HD created by |
| Prince of Persia (2009, Android) | Based on Prince of Persia created by |
| Prince of Persia Classic (2007, Xbox 360) | Special Thanks |
| Between Heaven and Hell (2006, Windows) | Special Thanks |
| Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003, GameCube) | Writer |
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Circa 2010
Frequent Collaborators
People- 8 games with Francis Mechner
- 7 games with Veda Hlubinka-Cook
- 6 games with Éric Chahi
- 5 games with Brian Eheler
- 5 games with Tomi Pierce
- 4 games with Lance Groody
- 4 games with Daniel Goodwin
- 4 games with Tom Rettig
- 4 games with Michael Barrett
- 4 games with Alexis Green-Painchaud
Companies
- 11 games with Ubisoft Entertainment SA
- 7 games with Valve Corporation
- 5 games with Brøderbund Software, Inc.
- 3 games with GOG Limited
- 3 games with Epic Games, Inc.
- 3 games with Gameloft S.E.
- 3 games with Ubisoft, Inc.
- 3 games with Mindscape International Ltd.
- 2 games with Ubisoft Montréal
- 2 games with Smoking Car Productions, Inc.
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