Jordan Mechner
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The Last Express 1994 Corridor Walk Test
We composited rotoscoped footage of actress Diana Aldcroft against rendered train corridor backgrounds in this early "proof of concept" for our video game The Last Express.
More behind-the-scenes at jordanmechner.com.
The Making of The Last Express journals: www.jordanmechner.com/en/library/1993-journals/
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Видео

The story behind Prince of Persia: REPLAY (3rd Trailer)
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I've written and drawn a graphic novel memoir about my 40 years making games like Prince of Persia, and the epic family story behind it. Check out this 1-minute video introduction! REPLAY is now in U.S. bookstores. Details, preview and links to order at www.jordanmechner.com/en/books/replay/
The story behind Prince of Persia: REPLAY (2nd Trailer)
Просмотров 8632 месяца назад
I've written and drawn a graphic novel memoir about my 40 years making games like Prince of Persia, and the epic family story behind it. Check out this 1-minute video introduction! REPLAY arrives in U.S. bookstores March 19, 2024. Pre-order now at jordanmechner.com/en/books/replay/ The book cover shows three generations of my family's story. In 1938, my dad was a child refugee fleeing Nazi Aust...
The story behind Prince of Persia: REPLAY (1st Trailer)
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I've written and drawn a graphic novel memoir about my 40 years making games like Prince of Persia, and the epic family story behind it. Check out this 1-minute video introduction! REPLAY arrives in U.S. bookstores March 19, 2024. Pre-order now at jordanmechner.com/en/books/replay/ The book cover shows three generations of my family's story. In 1915, my grandfather was a teenage soldier in Worl...
Jordan Mechner Angouleme 2024
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For the past few months, I've had the pleasure of signing and sharing my graphic novel memoir REPLAY with readers in France. I'm so excited for its release in English (coming very soon, March 19, 2024)! In this video from Angouleme 2024, France's biggest festival of comics and graphic novels, I explain (to a reader) the link between Prince of Persia, The Lost Crown, REPLAY and why I live in Mon...
Last Express Rotoscope Test 1993
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First test shoot for "The Last Express" video game, October 1993. Blue screen, rotoscope-friendly costumes and makeup. Shot at Theatre Artaud, San Francisco. At this point, the game was in pre-production with a small core team. Jordan's 1993 journal about the making of The Last Express: www.jordanmechner.com/en/library/1993-journals/ Previously published journals about the making of Prince of P...
Prince of Persia Rotoscoping 1986
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The animation for my game Prince of Persia (1989) came from video I shot of my brother David (then age 15) in our high school parking lot in Chappaqua, NY. Here's some original footage from October 1985. More (much more) behind the scenes of making Prince of Persia at www.jordanmechner.com/en/games-movies/prince-of-persia/ French : www.jordanmechner.com/fr/games-movies/prince-of-persia/
Karateka Rotoscoping 1983
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To create the rotoscoped animation for my 1984 game Karateka, I filmed my dad (and my mom's karate teacher) with a Super 8 camera. (Watch for cameos by my younger sister Emily, and me) All about The Making of Karateka at www.jordanmechner.com/en/games-movies/karateka/
The Making of Karateka - Digital Eclipse Gold Master Trailer
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Play the history! Go behind the scenes of Jordan Mechner's landmark game Karateka in this acclaimed interactive documentary from Digital Eclipse. www.jordanmechner.com/en/games-movies/karateka/
Warsaw sketching at Pixel Heaven
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In Warsaw for Pixel Heaven Games Festival with Eric Chahi, June 2022. More (games, books, sketch art) at www.jordanmechner.com/ Our host Piotr Mankowski showed us around the city; Eric Chahi took this video of me sketching in Łazienki Park. I've combined it with a few photos from my own camera roll (including visit to POLIN Museum) and music of @BGKO to give a feeling of that great weekend. Ske...
Prince of Persia 2 Cliffhanger
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30 years after Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame ended on a note of suspense in 1993, game creator Jordan Mechner offers a personal tribute artwork in honor of the never-produced sequel. More in today's blog post: www.jordanmechner.com/en/latest-news/#cliffhanger Visit jordanmechner.com for news and updates about Jordan's projects
Athens Sleeping Car
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Research video footage for "The Last Express", July 1993. Jordan Mechner and Patrick Ladislav visit the last known 1914-era Orient Express sleeping car in a train yard in Athens. This visit is depicted on page 188 of Jordan's graphic memoir REPLAY (Chapter 6) REPLAY: Mémoires d'une famille (in French): www.jordanmechner.com/fr/books/replay/ REPLAY: Memoir of an Uprooted Family (in English): www...
Budapest Restaurant Car
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Research video footage for "The Last Express", July 1993. Jordan Mechner and Patrick Ladislav visit a restored 1914-era Orient Express restaurant car in Budapest. At this point, the Last Express team consisted of three people: Jordan, Patrick, and Tomi Pierce. Read Jordan's 1993 journal about the making of "The Last Express" and "Prince of Persia 2" (starting where his published journals "The M...
Dinner on the Orient Express
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Research video footage for "The Last Express", March 1993. Jordan Mechner and Patrick Ladislav take a dinner excursion from Paris on the 1929 Orient Express to film reference footage for The Last Express (an adventure game on the 1914 Orient Express, Jordan's first project after Prince of Persia 1 & 2). In March 1993, Jordan was starting to create the game's story with Tomi Pierce. Read Jordan'...
REPLAY, a graphic memoir by Jordan Mechner (creator of Prince of Persia)
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REPLAY, a graphic memoir by Jordan Mechner (creator of Prince of Persia)
The Last Express: Departure
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The Last Express: Departure
Jordan Mechner's REPLAY (Delcourt bande d'annonce)
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Jordan Mechner's REPLAY (Delcourt bande d'annonce)
These Bones Gonna Rise Again
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These Bones Gonna Rise Again
A Friend in Deed
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A Friend in Deed
Better Keep Up
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Better Keep Up
Jordan's Homemade Prince of Persia Movie Pitch Trailer
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Jordan's Homemade Prince of Persia Movie Pitch Trailer
Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
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Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story
Prince of Persia ClimbUp Motion Capture
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Prince of Persia ClimbUp Motion Capture
THE MAKING OF PRINCE OF PERSIA at jordanmechner.com
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THE MAKING OF PRINCE OF PERSIA at jordanmechner.com
War Stories: Jordan Mechner on Making Prince of Persia (ArsTechnica)
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War Stories: Jordan Mechner on Making Prince of Persia (ArsTechnica)
The Making of Prince of Persia - 30th Anniversary Edition
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The Making of Prince of Persia - 30th Anniversary Edition
Gameplay: Making and Remaking Karateka (1982-2012)
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Gameplay: Making and Remaking Karateka (1982-2012)
Pronouncing Karateka: Bonus Clip
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Pronouncing Karateka: Bonus Clip
Sound and Music: Making and Remaking Karateka (1982-2012)
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Sound and Music: Making and Remaking Karateka (1982-2012)
Inspiration: Making and Remaking Karateka (1982-2012)
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Inspiration: Making and Remaking Karateka (1982-2012)

Комментарии

  • @rickyyacine4818
    @rickyyacine4818 День назад

    Hey Jordan sir I have ideas for prince of persia sequel to two thrones anyone interested? 🤔 also mouse best character 🐁

  • @EricFraga
    @EricFraga День назад

    You, sir, created one of the greatest adventures I've lived on a video game: playing all the way through Prince of Persia on my 386 was outstanding!

  • @arenagadgetid
    @arenagadgetid 2 дня назад

    The game is so addictive for me, since I can't beat the enemy... thanks to make the great game.. keep it up, warm regards.. (rosgani)

  • @zurlocker1
    @zurlocker1 2 дня назад

    Very cool! Thank you sir!

  • @user-yx2ji8rp6z
    @user-yx2ji8rp6z 3 дня назад

    Boo-hoo-hoo!

  • @OnafetsEnovap
    @OnafetsEnovap 3 дня назад

    This game took the best part of 4 years to develop if the dates are anything to go by - 4 years of love and passion, and the result shows in the final game. A game which turns 35 this year... wow, I feel old just typing that out. :)

  • @Homemade-Blurb
    @Homemade-Blurb 4 дня назад

    If Karateka is remade for PS5 with realistic animation, that would be so mind blowing 😊

  • @JKRJ14
    @JKRJ14 6 дней назад

    What an intriguing story! I had no idea the game I played in my childhood had such a fascinating origin story behind it. Kudos to you, Sir.

  • @ArmandDRdz
    @ArmandDRdz 6 дней назад

    El mismo que salvo a Antman!!!

  • @prempink12311
    @prempink12311 14 дней назад

    So you plan to make sequal of pop2?

  • @JordanMechner
    @JordanMechner 17 дней назад

    Thanks for the great comments! To answer the questions about this clip's provenance, I'm not sure of the exact date. It seems to be from a videotape, I'm guessing we made at the time for demo purposes or to show to a publisher (sometime in mid- to late 1994). The original renders and animation would have been sharp on PC. The lighting is different from the renders in the final game--seems a bit darker and moodier. The temp music definitely adds atmosphere (does anyone recognize it, might it be from Twin Peaks?) The original assets are likely archived at the Strong Museum with the rest of my collection, but it would take a team of dedicated and motivated researchers to dig in and find them.

  • @rendraner1757
    @rendraner1757 17 дней назад

    Thank you for the archives 🙏

  • @puterboy2
    @puterboy2 18 дней назад

    This is interesting. Is there a higher quality version of the animation and backgrounds featured in this video?

  • @YTWanderer
    @YTWanderer 18 дней назад

    eerily beautiful aesthetic. a class of its own 👑

  • @altikirkbes
    @altikirkbes 18 дней назад

    Seems like 3D backgrounds downgraded?

    • @puterboy2
      @puterboy2 17 дней назад

      I like the lighting though.

  • @wilemplank8154
    @wilemplank8154 18 дней назад

    Ha... Sophie the extroverted is surely going back to her cabin to find her introverted friend/lover

  • @borisskyman
    @borisskyman 18 дней назад

    one of the most realistic movements i ever seen in a video game

  • @geoffroydelmotte1141
    @geoffroydelmotte1141 18 дней назад

    Extremely impressive for 1994. This is so much MORE interactive and life-like than those 'FMV adventure games' of that era, which only used FMV in cutscenes or dialogue. This is lightyears ahead!

    • @wilemplank8154
      @wilemplank8154 18 дней назад

      Try Phantasmagoria (1995)

    • @geoffroydelmotte1141
      @geoffroydelmotte1141 18 дней назад

      @@wilemplank8154 tried it and loved it. I also liked Phantasmagoria 2. My favorite FMV game remains the Tex Murphy series though. Also way ahead of its time. The Last Express, however, is in a league of its own, a game so unique and 'niche', it is crazy to me that it even got released at all!

  • @anmoosei
    @anmoosei 18 дней назад

    You pursued a cinematic game. That’s a wonderful thing that was ahead of its time. 😊 Was Tommy involved in the direction? 😮

    • @JordanMechner
      @JordanMechner 18 дней назад

      Tomi Pierce and I co-wrote the script for the game!

    • @anmoosei
      @anmoosei 18 дней назад

      @@JordanMechner So, you have an attachment to it.

    • @puterboy2
      @puterboy2 17 дней назад

      @@JordanMechner Can we play this proof of concept or is it just a video?

  • @user-mind_
    @user-mind_ 18 дней назад

    🤔 Who’s this mystery lady?

    • @JordanMechner
      @JordanMechner 18 дней назад

      It's actress Diana Aldcroft (who played "Sophie" in the final game), in an early 1994 test shoot. You can see more footage from that shoot in this channel, and in my old journals posted on my website. Link in video description

  • @jacquelineperiman8177
    @jacquelineperiman8177 20 дней назад

    I will never go to Dodger Stadium again. What a tragedy. Greed is a horrible disease.

  • @user-cq9ze8rk8s
    @user-cq9ze8rk8s 24 дня назад

    То, как зарождалась легенда

  • @jaspionwins8088
    @jaspionwins8088 25 дней назад

    The game Prince of Persia 1 from 1989 to 1992 on the SNES is a spectacle in terms of graphics and music, a masterpiece of gaming... The Playstation distorted its essence, that game deserves remakes in 3D and with other stories following the originality...

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    そのまえにぶつける.セフィロスかなんかしりゃせんが!

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    ゆじむげんのじゅうにんてじょうえありすまさむねがえし!

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    わざとにんげんにしたんかしりゃせんのだが多分FFだろうし本人に語らせましょうぜだんながた..ああやだなんもたのしみじゃない.

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    いやだからキャラがミッキーマウスだったばあい何やってんのてなるでしょ?これ

    • @imotasih.takuya.
      @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

      わざと人間にしたんか知らないがFFだと思うので本人に語らせましょうぜ..だんながたさ..

    • @imotasih.takuya.
      @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

      なりゃせんだろうがさ.

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    ああまあぱそこんきどうしてみるわ..

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    カラテカもだがなんでまたこんな理解に苦しむもんをいや壁だけどさ.頑丈な.

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    ゆじいけるがわざわざいきたくないんだよ.

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    マジで誰がやったんだよこんなケガゲーむ.

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    よけるのがよいわー..ネットゴミ特集しないでくれ..誰が得するんだ.こんなん人殺しだぜ?!

  • @imotasih.takuya.
    @imotasih.takuya. 27 дней назад

    もうやだ眠ってくれゴリ押し.

  • @shoeinsomniacs3780
    @shoeinsomniacs3780 27 дней назад

    All those people should be rich today

  • @funnyml3356
    @funnyml3356 27 дней назад

    Those "fluid" sequences in the game made my jaw drop back in the day. Just think about what all the other sequences might feel like after re-scanning and upsampling them from the original tapes!

  • @clockmaster_77
    @clockmaster_77 28 дней назад

    I remember the Prince of Persia 2 intro was so incredibly artistic, emotionally moving and culturally respectful, I will never forget that narration. Thank You

  • @judgeman6970
    @judgeman6970 28 дней назад

    I blame the GOVERNMENT. Corruption & money, before people's lives ...

  •  29 дней назад

    Awesome!

  • @andreacorrieri2601
    @andreacorrieri2601 29 дней назад

    Thanks for this game, it was my playmate when I was 14 (I played it on the Amiga). You are great!

  • @mike10345
    @mike10345 Месяц назад

    They should all receive Dodgers season tickets!

  • @puterboy2
    @puterboy2 Месяц назад

    Keep them coming!

  • @Last669
    @Last669 Месяц назад

    Time when games were made with love, there was truly a concern about delivering a quality game, paying attention to animations, simulations, and sounds.

  • @jhs9257
    @jhs9257 Месяц назад

    I missed my chance to buy A Faithful Friend and Bones! I would love to see more artwork for KARATEKA and the first 2DD prince of Persia.

  • @michaelbauch7005
    @michaelbauch7005 Месяц назад

    My heart is double broken after seeing this film.For the people that lost their homes. And my family and friends who lost our team for no reason other than greed.Yes, I was born in Brooklyn.My parents dated at Dodger games in Ebbets Field. New York City offered the Dodgers a great,new stadium.100% funded.All O'Malley had to do was move in.But the lure of millions was too much for his greedy soul to ignore. I loved the Dodgers. Gil Hodges lived a few blocks from where I was born. I HATE them more than ever after seeing this film. It was really well done. Music by Ry. How could you go wrong?

  • @malcorub
    @malcorub Месяц назад

    Lalo Guerrero ,'the father of Chicano music' was the voice behind a couple of the songs. He produced Panfilo and the Ardillas basically Mexican Alin and the Chipmunks.

  • @cluxter-org
    @cluxter-org Месяц назад

    Your idea about having different endings according to how many lives you lost is absolutely brilliant. You just proved that innovation in video games doesn't necessarily come from technology or beautiful renders, even today. This is what I'm looking for in a video game.

  • @dunsmoregaines4239
    @dunsmoregaines4239 Месяц назад

    The story at 9:20 from Beto Elias is EXACTLY what happened to my great grandfather, except he knew he got screwed. They had to leave; he thought it was take the deal or nothing. My uncle told me the story YEARS ago before this whole thing came out and this movie was made. They knew he got screwed. My mom tells me it was $5k, but my uncle says $10k. My nonni was the first generation Italian of the family. It’s the house she grew up in. Lilac Terrace.

  • @JohnAdams-rm7zm
    @JohnAdams-rm7zm Месяц назад

    Outstanding photos ✅Very sad story

  • @socaljarhead7670
    @socaljarhead7670 Месяц назад

    Eminent Domain is a bitch, ain’t it.🤣

  • @adriannuske
    @adriannuske Месяц назад

    Best part of being a kid in the early 90s, when videogames and movies were pure magic!! Now, kids give everything for granted and have long lost the ability for wonder. I loved your games back then, it was like reading a book: not all colors were there, but they were...

    • @JordanMechner
      @JordanMechner Месяц назад

      So true. When we read a comic or graphic novel, our imagination fills in what's between the panels. A more photorealistic rendering with greater fidelity is, ironically, more forgettable, because our minds contribute less.