Jordan Mechner can’t stop looking backward — and that’s not entirely by choice. Through that stretch, the 59-year-old Mechner has had a lot of time to reflect not just on his highs but his lows. The ...

Jordan Mechner and the cover of "Replay: Memoir of an Uprooted Family." (Courtesy) Jordan Mechner has created some of the most influential video games of all time, including the wildly successful ...

New York Comic Con was packed this year, to say the least. From October 17-20, more than 200,000 attendees made their way through the Javits Center in midtown Manhattan to partake in the annual ...

Francis Mechner remembers everything, including the time his family used watercolor paintings by Hitler to save their lives. He insists his son, Jordan, write it all down. “I’m the only one left who ...

Jordan Mechner is best known as the creator of the Prince of Persia video game franchise in 1989, for the Apple II, but was adapted for all computers and consoles at the time., followed by the sequel, ...

Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and analysis to make sense of the news. Episodes drop Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Emma’s Must-Sees See TV Programming Manager Emma ...

When you first fire up The Making of Karateka, Digital Eclipse’s excellent interactive retrospective about Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner’s 1984 masterpiece, you’re greeted with this quote ...

Join Internet Archive & Authors Alliance for a book talk with renowned video game designer Jordan Mechner about his new graphic memoir, REPLAY. Mechner will be in conversation with gaming historian ...

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