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2020 ArsTechnica 'War Stories' episode about the making of Prince of Persia, including the animation process and creation of Shadowman.
Animation reference for the game's final embrace, performed by Tina LaDeau and Brian Eheler (my Broderbund product manager).
My technical document [PDF] explaining the 1989 Apple II source code for the porting teams. The source code itself is on github.
POP Documentation1991 project bible for POP 2: The Shadow and the Flame [PDF] for the Broderbund development team. (Even though this one worked out OK, I recommend avoiding making game bibles.)
POP2 BibleMy game-dev journals from the 1980s and 90s have been published as books: The Making of Prince of Persia and The Making of Karateka.
'Creating a PC Game' Newsweek article by Tomi Pierce [PDF]
Newsweek Article1914 Orient Express floor plans and timetables, researched in 1993 for The Last Express [PDF]
Train floor plans
Train timetablesGame script (written in 1993-95, with Tomi Pierce). This 119-page "linear screenplay" served as the team's first development bible, and a pitch document for publishers. The full game script, including alternative story branches, overheard dialog and character logic, ran more than 800 pages.
TLE Game ScriptBroderbund's 1997 "Making Of" video for the game's release.
Screenplay adaptation I wrote in 2010-11 for Paul Verhoeven to direct. If you’re a fan of the game, be warned that many of your favorite characters and subplots aren't in the screenplay. Verhoeven needed a tight script he could drive like an express train, not a faithful overstuffed one that would bewilder audiences unfamiliar with the original. We never got to make the movie, so you’ll have to judge for yourself whether it would have worked on screen.
TLE Movie Screenplay
The Making of Templar. 86-page e-book with LeUyen Pham and Alex Puvilland, discussing our collaborative graphic novel craft. [PDF]
The Making of Templar (English)
The Making of Templar (Français)Bonus content for Templar [ZIP]
Desktop Wallpaper Pack
My cinematics script for the 2003 Ubisoft game [PDF]
POP:SOT Game Script
A 2-minute video trailer I made from PS2 game footage to pitch the movie to studios with John August in 2003.
My last screenplay draft [PDF] for Disney/Bruckheimer in June 2005. Other writers took the torch after that, in a 3-year development process including a pause for the 2008 WGA writers' strike.
POP Movie Screenplay
An archive of the earlier website blog I kept from 2008 to 2013, including comments (and broken/outdated links). You can read my current blog with the latest news here.
