Prince of Persia 3D - What Happened?

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SOURCES:
PositiveLauncher via KZbin - Prince of Persia Redemption
• Prince of Persia Redem...
IGN.com - IGN Presents: The History of Prince of Persia
www.ign.com/articles/2010/05/...
MobyGames - Brøderbund Software, Inc.
www.mobygames.com/company/14/...
MobyGames - Learning Company, The
www.mobygames.com/company/40/...
MobyGames - Red Orb Entertainment
www.mobygames.com/company/66/...
ZDNET - Mattel/The Learning Co. in $3.8B merger
www.zdnet.com/article/mattelt...
Gamedeveloper.com - Game Design: Theory & Practice Second Edition: 'Interview with Jordan Mechner'
www.gamedeveloper.com/design/...
GameRankings via Archive.org - Prince of Persia 3D
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GameSpot via Archive.org - Video Game Graveyard; Sony PlayStation
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Sega to Halt Dreamcast Production
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New York Times - Chief of Mattel Steps Down After Reporting Loss in 1999
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Gamedeveloper.com - The Last Express: Revisiting An Unsung Classic
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MUSIC:
“Opening” - Prince of Persia 3D
“Arid Sands (Day)” - Sonic Unleashed
“Lights, Camel, Action” - Croc: Legend of the Gobbos
“Kansas Level Music” - Steel Harbinger
“Agrabah” - Kingdom Hearts
“World 4 (Lava)” - Mighty Milky Way
“Combat #1” - Prince of Persia 3D
“Down in the Base (Hidden Base)” - Sonic Adventure 2
“Combat #2” - Prince of Persia 3D
“Keys the Ruin” - Sonic Adventure 2
“Gritzy Desert” - Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time
"Time Only Knows" - PoP Sands of Time
#whathappened #mattmcmuscles #princeofpersia

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Justice League Heroes Wha Happun Or Marvel Rise of the Imperfects Wha Happun Please please please

[@polymorphicblacksteve5038]

Sadly you are now obligated to talk about the first assassins creed came on Wuh Happen

[@JonVonBasslake]

I didn't even know about PoP3D LUL

[@shadowandroid1823]

when are you getting to shadow the hedgehog?

[@MortsGarage]

The Wha Happun series is so consistently entertaining, informative, and well made that it’s peak YT material for me. So well done!

[@Pizza_Farts]

What he said

[@madrox231]

Yes sir this is great, ever since I ran across this guy in my recommended vids I’ve been hooked. I also love fighting games and shitty games in general, so his fighting game series is also amazing.

[@bubbleboyspot]

Yes

[@Mene0]

Agreed

[@MortsGarage]

@@TemmiePlays I may be mistaken, but I think the title of this series is a reference to Fred Willard in the film "A Mighty Wind". He has a show on it called "Wha Happun!?"

[@barleybap9528]

Slapping Sub Zero's falling animation onto the cutscene at 16:14 is a wonderful callback and made me laugh out loud. Outstanding.

[@Roadvoice]

The cruel irony is that the first 2D PoP was one of the main inspirations for Tomb Raider.

[@TheL0ngbeard]

Here I am, decades later, still hoping for a new Prince of Persia game, that would be on par with Sands

[@coryleaver31]

Here I am, decades later, still hoping for a new Prince of Persia game...

[@artry93]

Coming from someone who isn't hardcore Prince of Persia fan. But a casual fan who plays the classic game, Prince of Persia (1989) on my PC and sees the film version in 2011 on my tablet. Personally, I wished the Assassin's Creed series had just retired around Black Flag or Odssey. So that Ubisoft or other publishers to bring back this series. My sympathy to the fans (old or new) who has been waiting for decades for a new Prince of Persia game. Also, I'm aware that these long-term waiting commitments for the next games to be announced with official dates from game companies reminded me of Diablo 3 (2012) for Diablo IV (2023).

[@David80623]

They annouced a remake of sands of time

[@WH250398]

That Sands of Time remake is taking way too long.

[@MarMaxGaming]

@@WH250398hopefully they’re just trying to make it good! Worth taking your time, for Sands of Time 😅

[@noodlezeep5159]

The Sands of Time callback at the end was absolute perfection ❤

[@emilysong2000]

You gotta love how Matt foreshadows the likely inevitable What Happened episode on the Prince of Persia: Sands of Time remake! (Said episode likely won't exist until the Sands of Time remake gets out of development hell and is released or is straight up cancelled, but when/if it comes our way, what a thrilling experience for What Happened fans it will be!)

[@thegamingprozone1941]

What happened to the fucking remake? Why is ubisoft taking ages?

[@bouncingbluesoul5270]

What is the actual status of the SOT remake ?

[@renemejias2986]

​@thegamingprozone1941 I think it's unofficially canceled bro 😔

[@thegamingprozone1941]

@Rene Mejias Nah, don't say that. Is there any source?

[@OldChannel2023]

@@bouncingbluesoul5270 Ubi Montreal have taken over the game, last confirmed November 2022 iirc

[@CaptainL95]

Prince of Persia 3D is an incredibly fascinating game to me, because it represents a literal adaptation from 2D to 3D. The dimension changed, but everything about gameplay and structure is identical to the originals. Meanwhile, Sands of Time did it the other way, straying far from the first two games while only carrying on their ideas. Only one turned into a good game.

[@shadiafifi54]

@@admiralAlfonso9001 Sands of Time was the good one. 3D was... incredibly buggy and had rough controls. Biggest proof? SoT had three sequels (Warrior Within, Two Thrones, and Forgotten Sands). 3D was forgotten, and SoT was the reboot.

[@soulx511]

Tomb raider is pretty much PoP in 3D as well, so is Ico and SoTC but they’re more of a cinematic platformers then 1:1 inspired by PoP like Tomb raider

[@adrianmartinez-lq5he]

@@shadiafifi54 bruh i almost start a long LONG rant about how warrior whithim and 2 thrones are equaly good as sand of time Then you mention the sand of time as a trilogy

[@Lazrael32]

@@shadiafifi54 actually had more than 3 sequels. even multiple forgotten sandswere actually completely different games with different stories and gameplay.

[@castonyoung7514]

@@Lazrael32 If I had fluid in my mouth I might have just done a spit take. THERE ARE OVER 3 SEQUELS TO PoP SANDS OF TIME. I've only ever played Forgotten Sands! I had thought Prince of Persia was finished. Wait so is Forgotten Sands actually the 3rd sequel?!

[@pollo20x6]

Duuuude, your videos. Even if it’s something I’ve never been interested in, like prince of Persia, I just know you’re gonna make it fun. The simpsons references. The editing. The writing. The voice delivery. Legit, videos like this will be preserved like the kinda stuff you see in a museum. Your content is really, really good.

[@MattMcMuscles]

Thanks so much!

[@claytonrios1]

How about a What Happened for Dead Island 2? That was quite a story of development hell!

[@spongebobfan78]

I'm guessing he's still waiting for enough time to pass as DI2's release was fairly recent and interesting news or interviews might pop up down the line.

[@InfernoDelta12]

@@aspirit9763like the other reply said Matt is probably waiting for more info on the development as right now there isn’t a ton of info on the games development due to it having just come out. Matt doesn’t care if it’s trending he cares about making sure he’s got all the facts in order.

[@flophouseplays]

@A Spirit It literally just came out. Would like to at least wait a month or more for official sales numbers to come in.

[@samtheactualkenku6205]

​@@aspirit9763I don't think that's a big deciding factor for this show. If memory serves, Matt waited a few months after the release of WWE 2k20 to do an episode on it since he does research and hunt down relevant articles, on top of writing a script and other things, so it would still take time for him to get a video about DI2 out and even then it would likely be at the tail end of the games immediate relevancy in popular media

[@thegamingprozone1941]

​@@flophouseplays I'd love a Wha happened on Dead Island 2!

[@dickhandsome6579]

"Motion capture provided by my little brother doing some sick eighties parkour." That is so incredibly fun and charming; makes me love POP even more.

[@WH250398]

Sands of Time holds up insanely well. I completed the game for the first time about a year ago, and was genuinely blown away at how good the controls and leveldesign were. Graphically it looks beautiful for the time.

[@MarMaxGaming]

So true! I played it my 2nd time within the last year, and yeah it’s just an enjoyable game! Keeps ya moving forward, frequent save points and cutscenes / visions… it’s a sweet game!

[@Sintoolkicks]

LoL the prince falling into the abyss with Sub Zero🤣

[@maverickg233]

I remember asking my mom to get this game when i was 10 yrs old after finding it at a random K-Mart for our COMPAQ/Win 98 computer. It ran so slow at times but i didnt care. I really enjoyed this game/music for what it was and that i actually beat it using the keyboard in a few months. A really fun time in my life as a child 🙏 🎮 💻

[@Billy2600]

A What Happened on Sonic 2 could be interesting. Yuji Naka quit after Sonic 1 and was convinced to come back by Mark Cerny. Was developed in America at STI with mostly Japanese staff with some tension with the American staff. Lots of cut content. Was originally gonna have a time travel plot! They had to get it out by November 1992

[@Megarover]

That basically exists already. Bumbles McFumbles recently did a movie length video on Yuji Naka's history, and he covers what happened with Sonic 2 during it.

[@MultiBoxingKid]

@@MegaroverWell, not all of it, mainly the Yuji Naka parts of it, not really much about the game itself.

[@rayvenkman2087]

What Happened?: Yuji Naka’s own actual contribution to gaming.

[@owenbaker2.084]

The most bizarre idea I have for What Happened: The Tinker Bell film series - What Happened?

[@marmato9332]

Why the heck not

[@CnDsFuntime]

You and uncle Derek fit this video game youtube niche that no one else does. No one else is really covering disaster stories and no one is doing what punching weight does either. Always impressed Matt. Thanks!

[@nikidelvalle]

Would love an episode on Prince of Persia 2008. Such an unfairly forgotten game.

[@Geno746]

I would love to see an episode on the Prince of Persia film.

[@cthulhu888]

A whole wha happun for the whole franchise would be great as well! As long as ubisoft owns the franchise its gonna be buried forever lol 😅😅

[@FedoraKirb]

I really like the way Matt describes the PlayStation numbers as “ballin’” pretty much any time he brings it up, for some reason it brings a goofy smile to my face.

[@mattr75]

Prince of Persia...oh boy, that's a series with quite a history

[@kazy8029]

I remember trying out the dreamcast version of this on gametab years ago. I couldn't get past the first level. Thankfully, Sands of Time was also on there.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

Yeah, same. I didn't know what to do.

[@edgarlozada3858]

For real at this point you can do a What Happened on the Sands of Time Remake that is still a thing apperently.

[@edgarlozada3858]

@@Mankey619 Honestly, pretty sure even Ubisoft forgot of it.

[@bouncingbluesoul5270]

Ubisoft realised that they handed it to an incompetent studio

[@HeisenbergFam]

24 years later and Prince of Persia has a nice artistic charm to it, time flies

[@mediumvillain]

Those original 2D platformers still look great.

[@NemesisFromResidentEvil]

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[@meganpayette5996]

I didn't even know there was a 3D Prince of Persia game that came out before Sands of Time. That's rather interesting.

[@edgarlozada3858]

Matt actually a series of retrospective videos on the whole Prince of Persia franchise. They're like 8 videos, around 12 to 16 minutes each. You could give them a check.

[@neoqwerty]

If you want to see a full run of it I think that the Let's Play Archive has a video commentary playthrough that showcases what that engine did that was fresh at the time, the bugs it has, and some of its dev history though Matt does an amazing job covering that last one as usual.

[@thenonexistinghero]

I played it back in the day on PC. Somewhat enjoyed it too, but I never got near the end.

[@marcsm2008]

I'd love to see a What Happened episode on the Ultima series. Might and Magic would be interesting as well.

[@Red-sp3lv]

You have the only ads I dont skip on KZbin, I think it's really cool that you highlight new indie games, definitely checked out some games in the past because I'd seen them on this show.

[@Kenshiro3rd]

Lol I actually have a Big Box copy of this around here somewhere, that I grabbed from Goodwill.

[@spongebobfan78]

Ngl, I considered the Sands of Time remake cancelled until proven otherwise.

[@vwr0527]

This is great gaming history content. Thanks for making it!

[@headhunterhades3816]

I know you don’t really do anime, but I’d love to see a Wha Happun for Ex-Arm. Plus it’s so terrible it’d be a good laugh

[@jk2766]

I'd love to see something about the "American McGee's Alice" series, especially now that the third game got forever shut down by EA

[@ratchetpokemaster123]

Matt's reaction to the likely inevitability of an episode on Sands of Time Remake is both hilarious and relatable at the same time. I just want these games back, man.

[@Sylven306]

I'm SO glad that he lists not only his sources but also the music used in the description. It had been so long since I played these games there's no way I could tell which one that outro song was from (or if it even came from them at all) and man what a beautiful track to get hit with at the end there

[@DeinonychusCowboy]

Also since Homeworld showed up for a moment in this, I hope one day we'll get a what happened about Homeworld 3! Almost 20 years in the making, wild IP ownership hell, rescued by original developers who cared so much about it they recreated the team and made a really badass company in the process.

[@CameronAB122]

Man I’m so excited for Homeworld 3

[@markberghel275]

What Happened? for Knights of the Old Republic II I WILL NEVER STOP

[@Crynomical]

Time to do red fall lesss gooo!

[@Bad.AI.Robot_Kane-BOT]

Nice one Matt! This is one of my favorite shows

[@Sephigruen]

I'm a little sick right now, spending the weekend in bed watching (or rather listening) to your Wha Happun and Worst Fighting Game videos on repeat. They're comfort content for me. Wondered why I hadn't watched this one before. Because it's a new release, of course. Thank you for all the hours of entertainment.

[@yarpen26]

God, I miss getting sick and actually enjoying it to some degree. Easy done in education. When you work, there's always like 50 matters that you either have to take care of now no matter how shitty you feel or it will just be harder later and you won't even be able to relax while thinking about it.

[@CaponeXX]

The amount of heart you put into each video is just mind boggling 10/10 for that "Thats not how the story goes" moment.

[@RezzSubs]

this gives me hope for an eventual hour long Wha Happun episode for the Sands remake

[@kokotheclown2588]

The Prince of Persia has to be my most favorite franchises I actually beat The Sands of Sands, Warrior Within, Two Thrones and imo the most underrated game in the franchise Forgotten Sands the Wii edition all in the GameCube and Wii what a amazing series alongside the amazing puzzles and enemy design and can’t forget about the freaking Dahaka F the Dahaka

[@LARKXHIN]

"Oh the learning company! you mean " *sees* 8:04- YESSSS!

[@NickTwithADHD]

Matt, I love you dude. You cover so many games in such a thorough way, it’s exactly what this platform was made for. ❤

[@Syrhunter1]

The SA2 music in the background of this is an absolute banger. Love the video!

[@Duelism]

The time reverse was a VERY nice touch.

[@werewolfy6]

Great video! Very informative and entertaining as usual. Thank you!

[@sosaysjay]

A video in 2023 covering Prince of Persia 3D getting over 100k views is mind blowing. I played this all the time back in the day despite the flaws, and it has enjoyed obscurity for a long time. You making this video is the most attention this game has gotten in 20 years. But I love Prince of Persia, and I am thankful you decided to make this one.

[@MarMaxGaming]

Hey I’ve been curious about this game! Cool to see coverage on it… And nice job adding all the footage for so many other games. Good stuff!

[@LilyoftheLake14]

5:19 I love the Kingdom Hearts 1 Agrabah music choice 😂

[@CoolBreeze1128]

Thanks for this, Matt. This is one of my favorite franchises and whether it’s good or bad, I love watching content about it. The Prince of Persia series doesn’t get quite its due compared to other big player franchises.

[@TurboSax]

I was so hyped for this game i bought it day one. After a week I was begging EB Games to take it back lol

[@corwinchapman8270]

the kingdom hearts agrabah music is a nice touch, my friend

[@OnafetsEnovap]

I had a CD-ROM as a child which contained the full versions of both 2D Prince of Persia games along with a playable demo of Riven, and a short featurette focusing on the making of Prince of Persia 3D, which I finally got to play when I was about 16 or so... I was so disappointed that I took it back the next day and exchanged it for a copy of Quake 2. The biggest issue for me with PoP3D was that it was basically a completely new story instead of solving the cliffhanger ending of PoP2, and it lacked the fast-paced action and fluid controls of the 2D games.

[@connardman]

Maybe someone already said it, but here's a bit of trivia: The 3d engine used for PoP 3D is the NetImmerse, evolving into Gamebryo in 2003. Yep, the same engine that powered Morrowind, then Oblivion, Fallout 3... Bethesda used it as a base for the Creation Engine, used in Skyrim, Fallout 4 and soon TES6 and Starfield. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo

[@myfamilyiscrazy]

8:00 The Learning Company games were my jam growing up. Reader Rabbit makes me so nostalgic. That and Humongous Entertainment's Freddie Fish and Backyard Soccer.

[@ElBloeTigre]

The Last Express is a great game. Worth checking out for the time rewind mechanic.

[@smokealotapotamus_104]

I like the use of Agrabah music from Kingdom Hearts lol

[@mekman4]

Great Stuff, as always!

[@mekman4]

Thank you for the heart!

[@jessemartin7718]

MIGHTY MILKY WAY!!! Love that soundtrack!! Excellent choice for bg music for the video!

[@wickedgrinaz]

I worked at a Staples in Phoenix, Arizona when this game was released. I was given a not-for-retail promotional copy by a software sales rep, and was really excited because $50 for a game back then was a lot of money. I played through the entire game and still have that disc.

[@dftfire]

If you want a similar game for a future video that's set around the same time, but in a different country, try "Dragon's Lair 3D". It's also barely remembered by anyone

[@minstrelofmoria]

Honestly, I think Prince of Persia: Warrior Within deserves a What Happened just to explain the gigantic tone change. "I smolder with generic rage," as Penny Arcade put it.

[@HewieSux]

since we are going trought the clasics right now...i would love to see an episode about Tenchu

[@DaoistYeashikAli]

You give me power, give me reason...... Time only knows, Time only knows

[@roberthellmann4854]

I want a What Happened for the Altered Beast franchise?

[@DragonNexus]

The falling subzero callback was so good I had to rewind. I laughed over the narration >.

[@ericolp48]

The fact that this is the first time Myst has been mentioned here is incredible. Also the story about the developent of Uru and Myst 4 would be I think a fantastic topic here!

[@LtheOriginal]

11:59 ALWAYS love me a good MrGstar321 reference.

[@jordanwhite352]

Due to recent news, I cannot wait for the what happened episode on Redfall. 👀

[@johndobby2630]

Deadass. How does this channel not have over a million subs? I’ve never watched better and enjoyable videos on KZbin. Love this channel.

[@thegamingprozone1941]

BRO I WAS JUST LISTENING TO POP OST ! GOOD TIMING 👍

[@odinatra]

I'll put a reminder to do Two Thrones/Kindred Blades in the future (doubt that same series will be done twice in the row). There's a lot of interesting things and misconceptions about that one.

[@TheDuoDesign]

The good ol OreGONE Trail lol. Just a little jab. Love your videos. Always looking forward to the next one.

[@cursedex80]

The Sands of Time bit gave me a good laugh. Hoping for the best regarding the upcoming game.

[@iankeith]

This will be my somethingth time begging to wonder, how you might cover all of the story of the Ecco the Dolphin series. Your ability to get so very in-depth could do wonders in a story that has reached far, yet... the sea still holds so many questions and answers. Also I love your content and you seem to be a legitimately fun person with the good story at heart in all your videos. So I want to see things from your objective, and entertaining, point of view.

[@starrburn379]

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[@enver-sarac]

This game had a big impact on me… the visuals, the different levels and the GREAT music

[@Diogolindir]

I got this game from my dad when I was a kid since I really loved the first Pop with passion. I really liked this version too. Specially the palace and the soundtrack.

[@LUSCIOUSDUNCAN]

first time in like the past year that i've seen an ad and been incredibly interested in the product. Embers looks rad as hell.

[@matthewlasalvia7026]

2023 is looking like a gold mine for Wha Happun material. I would love for you to do a video on Redfall.

[@aerialrave5911]

I'm a Prince of Persia nut but you can't just blast Sonic Adventure 2 music and expect me to pay attention when I'm too busy jamming out.

[@trinidadmetroid]

Wow. Talk about a time blast. I had the demo of this from the incite pc magazine

[@WhispyWoods.]

I didn’t even know this game existed. Great video 👍

[@tenacityragdoll]

PoP: Sands of Time . do a video on that next! or Warrior Within or The Two Thrones

[@justinbaez8627]

Redfall next?

[@brianagatonovic4984]

Please do Redfall next!

[@zanethezaniest274]

Matt huffin on POP compium was not smth I expected to see today, I guess it’s just the style of the time.

[@childofcascadia]

Just FYI- Oregon is pronounced like Organ with an extra syllable in it. Kind of like OR-ih-gan. I point this out because it annoys the piss out of locals if you say oreaGONE.

[@Zusse]

Cant wait for the remake to finally be done for sot

[@yarpen26]

As a kid, I was never once more hyped up for a game than this one. I was nine at the time, the game was supposed to be delivered when me and my mom and sisters were over at Grandma's, my dad was supposed to pick us up and take back home so I made him bring the manual with him so I could have something to satisfy my crave for the game with until I got back to my computer (particularly on the way home since it was a long ride). To this day, no other manual has enthralled me as much as this one, I would read it over and over again: the backstory, on the enemy types etc. Thankfully, it was fully translated into Polish (the actual game was not) so I could lose myself in it entirely. Sadly, I didn't fare too well in the actual game. I had a couple of attempts until I finally gave up on the balloon level, even with a printed walkthrough I couldn't find the right spot to climb. Many years later, I got hold of a demo, I downloaded it just to relive some memories and... I couldn't for the life of me believe how I could ever sort of master those awful controls. They were absolutely bananas, at some 25 I could barely even make a freaking move that I had had no trouble with at nine. But I still do retain the soft spot for the game: the opening cutscene scared me shitless and so did the decapitation finisher animations. It was honestly pretty damn scary, all things considered, the late '90s 3D graphics sure contributed to the feeling.

[@crowfinix4940]

God, this makes me nostalgic for sands of time, oh warrior within my fave and of course we cant forget ...the 3rd one. Yep.

[@candicenewman6318]

Man i miss mrgstar321 his mk/shinobi playthroughs are so dang funny

[@anemite2]

I remember getting this game as a gift a couple decades ago It was a hard game but managed to finish it as a child

[@razor5477]

I definitely have to give Kudos to the agrabah track from Kingdom hearts in the background

[@Amanwatchingyou95]

Great ep! What happened to firefly next?

[@eareboucas]

I remember playing this on the Dreamcast and it's fascinating to know why it is how it is.

[@azumopowah]

You could always take the plunge and do one on the Infinium Labs Phantom console

[@TheRealDeathvid]

Oh boy oh boy I can't wait for the rest of all the Prince of Persia games that had issues! I'm actually a fan as well but still

[@arrongumbrell539]

I need to get my PC copy running again now, if it will on Windows 10, for some retro throwback

[@ratchetxtreme6591]

This is just reminding me we’ve still yet to see the sands of time remake yet