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SDLPoP

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SDLPoP is an open source port of the classic game Prince of Persia.

Emulator: SDLPoP

Controls:

Controlling the kid

  • left: turn or run left
  • right: turn or run right
  • up: jump or climb up
  • down: crouch or climb down
  • shift: pick up things
  • shift+left/right: careful step
  • home or up+left: jump left
  • page up or up+right: jump right You can also use the numeric keypad.

Gamepad equivalents

  • left/right = left/right
  • A = down
  • B = quit
  • X = shift
  • Y = up

Controlling the game

  • Esc: pause game
  • Space: show time left
  • Ctrl-A: restart level
  • Ctrl-G: save game (on levels 3..13)
  • Ctrl-J: joystick mode (implemented by segrax) / gamepad mode (implemented by Norbert)
  • Ctrl-K: keyboard mode
  • Ctrl-R: return to intro
  • Ctrl-S: sound on/off
  • Ctrl-V: show version
  • Ctrl-Q: quit game
  • Ctrl-L: load game (when in the intro)
  • Alt-Enter: toggle fullscreen
  • F6: quicksave
  • F9: quickload

Viewing or recording replays

  • Ctrl+Tab (in game): start or stop recording
  • Tab (on title screen): view/cycle through the saved replays in the SDLPoP directory

Cheats

Note: Cheats only work if you start the game with the command line option: "megahit"

  • Shift-L: go to next level
  • c: show numbers of current and adjacent rooms
  • Shift-C: show numbers of diagonally adjacent rooms
  • -: less remaining time
  • +: more remaining time
  • r: resurrect kid
  • k: kill guard
  • Shift-I: flip screen upside-down
  • Shift-W: slow falling
  • h: look at room to the left
  • j: look at room to the right
  • u: look at room above
  • n: look at room below
  • Shift-B: toggle hiding of non-animated objects
  • Shift-S: Restore lost hit-point. (Like a small red potion.)
  • Shift-T: Give more hit-points. (Like a big red potion.)

A nice way to start it from the menu is to make a new .sh file for it, so you can decide if you like starting it with cheats or without. Simply make an new prince_with_cheats.sh file in the folder /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/ports and let it change the directory to: /opt/retropie/ports/sdlpop before starting the game with ./prince megahit

Troubleshooting / Tweaking / Saving the game

You can change the in-game behavior of this game in the following way:

Go to the folder: /opt/retropie/configs/ports/sdlpop

There should be an file called SDLPoP.ini. If not, copy the file SDLPoP.ini.def over it. When you open this file you can edit some of the configurations of the game, like from which level onward you are allowed to save the game (default = 3). There are many other tweaks possible, the file will explain itself.