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Jordan Mechner Biography
Jordan Mechner is one of the most popular and richest Inventor who was born on June 4, 1964 in New York, United States. American writer, filmmaker as well as the creator behind the cult Prince of Persia video game franchise. His documentary film from 2003, Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story, was one time a contender to receive the Academy Award nomination.
He was the writer of Michael Turner’s Fathom that starred He wrote the screenplay for the film version of Michael Turner’s Fathom, which starred Megan Fox..
Mechner self-published two volumes of his game development journals from the 1980s, one describing the making of Karateka and the other on Prince of Persia. Mechner was able to recover the source code of the Prince of Persia game from recently found 23-year-old 3.5″ Apple ProDOS floppy disks and posted it online.
Mechner was born in New York City, into a family of European Jewish immigrants. His father is psychologist Francis Mechner, and his mother was a programmer. He attended Yale University in the 1980s.
He was born living in New York City and later moved to Los Angeles.
| Name | Jordan Mechner |
| First Name | Jordan |
| Last Name | Mechner |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Birthday | June 4 |
| Birth Year | 1964 |
| Place of Birth | New York |
| Home Town | |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Parents | Francis Mechner |
| Siblings | David Mechner |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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His second game, Prince of Persia, was released in 1989 after more than three years of work. He wrote both games in 6502 assembly language for the Apple II, though that system was in decline through the late 1980s and little new software was released by 1989. Initially, Prince of Persia sold poorly; however, as it was ported to other systems, sales increased. Eventually, it was adapted for nearly every computer and console platform.
Jordan Mechner Net Worth
Jordan Mechner is one of the richest Inventor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jordan Mechner's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His graduation in 1985 from Yale University in 1985 with the degree of psychology.
He invented the first game on video, Karateka which was released in the year 1984.
Jordan Mechner (born June 4, 1964) is an American video game designer, author, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He is best known for designing and programming the Broderbund Apple II games Karateka and Prince of Persia in the 1980s, the latter of which grew into a multi-platform franchise.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Inventor |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
Mechner founded independent developer Smoking Car Productions in 1993, where he led the production of the CD-ROM adventure game The Last Express. Smoking Car grew to sixty people, a huge game development team for the mid-1990s, and the game took longer to finish than anticipated. When finally released in 1997, it was positively reviewed but sold poorly. The Last Express was re-released in 2012 by French publisher DotEmu for mobile and other platforms.
Mechner designed and directed the first sequel, Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame, released in 1993. By then, he was focused on game design and story mechanics and was no longer programming.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
While at Yale, Mechner wrote several Apple II games that he submitted for publication, but which were rejected. Asteroid Blaster, an Asteroids clone, was submitted to Hayden Software and abstract arcade game Deathbounce to Brøderbund. He then spent two years at Yale writing his first published game, Karateka (1984), which went to number one on the Billboard software chart.
In 2003, Mechner wrote and directed the documentary film, Chavez Ravine: A Los Angeles Story. It won the 2003 IDA award for Best Short Documentary, was short-listed for an Academy Award nomination, and received its broadcast premiere on PBS Independent Lens in 2005.
Who is Jordan Mechner Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Jordan Mechner. You may help us to build the dating records for Jordan Mechner!In 2001, Mechner worked with Ubisoft to reboot Prince of Persia. Developed at Ubisoft Montreal with Mechner as game designer, writer and creative consultant, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time was released in 2003. It received 12 nominations and 8 awards at the Interactive Achievement Awards (D.I.C.E.). Ubisoft has since published four more Prince of Persia sequels and several spinoffs.
Facts & Trivia
Jordan Ranked on the list of most popular Inventor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jordan Mechner celebrates birthday on June 4 of every year.
Mechner collaborated with a team on the 2008 Prince of Persia graphic novel. Mechner’s completely original graphic novel Templar was published in July 2013. Templar became a New York Times best-selling book and was nominated for an Eisner award. Mechner also wrote the graphic novel, Prince of Persia: Before the Sandstorm, to tie in with the release of the film in 2010.
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