page_title: Jordan Mechner
hierarchical_section_title: Jordan Mechner
caption_attribution_description: March 1, 2017
context_page_description: Jordan Mechner 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.
context_section_description: 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.
caption: Mechner at the Game Developers Choice Awards in 2017
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