[PAR] [TLE] Prince of Persia [SEP] Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner, originally developed and published by Brøderbund, then The Learning Company, and currently Ubisoft.  The franchise is built around a series of action-adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince.  The first game in the series was designed by Mechner after the success of his previous game with Brøderbund, "Karateka".  The title was successful enough to spawn two sequels: the series has been rebooted twice since its acquisition by Ubisoft, and has been successful enough to warrant a , penned in part by Mechner and released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2010.  Since its first remake of the "Prince of Persia", the series has seen eight sequels on more than 10 different gaming platforms, from the Game Boy Advance to the PlayStation 3. [PAR] [TLE] Doug Carlston [SEP] Douglas Gene Carlston (born April 30, 1947 in Boston, Massachusetts) is the founder and current CEO of Tawala Systems based in San Rafael, California.  He was previously CEO, chairman, and co-founder (with brother Gary) of Brøderbund Software, a major software publishing firm that produced such hit titles as "Myst", "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? " and "Prince of Persia".  Brøderbund was acquired by The Learning Company for US$420 million, and the combined company was sold to Mattel for $3.6 billion.
[PAR] [TLE] Prince of Persia [ SEP ] Prince of Persia is a video game franchise created by Jordan Mechner , originally developed and published by Brøderbund , then The Learning Company , and currently Ubisoft . The franchise is built around a series of action - adventure games focused on various incarnations of the eponymous prince . The first game in the series was designed by Mechner after the success of his previous game with Brøderbund , " Karateka " . The title was successful enough to spawn two sequels : the series has been rebooted twice since its acquisition by Ubisoft , and has been successful enough to warrant a , penned in part by Mechner and released by Walt Disney Pictures in 2010 . Since its first remake of the " Prince of Persia " , the series has seen eight sequels on more than 10 different gaming platforms , from the Game Boy Advance to the PlayStation 3 . [PAR] [TLE] Doug Carlston [ SEP ] Douglas Gene Carlston ( born April 30 , 1947 in Boston , Massachusetts ) is the founder and current CEO of Tawala Systems based in San Rafael , California . He was previously CEO , chairman , and co - founder ( with brother Gary ) of Brøderbund Software , a major software publishing firm that produced such hit titles as " Myst " , " Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego ? " and " Prince of Persia " . Brøderbund was acquired by The Learning Company for US$ 420 million , and the combined company was sold to Mattel for $ 3.6 billion .
What Bostonian was the founder of the company that originally published Prince of Persia?
What Bostonian was the founder of the company that originally published Prince of Persia ?
Douglas Gene Carlston
Douglas Gene Carlston