Old Arabian theme

Culture theme

Presents a theme similar to that of (pre) medieval Arabian peninsula and that of the Islamic Golden Age, covering an approximate time period from 7th century BCE till 16th century CE.

113

games

platforms

Alternate names: Medieval Islam theme, Ancient Near East theme, Medieval Middle East theme, Islamic Golden Age theme, Arabian Nights theme

Tuareg

SPC ? *

Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones

PS2 2005-12

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

PS2 2003-11-06

Prince of Persia

NES 1992-11

Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

SPC 1987

IIE 1989

GBA 2003-08-01

Shantae: Risky's Revenge

IOS 2011-11-03

Defenders of Oasis

GG 1992-05-09

Prince of Persia: Revelations

PSP 2005-12

Prince of Persia 2: The Shadow and the Flame

MAC 1994

Related: (time period)
* Islamic Golden Age

Related: (theme)
* Arabian Nights

Related: (middle east)
* Egyptian theme

Parent groups

Antiquity, Culture themes

Games by year

The first Old Arabian theme video game was released in 1981.

Ubisoft, WayForward and Brøderbund published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows		12
MS-DOS		9
C64		4
ZX Spectrum		3
GameCube		3
Amiga		3
Nintendo DS		3
Xbox		3
PS2		3
Linux		3
PS4		3
NES		3
Mac OS Classic		3
Amstrad CPC		3
GBA		2
Wii U		2
GBC		2
PSP		2
Arcade		2
Xbox One		2
SNES		2
Atari ST		2
Atari 400/800		2
Game Gear		2
FM Towns		2
Master System		2
Wii		2
PC Engine		1
NEC PC9801		1
C16/Plus4		1

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