Play Arabian Online

Summary

Arabian is a rare Atari arcade gem that blends classic platform climbing with a whimsical Arabian‑themed adventure. You guide a wannabe Arabian Knight through a ship‑deck, a tropical island, and finally a looming castle, kicking monsters and birds out of the way before they can end your quest. The levels are littered with urns bearing letters; touching them in the right order spells ARABIAN and nets a hefty bonus, but a hulking genie can burst from an urn and snatch you if you’re not quick. The Prince can scale ladders, swing on ropes, crawl overhead, and hop between floating carpets much like Frogger’s logs, while dodging genies that hide in brass jugs, swooping rocs, and ghostly Oscars that sometimes merge into even tougher super‑enemies. The attract mode rolls out the story as an animated “video book,” and the 8‑way joystick lets you jump, super‑jump, walk, crawl, or climb, with a single kick button to boot foes, all set to a quirky Atari‑adjusted soundtrack.

Storyline

Arabian is an arcade adventure where you control a young Arabian prince on a mission to rescue a kidnapped princess from her palace tower. The story unfolds across four magical "pages" that act like chapters of a storybook, each presenting a distinct setting.

You travel from a ship laden with bags of gold, through a dark cave, across a wall of flying magic carpets, and finally to the castle’s outer grounds where the princess is held. Along the way you collect the letters A‑R‑A‑B‑I‑A‑N for points, earning a bonus if the letters appear in the correct order.

An army of pink ghosts and black crows blocks your progress, even merging into larger foes. The attract mode introduces the tale, and the animated pages let players experience the prince’s Persian‑themed quest as a series of book‑like chapters.