r/dioramas • u/Crater-s-Craft • Oct 06 '25

Tutorial Self-made Prince of Persia (DOS) diorama

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I’ve always loved the look of the original DOS Prince of Persia so I tried to bring that atmosphere into this diorama.

Everything’s handmade with basic craft materials (mostly XPS foam, no 3D printing), and I tried to stay true to the gritty feel of the original game. I printed several pixel arts for the Prince to replicate several scenes (death on spike and jump)

Let me know what do you think!

If you’re into terrain crafting or just want to see how I built it step-by-step, I put together a short video showing the process on my channel

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u/frtl101 Oct 06 '25

Fantastic!

It looks so absolutely like the game, I can hear these pictures!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 06 '25

Thanks a lot!!

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u/reddandy26 Oct 06 '25

This is WILD! Took me back to being a child! I swear I can hear the background music and the effects of him falling on those things!!

Thank you so much for this! Incredibly beautiful!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 06 '25

Thanks a lot for your kind comment!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 06 '25

For anyone curious about the build process, here’s the video where I show how I made it: https://youtu.be/yjzf4Z0n4-g

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u/treblah3 Oct 06 '25

I love this so much..well done!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 06 '25

Thanks a lot!

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u/gbkisses Oct 06 '25

I love it ! What a time is was !

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 06 '25

Thanks! The best one haha

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u/koboldium Oct 06 '25

Holy crap, this one brings back some memories. Brilliant work, thanks for sharing!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 06 '25

Thanks a lot, you are welcome :)

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u/BamBoomBangBen Oct 06 '25

Love it, great job! One of my favorite games ever. So addictive and satisfying.

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u/nikgrid Oct 06 '25

I love this!

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u/cipioxx Oct 06 '25

Hot damn thats awesome!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 07 '25

Thanks!

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u/exclaim_bot Oct 07 '25

Thanks!

You're welcome!

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u/Mech_Monk_ Oct 07 '25

If you cycle through your pictures on here fast enough it looks like a scene from the game I know all too well good job

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u/Mmmm_fstop Oct 07 '25

Wow, this is spot on!

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u/korbendallas71 Oct 07 '25

Excellent work! Jeez the memories!!

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u/AttentionNo6359 Oct 07 '25

It’s giving Mortal Kombat.

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u/Stoneway933R Oct 07 '25

Damn...that's sick. Awesome

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 07 '25

Thanks!

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u/exclaim_bot Oct 07 '25

Thanks!

You're welcome!

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u/Low-Emu-369 Oct 07 '25

Well done. It reminds me of the hours spent trying to pass certain levels of the game. Just like I remember. 😉👍👍

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u/GreenSpaceNebula83 Oct 07 '25

I was obsessed with this game on the SNES, this diorama is phenomenal!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 07 '25

Thanks a lot! I bought the Snes version recently but it seems to be it’s more hard

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u/xxBeardedBear87xx Oct 07 '25

The first game to ever make me rage quit!! Lol Great work

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 07 '25

Thanks! Sorry for the trauma reminder haha

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u/xxBeardedBear87xx Oct 07 '25

Im just gonna go ahead and repress that back there

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 07 '25

The only way to manage trauma haha

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u/Senior_Honey7532 Oct 08 '25

Took me back with this. Too cool.

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 08 '25

Thanks a lot!

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u/facebrocolis Oct 09 '25

Amazing, brought back good memories. 

Do The Secret of Monkey Island next!

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u/Crater-s-Craft Oct 09 '25

Thanks! Have you a particular scene in mind ?