The best Indiana Jones game you've never heard of - Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom (C64): Part 1
9Throw me the idol, I'll throw you the crowbar.
--------------------
Help us keep Octotiggy going! Support us on Patreon to see our new videos before anyone else! - https://www.patreon.com/octotiggy
If you just want to help us out and see your name pop up in the livestream, you can always head on over to our direct donation page. We really appreciate your generosity! - https://youtube.streamlabs.com/octotiggy
Octotiggy on Discord - https://discord.gg/gfJSGS8
Octotiggy on Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/Octotiggy
Octotiggy on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/octotiggy/profile
Octotiggy on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Octotiggy
Octotiggy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/octotiggy/
Octotiggy on Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Octotiggy/
--------------------
Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom is a puzzle video game developed by Michael J. Hanson and published by Mindscape for the Commodore 64. The game is based on the Indiana Jones series, and was released in North America in late 1984. In the UK, the game was imported and distributed by U.S. Gold.
Gameplay requires the player to think like fictional archaeologist Indiana Jones to solve the puzzles of each level, as the game does not provide the player with any rules or gameplay information; the game's cover advertised: "Nobody told Indiana Jones the rules. And no one will tell you".
Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom features six levels[5] played across a "Lost Kingdom". Playing as Indiana Jones, the player must solve a puzzle in each level to progress through the game. The player's ultimate goal is to retrieve a valuable artifact that contains the secrets of a lost civilization, before Jones' arch-rival, Ivar Reiss, can take it for himself. Indiana Jones is armed only with a mystical cane, and must battle against numerous enemies and perils throughout the game, including bats, monsters, steep cliffs, twisting mazes, and "killer snowflakes". Joystick movements vary between each level, requiring the player to relearn the control scheme throughout the game. A two-player option is also available.
No rules or gameplay information is provided to the player, who is left to use logic and intuition to solve each puzzle, as Indiana Jones would. Solving each puzzle requires the player to pay close attention to subtle changes in each level's surroundings or musical score, as well as other possibilities, testing the player's "Indiana Jones Quotient" (IJQ). However, the game's instruction manual does feature clues at the bottom of each page. Each clue is presented as a hieroglyphic, and must be deciphered by the player using a magic viewer, similar to 3D glasses. A "clue hotline" was also available for players, providing them with pre-recorded hints on how to finish each level.
The game appeared at number 10 in the UK Commodore 64 charts for the week ending 3 January 1985.
Robert J. Sodaro of Ahoy! wrote: "I must admit, the lure of the Lost Kingdom is strong, but having to fumble through several sessions without direction almost sent me hying back to civilization. No documentation may have sounded good in the planning stages, but at the game-playing stage, engaging and coherent instructions would have sounded much better. If you have the tenacity to muddle through, however, you'll find much enjoyment in accompanying Indy on his further adventures. A fellow reviewer once wrote that a good game was one he'd return to play after the review was written. For me, Indiana Jones is one of those games".
Wikipedia contributors. Indiana Jones in the Lost Kingdom. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. April 22, 2023, 01:03 UTC. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indiana_Jones_in_the_Lost_Kingdom&oldid=1151114210.