Indiana Jones Video Game Retrospective | A Complete History and Review
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Published 2023-06-25
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On June 28th 2023 - Harrison Ford will embark on his last adventure as Indiana Jones in THE DIAL OF DESTINY, finally bringing an end to a cinematic legacy that spans three decades - but does that mean the end of Indiana Jones?
Today we'll be exploring the wild world of Indiana Jones video games and tracing it's history from it's early days in the arcade through to it's death on the Xbox and PlayStation. Along the way we'll cover everything from Monkey Island to Star Wars, Tomb Raider to Uncharted, The NES to the Nintendo 64 - all in hopes of discovering what the future could hold for Henry Jones Junior.
It's part critique, part retrospective, part review and part history lesson - obviously full of spoilers and obviously full of my opinions.
Credit for the incredible thumbnail goes to the immensely talented - @MicahTheBrave
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=== Chapters ===
00:00:00 – "It's not the distance, it's the mileage"
00:05:47 – The Early Era
00:18:42 – The Temple of Doom (Arcade/Ports/NES)
00:32:49 – The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
00:47:12 – The Last Crusade: The Action Game
00:53:56 – The Last Crusade NES
01:01:39 – The Fate of Atlantis
01:22:42 – The Fate of Atlantis: The Action Game
01:27:42 – Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
01:36:38 – Instruments of Chaos
01:45:12 – Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures
01:59:57 – Desktop Adventures
02:05:24 – The Infernal Machine (PC/N64)
02:24:44 – The Infernal Machine (GBC)
02:32:51 – The Emperor's Tomb
02:55:31 – Lego Indiana Jones
03:06:54 – Staff of Kings (Wii/DS/PSP)
03:25:21 – Lego Indiana Jones 2
03:37:57 – "Fortune and glory kid... fortune and glory"
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All Comments (21)
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I always end up here when I wake up from sleep
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So we all just here after waking up huh
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I dont want to wake up here anymore wtf
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I just woke up to this video being over. Not sure if it was good or not but it didn’t startle me awake. 10/10, enjoy the watch time my friend
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I slept the whole night and woke up here😅
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Don’t want to sound too over the top here 😅 But your research, voiceover and presentation set the gold standard for retrospectives on YouTube. You should be really proud. Keep up the great work!
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A little known fact: in "The Last Crusade - The adventure game", you can prevent Elsa to leave with the grail, saving her. This really shows how Lucasarts was committed to give the players as much freedom approaching the puzzles as possible!
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Let's all hope Dial of Destiny actually delivers eh? Hopefully this video can provide some feature length Indy content even if it doesn't... Also here is the link to my Patreon in case you want to support the channel which is obviously massively appreciated (especially in the event Disney come after me) - patreon.com/IFinishedAVideoGame
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As someone who was the target age of Lego games when the Lego Indy games came out, I can actually say that a lot of us grew up on these movies (thanks to our parents having grown up on them too) and so we were never confused by the cutscenes' reliance on knowledge of the source material. Indiana Jones and the original Star Wars trilogy were staples of my, and other kids', childhoods.
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I’m really growing fond of your retrospectives. Your pleasant voice, in-depth research and solid writing make your channel a real YouTube gem.
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Hyped because Fate of Atlantis is literally one of the best games ever. Edit: I’m glad you brought up the voice acting for Indy in Fate of Atlantis. The impression of Harrison Ford as Indy that Doug Lee does is uncanny. Just amazing.
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I cant stress how much I love these videos Holy shit. They're always just so entertaining and easy to watch.
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I'm kinda baffled that we haven't gotten a Telltale-style episodic adventure game. It's the perfect fit for this franchise, not only for striking a balance of narrative and puzzle focus with quick bursts of action across a variety of locales, but because episodic adventure is literally the storytelling format of the old cliffhanger serials that Indiana Jones is based on.
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade on DOS was the only game my dad played with me. I still have the physical journal they included to solve puzzles. Thanks for reminding me of these games.
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Whether Dial of Destiny delivers or Lucasfilm have just dumped another egg in our faces, all that matters if you've pumped out another legendarily comprehensive piece of gaming history!
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The amount of context, research, and information in this video is insane and very well done.
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I'm calling it already more people will watch this video than Indiana Jones 5
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Great Nostalgic video! I was born in 71. I’m happy that I got to grow up in the 70’s and 80’s. The 90’s was great to. I’ll always love Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Retro Gaming, etc. I still watch the movies and play games on the Atari, Colecovision and NES. A big shout out for Yars Revenge! One of my favorites on the Atari 2600. 👍
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I was the lead designer and writer of Staff of Kings PSP, and this video MADE MY DAY. We were always working with limited budgets and timeframes at Amaze, and the end of a project was usually a letdown as we let the game stumble out the door. Hearing someone appreciate one of those old games, so many years later, really makes me happy. Thank you! (I work at Undead Labs now, and these days, we get to take WAY TOO LONG on a game, instead!)
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I may not be an Indiana Jones fan, but I am a big I Finished A Video Game fan so you know I gotta binge all 3 hours and 46 minutes in one sitting. Interested to learn about these Indiana Jones games though cause I've never played one before haha
