The History of Indiana Jones Games

[@Calculon1712]

Fate of Atlantis is without a doubt the definitive Indiana Jones video game and the real 4th film.

[@PopsiCOLE]

So this will be the fifth film?? This takes place between Raiders and Last Crusade.

[@Calculon1712]

@PopsiCOLE Fate of Atlantis was set in 1939, a year after Last Crusade, when it originally came out the files in the game classed as it Indy4

[@markheyes287]

Yes! Glad I'm not the only one who thinks this!

[@Wade_Tyler]

I’m so sick of you guys saying “Fate of Atlantis is the real Indy 4” just to spite Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. It’s getting damn old and needs to stop!

[@Calculon1712]

@@Wade_Tyler its not just because of that as mentioned in the comments above when the game was in development and in the game files itself when you put the disc in its dubbed as Indy 4, way before Crystal Skull even existed many fans have seen this game to be the 4th film that was never made

[@Zachary_Dale]

The Emporer's Tomb is such an underrated game. One of the best games on the original Xbox.

[@myturn2play]

i second that. I still think bout that game from time to time

[@patrickconners]

@@Zachary_Dale that game walked so tomb raider and uncharted could run

[@AlexRN]

@@patrickconnersEmperor’s Tomb came out way after Tomb Raider. So much so that ppl were calling that game a TR clone. It did however arrive before Uncharted though.

[@BStudd1182]

It’s still enjoyable present day. I beat it last summer after not playing it for about 20 years. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Definitely looking forward to Friday !

[@TheRealEclipse1]

I only had the demo for it on the disc that came with my Xbox. I downloaded the ROM to emulate it on PC. I recommend it.

[@MetalJesusRocks]

The use of movie quotes in this video is next level. Well done. 😂

[@Uncle_Meatbag]

Are you enjoying the great circle metal Jesus? Also can’t wait to see your full psp collection when it’s done!!

[@mae2759]

Fate of Atlantis doesn't get nearly the accolades and popularity it deserves. It's a masterpiece.

[@Phil_Official]

Did you know that Sean Connery was only about 12 years older than Harrison Ford in the third movie, and yet he played his dad?

[@Hepausesshaving182GGMU]

I did haha but it worked!

[@philipgodsworth4764]

Maybe Henry Sr. got molested by Indy’s mother at 12.

[@jesseheijnen4450]

The Infernal Machine is still an amazing game, which I still replay till this day🙏

[@RugsterClaps]

@jesseheijnen4450 my favorite along with emperors tomb

[@Wade_Tyler]

I wish Aspyr or anyone would remaster that game.

[@SininenVenom]

It is a gem

[@mae2759]

PC version is definitely better than N64. I never understood the hate it got. I loved it.

[@batman_davor5316]

Emperor's tomb needs a ps5 remaster with trophy support. I would platinum that in a heartbeat. Ive 100 percented Emperor's tomb like 50 times and its worth it for sure!

[@fredcasdensworld]

Only it and the two Buffy Games need Xbox Remasters with full achievement support

[@majortom4543]

Just add checkpoints, it gets tiring when the whip doesnt get something and you fall and have to start over.

[@derheadbanger9039]

Atlantis should have been the blueprint for the 4th movie!

[@Wade_Tyler]

Shut up mate! Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was an excellent fourth film.

[@Shadow_718]

They belong in a museum.

[@Seth_Plessur]

Yes

[@vertigoz]

@@Shadow_718 I saw what you did there....

[@markuschief4472]

Raiders of the Lost Ark for Atari 2600 was way ahead of it's time. We weren't ready for that type of gameplay!

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

@@markuschief4472 I was too young and not smart enough to make sense of it, but I loved playing it.

[@tonybarnes2920]

Fun Fact: The Collective were working on an "Indy Trilogy" that had all of the best bits of the first 3 movies, but that got cancelled because the Indy 4 movie was delayed (by quite a few years it turned out). It was fun and looked great.

[@V3ntilator]

"Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis" is probably the most praised Indiana Jones game ever. It were released on AMIGA And PC as it required mouse. Back then LucasArts mainly cared about home computers. My comment is rated 7/10.

[@noahbalboa3044]

Emporer’s tomb is better

[@gruntaxeman3740]

Late 80s and early 90s console games were childish. Real games were made to computers. Many of the all time best games are from that era and they were never available consoles.

[@gruntaxeman3740]

Emporer's Tomb definitely was not better. That was some dumb platform and action. Concept of Indiana Jones is _adventure_ .

[@JMTM]

The Empreror's Tomb has always been my absolute favorite!

[@scotchnichols]

26:45 I'm so glad you mentioned Fate of Atlantis being an unlockable game bonus. :D

[@SBandy]

I agree, Last Crusade is the perfect film. Connery and Ford just had the best chemistry possible.

[@krasnm21]

Emperor's Tomb's mission when you escape the Tank was legendary. Great game.

[@SOLIDSNAKE.]

Emperor's tomb is a core memory of mine!

[@PaulMilner-f1o]

That was a brilliant video. Very witty and the use of the movie clips were genius.

[@Lprieto33]

Shoutout to the editing of this video. Well done!

[@zibies]

Did anyone notice that Marcus was talking in his sleep, how he cant find the exit, and that the place is like a labyrinth 🤣"He got lost in his own museum" 🤣 god damn it im already in love with this game

[@shabadoo1]

Absolutely nothing will ever come close to Fate of Atlantis again. It's filled with heart, branching choices, amazing writing and art, etc.

[@HistoryTeacherSteve]

I adore it to death

[@megilacuttyjones735]

Well, the new one looks extremely good... but i get what you're saying.

[@gruntaxeman3740]

To be honest, Fate of Atlantis art wasn't that good. Story, branching choices, writing and dialog were superb. What worked on art was characters and those pixel art characters are indeed way better than in Infernal Machine. But background art were not consistent. They seems to change technique middle of project from pixel art to something that was based to scanned drawings and when some content was made, they keep them because remaking them would had cause delay. I think Fate of Atlantis is worth to remake with strong art direction. Something higher fidelity where characters fit to background. That would be hard to make because if they just render things with higher fidelity, characters would pop up and look garbage so they need to have motion capture on characters.

[@yuvraj01]

Fate of Atlantis is the best lndy game of all time, nothing has come close

[@Osprey850]

The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure comes close for me, but Fate of Atlantis was definitely special because it was a brand new story and had voice acting.

[@daRiddler32]

@@yuvraj01 the Great Circle beats them ALL

[@RyuDaBurninator]

It's gratifying to observe such widespread enthusiasm for Indiana Jones. Star Wars captivated audiences during my youth, and I personally held a strong affinity for both Indiana Jones and Tintin.

[@juandavidmolano3637]

Oh my god, when I realized that Emperor's tomb was on steam. It was like a childhood's dream come true 😭

[@jj_1edzep]

The Fate of Atlantis is not only my favourite Indiana Jones games, but one of my favourite games ever.

[@JesseDylanMusic]

Nice to see Laast Crusade Graphic ADventure finally get some credit. I've been on the internet for decades and have rarely heard it mentioned! Shout out to the coo-designer, Gary Winnick, whom was not mentioned in here.

[@Osprey850]

Yeah, almost no one ever mentions it. I get that Fate of Atlantis is an improvement in every way, but it makes me wonder how many people never actually played the iteration that came before and would enjoy it.

[@JesseDylanMusic]

@@Osprey850 I think that's the thing, is people just never played it! Odd, considering Ron Gilbert is pretty famous, but maybe there isn't a lot of Monkey Island Indy 3 cross-interest. Maniac Mansion is pretty famous, too, but Zak McKraken isn't for some reason either. (I would say Indy 3 is more playable than those two). Lucasfilm Games golden age kinda ended for me when they dropped the verb list :P

[@schottischfuranfanger6724]

​​@@JesseDylanMusic Crazy, cause I loved both Zak McKracken and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade as a kid. I wasn't very good at them; but I did love playing them on the Atari ST. I have always found it odd how little attention they seem to get.

[@JesseDylanMusic]

@@schottischfuranfanger6724 Same! I came to them late as a kid on a really outdated 088 PC clone. I think they're just older, less people played them... Maniac Mansion is considered a museum piece, but for some ready Zak is almost totally forgotten, and Indy has a fancier sequel.

[@RandomAds]

Fate of Atlantis is number one!

[@henmat3000]

The Fate of Atlantis is an incredible experience to play. I highly recommend it-it's the real fourth Indiana Jones movie for me. Yes, it's that good.

[@debonaire_nerd]

We peaked at Fate of Atlantis. We need to go back to point and click.

[@NardDawgMcgriddleGod]

You mean infernal machine

[@debonaire_nerd]

@@NardDawgMcgriddleGod No. No I do not.

[@NardDawgMcgriddleGod]

@@debonaire_nerd it was best

[@debonaire_nerd]

@@NardDawgMcgriddleGod Fate of Atlantis indeed was best. Agreed.

[@gruntaxeman3740]

Low polygon poorly animated characters look like sketch. Fate of Atlantis was way better. In fact games often somewhat suck when they move to vector graphics until we got facial motion capture that was first time used in Avatar movie. That was used in games first time somewhere year 2009. And it mattered a lot. Game characters almost always had some helmet or scarf on their faces and characters were... faceless. Or, they have garbage looking faces. CGI just was crap and video footage was working better but that was also abandoned too early.

[@noahbalboa3044]

Emporers tomb is an incredible game

[@robertchmielecki2580]

Great video, thanks! Digitized speech from 1985 blew my mind! I remember ZX Spectrum games of that time and they were nowhere near that Atari title!

[@bobbyputraperdana7895]

Indiana Jones and The Emperor’s Tomb are the best game of all time since my childhood till now with the new one The Great Circle, just both of it ❤🤠

[@joshpetzoldt6344]

10:19 Banang! Sam & Max Easter egg (the statue on the left side of the screen)! I always loved it when Lucas Arts snuck in these silly little references to other characters in their games.

[@gruntaxeman3740]

That is why I need to play Thimbleweed Park.

[@duke_revna6404]

Infernal Machine and Tomb of the Emperor. *chefs kiss*

[@JessicaChastainFan]

Nothing tops the Temple of Doom arcade game, Emperor's Tomb and Fate of Atlantis.

[@glyph2011]

Thank you Machine Games. You’ve made the 4th Indy movie. Game of the year. 🎉🎉(shamefully never played “fate Of Atlantis”)

[@Thegaminglord4-6-7]

I played staff of kings, and it was my first Indy game, so I immediently went to my parents trying to find the movie tie-in. I was subsequently dissappinted.

[@maratnugmanov]

11:49 This was such a great game! Different guns, a car and a horse, even a tank iirc, and of course the whip.

[@CobraF1]

This was a fantastic video! Very fun and with perfect use of funny clips from the movies 👍 I'll have to finally play my Indiana Jones games in my Steam backlog that I've had for a long time now hehe, including Fate of Atlantis and Emperor's Tomb!

[@gedruk]

This is a brilliant video. I owned the atari 2600 game and I managed to compete it even though there was no Internet at the time to get solutuons. I have very fond memories of it but it was very complex. And my second favourite game was the fate of Atlantis, I loved it so much I even bought the comic which I still have today, this should have been the fourth movie whivh people have already pointed out. Thanks for the video!

[@curlAlldizzle05]

@17:24 thanks for keeping the whole sequence ❤ One line in particular that I quote very often.

[@migs_1983]

So pumped for Great Circle but also wanna try Fate of Atlantis!

[@bstriant]

That Belloq scene with the ET game is so true in retrospect :D

[@TanookiSuit]

I've still got my Fate of Atantis talkie CD release complete, and the rare tiny run Infernal Machine 64 too from the company store page, two amazing games, they're complete, sadly no box but have my SNES Indy too otherwise. Fun fact Indy on 64 got Ocarina of time updated to the controls, button mapping, z-lock on and camera to make it play far more smoother than the Windows release.

[@paulpasma4903]

Emperor's Tomb is definitely the best. Still have it. Love playing it still! Can't wait for this new game.

[@darthvulture]

great deep dive. the great circle really just upped everything and is even better than fate of atlantis in my book, which also is one of my alltime fav games. I did not know there were so many more indy games though, seems that i didn't miss out on knowing about those poor ones either!

[@GregFromMinnesota]

Fate of Atlantis is one of my favorite games of all time. I have fond memories of playing it as a kid. I tried the 3D Games and was not impressed. Always wanted a game similar to Uncharted featuring Indy. Was worried when it was announced that Bethesda was going to Publish a new one. I started playing it the other day, and I've barely been able to put it down. I was pleasantly surprised by it. Don't know how far into the game I am into the game right now (currently in riding around in a ), but I hope the game never ends! FoA will always have my heart, but the Great Circle is fast becoming a close 2nd.

[@jeremymullins1294]

That Temple of Doom game looks RAD!

[@hazystudios]

Emperor's Tomb was fantastic! Very, very small amount of first person game play which was only in appropriate places.

[@1977curt]

Really loved the SNES greatest adventures, awesome graphics for its time, amazing stills from the movies.

[@briansadler5225]

I grew up with The Fate of Atlantis and loooved that game! Later played the hell out of Infernal Machine and Emperor’s Tomb

[@robbicus1]

That Indy/ET cut-away was probably the best joke I've ever seen on IGN!

[@SneezingEagle]

Temple of doom was amazing, loved the old school ones back in day.

[@henrikmygren]

I had temple of doom to old commodore 64. Fun but always died on the minecart part😅

[@teeveeparty]

I just want to say this documentary is great.

[@RyuDaBurninator]

The Temple of Doom Arcade game was a favorite of mine in the 80s. I had know idea how to play it. I would just spam the whip button on Thuggee enemies until they fell off the map. Lol

[@Photogrrlz]

I never knew most of these Indy games existed

[@samert2]

emperors tomb is a great game. still in my top 5. Thats why I'm very hype about new game

[@colbyboggs5365]

Emperors tomb was fantastic

[@jonathanrendon8579]

The Simpsons desktop background easter egg is glorious

[@Trench-coat]

Can't wait for the great circle!

[@Mandrake42]

The Last Crusade adventure game was good, but Fate of Atlantis is definitely better. Being free from having to follow the plot of the movie so closely meant it could do its own thing and I think it benefits from that.

[@Derek258Crusco]

0:55 I’m so happy that this game is amazing I can’t wait until it drops on ps5

[@chadgaming8288]

I heard that Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a long-awaited sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@richbroadhead8814]

Indiana Jones and the last crusade for the sega master system is still one of the 2 hardest games I played on the console (the other being The Terminator)

[@dharmajanitor]

Temple of Doom is one of my favorite arcade games. Atari had all the best and most interesting arcade games for a while there.

[@ataru121212]

great editing n funny puns. well done really

[@clintbrew]

The film clip with the bad guy holding the ET game made me giggle which turned out to be true

[@lukerobertson6659]

The staff of kings is honestly a really fun psp game

[@RedRocket415]

tip: start video at 1:23

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

@@RedRocket415 Only if you want to skip the intro

[@CMBurns1000]

Infernal machine was without a doubt the best ❤

[@ozgurerturk9915]

I’m selling these fine leather jackets. One dialog option in both in Fate of Atlantis and Monkey Island 2 😄

[@ElPolloDiabloCH]

I bloody loved those Lucasfilm Indy games.

[@NardDawgMcgriddleGod]

Infernal machine was peak sorry

[@occamsox5331]

It would be great if you could have a few more add breaks in this half hour video.

[@obeseninja93]

Chill w the midroll ads

[@raanab6578]

Just got to the Last Crusade Lucasarts game, and I'm selling these fine leather jackets.

[@pikaskew]

Really bummed Lucas Arts never greenlighted the Fate of Atlantis remake. Even to take it over and do it themselves.

[@SeabooUsMultimedia]

Something you forgot to mention was the TV show which was released in between the three very good films and then the other films

[@Mandrake42]

I liked Desktop Adventures. The Star Wars one they did was good too. Coffee break games.

[@Canrugger]

The NES Temple of Doom game was so damn hard

[@lessonmet5291]

You shut your trap, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and Dial of destiny are PEAK!

[@yendub]

I still love Desktop Adventures.

[@sachaallari592]

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis Has arrived on X Box, I Phone, Andriod and PS4/5 on Antstream Arcade as well as a lot of other Lucasarts titles

[@majortom4543]

to the xbox store? Which other lucasarts? Id get them all

[@WrathChild-NZ]

omg we had Indiana Jones Desktop adventures! As well as the gameboy game The last Crusade which wasn't mentioned!??

[@BigJBear]

The Great Circle proves that Bethesda can make a very stylish and cinematic game. They just refused to do it with Starfield.

[@sabatonliam]

i did love indiana jones and star wars desktop adventures, although i only ever had the demo versions from pc power play.

[@MousePotato]

The ZX Spectrum version of Temple of Doom was close to the arcade version apart from the mono colour.

[@8608films]

I love indiana jones and the fate of atlantis a great indy game i enjoyed was indiana jones adventures on super Nintendo

[@SerialBitBanger]

They should reboot the franchise with a grown up short round following in Indy’s footsteps

[@elishadesousa5222]

to think there was almost a sequel to emperors tomb

[@someguy9169]

25:56 Bro what are you talking about???? This game still came out. All of these background tech demos were for Indy and the staff of kings on the ps2. I know it is because I recognize the setting and models. It could've been developed for a different game but still, I know it was used. And why was staff of kings not mentioned! It's good! I've always enjoyed it and it should be talked about! That was half the reason why I even watched this. (Granted it's been a couple of years since I've played it last, it's still fun. definitely recommend if you want to play indiana/ps2 era games)

[@joevictor53]

What are you talking about? They literally talked about Staff of Kings at the point you timestamped. The game didn't come out. It's cheaper crappier last gen counterpart came out.

[@lukereilly]

Hi mate, I don't think you've quite paid attention to what's been said here, particularly in your other reply elsewhere where you say I'm wildly wrong. Perhaps you stopped the video at this very moment? At any rate, it isn't wrong; it's literally entirely explained the very next sentence that the PS2, PSP, DS, and Wii version of this project - The Staff of Kings - was published in 2009. Let me assure you, those demos featuring the Euphoria-powered animation tech are in reference to the PS3 and Xbox 360 Indiana Jones project, which was revealed in 2006 and supposed to be released in 2007. Eventually, in 2009, it was revealed the PS3 and Xbox 360 Indiana Jones Euphoria project that was being developed at LucasArts (now known as Lucasfilm Games) was very much dead. It did not come out on those consoles as depicted. Only the PS2, PSP, DS, and Wii version of this project ended up happening, like the video clearly says. These followed the same story prepared for the next-gen (at the time) versions of the game that LucasArts had been working on, but they weren't LucasArts' game. These were developed externally - most of which by Artificial Mind and Movement, which since went on to make Dead by Daylight.

[@someguy9169]

@@joevictor53 Dawg......im an idiot lol. I probably got so focused on that fact i didn't hear it, i straight up ignored it so that's completely my bad. thanks for pointing my idiocy out lmao

[@someguy9169]

@@lukereilly My guy went and gave me a whole essay.......and i respect it ngl. Like I said to the other comment, I was a complete idiot and just didn't hear it so thanks for pointing it out. I think I got to focused on hearing demo so much and then him saying it was cancelled on the ps3 and 360 that I just assumed. so again, my bad bro, thanks for pointing it out!

[@vascorebelo7306]

Fate of Atlantis still is the G.O.A.T.

[@michaelb9537]

Is the IGN website back up and working? Menu still always open and can’t see left half of site at all times?

[@jeanbethencourt1506]

1st person is such a cop out

[@jeff7964]

@@jeanbethencourt1506 1st person sucks

[@harrygill7357]

Lego Indiana Jones is better than 2024 shit

[@RobbieConger-fl5yy]

I got an add for great circle for this

[@amonacelliruiz]

Lego Indiana Jones 1 is the best Indy game ever

[@bobbyfagan7760]

The classic point & click should be on Microsoft store

[@latinelover24]

forgot about the Young Indiana Jones adventures.

[@berniecalo01]

Who half expected to see the game Arumana No Kiseki to appear on this list? Lol.

[@catoblepag]

I love Indy 3: the Graphic Adventure, and I find it much, much better than Fate of Atlantis (which I find kinda sterile and boring). Ron Gilbert and David Fox on the same game are a dream team. Not a popular opinion, but I don't care.