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Trying to identify an arcade game

soilworker3soilworker3 Registered User new member
edited January 2012 in Help / Advice Forum
There was this game that played very similar to Gauntlet I believe. It would have been around ca. 1986-89. It was an adventure themed game with an Indiana Jones type character (safari clothes, hat, whip, etc...). I think the intro showed the group opening a tomb and then they all got sucked into it or something to that effect. That is all I have to go on, haven't seen anything related to it since I played it all those years ago.

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  • LibrarianLibrarian The face of liberal fascism Registered User regular
    What system did you play it on? While it is definitely not Gauntlet-Style, the only game with a character like Indiana Jones I remember right now was Rick Dangerous.

  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    Librarian wrote:
    What system did you play it on? While it is definitely not Gauntlet-Style, the only game with a character like Indiana Jones I remember right now was Rick Dangerous.

    I thought when he said arcade he meant in the arcade.

  • useless4useless4 Registered User regular
    Could it be the Temple of Doom arcade game? Can't remember if it was like gauntlet or not though.

  • FiggyFiggy Fighter of the night man Champion of the sunRegistered User regular
    edited January 2012
    Pitfall? Or Pitfall II?

    pitfall2.jpg

    Edit: @useless4 Temple of Doom was basically like Pitfall--sidescroller.

    arcade_0071_13.png

    Both fit the description other than "gauntlet-style," though.

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  • soilworker3soilworker3 Registered User new member
    The Temple of Doom looks the most like what I think this game is. The reason I mentioned Gauntlet besides the play view angle was the fact that it had simultaneous play from what I remember. If this is indeed it, thanks for the help!

  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    soilworker3 wrote:
    The Temple of Doom looks the most like what I think this game is. The reason I mentioned Gauntlet besides the play view angle was the fact that it had simultaneous play from what I remember. If this is indeed it, thanks for the help!

    Temple Of Doom did have a more 3/4 perspective mode as well.

  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    I'm 99% sure it's Dark Adventure.

    Dark_Adventure.jpg

    Video is here http://www.gamesdbase.com/game/arcade/dark-adventure.aspx

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  • soilworker3soilworker3 Registered User new member
    DoctorArch wrote:
    I'm 99% sure it's Dark Adventure.

    Dark_Adventure.jpg

    Video is here http://www.gamesdbase.com/game/arcade/dark-
    adventure.aspx

    YES! This is totally it! Thanks for putting me out of my misery. Temple of Doom was close enough for me to call it good. I almost thought it was Dark Seal for a minute too.

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