Howard Scott Warshaw followed Yars' Revenge with this 1982 film tie-in, the first Indiana Jones video game, and it is a far stranger beast than a simple movie cartridge. Built as an adventure rather than an action game, it sends Indy across a series of screens such as a marketplace, a mesa field and the Map Room in search of the Ark of the Covenant, collecting and using items like his whip along the way.
The Atari 2600 version is famous for using two controllers at once: one joystick moves Indy while the other selects, uses and drops items from an inventory strip at the bottom of the screen. Puzzles are cryptic and the manual was close to essential, which earned it a reputation as one of the system's most obtuse games. It also hides a well-known Easter egg tied to Warshaw himself.
Tips for Raiders of the Lost Ark
Read the original instructions before starting; many puzzle solutions follow from item descriptions the game never explains on screen.
Pick up anything you find and experiment with it on each screen, since items are often used in places that seem unrelated.
How to Play Raiders Of The Lost Ark
Click Play Now to launch Raiders Of The Lost Ark directly in your browser — no downloads or plugins needed. Arrows move Indy and Z acts with the current item. The original needs a second joystick to manage inventory, which may require a second-player mapping in the emulator. You can also connect a USB or Bluetooth gamepad for a more authentic feel.
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What console is Raiders Of The Lost Ark for?
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What genre is Raiders Of The Lost Ark?
Raiders Of The Lost Ark is a adventure game. It was made for the Atari 2600.
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