Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures is a 1996 adventurevideo game. Desktop Adventures was made to run in a windowed form on the desktop to limit memory use and allow the player to perform other tasks. This game was the first Desktop Adventures game, and was followed by Star Wars: Yoda Stories in 1997.
Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures gameplay. Note the top-down view along with the directional arrows and round health meter in the lower right.
The game is set in mid-1930s Middle America with a variety of characters, puzzles, and outcomes. The plot, size, and direction of each game are randomly generated at the start, with locations and items being different every time, though each storyline has a pre-scripted resolution.
The playing area is displayed from an overhead perspective. The player-controlled Indiana Jones is limited to orthogonal movement, which is controlled with the arrow keys or with the mouse. The mouse is also used for other actions, such as managing inventory and using weapons. Each scenario is randomly generated by selecting each element (such as the item Indiana Jones must collect at each stage of the adventure) from a set of possibilities. After winning, the player can continue to explore the setting.
Trent Ward of GameSpot reviewed the game as having low-quality visuals and audio but being possibly useful for passing time.[4]Billboard magazine mentioned the game's randomly generated environment and its target audience of "gamers on the go", and deemed it "An unambitious title that will rope you in."[9] A Next Generation reviewer noted that the randomly generated scenarios are essentially repetitive, and complained at the fact that the player character cannot shoot diagonally but enemies can. He concluded, "All this said, however, the game only costs around 12 bucks and if you don't expect too much, it is pretty fun. The underlying idea is sound, and if you don't mind repetition, check it out."[7]
Charles Ardai of Computer Gaming World wrote, "For a genius, George Lucas sure has a lot of bad ideas. [...] Some time ago, someone from his computer game division must have come to him and said, 'Hey, let's put out a really simple, randomly generated RPG-style adventure game, stick a whip in the hand of the main character, use the Indiana Jones name–and make it look really ugly.' And Lucas must have said, 'Sounds good to me.'" Ardai wrote that Indiana Jones fans may enjoy the theme music featured in the game, but concluded that the game was, "Embarrassingly retro," with its "overly simplistic gameplay; crude visuals and sound" and "ludicrous ethnic stereotypes."[2]
Rob Tribe of PC Zone called it "very, very addictive," though like Next Generation, he criticized the fact that the player character cannot shoot diagonally but enemies can.[6] Shane Mooney of PC Games found it repetitive and expected a better game from LucasArts.[3]
In 1996, Computer Gaming World declared Indy's Desktop Adventures the 15th-worst computer game ever released.[10]
References
^. LucasArts. Archived from the original on June 26, 2006.
^Staff (November 1996). "150 Best (and 50 Worst) Games of All Time". Computer Gaming World. No. 148. pp. 63–65, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 84, 88, 90, 94, 98.
External links
Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures at MobyGames
August 21, 2023
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Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures is a 1996 adventure video game Desktop Adventures was made to run in a windowed form on the desktop to limit memory use and allow the player to perform other tasks This game was the first Desktop Adventures game and was followed by Star Wars Yoda Stories in 1997 Indiana Jones and His Desktop AdventuresThe boxart for Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures features a still of Indiana Jones from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Developer s LucasArtsPublisher s LucasArtsDirector s Hal BarwoodDesigner s Hal BarwoodWayne ClinePaul D LeFevreTom PayneProgrammer s Paul D LeFevreArtist s Tom PayneWriter s Hal BarwoodWayne ClineComposer s Clint BajakianPlatform s Microsoft Windows Apple MacintoshReleaseApril 1996 1 Genre s AdventureMode s Single player Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Reception 3 References 4 External linksGameplay Edit Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures gameplay Note the top down view along with the directional arrows and round health meter in the lower right The game is set in mid 1930s Middle America with a variety of characters puzzles and outcomes The plot size and direction of each game are randomly generated at the start with locations and items being different every time though each storyline has a pre scripted resolution The playing area is displayed from an overhead perspective The player controlled Indiana Jones is limited to orthogonal movement which is controlled with the arrow keys or with the mouse The mouse is also used for other actions such as managing inventory and using weapons Each scenario is randomly generated by selecting each element such as the item Indiana Jones must collect at each stage of the adventure from a set of possibilities After winning the player can continue to explore the setting Reception EditReceptionReview scoresPublicationScoreComputer Gaming World 2 GameSpot5 8 10 PC 4 Next Generation MAC 7 PC Games DE 44 PC 5 PC Games US C PC 3 PC Zone8 10 PC 6 MacUser 8 Trent Ward of GameSpot reviewed the game as having low quality visuals and audio but being possibly useful for passing time 4 Billboard magazine mentioned the game s randomly generated environment and its target audience of gamers on the go and deemed it An unambitious title that will rope you in 9 A Next Generation reviewer noted that the randomly generated scenarios are essentially repetitive and complained at the fact that the player character cannot shoot diagonally but enemies can He concluded All this said however the game only costs around 12 bucks and if you don t expect too much it is pretty fun The underlying idea is sound and if you don t mind repetition check it out 7 Charles Ardai of Computer Gaming World wrote For a genius George Lucas sure has a lot of bad ideas Some time ago someone from his computer game division must have come to him and said Hey let s put out a really simple randomly generated RPG style adventure game stick a whip in the hand of the main character use the Indiana Jones name and make it look really ugly And Lucas must have said Sounds good to me Ardai wrote that Indiana Jones fans may enjoy the theme music featured in the game but concluded that the game was Embarrassingly retro with its overly simplistic gameplay crude visuals and sound and ludicrous ethnic stereotypes 2 Rob Tribe of PC Zone called it very very addictive though like Next Generation he criticized the fact that the player character cannot shoot diagonally but enemies can 6 Shane Mooney of PC Games found it repetitive and expected a better game from LucasArts 3 In 1996 Computer Gaming World declared Indy s Desktop Adventures the 15th worst computer game ever released 10 References Edit 20th Anniversary History Part Three Broadening Horizons 1995 1998 LucasArts Archived from the original on June 26 2006 a b Ardai Charles August 1996 A Compact Ford Indiana Jones Meets His Doom In Desktop Adventures Computer Gaming World p 128 a b Mooney Shane Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures PC Games Archived from the original on October 18 1996 a b Ward Trent 1996 06 27 Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures Review GameSpot Retrieved 2014 07 15 Borovskis Thomas June 1996 Indiana Jones Desktop Adventures PC Games in German Germany pp 152 153 a b Tribe Rob 2001 08 13 Indiana Jones And His Desktop Adventures PC Zone Archived from the original on 2007 09 15 a b Indiana Jones and his Desktop Adventures Next Generation No 23 Imagine Media November 1996 p 281 Loyola Roman January 1997 The Game Room MacUser archived from the original on February 21 2001 retrieved January 23 2020 Atwood Brett 1996 06 01 Reviews amp Previews Billboard p 84 Retrieved 2014 07 15 Staff November 1996 150 Best and 50 Worst Games of All Time Computer Gaming World No 148 pp 63 65 68 72 74 76 78 80 84 88 90 94 98 External links EditIndiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures at MobyGames Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Indiana Jones and His Desktop Adventures amp oldid 1158277890, 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