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Temple of Doom NES cartridge: the licensed Mindscape release of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom from 1988, ported by Tengen from the Atari arcade game. Use the whip, ride mine carts and face Mola Ram. This is a loose cartridge only, with no box or manual. Orders ship within 2 business days.
| Platform | NES |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Mindscape |
| Condition | Loose Cartridge |
| Availability | In stock |
Temple of Doom NES is the licensed Nintendo Entertainment System release of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, published by Mindscape in North America in December 1988. Tengen ported the game from the 1985 Atari Games arcade original. This listing is a loose cartridge, the game cartridge only.
The arcade game was developed by Atari Games and released in 1985 on the Atari System 1 hardware. It is based on the 1984 film and was the first Atari System 1 game with digitized speech.
On the NES you control Indiana Jones and rely on his whip. Your tasks include rescuing the children held by Mola Ram. You swing across gaps with the whip and ride mine carts, picking the right track while dodging obstacles.
Bats, snakes and Thuggee guards stand in your way. Mola Ram himself is an enemy too, and he throws fireballs.
Two NES releases of this game exist. Tengen sold its own unlicensed version in late 1989, and a licensed version was published by Mindscape. Licensed NES games use the gray, semi-square cartridge shape, while Tengen's unlicensed carts are rounded and matte black. This listing is the Temple of Doom Mindscape NES release.
Browse all NES games. Compare it with the unlicensed Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Tengen), or follow Indy to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Read more about Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1985 video game) on Wikipedia.
Who published the licensed NES version?
Mindscape published it in North America in December 1988. Tengen did the port.
Is this the Tengen black cartridge?
No. This listing is the Mindscape release. The Tengen version is listed separately.
What do you do in the game?
You use Indy's whip to swing across gaps, ride mine carts and rescue the children held by Mola Ram.
Does it come with a box or manual?
No. This is a loose cartridge only, made for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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Loose is the game cartridge only. Complete (CIB) includes the cartridge, the original box and the manual. Brand New is factory sealed. Choose one above; options shown in grey are not in stock right now.
Joe Ottoson –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Five Steps Forward. Wait… You’re exhausted now.
This is a loose port of the arcade game of the same name. The object is for Indy to rescue kidnapped children from the cultists. Find the kids, clear the level. Indycan find and/or use weapons like his trusty whip which will let him swing from posts, pistols etc to deal with the Thugee guards that really want to keep kids in little cages for some reason.
The main problems with the game are that the objective is unclear, and the perspective which seems to be isometric mashed flat then mapped onto an infinite scrolling plane makes navigation needlessly confusing. If you can wrap your head around those issues though, you do get to ride around in mine carts a lot looking for kids.
I got this game back when it was brand new, and I managed to sink a fair amount of time into it as a kid. I can’t say the game’s terrible as a result, but it is rather repetitive. I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone but collectors who want a complete collection but have no intention of playing the games they’re collecting.
Rosanna –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Games are defective
Game would not work. I won’t order from them anymore. It’s not worth the refund. I just pissed my money away.
Green Level Clearance –
Originally posted on Amazon.com · not a MarioShroomed purchase
Crystal Skulls Everywhere
The 1984 movie is a classic. This 1988 game is not. That’s the first piece of knowledge that you need. There were two different copies of the game (basically the same) by two different companies. They would eventually go to court with only one standing. Tangent last out to Mindscape. And although Tengen games were usually pretty solid, the game itself wasn’t anything to fight over honestly. It might have sold well, but the game is annoying.
First irritation is the horrible view. It’s literally brain bending trying to figure out what perspective you’re looking at the game at! It’s not a sidescroller, it’s not a platformer. What is it? It wouldn’t be as annoying, but you got enemies coming at you. You can fall to your death. And those blasted conveyer belts will get you killed too! Also your weapons suck. Seriously. I have never been sadder about using a whip.
Another stupid thing, if you die on wave 9 (stage 9) or above then you had to start back at 9. This is annoying because there are 12 waves! Just a stupid idea. Definitely a Crystal Skull of a video game. Not worth having in your NES collection.