Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1991 action video game for the NES, developed by Software Creations and published by Taito. The game is based on the 1989 film of the same name.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
- Date
- 1991
- Publisher
- Taito
- Language
- English
- Genre
- action game
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1991 action video game for the NES, developed by Software Creations and published by Taito. The game is based on the 1989 film of the same name.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q6023274
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Title — Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade • Developer — Software Creations • Publisher — Taito America • Designer — Michael Crick • Programmer — John Seghers Michael Crick • Artist — Michael Crick • Composer — Geoff Follin Tim Follin • Series — Indiana Jones • Platforms — Nintendo Entertainment System • Released — March 1991 • Genre — Action • Modes — Single-player
Plot and gameplay
Plot and gameplay
In the game, the player controls the protagonist, Indiana Jones, navigating through levels taken directly from the film. The game begins in the year 1938, with Jones receiving a package from Venice, Italy, which turns out to be his father's Grail diary. At the same time, he receives a telegram from Marcus Brody telling him the Cross of Coronado is on a ship off the coast of Portugal. The player can then choose between recovering the Cross of Coronado or going to Venice first. If the player goes to recover the Cross, Jones must board a ship and defeat a certain number of Panama Hat's henchmen before fighting the boss himself. The player can also head to Venice where they are presented with a sliding puzzle challenge, which must be completed before a fire engulfs the room they are in. By solving the puzzle in time, the player receives a sketch showing the true Holy Grail. Jones then receives a telegram from Sallah telling him that Henry Jones, Sr. was taken captive by the Nazis and is being held at Castle Brunwald and that Marcus Brody has gone missing. After finishing the next mission, Jones receives another telegraph telling him the location of the Holy Grail. Saving Marcus takes place on top of a German tank in Iskenderun, where the player has to kill Nazis before the tank plunges over a cliff. At Castle Brunwald, the player must navigate a dense maze to find Henry Jones Sr. In several missions, if the player fails, it causes the Nazis to steal Henry's diary, and Jones must travel to Berlin to recover it via a motorcycle riding sequence. The final level of the game takes place in the Lost Temple. The player must carefully navigate the floor to spell out the word 'Jehovah'; stepping on the wrong tile will fail the puzzle, and if the player takes too long, the torch goes out. Afterward, Jones will reach the final sanctum containing the Knight and several 'grails'. If the player has the sketch from Venice, it will help identify the correct Grail. Choosing the correct Grail will trigger the game's ending. The game presents bitmapped pictures of the actors from the film of the same name, including Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, and Alison Doody.
Definition
Definition
The following is established of the heading itself. Associated with United Kingdom.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
- United Kingdom
Reception
Robert Swan of Computer and Video Games gave the game an 89% rating. Swan commended the graphics, music, and sound effects, considering it to be among the best NES games released at the time. Similarly, Nintendo Power observed that the action scenes from the film were effectively adapted into the game. However, Skyler Miller of AllGame, while appreciating the graphics, music, and cutscenes expressed criticism towards the gameplay; resulting in a rating of two and a half out of five stars for the game.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witness
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 18 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Collectables
20,755 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Indiana Jones and the Emperor's TombWork
- Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisWork
- Indiana Jones and the Great CircleWork
- Indiana Jones and the Infernal MachineWork
- Indiana Jones and the Staff of KingsWork
- Indiana Jones in Revenge of the AncientsWork
- Indiana Jones in the Lost KingdomWork
- Indiana Jones' Greatest AdventuresWork
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a copy of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.