Indy must cross the bridge safely within the span of a single life if he can reach the stolen Sankara Stone at the end of the bridge, the game will enter a cut scene similar to the climax of the film: Indy cuts the ropes supporting the bridge, sending Mola Ram to his death as Indy climbs to safety to reach Willie and Short Round. At the opposite end, Mola Ram awaits, throwing flaming hearts with increasing speed. From one end of the bridge, Thuggee guards will run across in an attempt to reach Indy.
The game repeats through these three levels until all three Sankara Stones are recovered the player must then traverse the first two levels a fourth time, after which the temple level is replaced by a bridge level. While avoiding booby traps, guards and Mola Ram, Indy must recover the Stone and escape through one of four doors below the statue of Kali.
The faster the player presses the 'whip' button, the faster Indy will exit the cart if he can do so moments before an enemy crashes into him, the game will announce 'CLOSE CALL, INDY!', and award bonus points. However, Indy cannot use his whip while braking, and his cart is still in danger of crashing if an enemy cart catches up. In order to brake, Indy must slow the cart, which the computer will perform automatically as it reaches the temple entrance. The level ends when Indy reaches the end of the track unscathed. He must avoid dead ends and missing rails by tilting his minecart along the tracks appropriately he must also outrun or overturn carts controlled by Thuggee guards, who force themselves into collisions with his cart.
Numerous on-screen messages appear following Indy succumbing to different fates (only on the first times.) Examples: If he's caught by a Thuggee, the message is, 'Whip the Thuggee guards!' or if he falls too far it's, 'Watch your feet on the paths!'Īfter choosing a difficulty level, the player begins the game, initially composed of three levels, each based on specific scenes from the film. Throughout Temple of Doom's several modes of gameplay, Indy loses a life if hit once (sustaining physical contact with enemies or other hazards), or from falling onto a walkable surface from too far a height. The player's ultimate goal is to free the children the cult has kidnapped as slaves, recover the stolen relics known as 'Sankara Stones,' and escape from the titular temple. The player assumes the role of Indiana Jones as he infiltrates the lair of the evil Thuggee cult, armed only with his trademark whip. It is also the first Atari System 1 arcade game to include digitized speech, including voice clips of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones and Amrish Puri as Mola Ram, as well as John Williams' music from the film. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom is a 1985 action arcade game developed and published by Atari Games, based on the 1984 film of the same name, the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise. This game can be played also in a version for NES. If you prefer to use a java applet emulator, follow this link. This game is emulated by javascript emulator em-dosbox. For fullscreen press 'Right Alt' + 'Enter'. Game is controlled by the same keys that are used to playing under MS DOS.