The Lost Ark of the Covenant

The Lost Ark of The Covenant is a graphical adventure based upon the adventures of Indiana Jones.

This is a graphical text adventure, where commands are inputted via VERB NOUN commands. Most puzzles are inventory based. It features a save and restore feature. The player controls an Indiana Jones-themed character who is challenged with finding the Lost Ark of the Covenant.

The player has landed their plane on an island, and must locate the 8 colored gemstones found throughout the island. The player must explore the ocean, rivers, lost temples, jungles, desert, and deep caves. There are timed events, and certain events will only happen at midnight or noon. The player has to fight a number of animals with the the pistol they find, as well as do battle with native tribes.

Added October 18, 2024
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Dedication (Apple II) from mobygames.com
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Starting by the Sea (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Along a Beach Cliff (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Sundial in the Desert (Apple II) from mobygames.com
My Airplane (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Throwing a Coconut off the Cliff (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Within my Airplane (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A Warehouse (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Taming a Horse (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Jumping the River with my Horse (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A Snake in the Woods (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Murdering Natives (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A Message (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Feeding a Dead Vulture to the Piranhas (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Diving in the River (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Meeting Tarzan (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Exploring Underground (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Exploring a Lost Pyramid (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A Skeleton Underground (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Within the Lost Temple (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Under the Sea (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Shooting a Bear (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Climbing Down into the Final Cavern (Apple II) from mobygames.com
A Final Clue (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Placing the Stones (Apple II) from mobygames.com
The Ark Appears (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Acquiring the Ark (Apple II) from mobygames.com
Game Over (Apple II) from mobygames.com

Year of Release:
1984

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Genre(s):
Puzzle Adventure Traditional

Graphic Style:
2D

Camera View:
First-Person

Control Type:
Text Parser

Free to Play:
Yes

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