Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Found this Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade clip for the Sega Master System, and it is worth knowing this is a genuinely different game from the NES version some of you might already know.
This version came out in 1990, developed by Tiertex Design Studios and published by U.S. Gold, based on the 1989 film. The subtitle The Action Game exists because Lucasfilm also put out a separate point and click adventure version for home computers around the same time, so this one got the extra label to keep things clear on consoles. You play through six stages that loosely follow the movie, starting in the mines, then onto a moving train, through some temple ruins, aboard the Nazi airship, and finally to the Grail itself, mixing climbing, whip combat, and puzzle sections the whole way.
The exact same core game also made it onto Game Gear and Sega Genesis around the same era, and the Genesis version in particular was reworked to be noticeably more forgiving than this Master System original, with different level layouts, a longer time limit, and whip attacks that regenerate over time. Across all its computer and Sega formats combined, the series reportedly pulled in around 5.5 million pounds worldwide since 1989, though contemporary reviewers were not exactly kind to the actual gameplay.
Did any of you play the Sega version of this back then, or did you have it on Genesis like some people in the comments? Let me know down below.
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Found this Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade clip for the Sega Master System, and it is worth knowing this is a genuinely different game from the NES version some of you might already know.
This version came out in 1990, developed by Tiertex Design Studios and published by U.S. Gold, based on the 1989 film. The subtitle The Action Game exists because Lucasfilm also put out a separate point and click adventure version for home computers around the same time, so this one got the extra label to keep things clear on consoles. You play through six stages that loosely follow the movie, starting in the mines, then onto a moving train, through some temple ruins, aboard the Nazi airship, and finally to the Grail itself, mixing climbing, whip combat, and puzzle sections the whole way.
The exact same core game also made it onto Game Gear and Sega Genesis around the same era, and the Genesis version in particular was reworked to be noticeably more forgiving than this Master System original, with different level layouts, a longer time limit, and whip attacks that regenerate over time. Across all its computer and Sega formats combined, the series reportedly pulled in around 5.5 million pounds worldwide since 1989, though contemporary reviewers were not exactly kind to the actual gameplay.
Did any of you play the Sega version of this back then, or did you have it on Genesis like some people in the comments? Let me know down below.
Subscribe to Game Forest GF for retro gaming content every single day.
#indianajones #segamastersystem #retrogaming #sega #retrogames #tiertex #90sgaming #classicgaming #8bitgaming #vintagegaming #retroconsole #segagenesis #90snostalgia #gamehistory #gameforestgf #youtubeshorts #gaming
