Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-79046
Sega Mega Drive
EU
79046-50
Sega Mega Drive
BR
044230
Sega Master System
EU
27008-50
Sega Master System
PT
3,990$3,990
Sega Master System
AU
Sega Master System
BR
027070
Sega Game Gear
US
$39.9539.95[9] T-79028
Sega Game Gear
EU
79028-50
Sega Game Gear
BR
075060

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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a video game based on the third Indiana Jones film, originally released by US Gold and Tiertex for various home computers in 1989 with the added subtitle The Action Game, as to differentiate it from the Lucasfilm-developed graphic adventure adaptation released around the same time.

The following year both companies brought the game to the Sega Master System only in Europe, and in 1992 it saw ports to the Sega Game Gear and the Sega Mega Drive, being the first two console ports of the game to see release in North America.

Gameplay

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade' is a side-scrolling action game which loosely follows the events of the movie.

The Last Crusade is frequently criticised for its high difficulty, forcing players to complete stages in strict time limits and limiting the use of Indy's whip.

Versions

While the core structure of the game is consistent between all ports, the Mega Drive version has entirely different level layouts and features a handful of game mechanics which are missing in the 8-bit versions.

Very few differences separate the Game Gear and Master System versions, save for screen resolution. As with many Master System to Game Gear conversions, the lower resolution of the Game Gear makes this version significantly more difficult than its home console counterparts.

Magazine articles

Main article: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №1, p90/91
83 №17, p62/63[10]
47 №1, p59[11]
68 №26
83 №16, p72/73[12]
81 №35, p186[13]
82 №5, p52-54
72 №4, p42/43[14]
75 №9, p80
83 №27, p92/93[15]
72 №39, p30/31
70 №4, p52
83 №13, p44/45[16]
80 №17, p81[17]
78 №7, p20[18]
51 №3/93, p92[19]
Sega Mega Drive
75
Based on
16 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[20]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
75
[21]
Bad Influence! (UK) PAL
90
[22]
Consoles + (FR)
83
[10]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[23]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 7 (RU)
40
[24]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
47
[11]
Game Power (IT)
76
[25]
Gamers (DE)
53
[26]
GamesMaster (UK)
68
[27]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 2 (RU)
56
[28]
Joypad (FR) PAL
83
[12]
Joystick (FR) PAL
81
[13]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
82
[29]
Mega (UK) PAL
72
[14]
Mega Action (UK) PAL
75
[30]
Mega Byte (UK) PAL
87
[31]
Player One (FR)
83
[32]
Play Time (DE)
63
[33]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
72
[34]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
70
[35]
Sega Force (SE)
78
[36]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
83
[16]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
80
[17]
Supersonic (FR)
78
[18]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[37]
Video Games (DE)
51
[19]
Sega Mega Drive
70
Based on
27 reviews

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Mega Drive, US
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Mega Drive, EU
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Manual
Mega Drive, BR
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Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Master System version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
96 №3, p16/17
86 №4, p100[38]
85 №110, p123[39]
85 №2, p69[40]
85 №1, p139[41]
70 №43, p162[9]
80 №0, p14[42]
95 №2, p77[43]
88 №15, p132[44]
80 №2/39
85 №1, p46-48[45]
85 №8, p24/25[46]
48 №2/91, p158[47]
89 №3, p38[4]
65 №14, p20/21[48]
60 №23, p57
88 №16, p87
Sega Master System
81
Based on
17 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Master System
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Master System, EU
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade SMS EU Manual.pdf
Manual
Master System, EU (Alt)
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Master System, AU

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Master System, BR
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Manual
Master System, BR (Sega Special)
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Manual
Master System, BR (re-release)
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Master System, PT
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Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
80 №2, p58
84 №122 (Go!), p9[49]
64 №25, p73
78 №6, p58/59
85 №3, p52
60 №28, p95[50]
38 №3/93, p110[51]
78 №4, p56[52]
85 №2, p84/85
88 №7, p24/25[53]
42 №2/93, p118[54]
Sega Game Gear
71
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Sega Game Gear
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Game Gear, US
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Game Gear, EU
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Game Gear, BR
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade GG BR Manual.pdf
Manual

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 3599a3fd
MD5 e927417e67f1ff3170cc027ff1e96726
SHA-1 82758a8a47c4f1f0e990bd50b773b2c4300f616e
1MB 1992-02 Cartridge (US)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 eb8f4374
MD5 bc40ee0ea033ba893f4f2ee17368f2b6
SHA-1 70b5b4bc3f6d7ee7fbc77489bcfa4a96a831b88d
1MB 1992-02 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Master System
 ?
CRC32 8aeb574b
MD5 e83f8c99882e2123bd344090421e84c3
SHA-1 68e23692a12628dde805ded9de356c5e19e4eba6
256kB Cartridge (EU)
Sega Game Gear
 ?
CRC32 b875226b
MD5 9d396418be6587bed4867070d049ce98
SHA-1 2607f99263c8dd732d199b2357400638e08402ec
256kB Cartridge (US/EU)

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