Summer 1989. Indiana Jones was back on the big screen in The Last Crusade and there was not one but two official videogames based on it: The Graphic Adventure and The Action Game. But if you wanted the thrills and derring-do of the Indiana Jones movies distilled into a single game, there was another option: Rick Dangerous.
There was room for this Indy wannabe because it was neither an adventure nor an action game. was a puzzle game. Yes, it was a platformer, and that meant jumping and climbing, but it was rarely about reflexes. Generally you didn’t have time to react to the ever-present threats around you. One wrong turn and a spear would skewer you. Another misstep and spikes would impale you. It seemed that
