Indiana Jones & The Iron Phoenix was in development at LucasArts between 1993 to 1994.
When it comes to the history of Lucasfilm Games and LucasArts, there is no shortage of compelling “What ifs”, with the studio having a veritable graveyard of projects that were killed before they had a chance to reach the market.
From Star Wars originals like 1313 and First Assault to adventure game sequels like Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels and Sam & Max Freelance Police, there has been an abundance of unrealized titles that have since come to light from across the company’s 40+ year history, which have both excited and frustrated fans in equal measure. So we thought we’d take the time to look into one of our personal favourites — Indiana Jones & The Iron Phoenix — speaking to the developers of the game and looking at various other articles and videos on the subject to piece together the history of its development, and the Dark Horse comic books it eventually inspired. Ironically, though, our story doesn’t actually begin with The Iron Phoenix, but with another cancelled Indy project: the lesser-known educational title Young Indiana Jones at The World’s Fair.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Indiana Jones & The Iron Phoenix was in development at LucasArts between 1993 to 1994.
When it comes to the history of Lucasfilm Games and LucasArts, there is no shortage of compelling “What ifs”, with the studio having a veritable graveyard of projects that were killed before they had a chance to reach the market.
From Star Wars originals like 1313 and First Assault to adventure game sequels like Full Throttle: Hell on Wheels and Sam & Max Freelance Police, there has been an abundance of unrealized titles that have since come to light from across the company’s 40+ year history, which have both excited and frustrated fans in equal measure. So we thought we’d take the time to look into one of our personal favourites — Indiana Jones & The Iron Phoenix — speaking to the developers of the game and looking at various other articles and videos on the subject to piece together the history of its development, and the Dark Horse comic books it eventually inspired. Ironically, though, our story doesn’t actually begin with The Iron Phoenix, but with another cancelled Indy project: the lesser-known educational title Young Indiana Jones at The World’s Fair.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
