LOTHT Video Game Concept

[karmew32]

This is an idea I came up with. Basically, you and a partner are exploring 15 different temples, with each using the 15 layouts used in the actual show. There are 10 (5 male, 5 female) characters available at the start, each with different attributes (speed, strength, etc.), with 6 characters being unlocked by completing different objectives (eg. escape while not encountering any temple guards, escape the temple with at least 60 seconds left). There are 8 artifacts per temple, and you must retrieve at least 4 to move onto the next temple. Temple 1 uses layout 1, Temple 2 uses layout 2, etc.

Here are the artifacts:
The First Encounter (Wood)
1-1: Blackbeard?s Treasure Map
1-2: The Golden Cup of Belshazzar
1-3: Galileo?s Cannonball
1-4: The Dead Man?s Hand
1-5: John Henry?s Lost Hammer
1-6: The Golden Cricket Cage of Khan
1-7: Elizabeth I?s Golden Ship
1-8: The Map to the Lost Gold Mine

Temple of Set (Oak)
2-1: The Star of Sultan Saladin
2-2: The Keys to the Alhambra
2-3: The Helmet of Genghis Khan
2-4: The Trojan Horseshoe
2-5: The Pendant of Kamehameha
2-6: The Lost Logbooks of Magellan
2-7: The Moccasins of Geronimo
2-8: Henry VIII?s Great Seal

Fortress of Blackbeard (Teak)
3-1: The Lucky Pig of Amelia Earhart
3-2: The Water Bottle of Ponce de Leon
3-3: The Treasure Map of Jean Lafitte
3-4: The Oracle Bowl of Delphi
3-5: The Paintbrush of Leonardo da Vinci
3-6: The Golden Chains of Zenobia
3-7: The Belly Button of Buddha
3-8: The Stolen Arm of Shiva

Long John Silver?s Secret Stash (Maple)
4-1: The Stone Marker of Leif Erikson
4-2: The Helmet of Joan of Arc
4-3: The Medal of Sir Edmund Hillary
4-4: The Mask of Shaka Zulu
4-5: The Golden Jaguar of Atahualpa
4-6: The Silver Saddle Horn of Hannibal
4-7: The Gordian Knot
4-8: King Tut?s Cobra Staff

Mayan Maze (Mahogany)
5-1: The Blue Pearl of the Dragon Lady
5-2: The Codebook of Mata Hari
5-3: Pecos Bill?s Lost Lariat
5-4: Robin Hood and Marian?s Silk Ladder
5-5: Lawrence of Arabia?s Headdress
5-6: The Collar of Davy Crockett
5-7: The Snake Bracelet of Cleopatra
5-8: The Treasure of Anne Bonny

Jungle Shrine (Steel)
6-1: The Silver Horseshoe of Butch Cassidy
6-2: The Secret Battle Plan of Nathan Hale
6-3: The Golden Stallion of Ali Baba
6-4: The Silver Cannonball of Grandy Nanny
6-5: The Walking Stick of Harriet Tubman
6-6: The Lost Love Letter of Captain John Smith
6-7: The Diary of Dr. Livingstone
6-8: The Bone Necklace of the Blackfeet Chief

Temple of Python (Sapphire)
7-1: The Mush Pot Hat of Johnny Appleseed
7-2: The Cracked Crown of the Spanish King
7-3: The Imperial Purple Robe of Empress Theodora
7-4: The Stone Head of the Evil King
7-5: The Lucky Medallion of Atocha
7-6: The Applewood Amulet of Emiliano Zapata
7-7: The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin
7-8: The Lucky Pillow of Annie Taylor

Labyrinth of Ra (Emerald)
8-1: The Missing Eye of David
8-2: The Enormous Iron Nose Ring of Babe
8-3: The Very Tall Turban of Ahmed Baba
8-4: The Ivory Elephant of Scheherazade
8-5: The Sacred Ring of Sultan Suleiman
8-6: The Plumed Headdress of Cosa Rara
8-7: The Jeweled Necklace of Montezuma
8-8: The Lost Lion Tail of Little John

Tutankhamen?s Treasure (Ruby)
9-1: The Shriveled Hand of Efoua
9-2: The Mask of the Man in the Iron Mask
9-3: The Crown of Queen Nzinga
9-4: The Two-Cornered Hat of Napoleon
9-5: The Silk Sash of Mulan
9-6: The Golden Goblet of Attila the Hun
9-7: The Leopard-Skin Cloak of Annie Oakley
9-8: The Snakeskin Boots of Billy the Kid

The Pretender?s Palace (Bronze)
10-1: The Golden Pepperoni of Catherine de? Medici
10-2: The Golden Earring of Henry Morgan
10-3: The Milk Bucket of Freydis
10-4: The Missing Weather Maps of Charles Lindbergh
10-5: The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus
10-6: The Broken Wing of Icarus
10-7: The Bonnet of Dolley Madison
10-8: The Priceless Portrait of the Polynesian Girl

Illusion of Medusa (Silver)
11-1: The Bifocal Monocle of One-Eyed Jack
11-2: The Comet-Embroidered Battle Flag of William the Conqueror
11-3: The War Fan of the 47 Ronin
11-4: The Much-Heralded Helmet of Sir Gawain
11-5: The Lion-Headed Bracelet of Chandragupta
11-6: The Lion-Slashed Jacket of Sacagawea
11-7: The Secret Map of the Bandit Queen
11-8: The Thornwood Gavel of Judge Roy Bean

Temple of the Aztecs (Gold)
12-1: The Snow Cone of Mount Kilimanjaro
12-2: The Upside-Down Compass of Henry Hudson
12-3: The Bent Shaving Pan of Jedediah Smith
12-4: The Marble Armrest of Xerxes
12-5: The Smashed Printing Plate of Frederick Douglass
12-6: The Mystical Spell Book of the Imperial Wizard
12-7: The Useless Map of the Chibcha Chieftain
12-8: The Golden Spider Web of Robert the Bruce

The Jester?s Shrine (Platinum)
13-1: The Discarded Seal of Ivan the Terrible
13-2: The Mysterious Manuscript of Mary Shelley
13-3: The Dried Apple Half of William Tell
13-4: The Missing Portrait of Hans Holbein
13-5: The Ivory Hunting Horn of Roland
13-6: The Royal Torque of Queen Boadicea
13-7: The Lost Hornpipe of the Pirate Captain
13-8: The Enormous Feather of the Me Linh

Mysterious Mandarin Maze (Diamond)
14-1: The Red Sash of Tokugawa Ieyasu
14-2: The Broken Trident of Poseidon
14-3: The Lily-Crested Crown of Clovis the First
14-4: The Mussel-Shell Armor of Apanuugpak
14-5: The Metal Beard of the Egyptian Queen
14-6: The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King
14-7: The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb
14-8: The Melted Head of Madame Tussaud

The Final Frontier (Rainbow)
15-1: The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior
15-2: The Bullet-Riddled Handbag of Belle Boyd
15-3: The Lost Whale Bone of Pytheas
15-4: The Dried Ear of Corn of Sojourner Truth
15-5: The Jeweled Scabbard of Sforza
15-6: The Good-Luck Watch of Empress Eugenie
15-7: The Ruby Earring of bin-Zibab
15-8: The Jewel-Encrusted Egg of Catherine the Great

Secret Shrine of Olmec (Magic)
5 hidden artifacts, revealed once you find all 120!

[karmew32]

Scoring System
Complete a Room=100xTemple Number
Grab an Artifact=500xTemple Number x Level Number
Escape the Temple=1,000xTemple Number x Level Number
Time Bonus=100 points per second x Temple Number
Complete a Temple=10,000xTemple Number
All artifact bonus=5,000xTemple Number
Find the other half of your pendant=1,000 (Medium), 2,000 (Expert)
No temple guard bonus=1,000
Multiply all of these scores by 1.5 on Medium, 2 on Hard, 3 on Expert, and 5 on X-Treme.

Other rules:
You must successfully retrieve at least 4 artifacts to complete a temple. Otherwise you must start the temple over without any of the failed temple?s artifacts.
If you?re caught by all of the temple guards, you lose a life and must start the level over.
If you fail to reach the artifact, you go onto the next level, but you also lose a life.
If you manage to reach the artifact, but you don?t escape in time, you simply move onto the next level without gaining or losing any lives.
If you manage to escape the temple before time is up, you move onto the next level and receive an extra life.
You start with 2 pendants on Easy, 1 ? pendants on Medium, 1 pendant on Hard, ? a pendant on Expert, and no pendants on X-Treme.

[karmew32]

Rank system:
There are 2 rank systems: One for how many points you have, and one for how many artifacts you have.

Points (based on the ranking system here at PT):
0-2,499: New Player
2,500-4,999: Purple Parrot
5,000-9,999: Red Jaguar
10,000-14,999: Blue Barracuda
15,000-22,499: Orange Iguana
22,500-29,999: Silver Snake
30,000-39,999: Green Monkey
40,000-49,999: Silver Monkey
50,000-64,999: Temple Guide
65,000-79,999: Temple Guard
80,000-99,999: Ronin
100,000-119,999: Pharaoh
120,000-149,999: Sultan
150,000-179,999: Court Jester
180,000-209,999: Viper
210,000-249,999: Sacred Marker
250,000-299,999: Gargoyle
300,000-359,999: Golden Idol
360,000-419,999: Warrior
420,000-479,999: Ancient Warrior
480,000-559,999: King
560,000-639,999: Evil King
640,000-719,999: Ancient King
720,000-799,999: Headless King
800,000-899,999: Legendary Figure
900,000-999,999: Python
1,000,000-1,249,999: Pretender
1,250,000-1,499,999: Egyptian Deity
1,500,000-1,999,999: Mayan God
2,000,000 and up: Recognized Legends God

Artifacts (I made these up myself):
0-4: New Student
5-9: Student
10-14: Freshman
15-19: Sophomore
20-24: Junior
25-29: Senior
30-34: Graduate
35-39: College Student
40-49: College Graduate
50-59: Egyptologist
60-69: Archaeologist
70-84: Doctor of Archaeology
85-99: Professor
100-119: Professor Emeritus
120-124: Legendary Explorer
All 125: Ultimate Explorer

[The Dark Enforcer]

Sounds like something that I'd like to own!

A great concept indeed, Karmew!

[The Ancient Warrior]

That sounds like a great concept if it could be made to work.  The only downside is the amount of guesswork some of these levels would require, considering how some teams didn't make it far enough for us to tell which path was the right one.

Still, you could try pitching it to Ed if he has enough time on his hands? I wonder if it's possible to create a special version of Temple Runner that could at least work with part of that.

[The Bandit King]

But what could the five "hidden artifacts" be?

[karmew32]

Artifacts used in The Ancient Warrior's "Tournament of Champions"