Giza, also spelled Gizeh, is a city located in Egypt which lay along the Great Circle.
The Great Pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built there along with the Great Sphinx and other sites of antiquity which represent the Ancient Egyptian culture as a cradle of civilization.
In the late 1930s, a smaller settlement was situated on the outskirts of the city proper.
History[]
Having already foiled a Nazi excavation a year prior at nearby Tanis; in 1937, Indiana Jones discovered that the Third Reich had launched a dig in Giza during the archaeologist's investigation of the Great Circle.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
- "Indiana Jones has an incredibly rich lore with movies, comic books, games and more that we could dig into and use in different ways, not only for immersing the player in Indy’s world, but also to connect the different stories and characters. In this regard, our great working relationship with Lucasfilm Games helped us enormously."
- ―Indiana Jones and the Great Circle lead narrative designer Tommy Tordsson Björk on how the game adapts the 1930s faithfully.[src]
Giza being referred by its more ancient name "Gizeh" in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was credited by Xbox Wire as part of lead narrative designer Tommy Tordsson Björk's description of the research MachineGames did to accurately depict the 1930s in the game.[5]
Appearances[]
- The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" → My First Adventure
- Young Indiana Jones and the Tomb of Terror
- Indiana Jones et le Secret de la Pyramide
- Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
- Indiana Jones Adventure World
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
Sources[]
- Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- Close Encounters of the Random Kind (Unlicensed source)
- Indiana Jones: The Ultimate Guide
Defining Moments: “Time Stands Still” on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Coming to Xbox consoles, PC, and Game Pass December 9 on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org) (Pictured only) (Globe only)
- Lucasfilm Games' Craig Derrick Talks Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
- The Faces & Places of Indiana Jones and the Great Circle™ on Bethesda.net
First Look at Playing Indiana Jones and the Great Circle on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle — Great Circle globe
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Digital Art Book
- How Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Changes How We Watch the Indy Films on Lucasfilm.com (backup link on Archive.org)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles – "Young Indiana Jones and the Curse of the Jackal" → My First Adventure
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Indiana Jones and the Secret of the Sphinx
- ↑ Raiders of the Lost Ark Sourcebook
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- ↑ Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: Bringing ’80s Movie Magic to a 2024 Game at Xbox Wire
