Enter Legends of the Hidden Temple, a story about a brother and sister who happen to be the children of archaeologists. There are plans to reboot the Tomb Raider film franchise, but it's too early to tell just how family friendly that will be. I've already suggested making a push for Carmen Sandiego.
The Indiana Jones series has, in my opinion, run its course.
Sure, that market has recently been dominated by superhero fare, but there's definitely room for a kid-friendly return to good old fashioned adventure films. It's a sad day when I can only think of the Spy Kids movies as the most recent series aimed at entertaining kids in an action-adventure fashion.
Terrifying.īefore I get into a rant about the dearth of game shows for kids today, I'll make my case for why Legends of the Hidden Temple deserves a return to form in either its original vision or, stick with me, in a kids action-adventure movie franchise. Lurking inside the Temple itself were muscle-bound and barely-clothed Temple Guards who would hide in dark alcoves and literally snatch up the players if they didn't placate them with a shiny Temple Medallion. The victor of the Games earned the right to assault the Temple where the day's item awaited them and promised great rewards (ranging from a box of Nerds to a trip to the Cayman Islands). The Temple Games also allowed each team to earn halves of Temple Medallions (more on that in a minute). Voiced by the prolific Dee Bradley Baker, Olmec orated the tale of the day, be it "Blackbeard's Treasure Map" or "The Electrified Key of Benjamin Franklin." These brief history lessons not only gave players the necessary information to answer the trivia challenges, but clued them in to the item of the day that they must eventually seek in the Temple itself.Īfter two teams made it through the knowledge portion of the game, they were each subjected to three physical challenges that were tied in to the theme of Olmec's story. From there, the four surviving teams were whittled down to two via the "Steps of Knowledge," a round of trivia that was based on a historical lesson supplied by the giant carved stone head, Olmec.