Legends of the Hidden Temple

Ah... My childhood comes flooding back to me...

If The Legend of Zelda taught me basic math and King's Quest II and King's Quest III taught me basic reading and spelling (not much for grammar when all you have to type are things like "open door" and "take staff"), then Legends of the Hidden Temple taught me how to make sure I knew Nickelodeon's programming schedule so I could watch it constantly. Oh yeah, and it also gave me an unnatural love for history trivia. Go figure.

Anyway, the show was a gameshow for kids. Each episode, the show's resident idol would tell the tale of some legend, whether it was history, mythology, or geography, and the kids would work their way through the temple, eventually ending at the Temple Run, in which they would have to find the artifact in question. Complete with prizes that made Invader Zim's fundraising expedition look worthwhile, this show was one of the only gameshows I've ever appreciated.

As the story goes, I got into a conversation with my youngest brother about it and we went on a quest to find the episodes, having not seen them since we were in elementary school. Lo and behold, I found one episode on Google video, and I feel obliged to share it with all of you.

Oh, the joys of being a nerd in a hip world...