▁where ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁Lost ▁Ark ▁is ▁revealed . ▁South ▁of ▁the ▁Map ▁Room ▁is ▁a ▁Th ieves ▁Den ▁and ▁a ▁Black ▁Market . ▁The ▁Black ▁Market ▁contains ▁various ▁figures , ▁such ▁as ▁two ▁she ik hs , ▁a ▁T set se ▁fly ▁and ▁a ▁lun atic , ▁and ▁items ▁needed ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁game ▁( most ▁not ably ▁a ▁sh ov el ). ▁ ▁After ▁acqu iring ▁all ▁needed ▁items ▁from ▁the ▁various ▁rooms , ▁the ▁player ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁mes a ▁and ▁j umps ▁off ▁using ▁a ▁par ach ute . ▁The ▁player ▁goes ▁inside ▁the ▁mes a , ▁via ▁a ▁small ▁hole ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁a ▁branch , ▁and ▁dig s ▁up ▁the ▁Ark , ▁after ▁dod ging ▁more ▁th ieves . ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁game ▁began ▁development ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁" When ▁I ▁was ▁coding ▁[ R a iders ▁of ▁the ▁Lost ▁Ark ], " ▁says ▁War sh aw , ▁ ▁" I ▁really ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁into ▁character ". ▁" I ▁wore ▁the ▁hat ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁real ▁ten - foot - long ▁le ather ▁b ull wh ip . ▁Man , ▁it ▁was ▁loud . ▁Like ▁a ▁gun shot ! ▁I ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁for ▁R & D ▁– ▁Research ▁and ▁Dis cipl ine . ▁If ▁people ▁were ▁s no op ing ▁round ▁the ▁building , ▁I ' d ▁s ne ak ▁up ▁behind ▁them ▁and ▁crack ▁that ▁wh ip . ▁They ' d ▁jump ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁su its