# Scarab of Ra - long shot request **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 6, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226 "2012-12-06T20:40:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/1 "2012-12-06T20:40:39Z")
My old Mac seems to no longer be bootable, and I am looking for a screen shot of the scarab from Scarab of Ra. Anyone out there still have a playable Scarab of Ra game that could get me a screenshot of the scarab? I’ve looked in Bing & Google image searches and found lots of monkeys and mummies and other Scarab images, but so far no scarab. I know this is a longshot, but thought it can’t hurt to ask. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/2 "2012-12-10T03:22:43Z")
How long does it take to get to a screenshot of the scarab? If it’s not that long, I might be willing to find a copy and play it up to that point. If not, I’ll look for high quality videos (aka “let’s plays”) on YouTube and take a screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/3 "2012-12-10T04:22:25Z")
[Here](http://imgh.us/dirty_Scarab_of_Ra.png)’s a version I found in a YouTube video, after someone threw the scarab at a Mummy. But I have a feeling there must be a way to look at the items in your inventory or a way to see the scarab before all those dots appear on all the walls, as there’s no way you can tell that this thing is a scarab. It seems the thing is the last item you find before you finish the game, so I don’t know if I’ll be able to find it. Perhaps you’d prefer me to help you get the game running on a newer computer so you can get your own screenshot? I’m at least going to try to get it working on my PC, and maybe try a playthrough or two. (Honestly, this really isn’t my sort of game. I’m not a Rogue-alike fan.) ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/4 "2012-12-10T04:25:52Z")
You can see it on the ground at 11:01 of [this video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukc5M2J7nBM). ETA: it’s better at 3:26 of [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5o6N6WUxAI) (this is assuming that there is no way to view it in inventory.) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/5 "2012-12-10T05:46:18Z")
Well, I did get the game running on my PC, and I did quickly find a [scarab hieroglyph](http://postimage.org/image/v7l3zvurl/) on the wall. The image is higher quality than anything you’d get from trying to crop a YouTube video, but you may want the actual scarab. (And there doesn’t appear to be any way to look at your inventory items.) ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/6 "2012-12-10T08:38:57Z")
BTW, [here’s the scarab](http://imgh.us/scarab-of-ra-youtube-enhanced.png) from **cckerberos** ’s second video. I’ve enhanced it and sharpened it to make up for the quality loss. And I doubled (technically quadrupled) the size. If that link goes down, try [this one](http://postimage.org/image/7alwuy48p/). (Right click to save the image.) EDIT: And I’ve reported the spam post above this one. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/7 "2012-12-10T17:27:34Z")
Thank you thank you thank you to both of you. It means so much to me that you’d take the time to help me. I can work with these images/videos. Thank you!!! P.S. this is a project I am working on to find or commission a scarab locket to hold a picture of my sister who passed away in 2007. We played Scarab obsessively for many years. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/8 "2017-07-18T13:56:10Z")
Apologies for bumping such an old thread, but I wanted to let you know that I finally used everyone’s hard work helping me find an image of the scarab. After a long time searching for a suitable locket, I gave up and [got a tattoo.](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-otqfdFnVqsRDlwQUtTeHJIOGs/view?usp=sharing) Thank you again for helping me obtain the image. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/9 "2017-07-18T14:57:07Z")
Thanks for the bump! This is the first I’m seeing this thread, and it needs to be screenshotted and saved for the sake of humanity. The fact that a small group of internet people worked so hard (and together!) to do something nice like that is heartwarming and great. Way to go all. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2017, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scarab-of-ra-long-shot-request/643226/10 "2017-07-18T16:22:05Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Way to go all. I agree. One of the reasons I keep coming back to the Dope.