Tutankham

Tutankham

1982 · Konami

2.93 out of 5, 7 ratings

About

Tutankham is a combination of the maze, action and shoot 'em up genres. Taking on the role of an explorer grave robbing Tutankhamun's tomb, the player is chased by creatures such as asps, vultures, parrots, bats, dragons, and even curses, all that kill the player on contact. The explorer can fight back by firing lasers at the creatures, but he can only cover the left and right directions. The player is also endowed with a single screen-clearing "flash bomb" per level or life. Finally, each level has warp zones that teleport the player around the level, which enemies cannot use. To progress, the player collects keys open locked doors throughout the levels, searching for the large exit door. Optional treasures can be picked-up for bonus points. Each level has a timer; when it reaches zero the explorer can no longer fire lasers, and once a level is cleared the remaining time is converted to bonus points.

Release date
January 1, 1982
Developer
Konami
Publisher
Stern Electronics, Parker Brothers, Konami
Genres
ShooterPlatformerPuzzle
Themes
Action

Media

Platforms

Commodore VIC-20
ColecoVision
Arcade
Atari 2600
Atari 8-bit
Web browser
Intellivision
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000
NEC PC-6000 Series
Texas Instruments TI-99

Release dates

ArcadeFull release
Europe · Jan 1, 1982
ArcadeFull release
Japan · Jun 10, 1982
ArcadeFull release
North America · Jul 1, 1982

Engines

PICO-8

Languages

LanguagesAudioSubtitlesInterface
English (US)