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Tutankham

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…

1 January 1982

Tutankham is a platform developed by Konami, released 1 January 1982 on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision and Arcade.

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What Tutankham is

Tutankham is a platform game developed by Konami and released in 1982. It is available on Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, NEC PC-6000 Series, Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000, Texas Instruments TI-99 and Web browser. It runs on PICO-8.

The premise, in the publisher's words

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…
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Tutankham launched on 1 January 1982, within three weeks of Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf and Robotron: 2084.

Released around the same time: Ms. Pac-Man, Zaxxon, Gorf, Robotron: 2084.

Official trailer

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Screenshots

All media

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Quick answers

Tutankham — frequently asked questions

When did Tutankham come out?
Tutankham was released on 1 January 1982 for Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, NEC PC-6000 Series, Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000, Texas Instruments TI-99 and Web browser.
Does Tutankham have multiplayer?
Yes. Tutankham supports multiplayer.

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