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|title = Tutankham
|image = [[Image:Tutankham2600.jpg|220px]]
 
 
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|developer = [[Konami]]
 
|developer = [[Konami]]
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|publisher = [[Stern (gaming company)|Stern]]
|publisher = [[Stern Electronics]]<br>Arcade<br>[[Parker Brothers]]<br>Atari 2600<br>ColecoVision<br>Intellivision
 
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|designer = H. Tanigaki
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|release = 1982
 
|genre = Labyrinth/Maze
|released = '''Arcade''': <br> [[1982]] ([[NA]]) <br> '''Atari 2600''': <br> [[1983]] ([[NA]]) <br> '''ColecoVision''': <br> [[1983]] ([[NA]]) <br> '''Intellivision''': <br> [[1983]] ([[NA]])
 
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|modes = Up to 2 players, playing alternately
|genre = [[Maze]]
 
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|cabinet = Upright
|modes = [[Single player]] <br> [[1-2 players alternating]]
 
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|arcade system =
|ratings = '''[[N/A]]''' <br> Arcade <br> Atari 2600 <br> ColecoVision <br> Intellivision
 
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|display = Vertical orientation, [[raster graphics]]
|platforms = [[Arcade]] <br> [[Atari 2600]] <br> [[ColecoVision]] <br> [[Intellivision]]
 
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|input = 4-way [[Joystick]] (''Move''), 1 button (''Flash''), 2-way joystick (''Fire'')
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|platforms = [[Arcade game|Arcade]], [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit computers]], [[ColecoVision]], [[Intellivision]], [[Odyssey 2]], [[Vic-20]], [[Xbox 360]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]]
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|input = One 4-Way [[Joystick]], One 2-Way [[Joystick]] and Action Button <br> [[Atari 2600 Joystick]] <br> [[ColecoVision Controller]] <br> [[Intellivision Controller]]
 
 
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'''''Tutankham''''' is a 1982 [[arcade game]] developed by [[Konami]] and released by [[Stern (gaming company)|Stern]] in the US. This game is also known as ''Horror Maze'' on ''[[Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits]]'' for the [[Nintendo DS]]. The game was originally titled ''Tutankhamen'', but the publisher discovered the full name could not fit on the arcade cabinet, so the title was shortened.<ref>''[[Game Room]]'' Trivia Notes</ref>
'''Tutankham''' is an arcade game released in 1982. It was ported to the Atari 2600, the ColecoVision, and the Intellivision.
 
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==Gameplay==
 
==Gameplay==
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The player plays an explorer [[grave robbing]] [[Tutankhamun]]'s tomb. The player is chased by creatures such as [[asps]], [[vultures]], [[parrots]], [[bat]]s, [[dragons]] and [[curses]] that kill the player on contact. The player may move in four directions, but can ''only'' fire in two directions, left and right, making the player helpless in vertical shafts. The player is also endowed with a single [[Smart bomb (disambiguation)|flash bomb]] per life and level to destroy all the enemies on a screen. The player must grab keys to open large doors to advance in a level, and may optionally grab treasures for bonus points. Each level features a timer; when it reaches zero, it removes the explorer's ability to fire. It also measures the bonus for escaping each level.
In this game, you play an explorer who searches through King Tut's tomb to find his treasures while fighting off various creatures who guard the tomb as you find your way through the catacombs.
 
   
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==Ports==
The game has four different stages where you must help the explorer find four different treasures including a map, an urn, a chest of gold and jewels and finally the golden death mask. The game has rather spooky, Egyptian-style background music.
 
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''Tutankham'' was ported to the [[Atari 2600]], [[Atari 8-bit family|Atari 8-bit computers]], [[ColecoVision]], [[IntelliVision]], [[Odyssey 2]], [[Vic-20]] and the original arcade game is one of the games available in [[Microsoft]]'s ''[[Game Room]]''.
   
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==History==
You must guide the explorer through the maze of each stage. There are several different creatures who constantly materialize from random areas of the maze and attack including asps, vultures, parrots, bats, dragons and curses. Those creatures can be destroyed to score 20, 40 and even 60 points with bullets or a "flash bomb" (which destroys all enemies on the screen). "flash bombs" can only be used once per stage or each of them can be used for later stages.
 
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''Tutankham'' was one of six games chosen to appear in the famous LIFE magazine photo-session conducted at [[Twin Galaxies]] in [[Ottumwa, Iowa]], on November 7, 1982. The photo, which also included ''[[Donkey Kong]]'', ''[[Tempest (arcade game)|Tempest]]'', ''[[Centipede (video game)|Centipede]]'', ''[[Defender (video game)|Defender]]'' and ''[[Ms. Pac-Man]]'', featured the top video game superstars of the 1982-era, gathered for a group photograph. The Tutankham champion in the photo was Mark Robichek, of [[Mountain View, California]]. The resulting photo is considered one of the most famous in video game history and was the subject of a 2007 Sundance documentary titled ''[[Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade]]''. Archival footage from this photograph session also appeared in another documentary film titled ''[[The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters]]'', which was released at the 2007 [[Slamdance Film Festival]].
On each stage, the explorer must pick up keys (worth 500 points each) in order to unlock the doors (worth 1000 points each)to the rooms where each of the treasures are kept but he can only carry one at a time. The first stage only has two doors to unlock but the other three each have three doors to unlock. The explorer can also collect rings and crowns from random parts of the maze that are worth from 500 to 4000 points each.
 
   
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==External links==
There are also "warp zones" located in random parts of each maze that allow the explorer to be teleported from one area of the maze to another.
 
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*[http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?game_id=10227 KLOV profile on ''Tutankham'']
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*{{moby game|id=/tutankham|name=''Tutankham''}}
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*[http://www.twingalaxies.com/index.aspx?c=22&pi=2&gi=3974&vi=331 Twin Galaxies' High-Score Rankings for Tutankham]
   
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==References==
Each maze has a map at the top of the screen that helps you know how far the explorer is from each treasure room. Each stage has has a time limit and if you run out of time, you will run out of bullets, so you must try to collect all keys and unlock all doors to recover the treasure before time runs out. Once the explorer has unlock all doors and recovered a treasure, a bonus score is rewarded for the treasure. Points are also scored the time that is left over on each stage. Afterwards, the explorer proceeds to the next stage.
 
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[[Category:1982 video games]]
Each treasure has different point values. You get no points at all for the map, but you get 1000 points for the urn, 2000 points for the chest of gold and jewels and 5000 points for the golden death mask. After you have recovered all four of King Tut's treasures, the game starts over again with increased difficulty.
 
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==Gallery==
 
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Image:Tutankham2600.jpg|Atari 2600 Boxart
 
Image:TutankhamINV.jpg|Intellivision Boxart
 
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Revision as of 15:30, 3 July 2010

Tutankham
Developer(s) Konami
Publisher(s) Stern
Designer H. Tanigaki
Engine Engine Missing
status Status Missing
Release date Release Date Missing
Genre Labyrinth/Maze
Mode(s) Up to 2 players, playing alternately
Age rating(s) Ratings Missing
Platform(s) Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Odyssey 2, Vic-20, Xbox 360, Windows
Arcade system
Media Media Missing
Input 4-way Joystick (Move), 1 button (Flash), 2-way joystick (Fire)
Requirements Requirements Missing
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Tutankham is a 1982 arcade game developed by Konami and released by Stern in the US. This game is also known as Horror Maze on Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for the Nintendo DS. The game was originally titled Tutankhamen, but the publisher discovered the full name could not fit on the arcade cabinet, so the title was shortened.[1]

Gameplay

The player plays an explorer grave robbing Tutankhamun's tomb. The player is chased by creatures such as asps, vultures, parrots, bats, dragons and curses that kill the player on contact. The player may move in four directions, but can only fire in two directions, left and right, making the player helpless in vertical shafts. The player is also endowed with a single flash bomb per life and level to destroy all the enemies on a screen. The player must grab keys to open large doors to advance in a level, and may optionally grab treasures for bonus points. Each level features a timer; when it reaches zero, it removes the explorer's ability to fire. It also measures the bonus for escaping each level.

Ports

Tutankham was ported to the Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit computers, ColecoVision, IntelliVision, Odyssey 2, Vic-20 and the original arcade game is one of the games available in Microsoft's Game Room.

History

Tutankham was one of six games chosen to appear in the famous LIFE magazine photo-session conducted at Twin Galaxies in Ottumwa, Iowa, on November 7, 1982. The photo, which also included Donkey Kong, Tempest, Centipede, Defender and Ms. Pac-Man, featured the top video game superstars of the 1982-era, gathered for a group photograph. The Tutankham champion in the photo was Mark Robichek, of Mountain View, California. The resulting photo is considered one of the most famous in video game history and was the subject of a 2007 Sundance documentary titled Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade. Archival footage from this photograph session also appeared in another documentary film titled The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters, which was released at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival.

External links

References

  1. Game Room Trivia Notes

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