Tutankham

This article is about the video game. For other uses, see Tutankhamun.
Tutankham
Developer(s)Konami
Publisher(s)Arcade
Ports
Parker Brothers
Designer(s)H. Tanigaki
Platform(s)Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, VIC-20, PV-1000, PC-6001,[7] Nintendo Switch
Release
Genre(s)Maze-shooter[8]
Mode(s)Up to 2 players, alternating

Tutankham (ツタンカーム, Tsutankāmu) is a 1982 arcade video game developed and released by Konami[4][9] and released by Stern in North America.[3] Named after the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun,[9] the game combines a maze shoot 'em up with light puzzle-solving elements.[4][8][10] It debuted at the European ATE and IMA amusement shows in January 1982[3][4] before releasing worldwide in Summer 1982. The game was a critical and commercial success and was ported to home systems by Parker Brothers.

Armed with a laser weapon that only fires horizontally, the player loots the maze-like Egyptian tomb of Tutankhamun while finding keys to locked chambers and fighting off creatures. Tutankham is one of six games in a group photograph published in the January 1983 issue LIFE along with the record holder for each. The Tutankham champion in the photo is Mark Robichek of Mountain View, California.

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  2. ^ a b c d e "Overseas Readers Column - Konami And Stern Pact On "Tutankham" Video" (PDF). Game Machine (in Japanese). No. 194. Amusement Press, Inc. 15 August 1982. p. 26.
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  4. ^ "Manufacturers Equipment". Cash Box. Cash Box Pub. Co.: 29 23 June 1984.
  5. ^ "Video Game Flyers: Tutankham, Konami (USA)". The Arcade Flyer Archive. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tutankham [NEC PC-6001] Dump & Cart Scans". 1982. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  7. ^ a b Brett Weiss (2012), Classic Home Video Games, 1972-1984: A Complete Reference Guide, page 126, McFarland
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