Tutankham -- Pretty darn good game!

[Inky]

Graphics aside, Tutankham is a pretty darn good game!

 

It pretty much has all the elements of the arcade game. Sure, the graphics aren't spectacular, but aside from some slight movement glitches, the gameplay is solid!

 

 

Give 'er a spin!

[Duke 4ever]

You must of read my mind. I was just playing that on Stella yesterday and I like it too!

[Rik]

Yes,Tutankham is a pretty good game,i just cant get used to the limitation of only being able to fire sideways,never could get used to it.

[ATARIPITBULL]

I used to love the full size arcade game and I think the cart game was a pretty good conversion.

 

[godzillajoe]

I never played the arcade version so I never had any problems with the 2600 version. Gonna have to play it today.

[Treasure-Diver]

Never even knew it was an arcade game. I'll definitely give it a look.

[NE146]

Yes,Tutankham is a pretty good game,i just cant get used to the limitation of only being able to fire sideways,never could get used to it.

 

Well yeah, but of course that's just how the original game is. firing sideways only... that IS Tutankham the video game

 

Otherwise it's sort of like wishing you could move diagonally in Pacman

[PressureCooker2600]

yea...its cool....i just hate waiting for the enemies in the later levels to come up so i can shoot em with my sideways gun...plus my copy of it is missing its label(the only game in my massive collection of atari games to have that...so that must count for something)

[vdub_bobby]

IMO the controls are crap on 2600 Tut - in the arcade, with two fire buttons, you could easily move R while firing L, move L while firing R, and fire either direction while moving U or D. On the 2600, you can still move in one direction and fire in another but the control scheme is awkward and frustrating.

 

Plus - keeping the sideways firing while changing the scrolling to vertical doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

They compromised where they had to, but tried to keep everything else true to the arcade, and ended up with a bad mish-mash.

[DaveD]

...in the arcade, with two fire buttons...

 

Actually the arcade version used two joysticks. An 8-way for movement, 2-way for firing.

 

I agree there is a certain amount of "sloppiness" in the way the game plays. I think this is mostly due to them trying to preserve the arcade gameplay. But overall it's a pretty solid port. I was playing it just yesterday and commented to myself on the cool multi-colored levels and caverns. And virtually no flicker.

[Lucky Man]

I like this game too, though the controls are a little tough to get used to.

 

It's good to see this much maligned title get some love.

[jboypacman]

Love the ideal of this one.The daring adventure moving thru a maze filled with danger.I get in the mood to play this every now and then just like another Parker Bros.game Reactor.Wish the controls were a bit better.Good game overall.

[phitter]

Frankly, I like shooting scorpions. I would rather shoot a scorpion than have to jump over it. \

 

I always loved this game and thought the graphics were great.

 

-phitter

[supercat]

Plus - keeping the sideways firing while changing the scrolling to vertical doesn't make a lot of sense.

 

I agree with you there. They could have had layouts that play much like the arcade if they'd rotated everything 90 degrees. The kernel would probably have been easier, too (reuse the player's player for the shots).

[+Wonder007]

I love this game......very well programmed....

[Dusk2600]

king tut would be proud!

[+Wonder007]

king tut would be proud!

 

Good one Dusk2600...that's funny but true....

[PressureCooker2600]

king tut would be proud!

 

Good one Dusk2600...that's funny but true....

 

that is kinda funny....back in old egypt if King Tutankham woulda saw this game and the Atari....he would have made all of Egypt worship the Atari and this game instead of Ra. All get on your knees to Parker Bros. Tutankham....lol I can just imagine lol lol

[Vic George 2K3]

I never played ANY version of Tutankham until recent years. Though I thought it was interesting that, for a Konami game, the arcade version would have a death sequence similar to that of Defender whenever I watched somebody play it.

[+Wonder007]

I actually remember buying this game for $4.95 at Toys R Us circa 1985

[kirin jensen]

The 2600 version isn't horrid. But the O2 version is amazingly good. I'm hoping it gets a U.S. release - even if they can't fix the glitches that crop playing it on an NTSC machine.

[Dusk2600]

king tut would be proud!

 

Good one Dusk2600...that's funny but true....

 

that is kinda funny....back in old egypt if King Tutankham woulda saw this game and the Atari....he would have made all of Egypt worship the Atari and this game instead of Ra. All get on your knees to Parker Bros. Tutankham....lol I can just imagine lol lol

 

i see im not the only one here who has some backround knowledge of ancient egypt...

[PressureCooker2600]

im just a history buff. my major is in history. dont know what id do with that degree though...other than teaching and writing books. my specialty is military history.

[Rik]

Yes,Tutankham is a pretty good game,i just cant get used to the limitation of only being able to fire sideways,never could get used to it.

 

Well yeah, but of course that's just how the original game is. firing sideways only... that IS Tutankham the video game

 

Otherwise it's sort of like wishing you could move diagonally in Pacman

Yeah,I realise that,its just I simply can't get used to that design,i 've played it alot,and cant adapt to it for some reason,I like the Egyptian theme to it though.

[Tempest]

I've always liked the 2600 version of Tutankham. It wasn't until years later that I played the arcade version and saw how different it was. The game itself is somewhat frustrating in places (there are some instant kill spots on levels 3 and 4 that are just plain unfair, but the bulk of the game is fun. This is one of the few games where having the manual actually improves the game since it gives since descriptions and backstories to all the treasures.

 

Tempest