<s>
Lost	B-Application
Tomb	I-Application
is	O
an	O
overhead-view	O
multidirectional	O
shooter	O
written	O
by	O
Dan	O
Lee	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
arcades	O
by	O
Stern	O
Electronics	O
in	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armed	O
with	O
a	O
gun	O
and	O
whip	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
dual	O
joystick	B-Device
controls	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
chambers	O
of	O
a	O
South	O
American	O
pyramid	B-Algorithm
looking	O
for	O
treasure	O
and	O
fighting	O
off	O
mummies	O
and	O
other	O
occupants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
Stern	O
's	O
first	O
arcade	B-Application
conversion	O
kit	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
earlier	O
machines	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1984	O
,	O
Datasoft	B-Application
published	O
home	O
ports	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
self-booting	O
disk	O
for	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
compatibles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
move	O
through	O
the	O
rooms	O
of	O
the	O
tomb	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
pyramid	B-Algorithm
to	O
the	O
base	O
,	O
collecting	O
treasure	O
and	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
exit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
rooms	O
is	O
an	O
isometric-view	O
hallway	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
run	O
for	O
the	O
entrance	O
of	O
the	O
next	O
room	O
before	O
being	O
attacked	O
by	O
bats	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
joystick	B-Device
moves	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
fires	O
the	O
gun	O
in	O
a	O
dual-stick	O
shooter	O
control	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1983	O
,	O
Video	O
Games	O
magazine	O
called	O
Lost	B-Application
Tomb	I-Application
,	O
"	O
the	O
best	O
Raiders	O
of	O
the	O
Lost	O
Ark-inspired	O
game	O
so	O
far	O
to	O
hit	O
the	O
scene.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
also	O
commented	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
a	O
bit	O
murky	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
play	O
is	O
overly	O
complex	O
for	O
most	O
novice	O
arcade	B-Application
enthusiasts.	O
"	O
</s>
