<s>
is	O
a	O
1982	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Konami	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Stern	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Named	O
after	O
the	O
Egyptian	O
pharaoh	B-Application
Tutankhamun	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
combines	O
a	O
maze	B-Application
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
with	O
light	O
puzzle-solving	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
debuted	O
at	O
the	O
European	O
ATE	O
and	O
IMA	O
amusement	O
shows	O
in	O
January	B-Application
1982	I-Application
,	O
before	O
releasing	O
worldwide	O
in	O
Summer	O
1982	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armed	O
with	O
a	O
laser	O
weapon	O
that	O
only	O
fires	O
horizontally	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loots	O
the	O
maze-like	O
Egyptian	O
tomb	O
of	O
Tutankhamun	O
while	O
finding	O
keys	O
to	O
locked	O
chambers	O
and	O
fighting	O
off	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tutankham	B-Application
is	O
one	O
of	O
six	O
games	O
in	O
a	O
group	O
photograph	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
1983	O
issue	O
LIFE	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
record	O
holder	O
for	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Tutankham	B-Application
champion	O
in	O
the	O
photo	O
is	O
Mark	O
Robichek	O
of	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
on	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
explorer	O
grave	O
robbing	O
the	O
maze-like	O
tomb	O
of	O
Egyptian	O
pharaoh	B-Application
Tutankhamun	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
chased	O
by	O
asps	O
,	O
vultures	O
,	O
parrots	B-Language
,	O
bats	B-Application
,	O
dragons	O
,	O
and	O
curses	B-Application
,	O
all	O
of	O
which	O
kill	O
the	O
explorer	O
on	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tutankham	B-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
home	O
systems	O
by	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
,	O
who	O
advertised	O
the	O
game	O
extensively	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
,	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
VIC-20	B-Device
,	O
PV-1000	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PC-6001	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
for	O
the	O
Odyssey²	B-Application
,	O
TI-99/4A	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
were	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Parker	O
Brothers	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
published	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
tabletop	O
versions	O
of	O
Tutankham	B-Application
were	O
released	O
:	O
an	O
LCD	B-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Europe	O
from	O
Bandai	O
resembling	O
an	O
cocktail	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
VFD	B-General_Concept
game	O
from	O
Bandai	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Konami	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
was	O
number	O
seven	O
on	O
the	O
UK	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
in	O
late	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
gave	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
port	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
superb	O
piece	O
of	O
software	O
"	O
amidst	O
"	O
the	O
plethora	O
of	O
mediocre	O
and	O
poor	O
quality	O
titles	O
being	O
touted	O
for	O
this	O
machine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
criticized	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
cartridge	O
's	O
high	O
UK	O
price	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
rated	O
the	O
VIC-20	B-Device
version	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
)	O
9	O
for	O
getting	O
started	O
,	O
9	O
for	O
graphics	O
,	O
5	O
for	O
value	O
,	O
and	O
9	O
for	O
playability	O
,	O
for	O
a	O
total	O
score	O
of	O
32	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Kunkel	O
and	O
Arnie	O
Katz	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
in	O
the	O
Arcade	O
Alley	O
column	O
of	O
Video	O
magazine	O
in	O
1983	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
superb	O
translation	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
coin-op	O
oddity	O
—	O
an	O
adventure	O
game	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
2600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
concluded	O
that	O
"	O
Tutankham	B-Application
is	O
video	O
game	O
royalty.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
reviewed	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
port	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tutankham	B-Application
is	O
included	O
in	O
Konami	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
Series	I-Device
:	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
Hits	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
(	O
renamed	O
to	O
Horror	O
Maze	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Hardcore	O
Gaming	O
101	O
,	O
Konami	O
's	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Valley	I-Application
(	O
1985	O
)	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Tutankham	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Abracadabra	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Time	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
1985	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
version	O
,	O
was	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Tutankham	B-Application
and	O
had	O
a	O
working	O
title	O
of	O
Pharaoh	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
games	O
also	O
have	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
1985	O
arcade	O
hit	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Time	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
designer	O
Harry	O
Lafnear	O
,	O
both	O
Time	B-Application
Bandit	I-Application
and	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
have	O
roots	O
in	O
earlier	O
"	O
maze	B-Application
shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
"	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tutankham	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jack	O
Palevich	O
,	O
designer	O
of	O
Gauntlets	B-Device
main	O
inspiration	O
,	O
Dandy	B-Application
(	O
1983	O
)	O
,	O
also	O
mentioned	O
being	O
influenced	O
by	O
"	O
half-forgotten	O
"	O
maze-exploration	O
arcade	O
games	O
which	O
contributed	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
keys	O
to	O
unlock	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
called	O
Tutankham	B-Application
"	O
an	O
early	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
