Tutankham

Taking on the role of an explorer grave robbing a horizontally scrolling, maze-like tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun, the player is chased by asps, vultures, parrots, bats, dragons, and curses, all of which kill the explorer upon contact. The explorer wields a laser weapon that only fires left and right—there is no vertical offense—in addition to a single screen-clearing "flash bomb" per level or life. Warp zones teleport the player to another location in the level, which enemies cannot use.

To progress, the player collects keys to open locked doors throughout each level as well as treasures for bonus points. The player can only carry one key at a time, so the game requires backtracking through an area in order to obtain a second key. When the timer hits zero, the explorer can no longer shoot. Passing through the large exit door ends the level, and any remaining time is converted to bonus points.

The arcade game was a commercial success in 1982. It was popular in North America, where it topped the Play Meter arcade charts in October 1982 and remained in the top ten through January 1983, when it was ranked number eight. The home conversion by Parker Brothers was also successful in North America. The ColecoVision port was number seven on the UK video game sales chart in late 1983.

The game received positive reviews from critics. Computer and Video Games magazine reviewed the arcade game in March 1982, following its debut at European amusement shows, giving it generally positive coverage. Joystik magazine also gave it a positive review, calling it a "beauty" in 1982. Computer and Video Games later praised the arcade game in November 1983, calling it the first game that effectively combined the elements of an adventure game with "frenetic" shoot 'em up gameplay.

Tutankham is included in Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits for the Nintendo DS (renamed to Horror Maze). In May 2024, Hamster released Tutankham as part of the Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch.

According to Hardcore Gaming 101, Konami's King's Valley (1985) is considered a spiritual successor to Tutankham in Japan. It keeps the theme of treasure hunting in Egyptian tombs and has identical end-of-level music.