Tutankham (Arcade)

Tutankham
Developer: Konami Publishers: Konami (JP), Stern Electronics (US) Platform: Arcade (custom) Released in JP: June 1982 Released in US: July 1982 This game has hidden developer credits. This game has unused graphics. This game has regional differences. This game has anti-piracy features. This game has a notes page

In Tutankham, travel through four mazes to collect treasure and Tutankhaman's still-blinking severed head!!

Or maybe it's a carved golden cranium. Either way, go get it.

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Notes

Developer Credits

A programmer note and copyright date can be found in memory starting at A16A:

Programmed by H.TANIGAKI
All left reserved
Don't copy this program
Copyright (c) 1982 KONAMI

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Unused Graphics

Some of the tiles in the game's global tileset aren't used in any stage.

Tile ID: 17, 19, 1A, 1C
This fire could have been used as decoration or as an obstacle. "Could have" being the key phrase here.

Tile ID: 7F
A rock or a snail with a meteorite for a shell or something. It never appears anywhere.

Early (3B, 3C)	Final (83, 84)

Two early point graphics were never cleared from the tileset. The text was changed from red to white, and the frame was altered subtly.

(Source: Original TCRF research)

Anti-Piracy

The game's code keeps a checksum for the title screen's copyright symbol. If the checksum fails (the copyright symbol is altered or removed), the game will not boot.

(Source: Original TCRF research)