Tomb Quest

Tomb Quest

An Atari 2600 game

Introduction

Deep in the Sahara Desert, near the enigmatic Eye of the Sahara, a powerful sandstorm reveals a long-buried secret: an ancient pyramid lost to time.

An intrepid explorer discovers the key to its entrance and unveils a sprawling underground tomb filled with strange energies and forgotten relics.

But something is stirring in the depths—something not of this world.

A special forces unit is deployed to investigate the tomb... and to eliminate any threat that could endanger humanity.

Features

• 100+ rooms
• Secret rooms
• Enemies
• Puzzles
• Equipment
• Final boss

Controls

• Joystick: Moves the player left and right, up  to jump.
• Fire Button: Action items

Gameplay Mode

• Single-player: Discover the secret of the tomb.

Game Objective

• Explore the tomb and discover it's secrets as fast as you can.

Scoring

• Every certain amount of time, 1 point is added.
  
• The fewer points, the better.

Extra Difficulty

• Setting the left difficulty switch to 'A' position, each hit takes two energy points instead of one.

Tips & Strategies

• Map the tomb
• There is an object that helps you to find the hidden

Console Settings

1. Adjust the difficulty using the left difficulty switch.
2. Press the Fire Button to start the game.

Acknowledgments

• https://bataribasic.com/
  • Awesome easy to learn basic-like language
• https://www.randomterrain.com/ 
  • Amazing documentation on how to program the Atari 2600
• https://forums.atariage.com/topic/348849-revengs-sound-collection-in-bb/
  
  • Sound effects crafted from the awesome RevEng's Sound Collection in bB
• https://www.labelmaker2600.com/
  • Easy to use and flexible Atari 2600 label generator
• OpenAI image generator
  • Cool label image