Pharaoh's Curse (The)

Information

Genre

Arcade - Platformer (Multi-Screen)

Language

Machine Language

Controls

Joystick

Players

1, Demo

Programmer(s)

Coleman, Steve

Graphic Artist(s)

[n/a]

Sound

[n/a]

Cover Artist(s)

[unknown]

Year

1983

Publisher

Synapse Software

Developer

Synapse Software

Country

USA

License

Commercial

Medium

Tape, Disk

Rarity

5 (Tape), 7 (Disk)

Serial

-

Votes / Statistics

Rating: 7.8/10 · Votes: 328 · Downloads: 6,467 · Hits: 26,505

Additional Comments

Screenshots (4)

Cover Art (2)

Instructions (7)

Ads (1)

Tips (1)

Comments (12)

• Atari A to Z (Pete Davison) — 4 Jul 2022

  Synapse Software's Pharaoh's Curse proves that you shouldn't let "Level 0" lull you into a false sense of security... and that a 4x4 grid of rooms actually feels a lot bigger than you might think. Also, I wish death upon that flying flappy bastard. Let's Play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG8duK6QJoA

• claudiomet — 23 Nov 2020

  Why oploaded front cover, in the logo says "Pharoah's" instead "Pharaoh's"?

• Summer — 14 Mar 2019

  Love it. Never played it back in the day but enjoying it now. That's a sign that something is truly good.

• Pete Davison — 18 Feb 2019

  Absolutely one of my favourite games on the Atari. A distinctive look and feel, great sound effects, wonderful atmosphere and frustrating but satisfying "open-world" platforming and adventuring. A game I still play on a regular basis today!

• Fres — 17 Aug 2012

  Great game. Hilarious about the spelling error on the front. This was just pointed out in an ebay listing.

• jcat — 26 Apr 2011

  Hands down, one of the best games on the 8-bit Atari. I remember going back to this game so many times - the random layouts made it always fresh, and you gotta love the gun shooting mummy and pharaoh!

• Gruppenfuhrer WOLF — 15 Sept 2010

  Definitely one of my favourites! Brilliant stuff!

• Kevin — 29 Mar 2010

  Owning and playing over 200-300 games when i was 14 and 15 years old, thanks to my dad, this has to be my favorite Atari 800 game EVER

• jason douglas — 30 Nov 2008

  i played this game over 20 years ago. back then it was amazing. i thought once you pass all 3 levels and acquire the pasword SYNISTOPS something awesome was going to happen. did i miss something? cheers, jason. it would be fun to play it on my mac. if i download rainbow is there a ROM available for this game?

• eppy2000 — 15 Oct 2008

  Another Synapse classic, giving you a light shoot 'em up and treasure hunt. Sort of like the Bruce Lee game, which came out a year later and by a different company, taking place in the catacombs. And there's the luck of the draw when the bird drops you off at a screen you've already completed or one you haven't. This usually adds to the time it takes to complete the level.

• Brygadier — 5 Jan 2008

  Ah, great memories...

• jeff wagner — 4 Jul 2006

  incredible game, definitely one of the most involved games from the era..