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Pharaoh's Tomb
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Official freeware Platformer 1990 Shareware

Pharaoh's Tomb

George Broussard's 1990 tomb-raiding platformer for Apogee, starring the explorer Nevada Smith.

Archaeologist Nevada Smith enters an ancient Egyptian pyramid in search of its treasures. Jump, climb and dodge your way through its traps and guardians, level by level.

Released as freeware by Apogee / 3D Realms in March 2009.

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About the game

Each level is a single screen packed with spikes, moving hazards and creatures, where careful timing is everything.

It is one of the earliest Apogee platform games, from just before the company found huge success with Commander Keen.

History

Created by George Broussard, who later co-led 3D Realms, and published by Apogee in 1990. A sequel, Arctic Adventure, followed.

Apogee released it as freeware in March 2009.

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Ways to play

3D Realms Official freeware release, runs in DOSBox
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Extras

Only official, legal extras. We never link to scanned manuals or unofficial downloads.

Getting it running Any modern computer, using the free DOSBox emulator. Our Emulators page lists the best free, legal tools for every system. See emulators
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