Pharaoh's Tomb
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Developers | |
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Micro F/X Software | |
Publishers | |
Apogee Software | |
Engines | |
FAST[1] | |
Release dates | |
DOS | December 14, 1990[1] |
Windows (DOSBox) | October 23, 2014[2] |
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | May 5, 2015[3] |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Freeware |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Themes | Egypt |
Series | Nevada Smith |
Nevada Smith | |
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Pharaoh's Tomb | 1990 |
Arctic Adventure | 1991 |
Pharaoh's Tomb is a singleplayer side view platform game in the Nevada Smith series.
Re-released as freeware in 2009.[4]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
ZOOM Platform | ||||
Publisher website (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\PTOMB.CFG |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358330/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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DOS | <path-to-game>\PTOMB*.SAV |
Windows | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358330/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Save file names contain the episode number (1-4).
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | |||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Choice of presets only. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | For DOSBox use the DOSBox Mapper (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers |
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PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Everything is text-based. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
|
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
DOS video modes | CGA |
System requirements
DOS | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | ||
Processor (CPU) | ||
System memory (RAM) | ||
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7, 8 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.10.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/358330/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (358330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pharaoh's Tomb - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters
- ↑ 3D Realms Anthology - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ News - Now Available on Steam - 3D Realms Anthology, 25% off! - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ 3D Realms News: Several old games released as Freeware - last accessed on 17 May 2023