''King's Valley'' is a

platform game A platform game (often simplified as platformer and sometimes called a jump 'n' run game) is a sub-genre of action video games in which the core objective is to move the player character between points in an environment. Platform games are charac ...

released by Konami for

MSX MSX is a standardized home computer architecture, announced by Microsoft and ASCII Corporation on June 16, 1983. It was initially conceived by Microsoft as a product for the Eastern sector, and jointly marketed by Kazuhiko Nishi, then vice-p ...

in 1985. The game is considered a spiritual successor to Konami's earlier arcade game ''

Tutankham is a 1982 arcade video game developed and released by Konami and released by Stern in North America. Named after the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, the game combines a maze shoot 'em up with light puzzle-solving elements. It debuted at the Europ ...

'' (1982), employing similar concepts such as treasure hunting in Egyptian tombs and an identical end-level music tune. It also has similarities to ''

Lode Runner ''Lode Runner'' is a 2D puzzle-platform game, developed by Doug Smith and published by Broderbund in 1983. Its gameplay mechanics are similar to ''Space Panic'' from 1980. The player controls a character who must collect all the gold pieces in a ...

'' (1983). The game was initially released on

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with 15 levels. It was also planned to be released on

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with 60 levels but that version was shelved. The floppy disk version would ultimately be released a few years later in 1988 as part of ''Konami Game Collection Vol. 1'' on MSX.

Gameplay

As an intrepid adventurer, the player's goal is to collect various gems, while evading angry mummies and other monsters long enough to find the exit to the next level. A port to

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was made by a Korean company named APROMAN which supports monochrome and CGA graphic cards.

Legacy

A sequel ''

King's Valley II ''King's Valley II: The Seal of El Giza'' is a game for MSX1 and MSX2 computers by Konami. It is a sequel to ''King's Valley'' from 1985. The MSX2 version only saw a release in Japan. The same goes for a very rare "contest" version. The contest ...

'' was released for the MSX in two versions, each specifically designed for the MSX and MSX2 respectively.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:King'S Valley 1985 video games MSX games DOS games Konami franchises Konami games Video games set in Egypt Video game clones Platformers Video games developed in Japan

Gameplay

Legacy

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