Pyramid Run

Pyramid Run is a 1-player arcade game for the 8-bit Atari.

You're the first person in 3000 years to have successfully reached the bottom level of the Great Pyramid of the Egyptian Pharoah Cheotemkahmen, supreme ruler of the Fifth Dynasty. All of his jewels and riches are yours to collect. All that remains is to take whatever you can carry, and climb to the exit at the top of the pyramid, and safety. Unfortunately, the Great Royal Court Sorcerers of the Fifth Dynasty were charged by Cheotemkahmen with the responsibility of ensuring that his eternal sleep should be undisturbed. They ensured that the Demons of the Dark Places would be loosed on any trespasser of the hallowed corridors of the Great Pyramid.

The player attempts to run through multiple stages of a pyramid, while avoiding various dangers. A map on the top right of the screen marks the player's progress through the many layers of the pyramid. Each level is marked into multiple smaller screens that the player must pass, as they try to run around approaching enemies. The player can pick up items that grant temporary invulnerability, and they must avid environmental dangers including lightning bolts and flames. The player starts with 9 lives, and it's game over when all are lost. There are 5 levels of difficulty.