In this mode, a split screen is used for simultaneous play in the same worlds, allowing direct cooperation or combat between players.Īccording to Harry Lafnear, Time Bandit was based on Konami's 1982 arcade game Tutankham and was originally called Pharaoh. The game also features a "Duel Mode" for two players. In addition to the primary objective of exiting each level, optional side quests become available in the later stages of some worlds, usually awarding the player with one of several "artifacts" upon completion. Some worlds incorporate elements of text adventure games, and most contain gameplay references to other popular games of the time, such as Pac-Man and Centipede. The worlds vary in character and difficulty. Between levels, the player chooses the next level from one of 16 different "Timegates", each leading to a different world, and each of which must be completed sixteen times, each time being progressively more difficult than the last. In each overhead-view level, the player must gather keys to open locks which allow access to the exit. Amiga and MS-DOS versions were ported by Timothy Purves. It was also released for the pseudo-PC-compatible Sanyo MBC-55x with 8-color display.
It was ported to the TRS-80 Color Computer and Dragon 32, but enjoyed its greatest popularity several years later as an early release for the Atari ST. Time Bandit is a maze shoot 'em up written for the TRS-80 Model I by Bill Dunlevy and Harry Lafnear and published by MichTron in 1983. TRS-80, TRS-80 Color Computer, Dragon 32, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS
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