The Pyramid

The Pyramid is a video game in the action genre developed by Fantasy Software and published by Fantasy Software originally released in 1984. It is currently playable on Commodore 64.

The Pyramid is a shoot 'em up in which each stage is a camera of the titular pyramid. The Pyramid is divided into fifteen levels with 120 chambers in total. The player starts at the top and has to make his way to the bottom level. Each chamber has two exits and the player can choose which one to exit through. Therefore, the player's path through The Pyramid is different in each game. The game is viewed from a side view and the player can move his character in all directions, but can only shoot left and right. Each camera has its own species of alien that moves around it in a specific pattern. There are 60 different types of aliens in total. After killing a certain number of aliens, a crystal will fall from the top of the screen. The player has to pick it up and use it on the force fields that guard the exits. In most levels more than one crystal is needed to clear the force field. The crystal changes color as it falls, from white to yellow to blue. When it is white it destroys the aliens and damages the player. When it turns yellow it is destroyed if it touches an alien and it is not until it turns blue that the player can pick it up. The player does not die instantly upon contact with the aliens, but has a shield that offers protection. The game ends when the energy level of the shield reaches zero.

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