| Egyptian Tomb | |
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| World 2-9 | |
| Universe Based On | Earth, Lost Vikings,
Kid Chameleon (Secret area) ActRaiser (Boss) |
| Level Designer | JDogindy, Gladiacloud |
| Exits | 2 |
| Mini-Boss(es) | None |
| Boss(es) | Golden Pharaoh |
| Difficulty | Normal |
| Introduced in Game Version | 0.5
0.7.5 (revamp) |
| Red Coin Reward | Hammer Bros Suit |
Egyptian Tomb is the 9th level in World 2: Alternate Earth and is based the Egyptian level for the SNES game The Lost Vikings, which was made by Blizzard Entertainment.
Layout[]
The main setting of the level takes place around a series of ancient Egyptian catacombs, filled with rich holographic walls, treasures, and deadly traps for those who dare to come inside the tombs. In the original game, the three main Viking characters, Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout, get kidnapped by Tomator, emperor of the alien Croutonian empire, for an intergalactic zoo. They are able to escape the ship but get lost in various periods of time, including coming to Egypt to confront Tomator and returning home to Scotland in their time period.
The area is a winding maze filled with dangerous hazards, such as falling ceiling blocks and stones of some creature that shoots fire. Enemies located here are mostly Egyptian-themed, such as Egyptians Warriors, Mummies and Klampons.
The player will often need to progress through the level by finding a number of keys located down various passages, many of which are inaccessible from the start and require specific switch blocks to be hit in order to make them safe to enter. As a result, this level requires a decent amount of backtracking.
In the last room, the player will encounter the living Golden Pharaoh, who attacks by trying to squish them with his own body and summoning masks that shoot spears at the walls and Koopa Troopas to attack. The player can use the Koopa shells to attack the Golden Pharoah in case they lost a power-up or didn't have one at the start. After defeating the Golden Pharoah for good and clearing the level, the player's next destination is Europe on the World 2 map.
This level also has a secret passage carefully concealed somewhere within the tomb, which leads to an older and more labyrinthine section of catacombs based on the Sega Genesis game Kid Chameleon. After finding even more keys and crossing a treacherous series of donut blocks over a vast bottomless expanse, the player will find a secret exit to the level inside the head of a gigantic pharaoh statue.
History[]
Originally, Egyptian Tomb was planned as a level named Pyramid Plains, until it was proposed as a Metal Slug-themed level instead. The level sat in development limbo until it was picked up by Development Team member JDogindy, who started the level and later handed it over to developer Gladiacloud, who made it what it is now.
Enemies[]
- Gao (SML)
- Buzzy Beetle (SMB)
- Koopa Troopa (SMW version dressed as Pharaohs; only seen during the Golden Pharaoh fight)
- Klampon (Donkey Kong Country 2)
- Mummy (Tumblepop)
- Egyptian (The Lost Vikings)
- Zeb (Metroid)
- Stone creatures breathing fire?
- Falling blocks?
Boss[]
- Golden Pharaoh (ActRaiser)
Allies[]
Trivia[]
- This level originally featured an area where the player fought through various Metal Slug enemies, such as the Grenade Soldier, Rebel Rifleman, Bikers, R-Shobu, and M-15A Bradley, as well as Porcupuffers from Super Mario World but this area was removed and replaced with the boss fight against the Golden Pharaoh after the level was revamped. Instead, such an area is seen in the latter parts of the level Jungle Shenanigans.
- The Golden Pharaoh boss was originally located in Anciena Pyramid but was relocated to this level instead.
- The Tomb part of it name is probably a reference to Tomb Raider
- The pharaoh-dressed Koopa Troopas during the boss fight against the Golden Pharaoh, come from the cancelled Phillips CD-i game Super Mario Wacky Worlds, which is graphically based on Super Mario World.
- The checkpoint in this level are based on the checkpoint crates in the Crash Bandicoot series. It can also be a reference to the Egyptian level in Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped as two of the Egyptian levels are called Tomb Time and Tomb Wader respectively.
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Video[]
Mer!K Plays MKF v0.8 Egyptian Tomb
RCBlazer Plays MKF Part 14: Egyptian Tomb (Revamped Version)
MKF: Egyptian Tomb (Original Version)
MKF: Egyptian Tomb (Original Version w/Secret Exit)
Lancer Plays MKF Part 90: Egyptian Tomb