Atari 8-bit Playthrough - Montezuma's Revenge (Utopia)

This is a playthrough of Robert Jaeger's Montezuma's Revenge for the 8-bit Atari, originally written in 1983. A fantastic game!

This is the original Utopia Software prototype, not the retail Parker Brothers version. If you are unfamiliar with this one, it is Montezuma's Revenge as it was originally created. The game was licensed to Parker Brothers before it was completed, so no ending was written. You can reach the end boss (Montezuma, I presume?), but there is no way to beat him or progress the game any further.

While the Parker Brothers version of Montezuma's Revenge that was released to the public was immensely popular, it was also heavily stripped down from the original Utopia version. Bringing the game from 48K to 16K (so it could fit on a cartridge) came at the cost of a number of things that made it so special: the opening sequence, bat timer, end boss, and much more. In my opinion, this version is *significantly* better. It's the only one I like to play, too. :)

This isn't any kind of a speed run or attempt at a perfect game. In fact, I actually died once in a fire pit towards the end due to some poor timing on my part. Oops!

Played on an Atari 130XE. Recorded onto VHS and then run through a TV Capture Card.
(I taped it first because of the lag on my TV Capture Card.)

I also recorded the entire opening sequence. Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZ23E3VMkq4
(It may be worth checking out if you've only ever seen the Parker Brothers version!)

Enjoy!

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[zaphod77]

I always wondered why i couldn't beat this game, and some passages trapped me.

This same prototype is included with montezuma's return.

Oddly enough,the SMS version of montezuma's revenge has added the bat timer and many of the missing features to later levels.

I really wish this version had gotten finished.

[pesokpesok]

this was my favorite game on atari 800xl system, looks like i wasnt the only one that spend countless hours on it - great job!

[Lifemouse]

AH!  I wanted to hear the bat music. GREAT playthrough!

[wandererlain]

8:13 AH! There's the giant I was told about. Never saw that on the Master System and C64 versions, of which I completed.

[apsyda]

TO JE TO ;)



[blek99]

Thanks, I used to spend hours playing this on my Atari back in the days, great game!

[Oghoss]

Thats the end??? I played that game for hours and hours, and never got there, sooo glad now.....I would have been ticked!! Love hate relationship with this game back in the day!

[garyc2]

Reminds me of rick dangerous a wee bit

[Maddingo666]

woow..I played this game before 20years...you are master too!!!

[tytrubka]

Wow, you are truly uber! You got 2 extra lives before your first death...

and the bat didn't show up until you were all the way down to the Indian...

Such a shame this version was never completed - I liked it a lot better

than the "Panama Joe" version.