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Tomb of Syrinx

A maze shooter written by Ayyaz Mahmood in which the player, only armed with a laser gun, finds himself alone in the Tomb of Syrinx and the only chance to escape is to find and collect the five keys of the…

31 December 1987

Tomb of Syrinx is a shooter developed by Black Knight Software, released 31 December 1987 on ZX Spectrum.

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What Tomb of Syrinx is

Tomb of Syrinx is a shooter game developed by Black Knight Software and released in 1987. It was published by The Power House. It is available on ZX Spectrum only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A maze shooter written by Ayyaz Mahmood in which the player, only armed with a laser gun, finds himself alone in the Tomb of Syrinx and the only chance to escape is to find and collect the five keys of the tomb.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Tomb of Syrinx launched on 31 December 1987, within three weeks of Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus and Head Over Heels.

Released around the same time: Wasteland, Final Fantasy, Nebulus, Head Over Heels.

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When did Tomb of Syrinx come out?
Tomb of Syrinx was released on 31 December 1987 for ZX Spectrum.

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