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Tombs & Treasures came out for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1989, developed by Infocom. It was part of that wave of late 80s games that tried to blend adventure and RPG elements, fitting right in with the era's growing appetite for deeper, more exploratory titles.

You control a team of three explorers, each with unique skills, navigating through ancient ruins screen by screen. Your main goal is to uncover the secrets of a lost Mayan civilization, which involves solving environmental puzzles, fighting off monsters in turn-based combat, and collecting key items to progress. The pacing is deliberate, almost methodical, and the difficulty can be steep due to obscure puzzles and limited clues. It feels like a slow, thoughtful excavation where every discovery is earned.