History VideoGame / PowerSlave

* BellyDancer: A pair of Egyptian belly dancers can be found in an easter egg room in the PC version's third level.

* RecycledInSpace: This is ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' (for the plot) and ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' (for the UsefulNotes/GameEngine) in Egypt.

The story occurs in the end of the [[YearX XXth]] century and puts the player in the shoes of a [[SuperSoldier special forces soldier]] sent in Egypt (near Karnak) with a team to investigate weird rumors about monsters which appeared there and invaded the place. Their chopper crashes, and [[ItsUpToYou he is the only survivor]]. Later, he meets the ghost of King Ramses, who warns the hero of who the true culprits are: an alien race called the Kilmaat, who are using Ramses' corpse for some evil purpose.

* EasterEgg: On certain dates, the remaster's title screen will change when played on the dates that certain versions of the game released on. This not only includes the unique Playstation port's title screen, but the original PC version's and the Saturn's. Even the game's title will change, either to ''Exhumed'' on the Euro version's release date, or even the Japanese ''Seireki 1999: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu'' title on that version's release date. Occasionally, however, it may just change to one of those ones randomly.

* GameMod: There are 3 source ports available to get the game to run on modern systems with modern mouse controls and modern hardware accelerated rendering (similar to [=GZDoom=], [=EDuke32=], or the Nightdive Studios ports of various ''Doom''-era games). [=PCExhume=] (based on the [=EDuke32=] engine), [=BuildGDX=], and [=Raze=] (a continuation of [=PCExhume=] by the [=GZDoom=] team). Of the 3, Raze seems to be the most recent and to have the least compatibility issues on Windows 10, though the opening movie doesn't play when running the game on it.

* HistoricalDomainCharacter: The spirit of King Ramses shows up in the first level; he's basically a limited form of MissionControl, periodically directing the player toward where they next need to go. (Voiced by Creator/DonLaFontaine, no less.)

''[=PowerSlave=]'' (a.k.a. ''Exhumed'' in Europe and ''Seireki 1999: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu''[[labelnote:Translation]]''1999 AD: Pharaoh's Resurrection''[[/labelnote]] in Japan) is a 1996 FirstPersonShooter released for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]], UsefulNotes/{{PlayStation}} and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. It is set in Egyptian ruins and makes the player fight alone against plenty of demons and undead, making it a kind of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' or ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D'' in Egypt. However, while the PC version is a typical FPS of the time, the console version distinguished itself by being a first-person {{Metroidvania}} long before ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' came out.

* {{Metroidvania}}: The UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn and UsefulNotes/PlayStation versions are possibly the earliest first-person example, predating ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'' by several years.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: The console and remaster's good ending not only sees you granted immortality by Ramses, but also you becoming the god-king of the world for eternity, leading it to a bright new golden age.

* SequenceBreaking: In the console version, you can grenade jump to jump much higher than intended, allowing you to skip many sections of the game.

* HarderThanHard: ''Powerslave Exhumed'' has 3 difficulty settings; Normal (which is the single difficulty setting of the old console versions), Hard, and Pharaoh. On Pharaoh difficulty, enemies do twice as much damage, have a much higher attack rate, appear in greater numbers, and more difficult enemies appear earlier on (i.e. the Anubis appear immediately in the first level instead of being delayed until the second level).

* HitboxDissonance: In the console version your hitbox is noticeably wider than in most other FPS games, causing you to be hit by projectiles that seem like they should miss you and also making you unable to fit through what seem to be human-sized gaps between walls.

* StandardFPSGuns: There are seven weapons. A [[KnifeNut machete]], a [[RevolversAreJustBetter .357 Magnum revolver]], an [[MoreDakka M60 machine gun]], a [[KillItWithFire flamethrower]], some hand grenades and three magical Egyptian weapons (two with the PC version).

* Catgirl: One the games enemies are the Bastet's. Buxom lioness headed women that are agile and come at you in groups.

** SuperDrowningSkills: In the console versions, he can only do this once he has the Sobek Mask. Before then, he can't hold his breath at all.

* MarketBasedTitle: ''[=PowerSlave=]'' was known as ''Exhumed'' in Europe, and ''Seireki 1999: Pharaoh no Fukkatsu'' in Japan.

* MiniGame: The Saturn version features a delightful ''Scorched Earth''-esque game called ''Death Tank'' which you could unlock by obtaining all of the Team Dolls dotted throughout the game.

After being unavailable for digital purchase for years, the PC version of the game was [[https://www.gog.com/game/powerslave digitally re-released]] on Website/GOGDotCom by Throwback Entertainment on November 19th, 2020, with Throwback also [[https://twitter.com/ThrowbackCorp/status/1329889365447897091 working with]] Creator/NightdiveStudios to remaster the console versions of the game. Said remaster of the console version, titled ''Powerslave: Exhumed'', was officially announced on August 14th, 2021.

* ChainReactionDestruction: The Kilmaat Queen's final form dies this way.

After being unavailable for digital purchase for years, the PC version of the game was [[https://www.gog.com/game/powerslave digitally re-released]] on Website/GOGDotCom by Throwback Entertainment on November 19th, 2020, with Throwback also [[https://twitter.com/ThrowbackCorp/status/1329889365447897091 working with]] Creator/NightdiveStudios to remaster the console versions of the game.

* GameMod: There are 3 source ports available to get the game to run on modern systems with modern mouse controls and modern hardware accelerated rendering (similar to [=GZDoom=], [=EDuke32=], or the Deep Dive ports of various ''Doom''-era games). [=PCExhume=] (based on the [=EDuke32=] engine), [=BuildGDX=], and [=Raze=] (a continuation of [=PCExhume=] by the [=GZDoom=] team). Of the 3, Raze seems to be the most recent and to have the least compatibility issues on Windows 10, though the opening movie doesn't play when running the game on it.

* AncientAstronauts: Set, the evil Egyptian god, appears as the first of the game's two bosses, and appears to be an alien (in fact he strongly resembles a cross between the Cycloid Emperor and the Alien Queen from ''VideoGame/DukeNukem3D''). The connection between the Kilmaat and ancient Egypt is unclear (Ramses doesn't seem to consider them legitimate), but most of their Mooks are themed around ancient Egypt.