Overall if you’re an Atari fan then it may be worth giving it a try but other than that its aged a bit too much, I do have to admit though it would probably make a great minigame in Spyro if they replaced Bentley with Moneybags (and obviously used better graphics). Whether a game like this has an ending or not doesn’t matter when you’re not an expert at it. It didn’t make it that much harder though since you can jump over most of them enemies and the tree things seemed to get temporarily stunned when you do, there was also a wizard hat that gave you very short invincibility although it still got crazily difficult at some point either way. Secondly for some reason you could only move levels through elevator looking things even if you were higher up or it looked jumpable. I managed to get quite far and after a while I noticed some odd things.įirst of all each gem seemed to be worth more than the last one slowly increasing in value so a stolen one is a huge chip off your potential score.
Them being smily faces that can go through walls, tree monsters (whatever they’re called) that chase you, witches that follow a set path and even an enemy that picks up gem themselves. However as you might have guessed the gems weren’t so easy to collect without even factoring in the strange enemies. Getting into the game it kind of took a second to realise what the gems were meant to be although the bear, seemingly a teddy, was quite easy to control especially since it was just move and jump. Perfect score, lol joking it’s only the first level. I have to admit I was quite curious of what an ending to an old game like this would be like and I don’t really care about high scores but there’s no way I’d ever start at a later level. Like most super old games there isn’t much to talk about at the title, other than the logo there’s nothing there other than a level select and what was going to be the high score. The game is notable for being one of the first arcade action games with an ending. The player controls Bentley Bear collecting gems in trimetric ‘castles’ while avoiding the enemies. Text found in crystal_castles.dsk/HELLO.bas:Ħ0 PRINT "CRYSTAL CASTLES +." : FLASH : PRINT " ETC.": NORMALġ00 TEXT : HOME :D$ = CHR$(4): PRINT D$"CATALOG":B = PEEK(37) -2: IF B >22 THEN B = 22ġ10 T = 0:CH = 4: FOR CV = 0 TO 23: GOSUB 1000: IF C 160 THEN POKE P -1,219: POKE P,T +193: POKE +1,221:T = T +1:S = CVġ20 NEXT CV: VTAB 24:A$ = "TYPE LETTER TO RUN, OR LOAD=1 LOCK=2 UNLOCK=3 DELETE=4 EXIT=5.Crystal Castles is a 1983 maze game for the Atari 2600 develope and published by Atari. There was a Crystal Castle at my Arcade 'watering hole' for some time in the 80s, but although I occasionally dropped a coin in, from time to time, I was never good enough to get into the game and tended to pass it by more times then not. Text found in crystal_castles.dsk/DECODER.bas:ĩ0 DATA " ",A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z Hear is another game from my past I avoided more then enjoyed.
#Crystal castles game get the gems free
Just when you think you got rid of them, they come back for more! Play against the computer, or with a friend - either way, this is one underground classic you'll want to play time and time again!įile Name: a2_asimov_crystal_castles/crystal_castles.dskĪ2_asimov_crystal_castles/crystal_castles.dsk DISK VOLUME #254ĭOS 3.3 format 41,984 bytes free 101,376 bytes used. It's up to you to kick, punch and knock out these sewer pests before time runs out! But beware. Turtles, crabs - even fighterflies - attack the helpless Mario Bros. Mario Brothers (1983, Atari/Atarisoft) - Mario and Luigi are doing some underground plumping when all sorts of weird creatures come flying out of the pipes. But look out! If Bentley isn't careful, the evil creatures will turn him into bear stew!
As long as he's wearing it, Bentley is invincible. To escape, he must harvest all the gems in each castle while avoiding the deadly touch of the castles' inhabitants.
Unfortunately, other traffic on the road may get in your way.Ĭrystal Castles (1983, Atari/Atarisoft) - Bentley Bear is trapped in CRYSTAL CASTLES, home of Berthilda the Witch and her evil cronies. You must then catch them and bring them to the police station for booking. Once a robbery occurs the perpetrators car will change to the color red. The player controls the character Bentley Bear who has to collect gems located throughout trimetric-projected rendered castles while avoiding enemies out to get him as well as the gems. Enemies cant catch Bentley when hes wearing the hat, and he can run past them. The Creatures of Crystal Castles The Magle Hat makes Bentley safe when he runs or jumps over it and puts it on. Crime Wave (1983, Scott Schram/Penguin Software) - You control a police car on patrol in a metropolitan area. Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. A game ends when Bentley loses all his lives, picks up the last gem in the last castle, or you press Start or the joystick button to begin a new game.
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