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Crystal Castles can refer to:

• Crystal Castles (video game), a 1983 arcade and console game released by Atari, Inc.
• Crystal Castles (band), a Canadian electronic music duo from Toronto, Ontario.
  • Crystal Castles (album), the self titled debut album by the band

See also

• The Crystal Castle

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Crystal Castles
Developer(s)	Atari
Publisher(s)	Atari
Release date(s)	1983
Genre(s)	Action
System(s)	Arcade, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, GameTap
Players	1-2

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Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari in 1983. It was released long after the stigma of appearing like a Pac-Man clone had worn off. It began development as a much different game, a variant of the Asteroids theme that would retain the 3D look that Crystal Castles ended up with. Much of the ideas for that game (intended to be called Toporoids) ended up in a different game, I, Robot, which was the first arcade game ever to contain filled 3D polygons. Crystal Castles became a more whimsical title, that also contained a number of arcade firsts, including a back-lit translucent track ball.

Bentley Bear lives in a world of tree-dimensional perspective similar to that found in Q*Bert or Zaxxon, and he's the main character in what was one of Atari's most inventive games. Bentley's duty is to clear away all of the gems that cover the surface of each of the mazes, using elevators and ramps to cross between higher and lower portions of the mazes. While picking up the gems, Bentley must avoid Gem Eaters, Nasty Trees, Crystal Balls, and a wicked witch.

Only a little over 5000 units were ever produced for the arcade, including a wonderfully decorated upright cabinet, and a much rare cocktail version. Due to the games appearance right around the time when the home video game market was crashing, Crystal Castles did not see as wide a variety of home conversions as it might have, appearing primarily on Atari systems, but making it's way to other popular home computers, courtesy of Atarisoft.

Story

Title screen

Table of Contents

• How to play
• Walkthrough
• Home Version Comparison

Gameplay Summary

• You control Bentley Bear with a trackball. You can make him jump by pressing the jump button.
• Your primary goal is to clear every stage of ruby gemstones. When the last gem is collected, you advance to the next stage.
• If you collect the last gem, you are awarded a bonus. If an enemy collects the gem, you simply move on.
• You must avoid contact with every enemy that occupies the stage. If you remain on a stage for too long, a swarm of bees will fly down to chase you.
• A pot of honey can be collected for bonus points. A magic hot can be collected for limited invulnerability and the ability to kill the witch.
• There are 37 stages in all, and three hidden warps allow you to advance quickly to higher stages.

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Crystal Castles
Developer(s)	Atari
Publisher(s)	Atari
Release date	Atari 2600: 1984 (NA)
Genre	Maze
Mode(s)	Single player
Age rating(s)	N/A Atari 2600
Platform(s)	Atari 2600
Input	Atari 2600 Joystick
Credits | Soundtrack | Codes | Walkthrough

Crystal Castles is an arcade game released in 1983. It was ported to the Atari 2600 and Atari 8-bit computer systems.

Gameplay

On this game, the player controls Bentley Bear, the teddy bear who must go to each of the Crystal Castles and harvest the magic gems while avoiding evil creatures that lurk about.

Use the trackball to move Bentley Bear around the paths of the various "castles" and pick up gems. A level is completed when all the gems are picked up either by you or the gem eaters. If you get the last gem, you will receive extra bonus points.

Kill the gem eaters only when you can see them swallowing a gem. Jumping over the trees will shrink and disable them temporarily. Wearing Berthilda's hat temporarily grants you invincibility and allows you to kill the witch if you can catch her. Other creatures such as the balls, skeletons, and ghosts must be avoided. The pot of honey can be eaten for extra points, but watch out for the swarm of bees.

Controls

The arcade game original uses a trackball for maneuvering Bentley Bear. The home versions are mostly relegated to using a joystick or a D-pad as a substitute, and thus are considered inferior alternatives.

Notes

One of the few games out there that actually ends. Also the fact that the game has no attract sound is made up by the fact that the game has one of the best looking cabinets ever produced. The machine also sports a red lighted trackball that blinks.

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