You can collect the witch's hat by jumping over it. When they come up to join you, drop back down to clear the lower levels. Make careful use of the elevators to get up to the upper levels and clear them while no adversaries are close. Run into them while they are digesting a gem and standing still to kill them.ĭo not jump into the corner of the screen when Gem Eaters are close as they will run beneath you, and you will land on them and lose a life. To kill the Gem Eaters, watch them while they are eating gems.
The first is activated by standing at the rear corner of the first screen and jumping and warps you to level three. There are secret warps located on various levels, and activating these will jump you several levels forward and award large points bonuses. There is also a honeypot located on the screen and this can be collected for bonus points.Ĭollecting the witch's hat: 2,000 points. Berthilda can be killed if you run into her while you are wearing the witch's hat. Bentley has the ability to jump and the trees can be stunned for a few seconds by jumping over them. While they are moving they cannot be killed. The Gem Eaters can be killed by running into them, but only when they are in the process of eating a gem. On some screens there is also Berthilda the witch to avoid and if you take too long on a screen a swarm of bees periodically appears and disappears. All the while you are pursued by Gem Eaters which suck up the gems around the maze, and indestructible trees. The game screens are built on platforms with elevators joining the upper and lower levels and there are tunnels through which you can traverse the screen. Warp Zone: The first, third, and fifth levels have a secret warp that takes the player to the next odd-numbered level, triggered by jumping in a specific corner of the level, sometimes while wearing the Magic Hat.Crystal Castles is a 3D Pacman variant, where the aim of the game is to guide Bentley Bear around and clear up all the gems to advance to the next screen.Symbol Swearing: Die on your last life and Bentley shouts "#?!" before he rises off-screen.It also appears if Bentley doesn't collect the bonus honey pot quickly.
Scary Stinging Swarm: If Bentley takes too long collecting gems, a dangerous swarm of bees will appear.Isometric Projection: Specifically, this game uses trimetric projection.Invincibility Power-Up: The Magic Hat makes Bentley invulnerable for a few seconds.Extreme Omnivore: The Gem Eaters very much do Exactly What It Says on the Tin.In the early 1980s, when most games just went on until the difficulty outdid the player or the game went awry, its inclusion of a proper ending was quite unusual. After some time in Development Hell, it was ultimately released on AtariAge's store in 2017. Years later, a homebrew Fan Sequel in the form of a Platform Game for the Atari 7800 titled Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest from developer PacManPlus was announced. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring Crystal Castles' appearance in a few compilations. Also impressive are the colorfully detailed graphics, delightful sound effects, faithfully programmed music, and the inclusion of every enemy from the coin-op classic. While the original has 16, and are designed in a more complex fashion, this port's pseudo-3D graphics are executed proficiently given the limitations of the VCS hardware. īentley made an appearance as a playable character in Atari Karts for the Atari Jaguar. A surprisingly good rendition of the 1983 arcade game, Crystal Castles for the Atari VCS features a whopping 12 different playfields.
Unlike most video games of the time, Crystal Castles actually has an ending. If Bentley gets the last gem, the player gets bonus points. Secret warps take Bentley to higher levels.Ī level ends when all the gems are collected. Other enemies cannot be killed, so Bentley must avoid them. Bentley can jump over the trees to stun them for a short time. Her gem eaters are vulnerable only while they are eating. Wearing the magic hat allows Bentley to kill the Wicked Witch, Berthilda. The player uses a trackball and a jump button to control Bentley Bear as he collects gems along the paths of the castles. Atari released this isometric video game in 1983.
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