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Crystal Castles [Model CX26110]

Atari 2600 cart. published 40 years ago by Atari, Inc.

Listed in MAME

Crystal Castles [Model CX26110] screenshot

Crystal Castles © 1984 Atari, Incorporated.

The A-maze-ing Adventures of Bentley Bear

Once upon a time, Bentley Bear was rambling through the woods, daydreaming about poached salmon. He stopped to take a nap in his favorite hollow tree trunk. But when he awoke, he found himself inside a huge castle glittering with diamonds, emeralds, and pearls.

Though Bentley didn't know it at the time, he was trapped in Crystal Castles, home of Berthilda the Witch and her evil cronies. To escape their spell, he must harvest the gems in the castles before Berthilda and her malicious gang send him into permanent hibernation.

TECHNICAL

Model CX26110

TRIVIA

Export releases:
[PAL] "Crystal Castles [Model CX26110P]"

SCORING
Harvest a Gem 1 point for the first gem, 2 points for the second gem, and so on up to 99 points per gem
Harvest the Last Gem in the Castle 1,000 points for the first castle, increasing 100 points in every castle thereafter.
Don the Magic Hat 500 points
Eat the honey 1,000 points
Crush a Gem Eater 500 points
Smash Berthilda the Witch 3,000 points
BONUS LIFE At every 20,000 points, Bentley wins an extra life.
TIPS AND TRICKS

* If Bentley harvests the last gem in the castles, he wins extra points.

* Elevators make perfect escape routes. However, they only operate one at a time.

* Bentley is invincible while he's jumping.

* Bentley can temporarily stun Nasty Trees and Gem Eaters by jumping over them. But this maneuver won't work if he's wearing the magic hat, or while the Gem Eaters are swallowing gems.

* When floating scores appear on the scene, creatures can't move through them; nor can the creatures move through each other.

STAFF

Graphic Designer: Michael Kosaka
Programmer: Peter C. Niday
Sound: Robert Vieira

PORTS

CONSOLES:
usa Microsoft XBOX (nov.16, 2004) "Atari Anthology [Model 26084]"
usa Sony PS2 (nov.22, 2004) "Atari Anthology [Model SLUS-21076]"
japan Microsoft XBOX (aug.4, 2005) "Atari Anthology [Model B7X-00001]"
usa Microsoft XBOX One (nov.1,2016) "Atari Flashback Classics Vol.2"
usa Sony PlayStation 4 (nov.1,2016) "Atari Flashback Classics Vol.2"

HANDHELDS:
usa Nintendo DS (mar.8, 2011) "Atari Greatest Hits Vol.2 [Model NTR-BR7E-USA]"

COMPUTERS:
usa PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] (nov.11, 2003) "Atari - 80 Classic Games in One! [Model 25069J]"
usa Steam (mar.24,2016) "Atari Vault [Model 400020]"

OTHERS:
usa "Atari Flashback" (2004)
usa "Atari Flashback 4" (nov.13, 2012) by AtGames
usa "Atari Flashback 5" (oct.1, 2014) by AtGames
usa "Atari Flashback 6" (sept.15,2015) by AtGames
usa "Atari Flashback 7" (oct.1,2016) by AtGames
usa "Atari Ultimate Portable Game Player" (nov.2016) by AtGames
usa "Atari Plug & Play Joystick" (aug.2017) by The Bridge Direct
usa "Atari Flashback 8" (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames
usa "Atari Flashback 8 Gold Edition" (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames
usa "Atari Flashback 8 Gold Activision Edition" (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames
usa "Atari Flashback Portable Game Player" (sept.22, 2017) by AtGames

SOURCES

Game's ROM.