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Available Physical + digital

Released
Jul 8, 1983
Studio
Atari
Platforms
11

Crystal Castles

Jul 8, 1983 Atari 11 platforms

Arcade Puzzle video game Action Fantasy

Crystal Castles is an arcade game released by Atari, Inc. in 1983. The player controls a cartoon bear by the name of 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. Crystal Castles is notable for being one of the first arcade action games with an actual ending, whereas most games of the time either continued indefinitely, ended in what was termed a "kill screen" or simply just restarted from the first level, and to contain advance warp zones.

Track the collection you actually own — yourself, or with your AI assistant.

Free, no card, and your collection stays yours to export.

Free, no card, yours to export.

Released
  • July 8, 1983North America
  • 1985Europe
  • March 24, 2010Worldwide
Also known as
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Versions
  • Crystal Castles Original · 1983 · ELK, CPC, Apple II +8
  • Crystal Castles Port · 1984 · 2600
Standalone expansions
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Languages
1 language
  • English interface

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