| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) |
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| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) |
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CrystalCastles1983 |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) |
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Atari released this isometric video game in 1983. The player uses a trackball and a jump button to control Bentley Bear as he collects gems along the paths of the castles. Wearing the magic hat allows Bentley to kill the Wicked Witch, Berthilda. Her gem eaters are vulnerable only while they are eating. Bentley can jump over the trees to stun them for a short time. Other enemies cannot be killed, so Bentley must avoid them. Secret warps take Bentley to higher levels.A level ends when all the gems are collected. If Bentley gets the last gem, the player gets bonus points. Unlike most video games of the time, Crystal Castles actually has an ending.Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in Atari Karts for the Atari Jaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring Crystal Castles' appearance in a few compilations. 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. After some time in Development Hell, it was ultimately released on AtariAge's store in 2017. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) |
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DBTropes |
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Isometric Projection |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_12ec809f |
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Isometric Projection: Specifically, this game uses trimetric projection. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_12ec809f |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_12ec809f |
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A Winner Is You |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_27b418da |
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A Winner Is You: The text shown after level 10: |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_27b418da |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_27b418da |
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Endless Game |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_41d0e801 |
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Endless Game: Averted. 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. |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_41d0e801 |
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When Trees Attack |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_4a9c731e |
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When Trees Attack: The Nasty Tree enemy. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_4a9c731e |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_4a9c731e |
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Beary Friendly |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_5394c54b |
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Beary Friendly: Bentley Bear himself. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_5394c54b |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_5394c54b |
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Public Domain Soundtrack |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_5f70322e |
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Public Domain Soundtrack: The game's "level finished" fanfare is the opening bar of "The Nutcracker Suite". |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_5f70322e |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_5f70322e |
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Species Surname |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_6b146924 |
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Species Surname: Bentley Bear. |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_6b146924 |
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Extreme Omnivore |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_6eb1268c |
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Extreme Omnivore: The Gem Eaters very much do Exactly What It Says on the Tin. |
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Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_6eb1268c |
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Invincibility Power-Up |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_7db2e3e0 |
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Invincibility Power-Up: The Magic Hat makes Bentley invulnerable for a few seconds. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_7db2e3e0 |
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Symbol Swearing |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_95ef5b0d |
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Symbol Swearing: Die on your last life and Bentley shouts "#?!" before he rises off-screen. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_95ef5b0d |
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Scary Stinging Swarm |
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Scary Stinging Swarm: If Bentley takes too long collecting gems, a dangerous swarm of bees will appear. It also appears if Bentley doesn't collect the bonus honey pot quickly. |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_ebfaf704 |
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Warp Zone |
| | Crystal Castles 1983 (Video Game) / int_f963c339 |
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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. |
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