Crystal Castles
DOWNLOAD
MAME
RETRO
DOWNLOAD:
RETROMAME
Atari
1983
DOWNLOAD

An early-80s Atari classic that is celebrated as much for its beautiful MC Escher-esque cabinet art as for the game itself, *Crystal Castles* is a somewhat surreal take on Pac-Man-style "eat the dots" gameplay, within a series of three-dimensional castles filled with fantasy baddies. Players control Bentley Bear, whose insatiable greed compels him to pick up all the gems from every level, evading sentient crystal balls, aggressive trees, swarms of bees and a flying witch along the way. The game's trackball controls added a level of novelty common to several Atari games of the era, while the levels (rendered using a technique known as trimetric projection, says Wikipedia) feature 3D twists and platforms that require quick thinking and dexterity to navigate quickly.

More overlays you may like:
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Atari
 – 
1985
Action
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Lunar Lander
Atari
 – 
1979
Action
Lunar Lander
Pole Position
Namco
 – 
1982
Racing
Pole Position
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
Capcom
 – 
1994
Fighting
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors
BROWSE ALL OVERLAYS >
More overlays you may like:
BROWSE ALL OVERLAYS >
Raiden Fighters Jet
Fabtek
 – 
1998
Shoot Em Up
Raiden Fighters Jet
Marble Madness
Atari
 – 
1984
Platformer
Marble Madness
Pole Position II
Namco
 – 
1983
Racing
Pole Position II
Gauntlet II
Atari
 – 
1986
Hack and Slash
Gauntlet II