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:
Pole Position
Namco
 – 
1982
Racing
Pole Position
Aliens
Konami
 – 
1990
Run and Gun
Aliens
Red Baron
Atari
 – 
1980
Shooter
Red Baron
Commando
Capcom
 – 
1985
Run and Gun
Commando
BROWSE ALL OVERLAYS >
More overlays you may like:
BROWSE ALL OVERLAYS >
Bubbles
Williams
 – 
1982
Action
Bubbles
Phoenix
Centuri
 – 
1980
Shooter
Phoenix
Gain Ground
Sega
 – 
1988
Run and Gun
Gain Ground
Mars Matrix
Capcom
 – 
2000
Shoot Em Up
Mars Matrix