Crystal Caverns
- Crystal Caverns (1982 on Apple II, 1984 on Commodore 64)
Description
Crystal Caverns is a platform game coded in STOS. The aim of the game is to find three crystals hidden in a cave the size of 120 screens. Once you find a crystal you have to take it to its proper place and you can only carry one crystal at a time. The cave is filled with monsters. At some locations you can find magic spells that can aid you in your quest. You have to be careful when exploring the caves because you got only one life and there are many monsters lurking down there. The game is controlled by joystick.
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Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 1 ratings)
One of the best action games from Budgie UK
The Good
Back in the good old days when I owned an Atari STe I used to buy cheap games from Budgie UK. I got some bad games, some ok games and some very good games. Crystal Caverns belongs to the last kind. The game has good and varying graphics and the controls are very smooth, many full price games had much worse controls.
The Bad
But even the sun has its spots. Crystal Caverns is a hard game and you better draw a map over the dungeon because it's easy to lose track of the way. The biggest drawback is that you only got one life and no continues and to make things worse healing spots are rare.
The Bottom Line
Crystal Caverns is a good but challenging multi-screen platform game. If you are into these kind of games this game will keep you occupied for hours.
Atari ST · by Tomas Pettersson (31894) · 2008
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Game added by Tomas Pettersson.
Game added May 6, 2008. Last modified February 22, 2023.