Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Crystal Castles

Title	Crystal Castles
First release	1983
Developer	Atari, Inc.
Publisher	Atari, Inc.
Platforms	Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, PC (Windows), ZX Spectrum
Genres	action game, maze video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Commodore 64: 1983-07-01 Atari 2600: 1984-04-01 (NTSC-U) Amstrad CPC: 1986-01-01 Atari ST: 1986-01-01 (PAL) ZX Spectrum: 1986-03-03
Wikidata ID	Q1142341

Harvest all gems within isometric-rendered castles to advance through increasingly difficult stages as Bentley Bear. Avoid Berthilda the Witch and her minions to prevent being turned into bear stew, or collect the appearing magic hat to grant Bentley temporary invincibility. Success requires navigating multi-platformed environments while dodging various dangerous creatures to reach the game's conclusion.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q1142341) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (atari2600/crystal-castles) · last updated 2026-10-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (atarist/crystal-castles) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (c64/crystal-castles) · last updated 2026-09-30 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/crystal-castles-2) · last updated 2026-10-16 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (14): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Atari, Inc. · internal use only.

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Videos

Crystal Castles - RZX Playback

Spectrum Computing · ZX Spectrum version · longplay · 22:32auto-matched
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