Crystal Castles by Andromeda
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Original Instructions
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LOADING INSTRUCTIONS
Cassette - Press CTRL and small ENTER. Press PLAY on the cassette recorder.
SCENARIO AND GAMEPLAY
You play Bentley, a bear with a passion for collecting gems. The gems are scattered on the floors of a series of eighteen 3D structures packed with lifts, ramps, tunnels and hidden passages. To prevent you completing your task there are various creatures each with their own characteristics The MAD MARBLES to take the shortest route towards you. The TREE SPIRITS do the same, but are frozen for a while if you jump over them. The SKELETONS move a, random, but tend to block your way. The GEM EATERS (which look like centipedes on their hind legs) can be seen swallowing the gems inside them. If you attack one in mid gulp it will be destroyed. BERTHILDA the witch may only be killed when you are wearing the MAGIC HAT, which makes you invincible for a short time. If you take too long on a screen the BEES will arrive in a swarm to chase you.
HINTS
The HONEY-POT is worth bonus points if collected, but it and the hat cannot be negotiated by the nasties, so should be used strategically. There is a bonus of 1000 + SCREEN x 100 awarded for clearing the last gem on the screen, so don't let the baddies get it. Watch as the screens are built up to see where your passageways and tunnels are, remember you can walk around behind some of the structures. Some enemies move predictably, and the good player uses this to their advantage to remove gems in awkward places or to trap the trees etc. out of the way. The last gem is sometimes hidden under the hat, remember that you can pick up the hat by jumping over it as well as walking over it.
There are eighteen different screens in the game, if you can complete these you will start again at fast speed. This game uses three short files, each holding the information for six screens of action. When you have completed the first section I you will be prompted occasionally to load a new set of screens. You may choose any set here, so you can play or practice in the order you want.
The flipside of the tape contains just the data files for the game.
CONTROLS
Q - Up
A - Down
P - Right
0 - Left
M - Jump
Or Joystick.
SCORING
Each gem collected: 10
Collecting the HONEY-POT or MAGIC HAT: 1000
Killing a GEM-EATER or BERTHILDA: 1000
BONUS for collecting the last gem on a screen: 1000 + SCREEN x 100
Lives are displayed at the top of the screen. An extra life is awarded every 10,000 points.
© 1986 US Gold Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Loading Screen Comparison
Amstrad CPC Version
Spectrum Version
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Nich says
"Despite the poor graphics and animation (Bentley the bear's legs appear to be stitched together!) and absolutely abysmal sound effects, I think this game is OK to play. The gameplay isn't bad - but it isn't particularly good, either, and it eventually becomes repetitive."
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britnostalgic says
"Screw you USGOLD!!! Another arcade conversion ruined."