History VideoGame / CrystalCastles1983

Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in ''Atari Karts'' for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring ''Crystal Castles''[='=] appearance in a few compilations. Years later, a homebrew FanSequel in the form of a PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800 titled ''Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest'' from developer [=PacManPlus=] was announced. After some time in DevelopmentHell, it was ultimately released on [=AtariAge=]'s store in 2017.

* StockSoundtrack: The game's "level finished" fanfare is the opening bar of "The Nutcracker Suite".

-->You must be very good[[note:The last words vary depending on how many lives you have left.]]

* BeeAfraid: If Bentley stands still too long, a swarm of bees will appear.

-->You must be very good

Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in ''Atari Karts'' for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring ''Crystal Castles''[='=] appearance in a few compilations. Years later, a homebrew FanSequel in the form of a PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800 titled ''Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest'' from developer [=PacManPlus=] was announced. That game is planned to work with the Atari 7800 XM to give the system an increased amount of memory and, most notably, more advanced sound hardware through the Pokey audio chip--pushing the system beyond its limits. Needless to say, the 7800 XM has spent quite an amount of time in DevelopmentHell, and it is unknown when it, along with ''Crystal Quest'', will be released to the public, if ever.

Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in ''Atari Karts'' for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring ''Crystal Castles''[='=] appearance in a few compilations. Years later, a homebrew FanSequel in the form of a PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800 titled ''Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest'' from developer [=PacManPlus=] was announced, which is planned to work with the Atari 7800 XM to give the system an increased amount of memory and most notably more advanced sound hardware through the Pokey audio chip- pushing the system beyond it's limits. Needless to say the 7800 XM has spent quite an amount of time in DevelopmentHell, and it it unknown when it, along with ''Crystal Quest'' will be released to the public, if ever.

* AWinnerIsYou

{{Atari}} released this isometric video game in 1983. The player uses a trackball and a jump button to control Bentley Bear as he collects gems along the paths of the castles. Wearing the magic hat allows Bentley to kill the WickedWitch, Berthilda. Her gem eaters are vulnerable only while they are eating. Bentley can jump over the trees to stun them for a short time. Other enemies cannot be killed, so Bentley must avoid them. Secret warps take Bentley to higher levels.

* BearsAreBadNews: Inverted, as Bentley Bear is the hero of the game.

* SpeciesSurname

Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in ''Atari Karts'' for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring ''Crystal Castles''[='=] appearance in a few compilations. Years later, a homebrew FanSequel in the form of a PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800 titled ''Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest'' from developer [=PacManPlus=] was announced, which is planned work with the Atari 7800 XM to give the system an increased amount of memory and most notably more advanced sound hardware through the Pokey audio chip- pushing the system beyond it's limits. Needless to say the 7800 XM has spent quite an amount of time in DevelopmentHell, and it it unknown when it, along with ''Crystal Quest'' will be released to the public, if ever.

Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in ''Atari Karts'' for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring ''Crystal Castles''[='=] appearance in a few compilations. Years later, a homebrew FanSequel in the form of a PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800 titled ''Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest'' from developer [=PacManPlus=] was announced, which is planned work with the Atari 7800 XM to give the system an increased amount of memory and most notably more advanced sound hardware through the Pokey audio chip- pushing the system beyond it's limits.

Bentley made an appearance as a playable character in ''Atari Karts'' for the UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar. Afterwards Bentley seemed to disappear from existence barring ''Crystal Castles''[='=] appearance in a few compilations. Years later, a homebrew FanSequel in the form of a PlatformGame for the UsefulNotes/Atari7800 titled ''Bentley Bear's Crystal Quest'' from developer PacManPlus was announced, which is planned work with the Atari 7800 XM to give the system an increased amount of memory and most notably more advanced sound hardware through the Pokey audio chip- pushing the system beyond it's limits.

* EverythingsWorseWithBees: If Bentley stands still too long, a swarm of bees will appear.

->''GET THE GEMS BENTLEY BEAR''

* InvincibilityPowerUp: The hat makes Bentley invulnerable for a few seconds.

* WhenTreesAttack

A level ends when all the gems are collected. If Bentley gets the last gem, the player gets bonus points. Unlike most video games of the time, ''Crystal Castles'' actually has an [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/c/crycas.htm ending]]. [[http://www.atari.com/arcade/arcade/crystal-castles You can play the game online.]]

* EverythingsWorseWithBears: Inverted, as Bentley Bear is the hero of the game.

* SuperStar: The hat makes Bentley invulnerable for a few seconds.

A level ends when all the gems are collected. If Bentley gets the last gem, the player gets bonus points. Unlike most video games of the time, ''Crystal Castles'' actually has an [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/c/crycas.htm ending]]. [[http://www.atari.com/arcade/crystal-castles/ You can play the game online.]]

A level ends when all the gems are collected. If Bentley gets the last gem, the player gets bonus points. Unlike most video games of the time, ''Crystal Castles'' actually has an [[http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/arcade/c/crycas.htm ending]]. [[http://www.atari.com/arcade/crystalcastles/ You can play the game online.]]

* EndlessGame: Averted. In the early 80's, when most games just went on until the difficulty outdid the player or the game [[KillScreen went batshit]], its inclusion of a proper ending was quite unique.

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