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[[caption-width-right:220:[[Franchise/MyLittlePony Gee, you ponies sure look familiar...]]]]

Released for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis in 1994, ''Crystal's Pony Tale'' is a PlatformGame designed for young children starring Crystal, essentially a ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'' with her SerialNumbersFiledOff. She must stop an evil witch who has imprisoned her seven [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience rainbow-colored friends]], each of which require a [[MineralMacGuffin color-coded crystal]] hidden somewhere to free.

The [[ItsEasySoItSucks easy difficulty]] and saccharine tone of this game would certainly put off older gamers, but it has its own special charm.

A UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem version of this game was planned, but was cancelled due to poor sales.

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!!This game contains examples of:
* AndIMustScream: What the witch does to most of Crystal's friends. The placements are random so one of them could be encased in a cave wall and another could be rendered to a simple outline on a carousel.
* BatOutOfHell: The bats in the river level swooping in and out of the windows of the old bridge.
* BeeAfraid: The bees that drop honey on you, which are accompanied by "Flight of the Bumblebee".
* CardCarryingVillain: The witch.
* CashGate: To move forward in a stage, Crystal must give up either 5, 10 or 15 horseshoes at checkpoints, depending on the difficulty.
* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Crystal's friends and the gems.
* CompleteImmortality: Getting hurt simply causes Crystal to lose a few horseshoes necessary for exiting stages.
* CreepyCircusMusic: The carousel towards the end of the barn/grass level has this.
* ForTheEvulz: The witch doesn't seem to have any motivation for capturing Crystal's friends other than this.
* GottaCatchEmAll: Crystal must save all seven of her friends to complete the game.
* MagicalMysteryDoors: A simple version of this appears early on in the game.
* MineralMacGuffin: The seven rainbow-colored crystals.
* MyLittlePhony: Cutesy, candy-colored equines in a magical fantasy world? What else could it be?
* PlotCoupon: Again, the seven crystals which are needed to save Crystal's friends.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: Nearly every song in this game is a classical piece, most notably Music/JohannesBrahms' "4th Symphony, 2nd Movement" and Gabriel Faure's "Dolly Suite, Op. 56".
* RainbowMotif: Crystal's friends, which include the color indigo.
* SugarBowl
* TakenForGranite: One of Crystal's friends could be trapped behind a cave wall.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The witch. She shows up during random points in the game to impede Crystal's progress.
* VirtualPaperDoll: The player can customize Crystal's mane, tail, and body colors.
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