History VideoGame / CryptKiller

The arcade was notable in that three players could play the game at once, something that was only reserved for mounted gun games. As it was an early game, CK blended both pre-rendered sprites and 3-D background together. While muddled looking the game plays fast and can be quite addicting. At the end of every stage you're allowed to pick from two paths to continue one that would lead to a different stage. These paths decided what ending you got. The game was also ported to the UsefulNotes/PlayStation and UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn albeit without three player co-op.

The arcade was notable in that three players could play the game at once, something that was only reserved for mounted gun games. As it was an early game, CK blended both pre-rendered sprites and 3-D background together. While muddled looking the game plays fast and can be quite addicting. At the end of every stage you're allowed to pick from two paths to continue one that would lead to a different stage. These paths decided what ending you got. The game was also ported to the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation}} and UsefulNotes/{{Sega Saturn}} albeit without three player co-op.

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: The standard attack method of skeletons, if you're out of range from their sword attack.

* AncientTomb: Most of the stages.

* ExpositionFairy: Galazon, the giant disembodied spirit head that greets you at the start and end of each level.
* EverythingTryingToKillYou: From monsters to swords, to statues to even hieroglyphs on the wall.

* RouteBoss: As you only need to defeat two of six bosses to get an ending, all of them counts under this.

* ZergRush: Lower-tier enemies like skeletons, bats or mummies tends to do this. Expect getting swarmed by nearly twenty of these enemies onscreen at later levels!

* TheUndead: Comes in all shapes and sizes. This game hands you [[{{Mummy}} mummies]], {{zombies}}, [[DemBones skeletons]], and many other undead enemies.

* {{Dracolich}}: Occasionally, you'll be attacked by skeletal dragon heads which will breath fire on you. They're also large and powerful enough to be counted as GiantMooks, taking up plenty of space on the screen and soaking up several shots before falling apart to pieces.

* AttackOfTheMonsterAPpendage: Type 2 Example from the Hydra boss; the battle starts with you battling it's heads sticking out of a pool, one at a time, which spews fireballs at your direction and attempts to bite you. After fending off three or four head attacks, the heads then retreats... before revealing itself as an eight-headed monster.

* {{Dracolich}}: Occasionally, you'll be attacked by skeletal dragon heads which will breath fire on you. They're powerful enough to be counted as EliteMooks, soaking up plenty of shots from your gun before falling apart to pieces.

%%* RailShooter

''Crypt Killer'' is a 1995 light gun shooter (''Henry Explorer'' in Japan) from Konami. In it you play as explorers looking for the Eyes of Guidance in hope of finding the ultimate treasure. Just one catch though, a huge wave of monsters stand in your way. It's nothing a shotgun and a couple of bullets can't fix right?

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: The player's reaction during the bad ending, stuck between a dead end and all of the game's bosses.
-->"Is this the end? But... that means... '''AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!'''

** [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon The Fishmen]]

* TheUndead: Comes in all shapes and sizes. This game hands you [[{{Mummy}} mummies]], {{zombies}}, {{skeletons}}, and many other undead enemies.

* ClothFu: Mummies will attack you by slapping you with their ''bandages''. Somehow getting hit by an old piece of cloth can deal enoigh damage as being struck by a sword or a fireball.
* DemBones: Skeletons serves as recurring mooks that attacks the player in every stage, enough to count as TheGoomba.

* GiantHandsOfDoom: One of the bosses is a floating Egyptian statue head with two disembodied arms which it uses to preiodically lash out at the player.

* ThrowingYohrSwordAlwaysWorks: The standard attack method of skeletons, if you're out of range from their sword attack.

* TheUndead: Comes in all shapes and sizes. This game hands you [[{{Mummy}} mummies]], {{zombies}}, {{skeletons}}, and many other undead enemies.

%%* BottomlessMagazines

%%* LightGunGame
* {{Medusa}}: One of the bosses

* AncientGreece: The Greek Temple and {{Medusa}}

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''Crypt Killer'' provides the following tropes:

* BottomlessMagazines

* LightGunGame

* RailShooter
* {{RaisingTheSteaks}}: Piranhas, rats, bats, and insects attack the player.

** [[{{CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon}} The Fishmen]]
** [[{{JasonAndTheArgonauts}} Fighting skeletons in a Greek setting]]
** [[{{Indiana Jones}} You're an adventurer looking for treasure]]

The arcade was notable in that three players could play the game at once, something that was only reserved for mounted gun games. As it was an early game, CK blended both pre-rendered sprites and 3-D background together. While muddled looking the game plays fast and can be quite addicting. At the end of every stage you're allowed to pick from two paths to continue one that would lead to a different stage. These paths decided what ending you got. The game was also ported to the {{Playstation}} and {{Sega Saturn}} albeit without three player co-op.

* Myth/GreekMythology: Two bosses are based on Greek mythical creatures such as {{Medusa}} and {{Hydra}}.

* GreekMythology: Two bosses are based on Greek mythical creatures such as {{Medusa}} and {{Hydra}}.

The arcade was notable in that three players could play the game at once, something that was only reserved for mounted gun games. As it was an early game, CK blended both pre-rendered sprites and 3-D background together. While muddled looking the game plays fast and can be quite addicting. At the end of every stage you're allowed to pick from two paths to continue one that would lead to a different stage. These paths decided what ending you got. The game was also ported to the {{Playstation}} albeit without three player co-op.

* AncientEgypt: The pyramid stage where you fight off mummies, swords, and hieroglyphs.

* HeyItsThatGuy: The floating head named Galazon, the spirit of travels, resembles [[{{Xmen}} Professor X]] and/or [[{{Hitman}} Agent 47]]

* RailShooter

* MultipleEndings: Depends on which paths you take. You either [[DownerEnding get ambushed by all the bosses you defeated]], find the treasure, find out it was all just a movie you were acting in, or [[GoldenEnding find a shining, legendary sword]]. Also an odd example; the game [[spoiler:''wants'' you to have exactly three of the endings in order to win it]] [[hottip:*:read: completing all 6 levels.]]