Controls
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Move north |
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Move south |
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Move east |
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Move west |
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Jump |
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Select players |
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Choose game controllers |
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Start |
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Jump |
Crystal Castles
In this enchanting maze game, you guide Bentley Bear through the evil witch Bethilda’s home, collecting gems and outwitting magical enemies. Collect gems and jump over enemies. Magic Hat grants invincibility. Pots of honey increase speed. Defeat Gem Eaters when they are eating gems. Explore 37 castles with one or two players.
Starting a Game
| Option | Description |
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| Start Game | To begin a game with one player, press the start button on the joystick. |
| Level Select | Press the select players button on the joystick to choose between a one and two-player game |
Gameplay
Using the joystick, carefully move Bentley through the mazes, picking up gems marked by an ‘X’ on tiles. Collect every gem in the current castle to progress to the next. Make sure to avoid enemies! Enemies in each castle will begin moving towards Bentley when they spawn.
If an enemy is close to Bentley, press the jump button on the joystick with the correct timing to avoid being eaten.
There are 10 levels in Crystal Castles. Levels 1-9 have four castles each, level 10 has one castle.
Interface
- High Score
- Current Score
- Level Name
- Lives
Items
- Magic Hat
- The Magic Hat makes Bentley safe when he runs or jumps over it. Enemies can’t catch Bentley
when he is wearing the hat, allowing him to run past enemies safely until it disappears.
Starting with level 2, the Magic Hat bounces up and down, moving around the maze randomly.
Starting with level 9, the Magic Hat turns into a Crystal Ball if Bentley does not put it on immediately.
- Pot of Honey
- A pot of honey earns Bentley 1000 points when it is picked up. Pots of honey have the protection of a swarm of bees, which Bentley will need to avoid.
Enemy Types
- Crystal Balls
- Crystal Balls continually chase Bentley around the level, scooping up gems as they move.
- Gem Eaters
- Gem Eaters compete with Bentley in the level, picking up gems they can find.
Bentley can stun a Gem Eater for a short time by jumping over them.
If Bentley isn’t wearing a Magic Hat, Gem Eaters can be turned into dust by running over them, just as they grab a gem.
- Nasty Trees
- Nasty Trees chase Bentley around the level, taking gems they walk over. Bentley can stop Nasty Trees by trapping them in a corner, or behind a wall. Bentley can also stun a Nasty Tree by jumping over it.
- Swarm of Bees
- Swarms of Bees can be found protecting pots of honey in a level. If Bentley
doesn’t get the honey, the swarm returns continually, following Bentley.
If Bentley takes too long to complete a level, a swarm of bees will appear, regardless of whether the level has a honey pot!
- Ghosts and Skeletons
- These enemies lurk in the level, causing Bentley to lose a life if touched.
- Berthilda’s Cauldron
- Turns Bentley into bear stew if touched. Bentley can avoid the cauldron by jumping over it.
- Witch Berthilda
- The Witch Berthilda kills Bentley if she touches him. Bentley can fight back if a magic hat has been picked up, earning points for jumping on the witch with one equipped.
Lives
Bentley begins the game with 3 lives. At every 70,000 points, a new life is earned. When Bentley loses a life, the current level is restarted.
Bentley loses a life when any enemy touches him and he’s not wearing a Magic Hat.
Warp Tunnels
If Bentley completes the first maze in a higher level, he can use the warp tunnel in the first castle of level 1 to go directly to that higher level when a new game has been started.
Scoring
The value of the gems that Bentley picks up in a castle are cumulative - the first gem is worth 1 point, the 10th is worth 10 points, and the 99th gem is worth 99 points.
The last gem Bentley finds in each castle is worth bonus points. The first castle’s last gem is 1000 points. The value of the last gem in each castle increases by 100 points for each castle completed.
Pick up as many gems as you can in a castle, ensuring you pick up the last for bonus points, before an enemy does!
Bentley can also earn points by performing certain actions:
| Action | Points |
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| Puts on the Magic Hat | 500 points |
| Crushes a Gem Eater | 500 points |
| Find a pot of honey | 1000 points |
| Smashes Witch Berthilda | 3000 points |
| Completes Level 10 | 10000 points |
Story
Bentley Bear Is caught! —
in an endless maze of alleys, stairways, and elevators. He’s in Crystal Castles, enchanted castles full of sparkling diamonds, rubles, and pearls. But the best treasures are the big pots of honey Bentley finds as he runs through castle after castle.
But Bentley is chased by a mob of hungry gem guardians! Crystal Balls. Nasty Trees, Gem Eaters, Swarms of Bees, Ghosts, and Skeletons. Scariest of all is Witch Berthilda with her steaming Cauldron, ready to make Bentley into bear stew!
Bentley runs down alleys, up stairs, and behind walls. and jumps high to escape, all the time grabbing gems. Lucky for Bentley, he trips over the Magic Hat. puts it on, and saves himself from an unBEARabIe fate!