Crystal Castles (video Game) - Ports

Ports

Crystal Castles has been ported to the following home computers and video game consoles:

  • Apple II – Simpler graphics, but the gameplay is quite close to the original.
  • Atari 2600 – Because of the technical limitations of the Atari 2600, the game has been simplified.
  • Atari 8-bit – Graphically better than the 2600 version, the mazes actually resemble the arcade. Was finally released as an XE cartridge. Very rare.
  • Atari ST – Although the ST would have been capable of a graphically near-perfect port, all graphics have been repainted, making it look quite different from the arcade version. Gameplay is about the same as the original except for the difficulty level, which is lower than that of the arcade original.
  • Commodore 64 – Simpler graphics, but the gameplay is quite close to the original.
  • BBC / Acorn Electron – Good graphics, close to the original.
  • ZX Spectrum – Two-colour graphics in the main gameplay area due to the Spectrum's attribute clash problems.
  • Amstrad CPC – Four-colour graphics using the Amstrad's medium-resolution screen mode.
  • PC, PlayStation and Dreamcast – Arcade version as part of the Atari Anniversary game.
  • Windows, Xbox, and PlayStation 2 – (both in arcade and Atari 2600 format) as part of Atari: 80 Classic Games in One! (2003) and Atari Anthology (2004).
  • Xbox 360 and Windows – (Arcade format) as part of Game Room (2010).

In addition, certain ports use dimetric projection, as opposed to the arcade version's original trimetric projection, to display environments.

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