Crystal Castles (1986)
- Download the game as TAP/TZX
- Play the tape for a real Spectrum
- Run the game in an online ZX Spectrum emulator
Crystal Castles is an arcade adventure game released in 1986 for the ZX Spectrum 48K. It was published by U.S. Gold Ltd and developed by Andromeda Software Ltd, based on the original Atari Games Ltd coin-op.
The game supports a single player and features isometric 3D graphics along with a custom screen loader. Players can control the character using redefinable keys, Kempston Joystick, or Interface 2.
The cassette version was priced at £8.99. The title was also released on other platforms including Amstrad CPC, Atari 2600, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Acorn, and Atari ST.
The game holds an average magazine score of 75%. It received a Your Sinclair Megagame award in issue 48 and a ZX Computing Globert award in issue 35.
In the USSR and Russia, the game became well-known through numerous TR-DOS releases and a Russian translation by Alexey Mednonogov titled 'Ledovye Zamki'. It frequently appeared in magazines like ZX Pilot with POKE codes, and over ten different cracked cassette versions circulated among players.
Found 12 cracked versions (releases) of the game
