Knights of the Crystallion
{{Short description|1990 adventure puzzle video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Knights of the Crystallion
|image = Knights of the Crystallion cover.jpg
|caption =
|developer = Bill Williams
|publisher = U.S. Gold
|designer =
|composer = Bill Williams
|released = {{vgrelease|EU|1990}}
|genre = Adventure
|modes = Single-player
|platforms = Amiga
}}
Knights of the Crystallion is a 1990 video game for the Amiga developed by Bill Williams and published by U.S. Gold.{{cite web|url=http://hol.abime.net/2597|website=hol.abime.net|title=Knights Of The Crystallion : Hall Of Light The database of Amiga games|accessdate=2017-09-27}} A fantasy-themed adventure game comprising a mix of sub-games with a puzzle element, the game makes extensive use of the Amiga computer's Hold-And-Modify graphics mode.{{cite web|url=http://amr.abime.net/review_1923|title=Knights of the Crystallion review from Amiga Format 9 (Apr 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack|website=amr.abime.net|accessdate=2017-09-27}}{{Cite web |last=Wrobel |first=Mark |date=2020-02-22 |title=Amiga Machine Code Letter XII - HAM |url=https://www.markwrobel.dk/post/amiga-machine-code-letter12-ham/ |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Mark Wrobel |language=en-us}}
Psygnosis was offered the game before U.S. Gold, but turned it down for being too weird.{{cite web |last1=Beschizza |first1=Rob |title=Obscure video games reviewed |url=https://boingboing.net/2018/06/11/obscure-video-games-reviewed.html |website=BoingBoing |date=July 11, 2018}}
Development
Reception
Allen Greenberg reviewed the game for Computer Gaming World, and stated that "The diverse yet interlocking segments of Knights of the Crystallion have been well-balanced and orchestrated so that the result is enjoyable. Certain moments, however, such as the ordeal with the crystals, have led this reviewer to wonder what European publishers fear to lose should someone (heaven forbid!) actually win one of their games."{{cite magazine |last=Greenberg |first=Allen |title=Knights in Bright Data: U.S. Gold's Knights of the Crystallion |magazine=Computer Gaming World |date=November 1991 |volume=1 |issue=88 |pages=66, 68}}
Amiga Format wrote, "the hypnotic quality will keep you playing for hours at a time," and gave an overall score of 91%.
In 2018, BoingBoing called Knights of the Crystallion "the wonderfully weird and impenetrable magnum opus of legendary game designer Bill Williams, which baffled Amiga owners."
References
External links
- {{abime|id=2597}}
- {{Lemon Amiga game|id=648}}
- {{moby game|id=/knights-of-the-crystallion |name=Knights of the Crystallion}}
Category:Video games developed in the United States
Category:Single-player video games
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