The Kristal
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The Kristal of Konos is a magical artefact described as the key to world peace. However, an evil being known as Malvalla has taken it, releasing Chaos into the universe. A space pirate named Dancis Frake ventures on his twin cannon space galleon to the planet Meltoca, where he hopes to find clues concerning the Kristal's whereabouts.
Based on the theater play The Kristal of Konos (1976), The Kristal is primarily an adventure game with space shooter and fighting segments. The adventure portions consist of exploring populated planets, gathering clues and talking to characters in order to gain information. When traveling between planets, the player-controlled ship may be attacked be enemies, which must be eliminated in shooting sequences. Dancis has special strength and psychic ratings, which may increase or decrease depending on his actions. He may participate in swordfighting to improve these parameters. "Skringles", a form of intergalactic currency, can be found, earned, and spent in the game.
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From the Stage Play 'THE KRISTAL OF KONOS' (1976) by | |
With original music by | |
Adapted from the original script by | |
Gameplay adapted by | |
With grateful thanks for his introduction to | |
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Planets by | |
Background screen design by | |
Sprite design by | |
Animation by | |
Fight Direction by | |
Fight coordination by | |
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The graphics for The Krystal are in 640x200, so the CGA support is in CGA's 640x200 monochrome mode.
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An entire disk of the 360K diskette distribution is dedicated to a 40-second long digitized speech introducing the gameworld.
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Game added by Will D.
Amiga added by John Scott. Atari ST added by Kabushi.
Additional contributors: Trixter, Patrick Bregger.
Game added April 6, 2000. Last modified August 31, 2023.