A simple EGA platformer. You play Mylo Steamwitz, a miner who dreams of owning his own twibble farm. You go from planet to planet finding jewels in the mines to make your dream come true. A map screen allows you to play the levels in almost any order. Ammunition is limited, and some levels have reverse gravity, so you have to use your head a bit more in this game than most. The graphics and sound are ugly even by EGA standards, but the game itself is a good diversion. Version 1.0 may cause your system clock to lose 100 years if run from Windows XP. There are 3 episodes in this game, with only the first episode playable in the shareware version.
Episode 1 - Trouble with Twibbles
Episode 2 - Slugging it Out
Episode 3 - Mylo vs. the Supernova
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Downloads
Complete version history:
| Crystal Caves v1.0a Shareware Episode (250,894 bytes) | 2005-10-24 | DOS | Play online  |
| Crystal Caves v1.0 Shareware Episode (251,085 bytes) | 1991-10-23 | DOS |
Patches
| Crystal Caves Registered v1.0 to v1.0a patch (265,022 bytes) | 2005-10-23 | DOS |
Availability
Apogee still sells the registered version of this game for $5.99 by download.
Cheat Codes
Customer Cheat
All keys need to be pressed at the same time:
[X] [T] [R] [A] - Gives you max ammo.
[N] [E] [X] [T] - Lets you warp to any level.
Debug Mode
Pressing [Z] [E] [U] [S] at the same time will put you into God mode and will let you activate the other debug mode key, which is [G]. Pressing that will reverse the gravity in the game.