Crystal Mines

Crystal Mines

Crystal Mines is and action-strategy game for the NES that combines elements of Dig Dug and Gauntlet. It was published by Color Dreams and later reskinned a religious title by Wisdom Tree.

Overview

Crystal Mines is the adventure of a ore-gathering robot through a dangerous mine full of pitfalls and indestructible monsters. Your goal is to gather Starla, but doing so requires the player to navigate a serious of complex traps and puzzles.

It is widely considered the best game Color Dreams ever manufactured and spawned two sequels.

Re-release

When Color Dreams shifted their development plans and started working on religious games, Crystal Mines became the template for two different Old Testament-themed games. Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land and Joshua & and the battle of Jericho have near-identical gameplay, save for very minor stylistic changes.