Play Crystal Quest Online
You're a tiny spaceship with wonky physics, fumbling through swarms of aliens while trying to grab crystals—steering toward enemies just to shoot them feels weird but satisfying. Those rare screen-clearing bombs feel like cheating, but you'll burn them the second you get cornered.
Crystal Quest was a Game Boy release from 1990, developed by John O'Neill and published by Pony Canyon. It was a portable adaptation of an earlier Apple II game, arriving during a period when the handheld was filling up with arcade-style shooters and puzzle games, offering a straightforward, action-focused experience.
You control a small, triangular ship that moves with a unique momentum-based inertia, making navigation feel slippery and deliberate. Your objective is to collect all the crystals on each single-screen stage while surviving waves of distinct enemy types that swarm and home in on your position. You fire automatically in the direction you're facing, which often means steering directly into danger to eliminate threats, a mechanic that feels counterintuitive but necessary. The pacing is relentless, with later stages demanding quick decisions and precise movements to avoid being overwhelmed. It feels like a constant, tense scramble where every small victory is earned.
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