Found -> Knights Of The Crystallion

[Tim Janssen]

I vaguely remember playing an Amiga game which was a cross between adventure, puzzle and platform action. The game had many beautyful drawn HAM-pictures. One picture I remember has a huge skeleton of some distinct dinosaur on it. The game has the word Crystal/ Kristal in its title and is released before 1991.
Does this this description does ring a bell?

[CodyJarrett]

Yes - Knights Of The Crystallion

[Tim Janssen]

Cody, I am flabbergasted. Now that was a quick (and correct) response!:)
The pictures sure bring back some memories but I cannot remember anything anymore from this game. Do you know what this game was about?

[CodyJarrett]

Let's see!

"Many years ago, an Orodrid died."

[CodyJarrett]

"As time passed, the land shifted, and the seas changed; our ancestors found his remains lying in a valley, uncovered by the River Odruilen. We fashioned a city out of his very bones, and we named the city Orodrid."

[CodyJarrett]

"Deep within the skull, we make the Crystallion out of the Orodrid's fossilized brain crystals."

[CodyJarrett]

"But only the most worthy can reach the crystal egg and hatch the Crystallion."

[CodyJarrett]

"Your own Crystallion awaits its birth."

[CodyJarrett]

That clears that up! This is the main screen from which you can go to the different sub-games:

[CodyJarrett]

Such as the isometric platform bit seen in the double-barrel screenshot above.

[CodyJarrett]

Or this strange arena thing:

[CodyJarrett]

This management game:

[CodyJarrett]

And this card game:

[Twistin'Ghost]

LOL! Wow, a full color manual! Cody, when you answer a question, you answer a question!

[Tim Janssen]

Many thanks for the screenshots of this game, Cody. It sure brought back some memories. Now if I could get my hands on it (subtle hint ;) )
Somehow I regard Knights of the Crystallion as a far ancestor of surrealistic puzzle games like Myst. I have played both games for a few minutes and never looked back to it since.

[Twistin'Ghost]

In the Zone...

[Tim Janssen]

Thanks for uploading the game, Twistin.
Lets hope I will stick to this game longer than all those years ago. :D

[DrBong]

Originally posted by Tim Janssen
Somehow I regard Knights of the Crystallion as a far ancestor of surrealistic puzzle games like Myst.
Not surprising given that Knights of the Crystallion was coded by Bill Williams, who was responsible for Mindwalker.