The Arcade · 1991 shareware
Crystal Caves
Episode one — a space trader, a rocket gun, and a planet made of money.
- Cave levels
- Rocket hops
- Crystals
- Arcade pass
Apogee mailed the first episode on purpose.
In this game
A 30-day pass to The Arcade — a cabinet of playable titles. You buy access to the collection, not the games themselves.
About this cabinet In the cabinet
Apogee, 23 October 1991. Frank Maddin built it; George Broussard named the hero Mylo Steamwitz on purpose so he would sound like a loser. Volume 1 is Troubles with Twibbles — the shareware episode. Mylo flies the Millennium Kiwi to Altair, walks a hub of mine shafts, and must grab every crystal in a cave before the exit counts. The pistol fires rockets. Ammo runs out. Some rooms are dark until you find the switch.
The plot is a get-rich-quick loop: twibbles, then slugs, then a star that goes supernova. This cabinet has episode one. Collect the crystals. Do not shoot the air tanks. The jump distance is fixed; you steer in mid-air.
How to play
| ← → | Walk. |
|---|---|
| Ctrl | Jump. You can steer left and right in the air. |
| Alt | Fire the rocket pistol, or pull a lever / flip a switch when you stand on it. |
| F1 | Remap keys if Ctrl or Alt collide with the browser. |