Knights of the Crystallion

Knights of the Crystallion is a 1990 computer game for the Amiga developed by Bill Williams and published by U.S. Gold.[1] A fantasy-themed adventure game comprising a mix of sub-games with a puzzle element, the game made extensive use of the Amiga computer's Hold-And-Modify (HAM) graphics mode.[2]

Knights of the Crystallion
Developer(s)Bill Williams
Publisher(s)U.S. Gold
Composer(s)Bill Williams
Platform(s)Amiga
Release
Genre(s)Adventure, Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player

Psygnosis was offered the game before U.S. Gold, but turned it down for being too weird.[3]

Development

Bill Williams, the developer of the game, stated that he "threw most of [his] soul into" the game's development and that he considered the game to be his "epic" and "masterpiece."[4]}}

Reception

Amiga Format wrote, "the hypnotic quality will keep you playing for hours at a time," and gave an overall score of 91%.[2]

In 2018, BoingBoing called Knights of the Crystallion "the wonderfully weird and impenetrable magnum opus of legendary game designer Bill Williams, which baffled Amiga owners."[3]

References
  1. "Knights Of The Crystallion : Hall Of Light The database of Amiga games". hol.abime.net. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  2. "Knights of the Crystallion review from Amiga Format 9 (Apr 1990) - Amiga Magazine Rack". amr.abime.net. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
  3. Beschizza, Rob (July 11, 2018). "Obscure video games reviewed". BoingBoing.


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