Crystal Castles

1983 saw the release of this arcade gem that wowed arcade players with its colorful graphics and isometric 3D mazes. Players were tasked with guiding Bentley Bear through a variety of castles, collecting gemstones along the way in a race against the AI enemies who attack Bentley and steal the stones for themselves along the way.

The game also featured one of the first cases of procedural generation in an arcade game, with later levels sporting color schemes and combinations chosen at random. Crystal Castles also made use of new innovations in audio, allowing for extremely detailed digitized works of classical music to accompany its gameplay.