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{{disambig||the HD remake|[[Crystal Caves HD]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Crystal Caves - Cover.png
 
|cover        = Crystal Caves - Cover.png
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Apogee Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Apogee Software}}
{{Infobox game/row/developer|3D Realms}}
 
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Apogee Entertainment}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 23, 1991|ref=<ref>[https://3drealms.com/catalog/crystal-caves_7/ Crystal Caves - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|October 23, 1991|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://3drealms.com/catalog/crystal-caves_7/|title=Crystal Caves - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 7, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_crystal_caves Release: Crystal Caves ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 7, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date">[https://www.gog.com/news/release_crystal_caves Release: Crystal Caves ● GOG.com]</ref>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 7, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 7, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 7, 2014|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|August 7, 2014|wrapper=DOSBox|ref=<ref name="release date"/>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|crystal-caves-hd|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|crystal-caves|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Sci-fi }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Crystal Caves }}
 
|steam appid  = 358260
 
|steam appid  = 358260
|gogcom page  = crystal_caves
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|steam appid side =
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207665273
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= https://3drealms.com/catalog/crystal-caves_7/
 +
|hltb        = 2074
 +
|lutris      = crystal-caves
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = 953
 
|wikipedia    = Crystal Caves
 
|wikipedia    = Crystal Caves
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|crystal_caves|crystal_caves}}
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{{GOG.com links|1207665273|crystal_caves}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/358260/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/358260/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | Use [[DOSBox]]. | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| publisher | https://3drealms.com/catalog/crystal-caves_7/ | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | crystal_caves | DRM-free | Also sold together with [[Crystal Caves HD]]. Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post28|title=List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com|date=May 2023}}</ref> | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | crystal_caves | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]].<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_gog_games_using_dosbox/post28 List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref> | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 358260 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 358260 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | crystal-caves | DRM-free |  | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| publisher | https://3drealms.com/catalog/crystal-caves_7/ | DRM-free | Pre-packaged with [[DOSBox]]. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Level completion===
 +
The game will indicate that all crystals have been collected, and that you can head to the exit, by sound cue and the border (overscan area) colour changing from red to green.
 +
 +
The issue is, that the overscan area is never shown on emulators such as DOSBox, so you must pay attention to the sound cue.
 +
{{fixbox|description=Use [[DOSBox|DOSBox-X]]||fix=
 +
 +
DOSBox-X has optional support for showing the border (overscan) area. Set the following settings in your DOSBox-X config file:
 +
<code>
 +
[sdl]<br>
 +
overscan = 10
 +
</code>
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|DOS|{{p|game}}\CC*.CFG}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All files have a number (1-3) corresponding to the episode.
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\CC*-*.SAV|{{p|game}}\CC*.HS}}
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} All files have a number (1-3) corresponding to the episode.
 +
{{ii}} {{file|CC*.HS}} contains high scores.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = false
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|gog galaxy               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = false
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Crystal Caves - Video Alt Mode.png|Alternative display option.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 320x200 only.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = 70 FPS max.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Cptmold|date=2020-03-15|comment=Tested with RivaTuner Statistics Server on DOSBox.}}</ref>
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|Crystal Caves - Keybindings.png|Keyboard rebinding settings.}}
 +
{{Image|Crystal Caves - Controller Config.png|Controller configuration screens.}}
 +
{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Mouse is not used.
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller          = false
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = false
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Crystal Caves - Audio Settings.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume          = false
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    = Simple On/Off toggle.
 +
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = Everything is text-based.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
|red book cd audio        =
 +
|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface =  
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  |interface = true
  |audio    =  
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles =  
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
|dos modes              =  
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|dos modes              = EGA
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = DOS
 +
 +
|minOS    = 4.0
 +
|minCPU  = Intel 8088/8086
 +
|minCPU2  = Intel 386 (for CD-ROM release)
 +
|minRAM  = 512 KB
 +
|minHD    = 1.7 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minOther =
 +
 +
|recOS    = 6.22
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
+
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = 1.8 GHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 512 MB
|minHD    =  
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|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minDX    = 9.0c
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 18:49, 11 December 2023

For the HD remake, see Crystal Caves HD.

Crystal Caves
Crystal Caves cover
Developers
Apogee Software
Publishers
Apogee Entertainment
Release dates
DOS October 23, 1991[1]
Windows (DOSBox) August 7, 2014[2]
macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) August 7, 2014[2]
Linux (DOSBox) August 7, 2014[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Genres Platform
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Sci-fi
Series Crystal Caves
Crystal Caves on HowLongToBeat
Crystal Caves on IGDB
Crystal Caves on MobyGames
Crystal Caves on Wikipedia
Crystal Caves
Crystal Caves 1991
Crystal Caves HD 2020

Crystal Caves is a singleplayer scrolling and side view platform game in the Crystal Caves series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Use DOSBox.
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Also sold together with Crystal Caves HD. Pre-packaged with DOSBox.[3]
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Pre-packaged with DOSBox.
Windows

Essential improvements

Level completion

The game will indicate that all crystals have been collected, and that you can head to the exit, by sound cue and the border (overscan area) colour changing from red to green.

The issue is, that the overscan area is never shown on emulators such as DOSBox, so you must pay attention to the sound cue.

Use DOSBox-X

DOSBox-X has optional support for showing the border (overscan) area. Set the following settings in your DOSBox-X config file: [sdl]
overscan = 10

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\CC*.CFG
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358260/pfx/[Note 2]
All files have a number (1-3) corresponding to the episode.
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\CC*-*.SAV
<path-to-game>\CC*.HS
Windows <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
macOS (OS X) <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Linux <path-to-game> (mounted in DOSBox)[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/358260/pfx/[Note 2]
All files have a number (1-3) corresponding to the episode.
CC*.HS contains high scores.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Alternative display option.
Alternative display option.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
70 FPS max.[4]

Input

Keyboard rebinding settings.
Keyboard rebinding settings.
Controller configuration screens.
Controller configuration screens.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Simple On/Off toggle.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
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Localizations

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Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes EGA

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 4.0
Processor (CPU) Intel 8088/8086
Intel 386 (for CD-ROM release)
System memory (RAM) 512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1.7 MB
Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 1.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 File/folder structure within the installation folder reflects the path(s) listed for DOS game data. For the GOG.com release, file changes in DOSBox are redirected to <path-to-game>/cloud_saves/ even if GOG Galaxy is not used (this folder contains all redirected files, so some files in the cloud_saves folder might be temporary files or other files that do not contain saves or settings).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Crystal Caves - 3D Realms - Firepower Matters - last accessed on May 2023
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Release: Crystal Caves ● GOG.com
  3. List of GOG games using DOSBox, page 2 - Forum - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
  4. Verified by User:Cptmold on 2020-03-15
    Tested with RivaTuner Statistics Server on DOSBox.