The Dark Crystal (video game)
Hi-Res Adventure #6: The Dark Crystal is a graphic adventure game based on Jim Henson's 1982 fantasy film, The Dark Crystal. The game was designed by Roberta Williams and was the first Hi-Res Adventure directly released under the SierraVenture label in 1983. Versions were published for the Apple II and Atari 8-bit family. An alternate version of the game intended for younger players called Gelfling Adventure was released in 1984.

Development
It took Roberta Williams a little over a month to develop the design for the game, which was then turned over to programmers and artists.

Reception
Softline in 1983 wrote that "In a way, it's better than the movie", stating The Dark Crystal "thin story that failed to serve the movie well is comparatively top-drawer material in the game" and calling the graphics "delightful". The game received a Certificate of Merit in the category of "1984 Best Computer Adventure" at the 5th annual Arkie Awards.

In a 1983 review of the Atari 8-bit version for Hi-Res magazine, Mark S. Murley found the game too clearly linear and disliked having to swap between three disks. He wrote:

Reviews
Jeux & Stratégie #21

References

External links

The Sierra Help Pages
Official free re-creation of the game

1983 video games
Adventure games
Apple II games
Atari 8-bit family games
ScummVM-supported games
Sierra Entertainment games
The Dark Crystal
Video games based on films
Video games set on fictional planets
Video games developed in the United States