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Crystal's Pony Tale
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Developer	Artech Studios
Publisher	Sega
Producer	Cindy Claveran
Designers	Paul Butler Rick Banks
Programmers	Larry Donais Dan Fanthome
Artist	Grant Campbell
Composer	Mark Mitchell
Platform	Sega Genesis
Release	NA: October 1994
Genre	Action-adventure
Mode	Single-player

Crystal's Pony Tale is a children's action-adventure game developed by Artech Studios and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1994. The game features the adventures of protagonist Crystal Pony, who journeys to rescue her friends and stop an evil witch. It was created in hopes to attract little girls to the platform.

Gameplay

The game has seven areas, each holding multiple secrets. There are three difficulties - easy, medium, and hard. There is a mixture of classical music and originals by the game's composer, Mark Mitchell, featured throughout the game; including Grieg, Faure and Brahms' 4th Symphony.

Plot

The evil Storm Witch has cast a spell that imprisoned Crystal Pony's friends in her castle in order to rule Ponyland. The player's role is to collect crystals to free the ponies and defeat the witch once and for all, after which the ponies can live, finally, "happily ever after."

Reception

Game Developer reported the game "was criticized for featuring too much pink in its graphics."

External links

• Crystal's Pony Tale at MobyGames