Video game · 1985

Gauntlet

Released 15 October 1985 on arcade video game machine, Atari 8-bit computers, MSX, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC and 11 more

Developer: Atari Games
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Made in: Milpitas, United States
Genre: Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
Themes: Action, Fantasy
Series: Gauntlet

IGDB CRITICS773 reviews

IGDB PLAYERS7048 ratings

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About Gauntlet

The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses. For example, the Warrior is strongest in hand-to-hand combat, the Wizard has the most powerful magic, the Valkyrie has the best armour and the Elf is the fastest in movement. Upon selecting a playable character, the gameplay is set within a series of top-down, third-person perspective mazes where the object is to find and touch the designated exit in every level.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

arcade video game machine	15 October 1985
Atari 8-bit computers	1985
MSX	1986
Amstrad CPC	1986
Commodore 64	1986
ZX Spectrum	1986
Atari ST	1 October 1987
MS-DOS	2 February 1988
Apple IIGS	1 March 1988
Apple II	5 April 1988
Handheld	1988
Mac	2 May 1989
Sega Master System	1990
Xbox 360	22 November 2005
Nintendo DS	later, date unknown
Xbox	later, date unknown