Gauntlet

created and published by U.S. Gold in 1986, running on Amstrad CPC

type: maze, shooter
genre: Fantasy, Arena shooter, Dandy-like
series: Gauntlet
perspective: bird's-eye
player options: single player, shared-screen

languages: eng

4.3/5

Official description

This is it. The game everybody's been waiting for, Gauntlet, the most successful arcade game of all time has come home. And it brings with it all the characters, dungeons, traps, treasures, and excitement you loved in the arcades.

Featuring: * Thor, Thyra, Questor, and Merlin together again.

Ghosts, grunts, demons, lobbers, sorcerers, and Death.

Potions, magic, keys, treasure, traps, transporters, and more.

All the levels you know and love from the arcade.

Two player, join at any time, play system.

The action, sound, and animation of the arcades on your home screen.

# 2023-12-21 03:11:19 - official description -

Technical specs

display: raster

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External reviews (7) - average: 86.1% - median: 90%

review source		issue	date	score
Amstar (01-23)	fr	5	1987-01	n.a.		view
Amstrad Action	uk	16	1986-13	93/100	93%	view
Amstrad Magazine	fr	20	1987-03	3/5	60%	view
Amtix	uk	16	1987-02	95/100	95%	view
C&VG (Computer & Video Games) (011-084)	uk	63	1987-01	9/10	90%	view
Computer Gamer (20+)	uk	22	1987-01	100/100	100%	view
Computing with the Amstrad (01-28)	uk	27	1987-03	9/10	90%	view
Tilt 39-113	fr	39	1987-02	15/20	75%	view