Gauntlet is an action game where players choose characters and fight their way through hordes of enemies that assault them on the way to the end of the level. One or two players must make their way through 100 levels of mayhem and magic.

The game features a choice of four characters to play with, each with different weapons. Thor the Warrior has a bludgeoning battle axe, Thyra the Valkyrie has a close range sword, Questor the Elf has his long range bow, and Merlin the Wizard has magical bolts.

Ghosts, goblins and even the life-draining Death are among the enemies. Enemies stream out of generators, so destroy these before tackling the rest.

Keys are needed to open the many doors within the levels, and in some situations a door will contain only bonus items, not a progressive route. Scattered magic potions act like smart bombs and clear the screen of all enemies. Beware of poison though, this reduces the character's energy level. Treasure is abundant throughout the levels and adds to the player's score.

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Alternate Titles

"圣铠传说" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)

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Part of the Following Groups

Merchant	Title	Platform
	B.C. Bill	Atari ST
	Gauntlet	DOS
	Springer	Atari 8-bit
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User Reviews

One of the most addictive games ever, and a downright excellent arcade conversion.	DOS	Tomer Gabel (4418)
OH YES! The Arcade classic comes to the C-64 Personal Computer!	Commodore 64	XplOrOrOr (16)

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The Press Says

Happy Computer	Amstrad CPC	1986	84 out of 100	84
ATARImagazin	Atari ST	Jun, 1987	2 out of 6	80
Pixel-Heroes.de	Commodore 64	Jun, 2005	8 out of 10	80
Joystick (French)	SEGA Master System	Apr, 1991	79 out of 100	79
Tilt	Commodore 64	Apr, 1987	15 out of 20	75
TalkXbox	Xbox 360	Feb 12, 2006	75 out of 100	75
Games Radar	Xbox 360	Apr 01, 2006	7 out of 10	70
GameSpot	Xbox 360	Nov 23, 2005	6.7 out of 10	67
Power Play	SEGA Master System	Feb, 1991	63 out of 100	63
The Video Game Critic	Atari 8-bit	Apr 02, 2005	F	0

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Trivia

There is an interesting note in the documentation for PCjr users:

Note to Pcjr users: If you wish to run the program in 16-color mode, the line DEVICE=PCJRMEM.COM present in the config.sys file on your boot disk must be changed to read DEVICE=PCJRMEM.COM /C instead.

This gives a clue as to how to get other Tandy 1000 graphic-mode games running on a PCjr (ironic, since the Tandy is a clone of the PCjr).

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