Gauntlet

For the Sega Mega Drive version, see Gauntlet IV.

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Gauntlet

System(s): Sega Master System

Publisher: U.S. Gold

Developer: Tiertex

Licensor: Tengen, Atari Games

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
EU	1990-11^[1]		25006-50
PT	199x
UK	1990-11^[1]	£24.9924.99^[2]	25006-50
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
BR	199x		023130

Non-Sega versions
Amstrad CPC Apple II Apple IIGS Arcade Atari 8-bit family Atari ST Commodore 64 IBM PC Macintosh MSX ZX Spectrum

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Gauntlet is an overhead dungeon crawler released for the arcades by Atari Games in 1985. A Sega Master System version was released exclusively in Europe in 1990, published by U.S. Gold and developed by Tiertex Design Studios. Though the original arcade game supported four-player simultaneous play, the Master System version only supports up to two players due to the lack of a multitap adapter for the system.

A North American release was planned and advertised^[3], but did not materialise.

Gameplay

Gauntlet combines arcade-style gameplay with the theme and dungeon-crawling action of pen-and-paper role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. The players fight their way through many floors of an enormous dungeon, both cooperating to kill enemies and competing to collect gold and upgrades.

Players can choose from among four characters (Thor the Warrior, Thyra the Valkyrie, Merlin the Wizard or Questor the Elf). Each has their own unique visual appearance and various strengths and weaknesses (for example, Merlin excels at magic but his hand-to-hand attacks are weak).

History

Legacy

The huge success of the game in the arcades led to a large number of home ports and various sequels, but the series did not return to Sega systems until the Sega Mega Drive-exclusive Gauntlet IV in 1993. Unlike the first game, Gauntlet IV was released in the US and Japan as well as Europe.

Magazine articles

Main article: Gauntlet/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

SE advert

Print advert in Sega Power (UK) #13: "December 1990" (1990-11-01)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #109: "December 1990" (1990-11-16)^[4]
Sega Power (UK) #14: "January 1991" (1990-12-06)^[5]
Raze (UK) #3: "January 1991" (1990-11-29)^[6]

Print advert in K (IT) #25: "Febbraio 1991" (199x-xx-xx)

Print advert in Atuagagdliutit (GL) #1991-07-17 (1991-07-17)

Print advert in Consoles + (FR) #1: "Septembre 1991" (1991-09-04)
also published in:

Joystick (FR) #20: "Octobre 1991" (1991-xx-xx)^[7]

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #119: "October 1991" (1991-09-15)

Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #121: "December 1991" (1991-11-15)

Print advert in Gamers (DE) #1992-01: "Februar/März 1992" (1992-xx-xx)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

ACE (UK)

86

^[2]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[8]

Buzz! Computers (UK)

87

^[9]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

96

^[10]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

90

^[11]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

PAL

90

^[12]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

80

^[13]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

92

^[14]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

92

^[15]

Game Mania (UK)

90

^[16]

Games-X (UK)

60

^[17]

Hobby Consolas (ES)

PAL

88

^[18]

Joystick (FR)

PAL

79

^[19]

Micromanía (segunda época) (ES)

80

^[20]

Mean Machines (UK)

92

^[21]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

90

^[22]

Player One (FR)

78

^[23]

Power Play (DE)

63

^[24]

Raze (UK)

PAL

64

^[25]

S: The Sega Magazine (UK)

PAL

87

^[26]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[27]

Sega Pro (UK)

83

^[28]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

80

^[29]

User (GR)

PAL

88

^[30]

Video Games (DE)

66

^[31]

Zero (UK)

77

^[32]

	81
Based on 26 reviews

Gauntlet

Master System, EU
Cover
Cart Manual

Master System, PT
Cover

Master System, SE (Rental)
Cover

Master System, AU
Cover
Cart

Master System, AU (NIAL sticker)
Cover
Cart

Master System, BR
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	d9190956
MD5	fdd401983eb42200f9fec672374597af
SHA-1	4e583ce9b95e20ecddc6c1dac9941c28a3e80808

128kB

Cartridge (EU)

References

Gauntlet
	Main page \| Comparisons \| Maps \| Magazine articles \| Video coverage \| Reception No results

Gauntlet games for Sega systems
Gauntlet (1990) \| Gauntlet II (unreleased) \| Gauntlet IV (1993) \| Gauntlet Legends (2000)

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p60-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 60

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p87-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 87

[:File:SMSII_US_Catalog.pdf_p2-3] File:SMSII US Catalog.pdf, page 2

[:File:CVG_UK_109.pdf_p119-4] Computer & Video Games, "December 1990" (UK; 1990-11-16), page 119

[:File:SegaPower_UK_14.pdf_p52-5] Sega Power, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-06), page 52

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p23-6] Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 23

[:File:Joystick_FR_020.pdf_p137-7] Joystick, "Octobre 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 137

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-11.pdf_p132-8] Aktueller Software Markt, "November 1990" (DE; 1990-10-26), page 132

[buzz1991-05-10-9] Buzz! Computers (UK) (+0:00)

[:File:CGtC_UK_02.pdf_p14-10] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume Two" (UK; 1990-04-xx), page 14

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p97-11] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 97

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p56-12] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 56

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p140-13] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 140

[:File:CVG_UK_110.pdf_p120-14] Computer & Video Games, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-12-15), page 120

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p136-15] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 136

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-16] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:GamesX_UK_00.pdf_p17-17] Games-X, "Sneak Preview March 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 17

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p86-18] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 86

[:File:Joystick_FR_015.pdf_p107-19] Joystick, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 107

[:File:Micromania2_ES_037.pdf_p57-20] Micromanía (segunda época), "Junio 1991" (ES; 1991-0x-xx), page 57

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_01.pdf_p58-21] Mean Machines, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p133-22] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 133

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_008.pdf_p35-23] Player One, "Avril 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 35

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1991-02.pdf_p152-24] Power Play, "2/91" (DE; 1991-01-18), page 152

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p39-25] Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 39

[:File:StheSegaMagazine_UK_12.pdf_p12-26] S: The Sega Magazine, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-04), page 12

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p56-27] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 56

[:File:SegaPro_UK_03.pdf_p19-28] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-12), page 19

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p71-29] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 71

[:File:User_GR_19.pdf_p90-30] User, "Noémvrios 1991" (GR; 1991-1x-xx), page 90

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-01.pdf_p74-31] Video Games, "1/91" (DE; 1991-03-27), page 74

[:File:Zero_UK_17.pdf_p88-32] Zero, "March 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 88

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Gauntlet

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Contents

Gameplay

History

Legacy

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References