History VideoGame / Gauntlet

* '''Gauntlet: Dark Legacy''' (2000) - Essentially an expansion of ''Gauntlet Legends'', it added more classes and feature twice as many levels, as well as adding a world and an additional final boss. Produced during a transition in hardware generations, the console ports this time were released for the {{PlayStation 2}}, {{GameCube}} and {{Xbox}}. A portable version was also released for the GameBoyAdvance, featuring an isometric perspective similar to ''Gauntlet III''.

* '''Gauntlet''' (2014) - A RecycledTitle reboot of the franchise produced by Creator/WarnerBros. Released for PC via Steam on September 23rd 2014, it was developed Arrowhead, developers of ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}''. A {{PlayStation 4}} port was released on August 8th, 2015 under the title '''Gauntlet: Slayer Edition'''

* OurGeniesAreDifferent: The Desert Realm's Genie boss comes from an urn, and is armed with SinisterScimitars. He also has one red eye, which he uses to [[Comicbook/Cyclops shoot optic blasts or sweep half the arena]].

** '''"Running the gauntlet"''' (originally "running the gantlopp / gantlope," from the Swedish for "lane," and later "running the gantlet [[note]] The "gantlet" spelling still sometimes appears in American English, e.g. VideoGame/{{Doom}} II Level 3, but has disappeared from British English. [[/note]], before becoming its modern form) was a medieval military punishment wherein the offender was forced to run down a "lane" of his fellow soldiers, while they beat him with sticks. This meaning well suits running around in narrow passaged mazes fighting off enemies.

** The arcade versions have much simpler goals of collecting all 12~13 Rune Stones, but the consoles added even more monsters and quest items to unlock other realms like obelisks and crystals. Dark Legacy's Battlefield realm existed in the arcade and consoles, but not in the original Legends.

* '''Gauntlet II:''' Released in 1986, added more monsters and hazards and allowed multiple players to play as the same classes. It was essentially MissionPackSequel, available as a conversion kit for the original ''Gauntlet'' arcade machine, as well as a dedicated cabinet. It was also the last to be released in arcades for a while.
* '''Gauntlet: The Third Encounter''' (1990), developed by Epyx for the UsefulNotes/AtariLynx, it was originally intended to be a new IP titled ''Time Quests and Treasure Chests'', but was [[DolledUpInstallment repurposed]] as a ''Gauntlet'' sequel by Atari due to its similarities with the original arcade game. The objective of the game is to retrieve the extraterrestrial Star Gem from an ancient castle guarded by monsters powered by the jewel. The game consists of 40 levels and features eight classes to play as, with the Valkyrie and the Wizard being the only characters from the original ''Gauntlet'' to return (the rest of the roster being unusual non-fantasy archetypes such as an android, a punk rocker and a gunfighter).
* '''Gauntlet III: The Final Quest''' (1991), developed by Software Creations and published by U.S. Gold for various home computer platforms at the time in Europe (e.g. UsefulNotes/Commodore64, [[UsefulNotes/CommodoreAmiga Amiga]] and UsefulNotes/AtariST), it ditched the overhead perspective of the original arcade game in favor of an isometric perspective and featured some semblance of a plot. It consists of eight worlds and features eight playable characters, with the original ''Gauntlet'' quartet joined by four new heroes.
* '''Gauntlet IV''' (1993) is actually a UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis port of the original arcade game. It's notable for being one of the first games developed by Japanese company [=M2=], best known nowadays for their classic game ports for companies such as Sega and Konami. It features not only a faithful reproduction of the arcade version, but also an RPG-like quest mode with all new stages and a proper final boss.
* '''Gauntlet Legends''' hit arcades in 1998, and home consoles in '99. It had an air of the {{reboot}} about it; the HackAndSlash nature was left unchanged, and there were still four players, but the levels were quite different, and had Weak, Strong, and Turbo attacks available, the latter being a LimitBreak that charged every time you used one of the other two attacks. It also added persistent characters: When you started (or joined) a game, you could enter your initials, and it would then load up the characters that that particular machine had stored for those initials. Therefore, you could play for a while, have your character level up a bit, but if you had to leave, you could then come back later and have your character the same level as it was before. (The console releases just used save cards.)
** '''Gauntlet: Dark Legacy''' (2001, 2002) was largely an expansion pack, though it added many things: More classes and twice as many levels, as well as adding a world and final boss ''after'' the final boss of the original game. It got marginally worse reviews because almost nothing else was changed -- UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation}}S1 graphics on the UsefulNotes/{{P|layStation2}}S2, come on -- but for a modern consumer looking to experience this franchise, it's one of your best bets.
* '''Gauntlet: The Seven Sorrows''' was a console exclusive 2005 release. Despite adding online support for CoOpMultiplayer, it was not well received due to its obvious ExcusePlot and shallow gameplay (which is saying something in a HackAndSlash title) and has become the series' FranchiseKiller.
* '''Gauntlet (PC)''' A game announced by Creator/WarnerBros, came out on September 23rd 2014. Made by ''Arrowhead,'' developers of ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}''. Was also released on PS4 on August 8th, 2015 as '''Gauntlet: Slayer Edition'''

* '''Gauntlet IV''' (1993) is actually a UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis port of the original arcade game, it's actually one of the first games developed by Japanese company [=M2=] (best known for their retro game ports for companies such as Sega and Konami). It features not only a faithful reproduction of the arcade version, but it also features an all-new quest mode with 50 floors and a new final boss.

* '''Gauntlet IV''' for the UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis was a port of the first game with extra features, including a 50 level quest mode.

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* '''Gauntlet: The Third Encounter''' (1990), developed by Epyx for the UsefulNotes/AtariLynx, it was originally intended to be a new IP titled ''Time Quests and Treasure Chests'', but was [[DolledUpInstallment repurposed]] as a ''Gauntlet'' sequel by Atari due to its similarities with the original arcade game. The objective of the game is to retrieve the extraterrestrial Star Gem from an ancient castle guarded by monsters powered by the jewel. The game consists of 40 levels and features eight classes to play as, with the Valkyrie and the Wizard being the only characters from the original ''Gauntlet'' to return (the rest of the roster being unusual non-fantasy archetypes such as a samurai, a punk rocker and a gunfighter).
* '''Gauntlet III: The Final Quest''' (1991), developed by Software Creations and published by U.S. Gold in Europe, was another step away from the traditional gameplay -- in fact, it was the game that inspired ''Gauntlet Legends.'' It was released for the 8-bit/16-bit computer platforms at the time: UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum, UsefulNotes/AmstradCPC, UsefulNotes/Commodore64, UsefulNotes/CommodoreAmiga and UsefulNotes/AtariST.

* '''Gauntlet II:''' Released in 1986, added more monsters and hazards and allowed all players to pick any of the four classes. It was also the last to be released in arcades for a while.
* '''Gauntlet: The Third Encounter''' (1990) was a DolledUpInstallment released only for the UsefulNotes/AtariLynx.
* '''Gauntlet III: The Final Quest''' (1991) was another step away from the traditional gameplay -- in fact, it was the game that inspired ''Gauntlet Legends.'' Released for the UsefulNotes/{{Amiga}}, UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}}, UsefulNotes/ZXSpectrum, and other such late '80s / early '90s home computers.