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| Developer(s) | Atari |
| Publisher(s) | Atari, U.S. Gold |
| Designer(s) | Ed Logg |
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| Genre(s) | Action |
| System(s) | Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64/128, MS-DOS, Mobile, Sinclair ZX Spectrum, MSX, Sega Master System, Sega Genesis, Game Boy Advance, Xbox Live Arcade |
| Expansion pack(s) | Gauntlet: The Deeper Dungeons |
| Followed by | Gauntlet II |
| Series | Gauntlet |
Gauntlet is a 1985 arcade game by Atari. It brought the theme and dungeon-crawling action of pen and paper role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons to the arcade environment. A party of one to four players fight their way through endless dungeons, both cooperating to kill enemies and competing to collect gold and upgrades. The game also employed the voice of an unseen narrator who alternately helps the players by giving tips or mocks them when they destroy food, are nearing death, or begin a difficult level. The four-player action meant the cabinet was wider than standard uprights, giving it an imposing presence in the arcade. This addictive formula of simple gameplay and non-stop action made the game an instant hit.
Just like an RPG 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). The game was also one of the first to allow arcadegoers control over their progression through the levels (although progress is still inevitably linear; previous levels cannot be revisited).
The game's huge success in the arcades led to a large number of home ports, an expansion disk (Gauntlet: The Deeper Dungeons), as well as many sequels that continue to this day, bringing the series' classic elements to new generations of gamers. The Nintendo Entertainment System version later came full circle by appearing in arcades on the PlayChoice-10 hardware.
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A gauntlet is a protective covering that is used in some gloves and mittens. A gauntlet protects the wrists and the lower part of the forearm. Gloves or mittens for motorcycle drivers, snowmobile drivers, construction workers, forestry workers, and mountain climbers often have gauntlets. The gauntlet helps to protect the wrist and forearm from cold, and from being scraped or cut if there is an accident.
The gauntlet of a glove or mitten is usually made from a material that is similar to the protective fabric or material used elsewhere on the glove or mitten. A pair of leather motorcycle gloves with gauntlets will usually have leather gauntlets. A pair of insulated nylon snowmobilers' mittens with gauntlets will usually have gauntlets made from insulated nylon fabric.
The word "gauntlet" is sometimes used in the following figure of speech: "to throw down the gauntlet." If a person says that "Fred threw down the gauntlet at the committee meeting last night", they mean that Fred issued a public challenge at the committee meeting.
Another figure of speech is the phrase "run the gauntlet." This means to "face a trial or test." For example, if a sailor commits an offense, his comrades may form a line, and each comrade will hit the sailor as he passes by the line. This is called "running the gauntlet."
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