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Gauntlet Legends

October 27, 2023

Gauntlet Legends is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games and Midway Games. It is a fantasy themed hack and slash styled dungeon crawl game, a sequel to 1985's popular Gauntlet and 1986's Gauntlet II and marks the final game in the series to be produced by Atari Games. Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period.

Gauntlet Legends
Arcade flyer
Developer(s)Atari Games
Midway Games
Publisher(s)Atari Games/Midway Games
SNK (Japanese version)
Midway Home Entertainment (home versions)
Epoch Co., Ltd. (Japanese N64 version)
Producer(s)Mark Stephen Pierce - Executive Producer Mike Hally - Producer
Artist(s)Steve Caterson
Composer(s)John Paul, Barry Leitch
SeriesGauntlet
Platform(s)Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast
Release
October 1998
  • Arcade
    • NA: October 1998
    Nintendo 64
    • NA: August 31, 1999
    • PAL: December 1, 1999
    • JP: April 7, 2000
    PlayStation
    Dreamcast
Genre(s)Hack and slash, dungeon crawl
Mode(s)Up to 4 players simultaneously
Arcade systemMidway Vegas

The game was given an expansion called Gauntlet Dark Legacy, which featured new characters to play and new levels.

Gameplay Edit

In ages past, a corrupt mage named Garm used a set of Runestones to summon a demon named Skorne. However, Skorne crushed Garm and imprisoned his soul in the Underworld. Skorne, fearing the power of the Runestones, scattered them throughout the four realms, so that they could never be used against him. The player(s) must defeat the end bosses of each of the four kingdoms to obtain the four keys which allow access to the desecrated temple and be able to banish Skorne to the Underworld. While traveling through each realm, they must also collect the Thirteen Runestones from where they have been scattered. The complete set of Runestones allows them to pursue Skorne to the Underworld in order to finally destroy him. The players must find three rune stones on each kingdom in order to defeat Skorne in the Underworld (in the arcades only), and of course one from the battle grounds (home versions only). The initial arcade version had a contest by which the first 500 players to complete the game and send in the supplied validation code would win a free Gauntlet Legends shirt. This game will not end unless the player runs out of health.

A new aspect of the Gauntlet series is established in Legends: the ability to level up the player's character(s) as the game is played, increasing their abilities through experience earned by slaying enemies and acquiring treasure, similar to the character progression methods in many role-playing video games. The four primary attributes are:

  • Strength - Determines damage dealt by physical attacks.
  • Speed - Determines character movement and attack rates.
  • Armor - Determines amount of damage character takes from enemy attacks.
  • Magic - Determines the range and effectiveness of magic potion attacks

Attributes increase with each level attained; increases can also be purchased from the Items menu with gold acquired in gameplay.

The stock fantasy characters from the original Gauntlet return for Legends; as before, each has greater starting ability in a single attribute than their fellows.

  • Warrior/Minotaur - Strength
  • Wizard/Jackal/Sumner - Magic
  • Archer/Tigress - Speed
  • Valkyrie/Falconess - Armor

Character progression is saved through a password system; a player can progress all four characters to a maximum level of 99, and each of their attributes to a maximum of 999.

Ports Edit

The first home console port of Gauntlet Legends was released for the Nintendo 64 on August 31, 1999 in North America. This port saw a European release by the end of the year, and it was the exclusive platform for the Japanese release in the following year. It can support up to four players by using the Expansion Pak, or up to three when using the standard Jumper Pak. It requires a Controller Pak to save game progress, and it is compatible with the Rumble Pak.

Though it was originally planned to be released in 1999 alongside the Nintendo 64 version,[3] the PlayStation port was released in 2000 for North America and Europe. Unlike the other versions, this release only supports one or two players, as it omitted multitap support.

The Dreamcast port was also released in 2000 for North America and Europe. It incorporated much of the features from Gauntlet Dark Legacy.[4]

Reception Edit

In Japan, Game Machine listed Gauntlet Legends on their March 1, 1999 issue as being the sixth most-successful dedicated arcade game of the month.[27]

Greg Orlando reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation, rating it three stars out of five: "Four controllers and one Legends make for party-game excitement of the highest order".[25]

Gauntlet Legends has received average reviews on all ports and releases. According to GameRankings, Gauntlet Legends received a 73.55%[5] for the Dreamcast version, a 71.13% for the N64 version,[6] and a 60.44% for the PlayStation version;[7] for the same version, Metacritic only gave it a score of 59 out of 100.[8] During the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences nominated the Nintendo 64 version for "Console Action Game of the Year".[28]

References Edit

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External links Edit

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Gauntlet Legends is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games and Midway Games It is a fantasy themed hack and slash styled dungeon crawl game a sequel to 1985 s popular Gauntlet and 1986 s Gauntlet II and marks the final game in the series to be produced by Atari Games Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved enabling players to play over the course of a long period Gauntlet LegendsArcade flyerDeveloper s Atari GamesMidway GamesPublisher s Atari Games Midway GamesSNK Japanese version Midway Home Entertainment home versions Epoch Co Ltd Japanese N64 version Producer s Mark Stephen Pierce Executive Producer Mike Hally ProducerArtist s Steve CatersonComposer s John Paul Barry LeitchSeriesGauntletPlatform s Arcade Nintendo 64 PlayStation DreamcastReleaseOctober 1998 ArcadeNA October 1998Nintendo 64NA August 31 1999PAL December 1 1999JP April 7 2000PlayStationNA March 30 2000 1 PAL June 28 2000DreamcastNA June 6 2000 2 PAL July 21 2000Genre s Hack and slash dungeon crawlMode s Up to 4 players simultaneouslyArcade systemMidway VegasThe game was given an expansion called Gauntlet Dark Legacy which featured new characters to play and new levels Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Ports 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksGameplay EditIn ages past a corrupt mage named Garm used a set of Runestones to summon a demon named Skorne However Skorne crushed Garm and imprisoned his soul in the Underworld Skorne fearing the power of the Runestones scattered them throughout the four realms so that they could never be used against him The player s must defeat the end bosses of each of the four kingdoms to obtain the four keys which allow access to the desecrated temple and be able to banish Skorne to the Underworld While traveling through each realm they must also collect the Thirteen Runestones from where they have been scattered The complete set of Runestones allows them to pursue Skorne to the Underworld in order to finally destroy him The players must find three rune stones on each kingdom in order to defeat Skorne in the Underworld in the arcades only and of course one from the battle grounds home versions only The initial arcade version had a contest by which the first 500 players to complete the game and send in the supplied validation code would win a free Gauntlet Legends shirt This game will not end unless the player runs out of health A new aspect of the Gauntlet series is established in Legends the ability to level up the player s character s as the game is played increasing their abilities through experience earned by slaying enemies and acquiring treasure similar to the character progression methods in many role playing video games The four primary attributes are Strength Determines damage dealt by physical attacks Speed Determines character movement and attack rates Armor Determines amount of damage character takes from enemy attacks Magic Determines the range and effectiveness of magic potion attacksAttributes increase with each level attained increases can also be purchased from the Items menu with gold acquired in gameplay The stock fantasy characters from the original Gauntlet return for Legends as before each has greater starting ability in a single attribute than their fellows Warrior Minotaur Strength Wizard Jackal Sumner Magic Archer Tigress Speed Valkyrie Falconess ArmorCharacter progression is saved through a password system a player can progress all four characters to a maximum level of 99 and each of their attributes to a maximum of 999 Ports EditThe first home console port of Gauntlet Legends was released for the Nintendo 64 on August 31 1999 in North America This port saw a European release by the end of the year and it was the exclusive platform for the Japanese release in the following year It can support up to four players by using the Expansion Pak or up to three when using the standard Jumper Pak It requires a Controller Pak to save game progress and it is compatible with the Rumble Pak Though it was originally planned to be released in 1999 alongside the Nintendo 64 version 3 the PlayStation port was released in 2000 for North America and Europe Unlike the other versions this release only supports one or two players as it omitted multitap support The Dreamcast port was also released in 2000 for North America and Europe It incorporated much of the features from Gauntlet Dark Legacy 4 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings DC 73 55 5 N64 71 13 6 PS 60 44 7 Metacritic PS 59 100 8 Review scoresPublicationScoreAllGame nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 10 DC nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Electronic Gaming Monthly DC 6 83 10 12 N64 6 10 13 Game Informer N64 7 10 14 GamePro N64 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 DC nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 GameSpot N64 4 3 10 17 DC 4 2 10 18 PS 3 9 10 19 GameSpy8 10 20 IGN DC 8 4 10 21 N64 7 7 10 22 PS 7 2 10 23 Next Generation nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 25 Nintendo Power7 8 10 24 Official U S PlayStation Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 In Japan Game Machine listed Gauntlet Legends on their March 1 1999 issue as being the sixth most successful dedicated arcade game of the month 27 Greg Orlando reviewed the Dreamcast version of the game for Next Generation rating it three stars out of five Four controllers and one Legends make for party game excitement of the highest order 25 Gauntlet Legends has received average reviews on all ports and releases According to GameRankings Gauntlet Legends received a 73 55 5 for the Dreamcast version a 71 13 for the N64 version 6 and a 60 44 for the PlayStation version 7 for the same version Metacritic only gave it a score of 59 out of 100 8 During the 3rd Annual Interactive Achievement Awards the Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences nominated the Nintendo 64 version for Console Action Game of the Year 28 References Edit Midway Press Release PR 2000 03 30 A 2006 11 09 Archived from the original on 2006 11 09 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Midway Press Release PR 2000 06 06 A 2006 11 10 Archived from the original on 2006 11 10 Retrieved 2023 03 19 Quartermann Video Game Gossip amp Speculation Electronic Gaming Monthly No 106 Ziff Davis May 1998 p 24 Arcade Perfection Comes Home With Midway s Gauntlet Legends for Sega Dreamcast Business Wire Berkshire Hathaway June 6 2000 Archived from the original on September 25 2000 Retrieved July 4 2019 via Yahoo com a b Gauntlet Legends for Dreamcast GameRankings Retrieved 2013 11 19 a b Gauntlet Legends for Nintendo 64 GameRankings Retrieved 2013 11 19 a b Gauntlet Legends for PlayStation GameRankings Retrieved 2013 11 19 a b Gauntlet Legends Critic Reviews for PlayStation mislabeled as Dreamcast Metacritic Archived from the original on 2007 07 17 Retrieved 2013 11 15 Hurth Scott Gauntlet Legends N64 Review AllGame Archived from the original on 2014 11 14 Retrieved 2014 12 09 Woods Nick Gauntlet Legends PS Review AllGame Archived from the original on 2014 11 14 Retrieved 2014 12 09 Thompson Jon Gauntlet Legends DC Review AllGame Archived from the original on 2014 11 14 Retrieved 2014 12 09 Gauntlet Legends DC Electronic Gaming Monthly 2000 Gauntlet Legends N64 Electronic Gaming Monthly 1999 Gauntlet Legends N64 Game Informer 2000 01 03 Archived from the original on 2000 05 22 Retrieved 2013 11 19 Ash 1999 Gauntley Legends Review for N64 on GamePro com GamePro Archived from the original on 2005 02 16 Retrieved 2013 11 19 The D Pad Destroyer 2000 06 08 Gauntlet Legends Review for Dreamcast on GamePro com GamePro Archived from the original on 2005 03 13 Retrieved 2013 11 19 Stahl Ben 1999 09 15 Gauntlet Legends Review N64 GameSpot Retrieved 2013 11 19 Stahl Ben 2000 06 06 Gauntlet Legends DC Review GameSpot Retrieved 2013 11 19 Stahl Ben 2000 03 16 Gauntlet Legends Review PS GameSpot Retrieved 2013 11 19 Sunskin 2000 06 21 Gauntlet Legends PlanetDreamcast Archived from the original on 2009 03 03 Retrieved 2013 11 19 Dunham Jeremy 2000 06 06 Gauntlet Legends Review DC IGN Retrieved 2013 11 19 Boulding Aaron 1999 09 30 Gauntlet Legends N64 IGN Retrieved 2013 11 19 Perry Doug 2000 04 07 Gauntlet Legends PS IGN Retrieved 2013 11 19 Gauntlet Legends Nintendo Power Vol 124 September 1999 a b Orlando Greg August 2000 Finals Next Generation Vol 3 no 8 Imagine Media p 88 Gauntlet Legends Official U S PlayStation Magazine 2000 Game Machine s Best Hit Games 25 完成品夕イプのTVゲーム機 Dedicated Videos Game Machine in Japanese No 582 Amusement Press Inc 1 March 1999 p 25 D I C E Awards By Video Game Details Gauntlet Legends interactive org Academy of Interactive Arts amp Sciences Retrieved 4 August 2023 External links EditGauntlet Legends at MobyGames Gauntlet Legends at the Killer List of Videogames Gauntlet Legends at Curlie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gauntlet Legends amp oldid 1173181986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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