Gauntlet
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Gauntlet on C64 – Food, Monsters and Four-Player Arcade Envy
️ Gauntlet (1986) – Commodore 64 Co-Op Dungeon Crawling Arcade Legend Released in 1986 and brought to the Commodore 64 by U. S. Gold, Gauntlet delivers a faithful home version of Atari’s iconic arcade dungeon crawler. You choose from four classic heroes—Warrior, Valkyrie, Wizard, or Elf—and dive into a relentless maze of monsters, traps, and treasure. The action is fast and unforgiving, with health constantly draining as you battle through room after room in search of food, keys, and the all-important exit. Cooperation is at the heart of the experience, especially in two-player mode, where sharing resources and covering each other becomes essential as the difficulty ramps up. While the C64 hardware required some compromises, the game captures the spirit of the arcade original with chunky sprites, colourful dungeons, and nonstop pressure. The sense of urgency and constant enemy spawns keep every run tense and addictive.
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️ Gauntlet (1986) – Commodore 64 Co-Op Dungeon Crawling Arcade Legend Released in 1986 and brought to the Commodore 64 by U. S. Gold, Gauntlet delivers a faithful home version of Atari’s iconic arcade dungeon crawler. You choose from four classic heroes—Warrior, Valkyrie, Wizard, or Elf—and dive into a relentless maze of monsters, traps, and treasure. The action is fast and unforgiving, with health constantly draining as you battle through room after room in search of food, keys, and the all-important exit. Cooperation is at the heart of the experience, especially in two-player mode, where sharing resources and covering each other becomes essential as the difficulty ramps up. While the C64 hardware required some compromises, the game captures the spirit of the arcade original with chunky sprites, colourful dungeons, and nonstop pressure. The sense of urgency and constant enemy spawns keep every run tense and addictive.
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Magazine Reviews · 9
Contemporary average 87% · range 60–100%
Commodore Force
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Eugene Lacey. US Gold full-price release
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Commodore User
Reviewed by Kixx budget release
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Reviewed by Mark R. Brown
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Your Commodore
Reviewed by Marie Currie. US Gold full-price release
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Your Computer
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Gary Penn, Julian Rignall & Richard Eddy. US Gold full-price release
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Zzap!64
Reviewed by Paul Glancey. Kixx budget release
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Zzap!64
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