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Gauntlet II - Nintendo NES system |
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NES gamepad: |
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Gamepad control: |
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Player 1: |
Player 2: |
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↓ |
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← |
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→ |
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A |
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B |
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SELECT |
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START |
Enter |
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Emulator selection: |
The following emulators are available for this game: NeptunJS (JavaScript), Nesbox (Flash), RetroGames (JS) and vNES (Java). |
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Other platforms:
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This game can be played also in a versions for
Game Boy and
DOS. Others are coming soon.
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Game info: |
box cover
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Game title: |
Gauntlet II |
Console: |
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) |
Author (released): |
Atari Games (1986) |
Genre: |
Action, Shooter |
Mode: |
Multiplayer |
Design: |
Ed Logg, Richard Costello, Kevin Bulmer, ... |
Music: |
Hal Canon, Nick Eastridge |
Game manual: |
manual.pdf
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File size: |
758 kB |
Download: |
not available (stream only)
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Game size: |
136 kB |
Recommended emulator: |
FCEUX |
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
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Gauntlet II is a 1986 arcade game released by Atari Games and the first sequel to the game Gauntlet. Gauntlet II, like its predecessor, is a fantasy-themed hack and slash. The gameplay is very similar to the original Gauntlet, a topdown dungeon crawl supporting up to four players. The biggest difference from the original game is that players can choose identical classes, instead of being limited to a particular one for each joystick; each player is differentiated by color. Thus, instead of having a 'warrior', 'wizard', and 'valkyrie' (for instance), in Gauntlet II there could be a 'red wizard', a 'blue elf' and a 'green warrior'.
In addition to the new 'class' system, new level designs were added, including the possibility of encountering them in altered ways by having the play-field turned in steps of 90°. Other new features included the enemy 'It', which upon contact would make a player 'It' and draw all enemies towards him/her. The only way to release this curse is by touching another player or entering the exit, turning any level containing 'It' into a fantasy filled game of tag. Other notable additions include the ability to ricochet shots off walls by means of a special pick-up, acid puddles that caused large, predetermined amounts of damage and a large dragon which would occupy multiple squares and require multiple hits to destroy.
New level elements were also added, adding more variety to the original game. These included 'all walls are invisible', 'magic walls' which changed into monsters or items when hit, 'stun tiles' which stunned the player, and fake exits. Another challenge in the game is the possibility to find a 'secret room'. This can be found by completing specific achievements within the level (e.g., 'don't be fooled', means that you must find the real exit first). The secret room contains items such as food and magic potions (extra shot power, extra shot speed, extra magic power, extra speed, extra armor and extra fight power). This sequel was also the first to feature what is now known as the Gauntlet theme tune, which resembles a simplified Baroque fugue.
Gauntlet II was ported to many home video game systems, but found the most popularity on home computers. The ports have very few differences except their two known box arts, the ports were released in the United States by Mindscape and Europe by U.S. Gold. Among the console versions of the game, a 1992 Game Boy version was released, and on May 3, 2007, a PlayStation 3 port became available for download, but that version has since been removed from the PS3's online store. The port for the Nintendo Entertainment System was among the first NES games to support 4-player mode.
More details about this game can be found on
Wikipedia.org.
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For fans and collectors:
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Find this game on video server
YouTube.com
or
Vimeo.com.
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Buy original game or NES console on
Amazon.com
or
eBay.com.
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Find digital download of this game on
GOG
or
Steam.
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Videogame Console: |
This version of Gauntlet II was designed for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which was an eight-bit video game console manufactured
by Nintendo in the years 1983 - 2003. In that time, it was the best-selling video game console for which more than 700 licensed games and a number of non-licensed
games were created. Worldwide, approximately 62 million units of this console were sold at approximately price $ 100 per unit. More information about the
NES console can be found here.
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Recommended Game Controllers:
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You can control this game easily by using the keyboard of your PC (see the table next to the game). However, for maximum gaming enjoyment, we strongly recommend using a USB gamepad that you simply plug into the USB port of your computer. If you do not have a gamepad, you can buy one of these NES controllers:
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Available online emulators: |
6 different online emulators are available for Gauntlet II. These emulators differ not only in the technology they use to emulate old games, but also in support of various game controllers, multiplayer mode, mobile phone touchscreen, emulation speed, absence or presence of embedded ads and in many other parameters. For
maximum gaming enjoyment, it's important to choose the right emulator, because on each PC and in different Internet browsers, the individual emulators behave differently. The basic
features of each emulator available for this game Gauntlet II are summarized in the following table:
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Emulator
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Technology
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Multiplayer
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USB gamepad
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Touchscreen
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Without ads
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EmulatorJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NeptunJS
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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NO
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NO
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NesBox
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Flash
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NO
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YES
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NO
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YES
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RetroGames.cc
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JavaScript
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YES
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YES
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YES
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NO
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vNES
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Java applet
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YES
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NO
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NO
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YES
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Emulatrix
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JavaScript
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NO
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NO
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NO
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YES
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