Gauntlet II DescriptionThe Warrior, Valkyrie, Elf, and Wizard enter a dungeon with several hundred levels. Monster generators churn out wave after wave of enemies, destroy them to clear the level, and then find the exit. Collect food for health and magic items for power-ups.Cheats, Tricks, Bugs, and Easter EggsThis game incorporates a "secret room" similar to the treasure room (only one player may enter it). The player is given a task to complete before time expires (e.g. exit the maze, collect all the super potions, et. al.). If the task is accomplished, the player is given a 6-digit code, which, at the time, could be mailed to Atari as a part of a promotion. The first 500 entries won Gauntlet II T-shirts plus a chance of winning a $5000 savings bond. The machine provides clues on how to enter the secret rooms whenever a hidden wall is shot away on any level (e.g "to enter secret room, do not use invunerability," "IT would be nice," et. al.).Game IntroductionThis game is almost the same as the original Gauntlet except it contains over 100 new mazes with new enemies and other variations. Also, each player can select whichever character he or she wants to play. Meaning, that each player can even all be the same character, regardlessly. The players on the game are differed by color (red, yellow, blue and green) instead of character and the characters each player can select to play are respectively the Warrior, the Valkyrie, the Elf and the Wizard. VAPS Arcade CensusThere are 6,978 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 4,014 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 65,113 machines (3,796 unique titles).Very Common - There are 76 known instances of this machine owned by Gauntlet II collectors who are members. Of these, 39 of them are original dedicated machines, 8 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet, and 29 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired. For Sale - There are 2 VAPS members with Gauntlet II machines for sale. VAPS members are totally independent of VAPS and the International Arcade Museum, and we are unable to recommend, endorce, or guarantee any person or company selling games or game parts. Wanted - Popular - There are 12 VAPS members currently looking for Gauntlet II. There is one VAPS member looking for a Gauntlet II circuit board set. This game ranks a 48 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records. This game ranks a 32 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often wanted, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records. TechnicalThis game uses the same boardset as the original with the exception of a chip called the 'Slapstic'. This IC prevents Gauntlet II ROMs from being usable (beyond level 6 or so) in a Gauntlet machine.Legacy- Gauntlet
- Gauntlet II
- Gauntlet Legends
- Gauntlet Dark Legacy
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