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Gauntlet II |
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Manufacturer:
Atari Year: 1986 Class: Wide Release Genre: Labyrinth/Maze Type: Videogame Monitor:
Number of Simultaneous Players: 4 Maximum number of Players: 4 Gameplay: Joint Control Panel Layout: Multiple Player Controls:
Sound: Unamplified Stereo (requires two-channel amp) |
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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.Know anything more about this game? Cheats, Tricks and BugsThis 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. Scarcity in collections (VAPS.org)Very Common - There are 60 known instances of this game owned by one of our 900 members. Of these, 30 of them are original dedicated machines, 7 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards have been placed in another game cabinet, and 23 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.Of the 42,694 video games (3,154 unique) tracked by the Video Game Preservation Society, this game ranks a 36 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most commonly seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on ownership records. Wanted - There are 6 VAPS members currently looking for this game. Rarity is NOT necessarily an indication of value. Some common games show up as very rare here because collectors don't want them (they are common because arcade operatos might be sitting on tons of them in warehouses), while some fairly scarce games are grabbed by collectors every time they show up. Additionally, some games made in the last 5 years are still making money for operators and are thus not yet affordable to the typical collector. For a clue to value, compare how many people have this game vs. how many people want this game and then click on the eBay links to help determine an accurate price range. 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.eBay ListingsClick here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for the Gauntlet II Videogame machine and items related to it.Click here to automatically search eBay's Arcade, Jukebox, and Pinball categories for machines and parts made by Atari. Alternatively, check out the IAM/KLOV custom report of the hottest coin-op machines on eBay, powered by Ace.com (updated throughoutthe day).
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