Retro Video Gamer

For anyone who may be interested, preorders for Gauntlet for the Atari 5200 are being taken right now here:  http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/199703-gauntlet-pre-order-and-playable-demo/ (//http)

I was just reading about this actually!

Great to see Gauntlet on another system, big favourite of mine!

I look forward to your review 

Quote from: "The Laird"I was just reading about this actually!

Great to see Gauntlet on another system, big favourite of mine!

This is another one of my favorite games.  I now play it on my DS but it will be much better on the 5200. 

Quote from: "The Laird"I look forward to your review  ;) 

I noticed that nobody on AA can be bothered to actually upload a screenshot so I stuck the demo on an emulator earlier and grabbed one:

(http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z280/mrkizza/Gauntlet5200.jpg)

It's pretty good but the scrolling is horrible and it really lacks colour. I also noticed that when you fire you don't really see the weapon, seems like it needs more work to me before he releases it.

Thanks for posting the screen cap.  Apparently, the scrolling is what it is.  It was already stated that it will not be changed.  A 7800 version taking advantage of the XM would be great.

Quote from: "TrekMD"Thanks for posting the screen cap.  Apparently, the scrolling is what it is.  It was already stated that it will not be changed.  A 7800 version taking advantage of the XM would be great.

I wish the long lost 7800 version would show up, it looked excellent when I saw it in a magazine back in the day 

Feel free to post that screenshot on AA if you like.

well, Dark Chambers looks superb, I'm sure Gauntlet would look great as well.  I've never seen a picture the 7800 Gauntlet, I believe.  Or I can't remember seeing one, at least.

Quote from: "TrekMD"well, Dark Chambers looks superb, I'm sure Gauntlet would look great as well.  I've never seen a picture the 7800 Gauntlet, I believe.  Or I can't remember seeing one, at least.

There isn't one on the net, nobody seems to have the original magazine article although many people remember it.

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Quote from: "TrekMD"well, Dark Chambers looks superb, I'm sure Gauntlet would look great as well.  I've never seen a picture the 7800 Gauntlet, I believe.  Or I can't remember seeing one, at least.

There isn't one on the net, nobody seems to have the original magazine article although many people remember it.

That sucks.  Maybe someone will decide to also make it for the 7800...from scratch!

I just got this cart today!  I'll have to give it a spin soon, though I've read a lot of complaints about it. 

Quote from: "TrekMD"I just got this cart today!  I'll have to give it a spin soon, though I've read a lot of complaints about it.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts!

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Quote from: "TrekMD"I just got this cart today!  I'll have to give it a spin soon, though I've read a lot of complaints about it.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts!

They'll be coming. 

Nice one fella...

Last ATARI version of Gauntlet i played was on the 800XL-on tape no less, took an age to load (if i was lucky, Boot error so close to loading each time really killed interest).At the time, having never played the coin-op, was taken in by the hype (and just glad to see a full price release on A8).

Will we ever see the game done justice on an Atari system? (not counting Gauntlet 3 on Lynx as that was something different).

Quote from: "Rogue Trooper"Last ATARI version of Gauntlet i played was on the 800XL-on tape no less, took an age to load (if i was lucky, Boot error so close to loading each time really killed interest).At the time, having never played the coin-op, was taken in by the hype (and just glad to see a full price release on A8).

Will we ever see the game done justice on an Atari system? (not counting Gauntlet 3 on Lynx as that was something different).

Gauntlet II on the ST is a simply amazing game, especially in 4-player mode!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FUL1R4KHAc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FUL1R4KHAc)

Sadly never tried the ST version of Gauntlet 2, 4-Player sounds like a blast on ST.

My bad in my post above yours, i meant an Atari 8 Bit system, after all Gauntlet converted well to Nes and MS.

Quote from: "Rogue Trooper"Sadly never tried the ST version of Gauntlet 2, 4-Player sounds like a blast on ST.

My bad in my post above yours, i meant an Atari 8 Bit system, after all Gauntlet converted well to Nes and MS.

I have taken my ST with 4-player adapter to a few shows and it always goes down a storm!

It's a shame the 7800 version never came out as it was said to be superb in the preview they did in ACE magazine, the same coding team as the SMS version too.

Have that issue of ACE (well scan of it on DVD), crying shame the 7800 version never appeared, yet another what could have been.

Mind you, would that not be fair way of describing the 7800? system i'm only just starting to notice and is looking very capable in right hands.

Quote from: "Rogue Trooper"Have that issue of ACE (well scan of it on DVD), crying shame the 7800 version never appeared, yet another what could have been.

Mind you, would that not be fair way of describing the 7800? system i'm only just starting to notice and is looking very capable in right hands.

Really? 

I have been looking for that for years!!!! Is there anyway you can get it to me?

Have you seen the 7800 Vs. NES thread we have? It's very interesting indeed, has even surprised me!

PM sent regarding the ACE's.

Will indeed be checking out the 7800 VS Nes thread.