Listen "Gauntlet by Answer Software"
Episode Synopsis
Welcome to the show! In this episode I will tell you what I know about Gauntlet by Answer Software. Other than how to play, it's not much; although I am very confident in telling you that this is NOT a port of the Atari arcade game Gauntlet. I can also tell you that despite what you read on the internet, the arcade Gauntlet was partially inspired by the 8 bit computer game Dandy, written by John Palevich. It was not inspired by Atari's console game Dark Chambers, which came out 3 years after Gauntlet. Dark Chambers was also inspired by Dandy. With that pedantry out of the way, I do hope you enjoy the episode. Coming up next is the last game for the year, Mean Santa, a homebrew game designed by Tim Duarte (founder of the 2600 Connection newsletter), and programmed by John K Harvey. The rom has been released for free, and you can get it here if you'd like to try it out. If you'd like to send feedback containing your thoughts on the game and not how to play it, which I cover every episode, please send them to me at [email protected] by November 28th. I will post an updated list of upcoming games to your right (if you're not on a phone) very soon. To all who celebrate American Thanksgiving, I wish you a safe and healthy-ish holiday. I am very thankful for all of you, and I thank you for listening. You can donate to my Extra Life campaign until December 31st! Gauntlet on Atari Age Gauntlet on Random Terrain Answer Software catalog on Atarimania April 1983 Video Game Update newsletter on Atari Compendium Al Backiel's writeup on the PGP-1 on Digital Press Gauntlet thread on Atari Age
More episodes of the podcast The Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast
Update complete with Crappy Sound
10/12/2025
Glacier Patrol by Telegames
07/09/2025
Squeeze Box by U.S. Games
14/05/2025
Big Bird's Egg Catch by Atari
30/04/2025
Merry Christmas 2024
22/12/2024
Porky's by 20th Century Fox
27/10/2024
Dragonstomper by Starpath
19/05/2024
Alpha Beam with Ernie by Atari
07/02/2024
Frogger II - Threedeep! by Parker Brothers
11/01/2024
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.