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Gauntlet

fantasy-themed hack and slash 1985 arcade game by Atari Games
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Gauntlet

Summary

Gauntlet is a video game[1]. Gauntlet ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gauntlet received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[3].
  • Gauntlet's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Gauntlet's composer is recorded as Ben Daglish[5].
  • Gauntlet was published by U.S. Gold[6].
  • Gauntlet's genre is role-playing video game[7].
  • Gauntlet's developer is recorded as Atari Games[8].
  • Gauntlet's part of the series is recorded as Gauntlet[9].
  • Gauntlet's designed by is recorded as Ed Logg[10].
  • Gauntlet's Commons category is recorded as Gauntlet (video game)[11].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Nintendo DS[12].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Atari 8-bit family[13].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Commodore 64[14].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as ZX Spectrum[15].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Q132020[16].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as DOS[17].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Atari ST[18].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as MSX[19].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Apple IIGS[20].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Amstrad CPC[21].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as macOS[22].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Nintendo Entertainment System[23].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as arcade video game machine[24].
  • Gauntlet's platform is recorded as Classic Mac OS[25].
  • Gauntlet's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[26].
  • Gauntlet's game mode is recorded as co-op mode[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Soundtrack[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0d7e25f7-e709-451c-958b-03e0733a7ed5[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Gauntlet was published by U.S. Gold[6].

Publication

Gauntlet was released on November 1985[30]. Gauntlet's genre is role-playing video game[7]. Gauntlet's part of the series is recorded as Gauntlet[9].

Subject and Themes

Gauntlet's part of the series is recorded as Gauntlet[9].

Reception

Gauntlet received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[3].

Why It Matters

Gauntlet ranks in the top 5% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,174 views/month).[2] Gauntlet has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Gauntlet is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

What awards did Gauntlet receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[3].

Related Entities

Apple IIGS Atari Games Classic Mac OS DOS Ed Logg joystick macOS United States U.S. Gold

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Nintendo DS, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64 +11
    Publication date → +1985-11-00T00:00:00Z
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  2. 4w ago · Flagstaff12 · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Platform → Nintendo DS, Atari 8-bit family, Commodore 64 +11
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