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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Atari}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Atari}}
{{Infobox game/row/dosporter|Mindscape}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Mindscape|DOS}}
{{Infobox game/row/macporter|Sorcerer's Apprentice Software Productions}}
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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Sorcerer's Apprentice Software Productions|Mac OS}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Mindscape}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Mindscape}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1988}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1988}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1989}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Mac OS|1989}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Gauntlet }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 
|strategywiki = Gauntlet
 
|strategywiki = Gauntlet
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|mobygames    = gauntlet
 
|wikipedia    = Gauntlet (1985 video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Gauntlet (1985 video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Gauntlet}}
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{{disambig|the 1988 game|the 2014 game|[[Gauntlet (2014)]]}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{ii}} The DOS version does not store any data.
 
{{ii}} The DOS version does not store any data.
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = false
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2293-gauntlet-fov-fix/ Use czarman's solution.]
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|windowed                  = false
|windowed notes            = Toggle with {{key|Alt|Enter}} (when using [[DOSBox]]).
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|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =
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|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    =
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    =
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|windows arm app        = unknown
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|windows exe notes      =
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|macos intel 32-bit app =
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|macos intel 64-bit app =
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Freeze after character select (DOSBox)===
 
===Freeze after character select (DOSBox)===
{{Fixbox|description=Change DOSBox machine type|ref=<ref>[http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=1030&letter=G DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Change DOSBox machine type|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=1030&letter=G|title=DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
 
# Edit the DOSBox configuration file.
 
# Edit the DOSBox configuration file.
 
# Change <code>machine=svga_s3</code> to <code>machine=ega</code>
 
# Change <code>machine=svga_s3</code> to <code>machine=ega</code>

Latest revision as of 11:59, 19 May 2023

Gauntlet
Gauntlet cover
Developers
Atari
DOS Mindscape
Mac OS (Classic) Sorcerer's Apprentice Software Productions
Publishers
Mindscape
Release dates
DOS 1988
Mac OS (Classic) 1989
Taxonomy
Series Gauntlet
Gauntlet guide on StrategyWiki
Gauntlet on MobyGames
Gauntlet on Wikipedia
Gauntlet
Gauntlet 1988
Gauntlet II 1989
Gauntlet (2014) 2014

This page is for the 1988 game. For the 2014 game, see Gauntlet (2014).

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
Mac OS
The expansion, Gauntlet: The Deeper Dungeons, was only released for other home computer platforms.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Mac OS (Classic)
The DOS version does not store any data.

Save game data location

System Location
Mac OS (Classic)
The DOS version does not store any data.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
256x200 only.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Use czarman's solution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Shared-screen.
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes CGA, EGA

Issues fixed

Freeze after character select (DOSBox)

Change DOSBox machine type[1]
  1. Edit the DOSBox configuration file.
  2. Change machine=svga_s3 to machine=ega
  3. Save your changes and close the file.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 256k
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Mac OS
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


References

  1. DOSBox, an x86 emulator with DOS - last accessed on May 2023