Gauntlet (NES)/World 5

Lava flows on all sides. You know this is the last leg of the journey, but the Guardian awaits. You have to find your way to room 94 which leads to the Guardian.

Level 79


Hidden in the middle section of the wall separating the two chambers in the bottom of this room is another exit. Shoot it to reveal it. Watch out not to detonate the bomb!

The locked doors at the top of the room are actually three locked doors meshed together. Be careful not to waste keys.

The top-left exit will lead to Level 80. (The standard linear path towards the Clue room.)

The top-right exit will lead to Level 82. (Skipping Levels 80 and 81.)

The bottom exit will lead to the treasure room, Level 83. (Skipping Levels 80, 81, and 82.)

Level 80


The upper-most exit (top-right) after the two locked doors in this room is fatal.

This exit will kill you upon touching it and immediately display the introduction screen. If you have found and entered this exit, the game is over!

Touch a wrong exit, and you go back to Level 79.

The flashing floor trigger on the right will unlock a solid wall leading to the large open chamber on the right of the room. The two exits on the bottom-right-corner and lower-right of the room will take you back to Level 79.

On the left of the room are three open and visible exits.

The flashing floor trigger towards the left will unlock a solid wall. There will be another exit in the revealed chamber waiting to lead you to Level 79.

The far left exit will take you to Level 81 (Clue Room). The exit located near the single treasure chest (requiring one key) at the top and the right will also lead you to Level 81 (Clue room). The right exit (requiring two keys) will also bring you to Level 81 (Clue room).

Grab the bomb by the locked door if you are taking the farther route.

Any of these choices will help you find the Clue; the best choice would be the far left exit.

There is also a chest that has an exit hidden in the top-left-most locked chest and will lead you back to Level 79.

Level 81


The first Clue room of World 5.

The Clue is in the second chest to the left from where you start in this room.

Each of the remaining chests contains flashing floor triggers.

You will need to trigger them to continue.

They will remove enough solid wall sections on both the left and the right in this room, allowing you to blast a way through to either exit in the corners.

The right escape path will have Death waiting for you in the wall section that you destroy. Evade him fast or destroy him with a bomb.

The left escape path is much easier and contains an acid blob, four skeleton generators, and multiple ghosts.

Taking the right exit will return you to Level 80.

Take the left exit and use it to escape with the Clue towards Level 82.

Level 82


Play it safe and take the exit fast or take a chance to load up with treasure and food?

Each of the three flashing floor triggers will release the solid walls both to the left and the right, parallel to your position. The resulting action will unleash hordes of grunts upon you. Do not activate any of the flashing floor tiles.

The locked chest on the right (lower-left chest) contains Death; avoid unlocking this chest. The other one contains a Temporary Repel effect that can help you.

You can take the treasure by teleporting on the far right end. However, be aware of how much damage you take.

Depressing the flashing floor tile at the bottom of the room will clear the path by removing the solid wall blocking you, allowing you to quickly return to the exit without further incident.

However, the exit will bring you back to Level 81 (Clue Room). The actual exit to proceed forward will be hidden in the walls located in the isolated chamber with the skeleton generators.

You will need to blast through the north-side and bend to the right a little in the wall removing shots.

The hidden exit will lead you to Level 79, allowing you to find the opportunity to reach the treasure room from this level.

Level 83


The best strategy in the treasure room in World 5 is to collect the treasure in your path as you search for the exit.

There will be many fake exits and only one authentic escape exit tile.

Do not detour for stray treasure; focus on finding the exit and replenishing health.

Level 84


You will want to get out of this room fast because of the number of sorcerers hunting you.

Head south, then east, and go around the two bends to the locked door at the top. Use the key to unlock it, fend off the monsters, and destroy the sorcerer generator.

Shoot the wall to gain access to the pool of exits to Level 85.

The only exit that is progressive will be at the top-left and will require careful movements to reach it. If you reach this exit portal, it will take you to Level 86.

Level 85


The visible exit to the north will return you back to Level 84.

Level 86


You must go around the perimeter of the room to reach the inner sections.

There will be acid blobs waiting in when you enter the inner sections to the bottom-right. Simply go around them and take the treasure chest at the top.

Be careful not to let the grunts take away health from you because they hurt a lot.

Shot the broken wall segment at the bottom and follow the outermost path around the left of the inner section - sweeping the enemies in your path - until you are in front of the exit.

Shoot out another deteriorating wall blocking your path and take the exit to Level 87.

Level 87


Head down around each bend until you reach the bottom.

You will be forced to return by alternating the path back to the exit.

Take the outside corridor around the perimter of the level until you reach solid blocks in front of the exit.

The most threatening monsters will come from the generators layered before, between, and after the skeleton generators.

These monsters will respawn a lot. Try to destroy the grunt generator while leaving the skeleton generator untouched before cleaning them all. Repeat the same action for the sorcerer generator.

Once again, make a U-turn and take the two keys before reaching the exit to Level 88 (Treasure Room).

Level 88


You will need health.

Find the exit as quickly as possible.

Level 89


You will want to reach the Clue room on Level 90 to get the last Clue to the vault's combination.

Shoot as many grunt generators as possible diagonally through the solid wall divisions to make it easier to journey throughout this level.

Take the three keys behind the three max grunt generators.

There is an exit in the locked chest at the top-right corner of the room, leading you to Level 91.

The next chest to the bottom of the last chest mentioned, against the right wall, will also lead you to Level 91.

The chest on the top-left contains a poisoned potion that will decrease your health; do not take it.

The chest next to the poisoned potion (left) will contain an exit. The exit leads to Level 91, skipping the Clue room.

The visible exit you saw near the start will lead you to Level 91.

The only exit that will lead you to the Clue room will be located at the bottom-left corner in a locked chest. Use the key and unlock the chest to take the exit to Level 90 (Clue room).

Level 90


The second Clue room in World 5.

The chest at the top-left (inside the nook) contains a bomb.

The chest at the very top-left corner contains a poisoned potion; do not take it.

The chest at the very top-right corner contains a jug of water, refilling health by 100.

The chest at the bottom-right of the corridor contains a bowl of gruel (food), refilling health by 100.

The Clue is located at the end of the hallway in the chest at the right end of the room, after bending the corridor and taking the left to enter the hallway.

There is a movable block at the end of another hallway to the left of the exit, separated by solid walls. Shoot the walls to reveal a hidden wall that can be destroyed - watch out for the Death!

If you don't have a bomb and cannot afford to eat the cost, evade him.

You should now have all of the Clues necessary to unlock the combination to the vault.

Push through and take the exit out to Level 91.

Level 91


You will be swarmed by bomb throwers.

They will lob explosives at you at the very start of the level. Shoot the wall at the top-left from your position, if the detonations have not destroyed it already.

You can take the power-up if you choose to eradicate monsters.

Be careful of Death - he is waiting for you at the bottom and to the right of the entrance.

The exit at the bottom-right corner will take you to Level 92 (Treasure Room).

Level 92


The best strategy in the treasure room in World 5 is to collect the treasure in your path as you search for the exit.

There will be many fake exits and only one authentic escape exit tile.

Do not detour for stray treasure; focus on finding the exit and replenishing health.

Level 95


This level is the same as level 69.

Level 100


The orb to finish the game is in here. You will lose the game if you exit without the orb.