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{{Header Nav|game=Gauntlet Dark Legacy | {{Header Nav|game=Gauntlet Dark Legacy}} | ||
{{ | {{Game | ||
|completion=2 | |||
|image=Gauntlet Dark Legacy flyer front.jpg | |||
|title=Gauntlet Dark Legacy | |title=Gauntlet Dark Legacy | ||
|developer=[[Midway Games West]] | |||
|developer=[[Midway Games]] | |||
|publisher=[[Midway Games]] | |publisher=[[Midway Games]] | ||
| | |year=1999 | ||
|genre=[[ | |systems={{syslist|arcade|ps2|gc|xbox}} | ||
|ratings={{ESRB|T}}{{ELSPA|15}} | |||
|genre=[[Hack and slash]], [[Dungeon crawler]] | |||
|players=1-4 | |players=1-4 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | |modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]] | ||
|preceded by=[[Gauntlet Legends]] | |preceded by=[[Gauntlet Legends]] | ||
|followed by=[[Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows]] | |||
|series=Gauntlet | |series=Gauntlet | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{game disambig|the [[arcade]] and console game|the [[GBA]] version|[[Gauntlet Dark Legacy (Game Boy Advance)]]}} | |||
{{marquee|Gauntlet-DL marquee.jpg}} | |||
'''Gauntlet Dark Legacy''' is a three-dimensional [[Action RPG|action role-playing]] arcade game which got released by [[Midway Games]] in [[1999]]. It runs on [[Atari Games]]'s Vegas hardware, and it is a sort-of expansion for its immediate predecessor in the [[:Category:Gauntlet|Gauntlet series]], [[Gauntlet Legends]], which was released in the previous year. It features four new character classes (Dwarf, Knight, Jester and Sorceress) as well as two new levels (Dream World, and Battlefield). In [[2001]], the game was ported for play on the [[Sony PlayStation 2]], and in the succeeding year it was also ported for play on the [[Nintendo GameCube]], [[Microsoft Xbox]] and [[Game Boy Advance]], but the Game Boy Advance version was only released in the United States. | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy title screen.png|Arcade title screen | |||
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy cabinet.jpg|Upright arcade cabinet | |||
File:Gauntlet-DL arcade flyer.jpg|Arcade promo flyer | |||
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy gameplay.jpg|Gameplay screenshot | |||
File:GDL PS2 full cover.jpg|PlayStation 2 cover art | |||
File:Gauntlet-DL GC cover.jpg|GameCube cover art | |||
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy ps2 gc magazine ad.jpg|US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube | |||
File:Gauntlet Dark Legacy Microsoft Xbox cover.jpg|Xbox cover art | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Story== | |||
''Note: Transcribed from opening cinematic.'' | |||
{{Story| | |||
“In an ancient time the evil mage Garm, using the power of the runestones, released a great evil upon the land. This demon, Skorne, broke free of Garm's control and released his minions upon the lands, scattering the runestones across the Eight Realms so that they may never again be used against him. | |||
No one has dared try.. | No one has dared try... | ||
Until now.” | |||
}} | |||
{{ToC}} | {{ToC}} | ||
{{Gauntlet}} | {{Gauntlet}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Midway Games West]] | ||
[[Category:Midway Games]] | [[Category:Midway Games]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Hack and slash]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Dungeon crawler]] | ||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:MAME]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:56, 24 March 2023
| Gauntlet Dark Legacy | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Midway Games West |
| Publisher(s) | Midway Games |
| Year released | 1999 |
| System(s) | Arcade, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox |
| Preceded by | Gauntlet Legends |
| Followed by | Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows |
| Series | Gauntlet |
| Genre(s) | Hack and slash, Dungeon crawler |
|---|---|
| Players | 1-4 |
| Modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
| Rating(s) |   |
- This guide is for the arcade and console game. For the GBA version, see Gauntlet Dark Legacy (Game Boy Advance).
Gauntlet Dark Legacy is a three-dimensional action role-playing arcade game which got released by Midway Games in 1999. It runs on Atari Games's Vegas hardware, and it is a sort-of expansion for its immediate predecessor in the Gauntlet series, Gauntlet Legends, which was released in the previous year. It features four new character classes (Dwarf, Knight, Jester and Sorceress) as well as two new levels (Dream World, and Battlefield). In 2001, the game was ported for play on the Sony PlayStation 2, and in the succeeding year it was also ported for play on the Nintendo GameCube, Microsoft Xbox and Game Boy Advance, but the Game Boy Advance version was only released in the United States.
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Arcade title screen
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Upright arcade cabinet
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Arcade promo flyer
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Gameplay screenshot
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PlayStation 2 cover art
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GameCube cover art
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US magazine ad for PS2 and GameCube
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Xbox cover art
Story[edit]
Note: Transcribed from opening cinematic.
“In an ancient time the evil mage Garm, using the power of the runestones, released a great evil upon the land. This demon, Skorne, broke free of Garm's control and released his minions upon the lands, scattering the runestones across the Eight Realms so that they may never again be used against him.
No one has dared try...
Until now.”