Gauntlet: The Third Encounter
Generations ago an enchanted Star Gem crashed to Earth at the base of an ancient castle. Loathsome creatures crept from the castle and carried the Gem into the depths of the fortress. All attempts to retrieve…
Gauntlet: The Third Encounter is an adventure developed by Epyx, released 31 December 1990 on Atari Lynx.
What Gauntlet: The Third Encounter is
Gauntlet: The Third Encounter is an adventure game developed by Epyx and released in 1990. It was published by Atari Corporation. It is available on Atari Lynx only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Generations ago an enchanted Star Gem crashed to Earth at the base of an ancient castle. Loathsome creatures crept from the castle and carried the Gem into the depths of the fortress. All attempts to retrieve the Star Gem failed. The adventurers were destroyed. The creatures in the castle gain magical strength from the Star Gem. Unless the Gem is taken from them, the evil ones will soon have the strength to venture forth and destroy mankind! You and your friends must take up the quest to rescure the Star Gem...and your world!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
What it launched against
Gauntlet: The Third Encounter launched on 31 December 1990, within three weeks of Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound and Colorado.
Released around the same time: Sengoku, A-Train, Spellbound, Colorado.
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