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Gauntlet: The Third Encounter

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Action-adventure hack-and-slash on Atari Lynx

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About this game

Gauntlet: The Third Encounter is an action-adventure game set around a perilous quest to recover the enchanted Star Gem.

After the Gem crashes to Earth near an ancient castle, creatures carry it into the fortress and draw magical strength from it. Players must venture into the castle, defeat its evil inhabitants, and reclaim the Gem before they can threaten the world.

  • Platform: Atari Lynx
  • Genres: Action, Adventure, Arcade, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Strategy
  • Developer: Epyx
  • Publisher: Atari
  • Release date: December 31, 1989