MGE
The Atari Gauntlet & Gauntlet II Arcade Game Emulator

The Multi-Gauntlet Emulator (MGE) is written by Neil Corlett. The current version is 0.471. This emulator is designed to run Gauntlet & Gauntlet II. Both of these were coin-op arcade games that were produced by Atari. Gauntlet was released in 1985, and Gauntlet II was released in 1986.

Both games were multi-player capable. Up to four players could be involved at the same time.  It was unique in that up to four players could play together as a team, instead of against each other.

Gauntlet by Atari

Gauntlet and Gauntlet II involved a fantasy setting. You could play one of four characters; Warrior, Wizard, Valkyrie, or Elf. Each character had different capabilities, strengths, and weaknesses.  The object of the game is to make your way through dungeons, eliminating ghosts, orcs, and other   creatures.  You would also collect all treasures, keys, magic potions, and food. Once all players reached the end of a dungeon, they would be teleported to the next one. 

Gauntlet II by Atari

Both of these games were extremely popular for Atari. Gauntlet was licensed by Atari to Mindscape, who published multiple versions that ran on the home computers and video games of the era. Atari Games recently released a new coin-op version of the game called Gauntlet: Ledgends.  That is a fantastic game, and is worth checking out. 

For a long time, the author's home page stated that he was working on a new version of MGE that would support several other games from Atari, including Road Runner, Marble Madness, RoadBlasters, Indiana Jones, and Peter Pack-Rat. Recently, that notice has been removed from his web site. 

Go to the MGE homepage

This emulator can be downloaded directly from it's homepage.

NOTE: In order to run this emulator, you must have the emulator itself, and a copy of the ROM's from the original system.  The emulator itself is Freeware.  The ROM's are copyrighted by the programmer or the manufacturer. You are only legally entitled to do so if you own the actual game, or a PCB/ROM Cartridge from the game that you are emulating. If you decide to download ROM's to test out an emulator, you must delete the ROM's within 24 hours unless you own the equipment mentioned above.

ROM's may be found at many sites, including EMUCLASSICS.