A downloadable game for Windows

Like the classic video game, you will be running a gauntlet of challenges, but this time, it's a bit simpler. Historically "running the gauntlet" was a punishment where you walked through a literal path with men on both sides trying to hit you with weapons, and you'd be trying  to avoid their strikes and reach the end. This is the origin of the phrase in the first place, so bringing it back to the near-origin of gaming with Intellivision-style graphics seems fitting. Reach the end before losing all your lives and you've successfully "run the gauntlet"!

Inspired by and made for both the Intellivision Jam and the Uniquely Similar Jam.

For the Intellivision Jam, every effort was made to truly duplicate the restrictions and capabilities of the Intellivision, such that aside from memory usage and controls, it could have been coded for and played on the Intellivision. 

Attributions: Uses "La Calahorra" and "Neogauge" tracks from Rolemusic and "Jingle_Lose_00" and "Hit_03" sound effects from LittleRobotSoundFactory, both under an Attribution License.

Also uses "Tower Font" from jaysun.

Download

Download
Gauntlet.zip 22 MB

Install instructions

Extract the files and double-click the "Gauntlet.exe" file to run it.

Development log

Comments

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This game is hard! I like the sword guys' design.

I like the graphics and the concept, very old school.