Name:	Gauntlet 4
Author/Vendor:	Atari/Tengen
Released:	1993
Type:	Action/RPG
Language:	English and Japanese
Premise:	The granddaddy of multiplayer fantasy arcade games is back in a new and enhanced version written specifically for the Genesis (or so I understand). Take your pick of four different warriors - barbarian, valkyrie, elf, and sorcerer - and go toe-to-toe with hordes of evil mean nasty uglies in the ultimate coin-op dungeon crawler.
Impressions:	I can't say enough about Gauntlet, especially this version. You can play the originals, or the new RPG mode with all-new levels and a credible story to boot. Bring your friends over and waste a few weekends on this classic. Oh, and by the way, will somebody write a Genesis emulator that supports more than two players? This is one of those games that needs it! NOTE: There are scattered reports of slowdown when running this title, and I have experienced such myself on the bench. The original cart has these bugs, too, but rarely manifest themselves unless you are in story mode.
Variations:	Gauntlet (Japanese original, starts up with a multiplayer mode warning and is missing the "IV" in the title) Ken Arromdee reports that Gauntlet IV can come up in Japanese mode through a bit of finagling with the real cart on a real console, but I personally have had no such luck.
Recommended Emu:	Genecyst X