Funny thing, I was just thinking about this a few days ago. I played Gauntlet on Xbox Live Arcade and found myself wondering why I can't play it on my DS (through non-illegal means, that is.) Per Robert Lindsey, executive VP of sales and marketing for Eidos, they will soon be offering a totally revamped version of the original Midway arcade title. Wait. Revamped?
I guess I was kind of hoping to play the original with wireless capability....but that's ok. Much like Rampage, another arcade favorite, I helplessly play every incarnation of the series regardless of how crappy it may end up being. Call it an obsession. We'll see how it ends up this summer, when the game hits store shelves. As long as they don't cut out the awkward status announcements ("Valkyrie is abut to die!"), I'll give it a spin.
[Via Intergame Online -- Thanks, Jonathan]
05/02/2008 10:27
05/02/2008 10:29
They did say in the article that the "revamping" is just re-making it in 3-D, and allowing you to see more of the dungeon (both screens will show what is going on). And the status announcements are supposed to be in it...that alone put it on my "must-buy" list.
The article isn't in front of me, so I can't say much more than that about it.
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05/02/2008 10:40
/my gauntlet story
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05/02/2008 13:48
I can only get so damn far then I always die at the one level.
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05/02/2008 22:38
I just hope they don't do something dumb and muck it up.
05/03/2008 20:47
I remember when gauntlet was a new game, and even I realise that its long past its prime. There are literally a kajillion top down MP shooters made after it which boot all over Gauntlet, and once the retro cool trip wears off, you will realise that you have only played it for 15 minutes and are bored shitless.
It would be nice to see devs inventing new and interesting games instead of retreading the same old trash from the 80s and charging full price for it.