Gauntlet Legends
Gauntlet Legends — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Gauntlet Legends on?
- Gauntlet Legends was released on Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast.
- When did Gauntlet Legends release?
- Gauntlet Legends was first released on October 1, 1998.
About Gauntlet Legends
Gauntlet Legends is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games. It is a fantasy themed hack and slash styled dungeon crawl game, a sequel to 1985's popular Gauntlet and 1986's Gauntlet II and marks the final game in the series to be produced by Atari Games. Its unusual features for an arcade game included passwords and characters that could be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period.
Summary via IGDB.
Gauntlet Legends on Wikipedia
Gauntlet Legends is a 1998 hack and slash video game developed and published by Atari Games for arcades. It is a sequel to 1985's Gauntlet and 1986's Gauntlet II, and the final game in the Gauntlet series to be produced by Atari Games. It has many unusual features for an arcade game, including passwords and characters that can be saved, enabling players to play over the course of a long period.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Dreamcast
- Developer
- Atari Games
- Publisher
- SNK
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 | 1999 | $58 | $125 | $275 | 11 reviews | Medium |
Release timeline
- ArcadeOct 1998
- Nintendo 64Sep 29, 1999
- PlayStationMar 30, 2000
First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.
We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAL release | $67 | $123 | $271 |
| Japanese release | $61 | $68 | $127 |
What it needs to play
- RequiredController Pak — to save your progress: the game saves to a Controller Pak, not to the cartridge (game manual).
- OptionalExpansion Pak — Nintendo listed it among the games enhanced by the Expansion Pak.
- OptionalRumble Pak — supported (game manual).
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a day
- Complete: about 2 times a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a month
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $9.95 in Jan 2007, $42 five years ago, and $58 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2007 | $9.95 | — |
| Jan 2008 | $8.34 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $9.38 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $10.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $12.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $8.14 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $20 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $21 | $28 |
| Jan 2015 | $22 | $35 |
| Jan 2016 | $25 | $30 |
| Jan 2017 | $25 | $35 |
| Jan 2018 | $27 | $45 |
| Jan 2019 | $25 | $43 |
| Jan 2020 | $28 | $46 |
| Jan 2021 | $41 | $66 |
| Jan 2022 | $47 | $69 |
| Jan 2023 | $44 | $81 |
| Jan 2024 | $28 | $85 |
| Jan 2025 | $40 | $100 |
| Jan 2026 | $70 | $114 |
| Oct 2026 | $58 | $125 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Cartridge serial | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 31 August 1999 | NUS-NGXE-USA | NUS-01A-02 |
| Europe / PAL | 1 December 1999 | NUS-NGXP-EUR | — |
| Japan | 7 April 2000 | NUS-NGDJ-JPN | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1999
- Authenticity
- Med
A four-player dungeon crawler converted from the arcade, handy for a group of friends and priced above most 1999 carts.
This is the Nintendo 64 version of Gauntlet Legends, the home conversion of Atari Games' 1998 arcade game and a sequel to Gauntlet and Gauntlet II. Midway published it, and it came out in 1999 as the first home port of the game. Epoch Co. released it in Japan in April 2000.
Next Generation's June 1999 preview noted that the N64 version was instantly recognizable by its four-player setup and that Atari was working to make the home versions deeper than the coin-op. GamePro's reviewer called it an impressive port rather than a perfect one, and said it was fun as long as you were not looking for depth.
What the press said at the time
| GameRankings (aggregate) | 71% | |
| AllGame | 3.5/5 | |
| CNET Gamecenter | 9/10 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6/10 | |
| The Electric Playground | 7.5/10 | |
| Game Informer | 7/10 | |
| GameSpot | 4.3/10 | |
| Hyper | 86% | |
| IGN | 7.7/10 | |
| N64 Magazine | 81% | |
| Nintendo Power | 7.8/10 |
“Stealing food from your buddies or teaming up to take down a boss overpowers Legends' inability to deliver a story or purpose.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Nintendo 64 version.
How the Nintendo 64 version differs
Four-player play on the N64 cart needs the Expansion Pak; with the standard Jumper Pak it drops to three players. A Controller Pak is required to save progress, and the Rumble Pak is supported.
Also on other platforms
Arcade · PlayStation · Dreamcast
- PlayStation. The PlayStation port arrived in 2000 and supports only one or two players because it omitted multitap support.
- Dreamcast. The Dreamcast port, released in 2000, incorporated much of the features from the later Gauntlet Dark Legacy.
How the other versions reviewed
| Dreamcast | GameRankings | 74% |
| PlayStation | GameRankings | 60% |
| PlayStation | Metacritic | 59/100 |
| Dreamcast | AllGame | 3/5 |
| PlayStation | AllGame | 3.5/5 |
| Dreamcast | CNET Gamecenter | 7/10 |
| PlayStation | CNET Gamecenter | 3/10 |
| Dreamcast | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.83/10 |
| Dreamcast | The Electric Playground | 8/10 |
| PlayStation | The Electric Playground | 6.5/10 |
| Dreamcast | Game Informer | 7.75/10 |
| PlayStation | Game Informer | 6.5/10 |
| Dreamcast | GameFan | 72% / (J.W.) 70% |
| Dreamcast | GameSpot | 4.2/10 |
| PlayStation | GameSpot | 3.9/10 |
| Dreamcast | GameSpy | 8/10 |
| Dreamcast | IGN | 8.4/10 |
| PlayStation | IGN | 7.2/10 |
| Dreamcast | Next Generation | 3/5 |
| PlayStation | Official PlayStation Magazine | 2.5/5 |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
The US cartridge sits well above the library median, so the fake risk is medium: ask for a photo of the board, which is the reliable test, because a cart that boots proves nothing. The game saves to a Controller Pak, not to the cartridge, so budget for one. The Expansion Pak and Rumble Pak are both optional. PAL copies cost somewhat more loose and about the same complete. Japanese copies cost about the same loose and noticeably less complete, and they are a separate release.
Gauntlet Legends screenshots
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