Gauntlet is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games. Gauntlet is a fantasy-themed hack and slash arcade game which can be played by one to four players simultaneously, unique for arcade games of its day. Released during the height of popularity of role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, the game was a sensation, being the first true dungeon crawl arcade game.
Gameplay was based on Dandy (later Dandy Dungeon), a game for the Atari 800 computer written by John Palevich in 1983. After the success of Gauntlet in the arcades, Dandy was ported to other home computers in 1986 and reworked by Atari and re-published for the Atari 2600, Atari 7800 and Atari XE as Dark Chambers.