if there's a game that truly stands the test of time, it would be Dark Legacy. The game play alone is phenomenal and downright fun. even 20 years later. it has an amazing soundtrack and levels (minus the forest because those trees and orange crocodiles sucked) but did not detract at all from my overall enjoyment- Spider Queen was my favorite boss to farm back in the day. This game was pure underrated gold.
just rebought this game after beating it multiple times on Legends and on Dark Legacy. Such an underrated game. Cant wait to step on spikes and open exploding chests
Definitely miss this game after my brother sold the PS2 copy for cigarettes. It would be great if Steam could get this, and Champions of Norrath, as well as Return to Arms. Complete with the capability to play with friends as well.
Definitely. There needs to be more games like these so that people can play together in their own homes. If not in the same living room like it used to be. But, for the fact that it creates that particular level of bonding that can help strengthen social structures rather than disintegrate them.
You're right, dude. But do you actually think they'll do it, or at least consider it? Also, who now owns Midway? I didn't see their logo in the latest Gauntlet game, or at least I don't think I did.
I am not exactly sure where the rights to Gauntlet Dark Legacy went to, but, I imagine it went to the same people who had developed the most recent Gauntlet addition to the named franchise. Although I'm not exactly sure. What would be great, on top of also implementing the original content of this game for everyone to play. (Because you can still make people pay for this game, I'm quite sure. Let alone the act of preserving the game itself. For instance, allow the capability of being able to choose which console, or playing the original arcade version. That would be epic.) I'd figure with some of the right amount of nudging, it shouldn't be too hard for them to scoop up the files from all of the formats, and dump them into a game everyone could download on Steam, play together as friends, or even random people on Steam. I'm sure that this game has touched many lives in it's existence, and it's involvement in certain modes of nostalgia is real. (Hopefully they wouldn't come up with some excuse that GDL would take away from their new brain child, because it probably would. It'd be like the older brother that takes the controller away to show you something, but never gives it back.)
Actually the Ghost Town track is the track i hear so many times because my brother and I usually farm health and gold on this stage because its easy and theres a decent amount of gold and health pick ups for early game. Later in the game when we are high level we just farm boss battles for gold
In an ancient time the evil mage garm using the power of the runestones release a great evil upon the land, this demon skorne broke free of garms control, crushing him and imprisoning his soul in the underworld, skorne then release his minions across the lands and scattered the runestones across the realms so they might never be assembled and used against him, no one has dared to try, until now GAUNTLET DARK LEGACY
I'd love to work on a remake or port of this game one day, get it out for PC. Online multiplayer, enhanced graphics etc... Wish I had the time to do it now, but programming is so time consuming.
HD applies to the resolution only with emulators, and the possibility to add post screen shader effects. I was talking about increasing the model polygon count & texture resolution, and making it native to the PC format, rather than emulated. Native is always > than emulating, unless the port is crap.
TheStolenBattenberg Well yes, emulation isn't as good, but I haven't had any trouble and the older graphics aren't bothersome. Was talking to someone who knows a producer of GDL and is trying to find out who owns the IP. So there has been a conversation about a remake, but it's still wishful thinking right now.
Fave tracks: Sumner's Tower Ghost Town Castle Courtyard Castle Armory Sky Shipyard (this sounds quintessentially Gauntlet to me) Fissure Carnival Haunted Grounds The entire soundtrack is beautiful but those are the ones that really stand out to me! So many fond memories of this game. I always loved the little stories behind the realms: Province, Castle and Dream are my favourites!
There's a slight typo on the description. The music that starts @2:35:41 is not Your Worst Nightmare; it's the Haunted House. Your Worst Nightmare starts @2:39:26.
some of the greatest music in gaming history. every sound track is beautifully composed and this shit sounds awesome when you are tripping on LSD, even better when you are playing Gauntlet
I still remember a lot of the music in this game. There's some real great tracks that play as you go about your fighting and looting. My favorite track is Sumner's Tower, great track to just chill out to.
Castle Courtyard is my bae. I always had a thing for Harpsichords. Also Desecrated Temple is amazing despite not being on this list. I also love Ghost Town as it has that awesome Piano in the level playing the level's theme!
This game is so classic with its design, replayed it this weekend and the game play really holds up. I kinda wish more games felt like this one. Also HOW is the soundtrack this good?? I listen to a lot of ambient fantasy music for running DnD and this is far and away one of the best I’ve ever heard
thankfully that last long segment got all the rest of the soundtracks. song at 3:14:00 was my shit had to find it.. that guitar tune popped in my head and i’m like where tf was this from.. classic gauntlet baby lol. nightmare goes hard too 🔥
So why did the game start out really creepy then move onto the mountain Lord of the rings esque stuff? I think it would've been less scarring to start out in the mountains on a quest THEN INTO DESPAIR
Probably my favorite game of all time.. even better with a friend or two, and the ost is what really gives this game that extra charm..it's jus great OK🤘🔥🔥🔥
This game has the remarkable ability to bring four friends together, but also bring out the worst in a person... It would get heated... friend: "Dude I swear i just bumped into that chest!" other friend: "DON'T GIVE ME THAT SHIT! THAT WAS MY LAST GOD DAMN KEY YOU ASS! I WILL ASSAULT YOU!" As a side note: I still get turned on by the noises the sorceress makes when eating food and getting hit with spikes.
Ahhh, man. One of my top ten favorite games. My little bro and I played the shit outta this game. What character did you guys use? I was always the Green Warrior 'cause he looks like a Celtic Warrior. And he rocked a fuckin' eyepatch. :)
Kinklord I played the Blue Knight because of his super move where he rolls a huge flail across the screen. He made such a satisfying battle cry when he did it too, it was amazing!
I like blue jester.screw you three headed dinasour.i hate that shit it seriously took me 10 minutes to beat the shit of three half of three dragons wtf
This game needs an indie spiritual successor so badly. Gauntlet Legends style probably isn't coming back so we need somebody else to take up the mantle and recreate the spirit of this game.
was watching a video on the pipe organ in chicago's fourth presbyterian church and the sound of it immediately reminded me of this game so glad i came here
It's amazing how good this music is, especially considering how poor the music's production quality is. The sound fidelity jumps around between different tracks, so many sequences cut in or out with sharp unpolished edits... From a technical standpoint this sounds like it was rushed out the door in less than a week of editing. But the composition is so good! The way it subtly and ingeniously repeats particular themes for certain areas and moods, the wide range of instrumentation that crafts a listening environment as diverse as the visual environments, and a host of qualities and sounds that would be deemed experimental but come out like it was the perfect intent, (Ghost Town, Acid Swamp, Erupting Fissure, Desecrated Temple, just to name a few.) And gosh dang it, these are just great melodies that are fun to listen to! Such an amazing soundtrack; how I long for a remastered version...
Jorge Soto My friends and I just recently found a copy of this game for the gamecube and ended up burning through it over the course of a few days. Winter break well spent.
I actually found this game as well on an arcade version hiding behind the store it had bottons and everything it was awesome ! Some place called flashback arcade somewhere in Tennessee!
THAT WAS A HEROIC EFFORT
*an
Green Jester NEEDS FOODS BADLY
who me?
GREEN JESTER IS ABOUT TO DIE.
DOWN THE HATCH !!!
GREEN WIZARD. has gained a level.
I was blue I swear it...
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING: THE POISION FIELDS. epic music begins
I was sad when a different track played on the next area.
if there's a game that truly stands the test of time, it would be Dark Legacy. The game play alone is phenomenal and downright fun. even 20 years later. it has an amazing soundtrack and levels (minus the forest because those trees and orange crocodiles sucked) but did not detract at all from my overall enjoyment- Spider Queen was my favorite boss to farm back in the day. This game was pure underrated gold.
nah all realms were great
@@vector208 Nope, the burrowing iceworms were the worst. Or the fire demons in the mountain. Fuck those things!
@@LongClawzHidden yeah it turns into bullet hell.
@@vector208 lowkey loved the cheesy and trippy design of those characters. Totally screams early 2000s animation to me!
@@LongClawzHidden ice is dope, desert is trash tho
YELLOW MINOTAUR HAS GAINED A LEVEL.
@@lordarcalinox8582 who needs an outfit when you have Pojo!? EGG911 forever
blue knight needs food badly
Yellow Archer for me.
@@SwordHMX I was always the classic red warrior
Red archer always
"Death awaits you in the shower."
Ravyn Green That sounds suggestive
Pause
"You are now a level 99, Legend"
Valley of Fire ~ 10/10.
"The path ahead is laden with traps for the greedy."💀
DVNGEXNFILXH 666 that didn’t stop anybody! xD
just rebought this game after beating it multiple times on Legends and on Dark Legacy. Such an underrated game. Cant wait to step on spikes and open exploding chests
How’d you buy it?
@@koziol552 ^
I HAVEN'T SEEN SUCH BRAVERY!
I can't wait until my kids are old enough to play this with me.
are they old enough yet
@@shakyjoe6047 getting close
@@Rezkeshdadesh Nice
@@Rezkeshdadesh How about now?
@Mars The Mellow they probably could, just need to hook up the GameCube
Definitely miss this game after my brother sold the PS2 copy for cigarettes. It would be great if Steam could get this, and Champions of Norrath, as well as Return to Arms. Complete with the capability to play with friends as well.
yesssss
Definitely. There needs to be more games like these so that people can play together in their own homes. If not in the same living room like it used to be. But, for the fact that it creates that particular level of bonding that can help strengthen social structures rather than disintegrate them.
You're right, dude. But do you actually think they'll do it, or at least consider it? Also, who now owns Midway? I didn't see their logo in the latest Gauntlet game, or at least I don't think I did.
I am not exactly sure where the rights to Gauntlet Dark Legacy went to, but, I imagine it went to the same people who had developed the most recent Gauntlet addition to the named franchise. Although I'm not exactly sure. What would be great, on top of also implementing the original content of this game for everyone to play. (Because you can still make people pay for this game, I'm quite sure. Let alone the act of preserving the game itself. For instance, allow the capability of being able to choose which console, or playing the original arcade version. That would be epic.) I'd figure with some of the right amount of nudging, it shouldn't be too hard for them to scoop up the files from all of the formats, and dump them into a game everyone could download on Steam, play together as friends, or even random people on Steam. I'm sure that this game has touched many lives in it's existence, and it's involvement in certain modes of nostalgia is real. (Hopefully they wouldn't come up with some excuse that GDL would take away from their new brain child, because it probably would. It'd be like the older brother that takes the controller away to show you something, but never gives it back.)
you could try PCSX2 to emulate it on your PC but i don't think it's compatible with local multiplayer.
But where is the OLD SALOON MUSIC
You would not believe how long I have been trying to find that song lmao
It's called the haunted piano last time I checked
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As a kid I taught myself how to play that by ear because I loved it so much lol
BLUE JESTER HAS GAINED A LEVEL
Man, I absolutely love the Ghost Town track... So eerie and mysterious.
Actually the Ghost Town track is the track i hear so many times because my brother and I usually farm health and gold on this stage because its easy and theres a decent amount of gold and health pick ups for early game. Later in the game when we are high level we just farm boss battles for gold
In an ancient time the evil mage garm using the power of the runestones release a great evil upon the land, this demon skorne broke free of garms control, crushing him and imprisoning his soul in the underworld, skorne then release his minions across the lands and scattered the runestones across the realms so they might never be assembled and used against him, no one has dared to try, until now GAUNTLET DARK LEGACY
MIDWAY GAMES
Just saying I never got to play dark legacy but is it's story plot just copy Paste from gauntlet legends?
@@TimmythatSquirrel Pretty much. There are just a few story changes and Dark Legacy is basically an expansion of Legends.
@@benjaminhubbard1805 is scorn at least dead in dark legacy
@@TimmythatSquirrel kinda of
Oh, the nostalgia... Loved this game when I was a kid, and I'd love to play it again, now that I'm older.
The music itself is so medieval and badass!
Ghost Town and Sky Shipyards are truly amazing soundtracks
My go to list for writing fantasy and dnd games. Ty for the memories.
Blue Knight represent
is now a level 99...LEEGGEENND!
Yellow knight is about to die
Congratulations you have found a runestone
Blue archer checking in on blue gang
RED KNIGHT NEEDS FOOD BADLY
Does anyone feel real heartache from nostalgia? I can’t even describe it
Nice to know I have so many fans. Batter Up!
BATTER UP.
Batter Up!
DOWN THE HATCH!
I'd love to work on a remake or port of this game one day, get it out for PC. Online multiplayer, enhanced graphics etc... Wish I had the time to do it now, but programming is so time consuming.
It will happen one day.
No need - you can use the Dolphin emulator to run it in HD and with online multiplayer.
HD applies to the resolution only with emulators, and the possibility to add post screen shader effects. I was talking about increasing the model polygon count & texture resolution, and making it native to the PC format, rather than emulated. Native is always > than emulating, unless the port is crap.
Wait....what?????????
TheStolenBattenberg Well yes, emulation isn't as good, but I haven't had any trouble and the older graphics aren't bothersome. Was talking to someone who knows a producer of GDL and is trying to find out who owns the IP. So there has been a conversation about a remake, but it's still wishful thinking right now.
Fave tracks:
Sumner's Tower
Ghost Town
Castle Courtyard
Castle Armory
Sky Shipyard (this sounds quintessentially Gauntlet to me)
Fissure
Carnival
Haunted Grounds
The entire soundtrack is beautiful but those are the ones that really stand out to me! So many fond memories of this game. I always loved the little stories behind the realms: Province, Castle and Dream are my favourites!
My favorite was Green Knight. I love how the different classes had differences in the looks based on the color.
I love that too
Red Sorceress is now a level 30 CONJUROR
*eats a cherry*
Wizard - “food is good 😋”
That's why the Wizard has a higher Intelligence stat.
a dungeon synth masterpiece
indeed, 31:00 stands out in particular
ALL PLAYERS MUST STAND ON THE PLATFORM
This is legitimately one of my favorite games ever.
There's a slight typo on the description. The music that starts @2:35:41 is not Your Worst Nightmare; it's the Haunted House. Your Worst Nightmare starts @2:39:26.
LEARN TO BLOCK!
How do you block? You can block??
@@evieisleavie L2 or R2 is for block, I forget. Its one of the L/R triggers
It's also Y on GCN.
some of the greatest music in gaming history. every sound track is beautifully composed and this shit sounds awesome when you are tripping on LSD, even better when you are playing Gauntlet
If you're not ready to kick ass after listening to the Castle Barracks, you have no soul.
I still remember a lot of the music in this game. There's some real great tracks that play as you go about your fighting and looting. My favorite track is Sumner's Tower, great track to just chill out to.
Red tigress is now it. Blue Minotaur is now it. Red tigress is now it.
0:25:38 Valley of Fire ♡
Best Tracks:
Poison Fields
Mausoleum
Castle Armory (seriously underrated)
Sky Shipyards
Tombs of the Undead (dreadfully tedious level)
Castle Courtyard is my bae. I always had a thing for Harpsichords. Also Desecrated Temple is amazing despite not being on this list. I also love Ghost Town as it has that awesome Piano in the level playing the level's theme!
You have good taste in music!
"Down the hatch!"
Blue Archer for life. B. F. G.
Archers represent! Green reporting in.
2:49 Man, let's go on an epic medieval quest, WHO'S WITH ME
Hell yeah
@@semicolin8354 Thanks bro
Play through this game once a year, so glad I still have it!
Whenever you quit the game and then Sumner is muttering a bunch of stuff flipping through his book. Then Skorne grabs that ass.
truly a masterpiece of a game
I love the Forsaken Province's soundtrack the best. Ugh
This soundtrack was so good.
This soundtrack is one of the best in video game music!
18:53 Mausoleum...best theme
This game is so classic with its design, replayed it this weekend and the game play really holds up. I kinda wish more games felt like this one. Also HOW is the soundtrack this good?? I listen to a lot of ambient fantasy music for running DnD and this is far and away one of the best I’ve ever heard
if i could play this on my switch i would die happy
BLUE KNIGHT HAS GAINED A LEVEL
thankfully that last long segment got all the rest of the soundtracks. song at 3:14:00 was my shit had to find it.. that guitar tune popped in my head and i’m like where tf was this from.. classic gauntlet baby lol. nightmare goes hard too 🔥
Getting this game set up on a custom arcade cabinet would be a Life Goal for me.
"Continue now on your quest to recover all 8 shards that restore the entrance to the Desecrated Temple"
one of my favorite games of all time.
there is quite a few songs on here id leave it on just to listen to :D
So why did the game start out really creepy then move onto the mountain Lord of the rings esque stuff? I think it would've been less scarring to start out in the mountains on a quest THEN INTO DESPAIR
Yellow Sorceress has GAINED a level! My sista kicked medieval butt back in my gaming heyday!
"Mmmm, Deeliscious!"🍎🥩
My favorite game of all time
the forsaken province goes hard af!
GREEN ARCHER.
My guy
Probably my favorite game of all time.. even better with a friend or two, and the ost is what really gives this game that extra charm..it's jus great OK🤘🔥🔥🔥
BLUE WIZARD IS NOW A LEVEL 99 LEGEND
green elf has shot the potion!
Beautiful memories with this game :’) and the music it’s incredibly good for setting the ambient of each level. MASTERPIECE
WHAT I WOULD GIVE FOR A REMASTERED.
And online multiplayer
Someone: Takes Jester's food
Jester: I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU
I miss this game so much.
This game has the remarkable ability to bring four friends together, but also bring out the worst in a person... It would get heated...
friend: "Dude I swear i just bumped into that chest!"
other friend: "DON'T GIVE ME THAT SHIT! THAT WAS MY LAST GOD DAMN KEY YOU ASS! I WILL ASSAULT YOU!"
As a side note: I still get turned on by the noises the sorceress makes when eating food and getting hit with spikes.
+Matt Lillie Oh, how I wish there was a steam port.......
Preach it brother
try playing Mario kart with your friends. I punched a hole through a door, but I still love the memories of playing it. Same with this.
@@connorcaughlin4275 The .iso for Gauntlet Dark Legacy is on Vimm's Lair. Just emulate it on your gaming rig with PCSX2
@@AdamHarrisongpl-projx omg hi bestie thank u so much
I honestly always loved the maze of illusions song. Level was awesome in its concept.
I just rebought this game after 23 years.....I cannot wait to get some new PS2 controllers in the mail for the family to play this with me.
Blue warrior and blue knight were always bae XD
I always became yellow warrior at 99 because it made him look more golden.
Yeah, my sister was Yellow Valkyrie because it looked like the Flash in her mind! XD
The gaming Pegasisters holy shit someone commenting on a gauntlet video with a zelda profile pic? You know my childhood lmao
Ahhh, man. One of my top ten favorite games. My little bro and I played the shit outta this game. What character did you guys use? I was always the Green Warrior 'cause he looks like a Celtic Warrior. And he rocked a fuckin' eyepatch. :)
Yellow Wizard ftw. can't beat the magic black guy xD
WafflezDay, I always thought he was the coolest lookin' Wizard. Haha. :)
Kinklord I played the Blue Knight because of his super move where he rolls a huge flail across the screen. He made such a satisfying battle cry when he did it too, it was amazing!
Super Hot Marik Blue Knight is my favorite too!
I like blue jester.screw you three headed dinasour.i hate that shit it seriously took me 10 minutes to beat the shit of three half of three dragons wtf
the first game that gave me the satisfaction of the grind
RED WIZARD IS ABOUT TO DIE
Awesome game! Brought back so many memories! Best worlds for me: Forsaken, Ice, Dream, Castle and Sky. Hated the desert and forest levels.
"CONGRATULATIONS"
"Red Archer, ready for battle"
S U S T E N A N C E
"Red Archer needs food badly!" This game is my shit bro.
This game needs an indie spiritual successor so badly. Gauntlet Legends style probably isn't coming back so we need somebody else to take up the mantle and recreate the spirit of this game.
"you are now entering the lich's crypt....."
Green Knight has gained a level!
Experience sapping wraith: ....
Green Knight has lost a level!
was watching a video on the pipe organ in chicago's fourth presbyterian church and the sound of it immediately reminded me of this game so glad i came here
Just gonna throw this out here because I grammar Nazi'd like hell when I saw it...
VAT of the Plague Fiend
GREEN JESTER HAS GAINED A LEVEL
Green Archer has gained a level
Man how much I loved the Carnival of the lost
My childhood!
It's amazing how good this music is, especially considering how poor the music's production quality is. The sound fidelity jumps around between different tracks, so many sequences cut in or out with sharp unpolished edits... From a technical standpoint this sounds like it was rushed out the door in less than a week of editing.
But the composition is so good! The way it subtly and ingeniously repeats particular themes for certain areas and moods, the wide range of instrumentation that crafts a listening environment as diverse as the visual environments, and a host of qualities and sounds that would be deemed experimental but come out like it was the perfect intent, (Ghost Town, Acid Swamp, Erupting Fissure, Desecrated Temple, just to name a few.) And gosh dang it, these are just great melodies that are fun to listen to!
Such an amazing soundtrack; how I long for a remastered version...
the worst production quality seems to be on the older tracks from Gauntlet Legends, I guess they didn't remaster them for Dark Legacy lol
I'm a metal head, so Your Worst Nightmare was the best thing ever for me.
2:58:23 is also pretty great.
Blossora And they even have some double bass in there.
GREEN KNIGHT HAS GAINED A LEVEL!
the track at the 9:00 mark is so dark with a great melody...dope!
+Jorge Soto that bit always blows me away.
+UsernameWhatever8587 cleaning my place with this playing in the background...
+Kevin its a game that many will never know about nor play but for us that did ,we know its an awesome game
Jorge Soto
My friends and I just recently found a copy of this game for the gamecube and ended up burning through it over the course of a few days. Winter break well spent.
You mean bum bum ROOOOOOOOOO
Currently playing Dark Souls 3 on PC and I just had to play this while playing it. Fucking awesome OST.
what about everything beyond the eight realms?
god knows these soundtracks are golden
YOU ARE NOW ENTERING WRAITH'S HAUNT
I actually found this game as well on an arcade version hiding behind the store it had bottons and everything it was awesome ! Some place called flashback arcade somewhere in Tennessee!
this was a awesome game loved it 😍
WELCOME BACK, BLUE VALKYRIE!!