Gauntlet III: The Final Quest
Release Date  1991
Original Publisher  U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
Min. Hardware  ZX-Spectrum 128K
Language  English
Genre  Arcade Game: Maze
Max. Players  2 (Simultaneous)
Original Price  £10.99
Disk Price  £14.99
Features  AY Sound, Multi-loader in 128K mode, Multi-loader in 48K mode
Graphical Views  Isometric 3D Graphics
Controls  Cursor, Interface 2 (left), Interface 2 (right), Kempston Joystick, Redefineable keys
Tie-in Licences  Gauntlet (Arcade coin-op) from Atari Games Ltd (USA), Tengen Inc (USA)
Other Platforms  Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64
Average mag. score  88.00% (3 reviews)
Martijn's WoS score  80.3% (36 votes)

Re-releases
     #1 - Erbe Software S.A. (Spain)(1991)

Authors/Contributors
     Dean Belfield (UK)at Software Creations - ?
     John P. Tatlock (UK)at Software Creations - ?
     Simon Justin Street (UK)at Software Creations - ?
     Haydn Dalton [Hayden Dalton] (UK)at Software Creations - ?
     Tim Follin [Timothy Follin] (UK)at Software Creations - Music
     Geoff Follin (UK)at Software Creations - Music
     Peter Andrew Jones (UK) - Inlay/Poster Art

Review Awards
     "Crash Smash"at Crashissue v.1 #87 - 1991/Aprpage 48

Series "Gauntlet"
     1. Gauntlet(1986)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
     2. Gauntlet II(1987)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)
     3. Gauntlet III: The Final Quest(1991)by U.S. Gold Ltd (UK)

Main File Downloads
     FilenameReleaseMachineSchemeLanguageComments
GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest.tap.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(???)English
 GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest.tzx.zipOriginalZX-Spectrum 128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tap.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).tzx.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128K(Unspecified custom loader)English
 GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).dsk.zip#1ZX-Spectrum 128 +3(None)English

Additional File Downloads
     FilenameSizeReleaseTypeLanguageComments
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest.scr6,912OriginalLoading screen
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest.gif7,405OriginalRunning screen
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Front.jpg353,221OriginalInlay - Front
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Back.jpg343,149OriginalInlay - Back
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest.ay.zip6,142OriginalRipped in-game/theme music in AY format
     Gauntlet3(EN).txt29,264OriginalInstructionsEnglish
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(MULTI-LANG).pdf5,164,380OriginalInstructionsMulti-language: English, French, Italian
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level1Part1.png82,619OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level1Part2.png27,124OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level1Part3.png23,718OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level1Part4.png30,087OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level2.png220,353OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level2Part10.png24,070OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level2Part6.png48,583OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level2Part7.png23,053OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level2Part8.png47,969OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_Level2Part9.png21,205OriginalGame map
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest.jpg310,086OriginalAdvertisement
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest_2.jpg600,612OriginalAdvertisement
     gauntlet3.zip0OriginalRZX playback file - Recorded by Pavel Plíva (with rollback)
     Gauntlet III The Final Quest (1991)(US Gold).pok100OriginalPOK pokes file
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Front.jpg278,612#1Inlay - Front
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.)_Back.jpg312,096#1Inlay - Back
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).pdf42,556#1InstructionsSpanish
     GauntletIII-TheFinalQuest(ErbeSoftwareS.A.).zip11,199,165#1Scanned instructionsSpanish

Magazine Reviews
     Crashissue v.1 #87-1991/Aprpage 48- Review: 90%
     FIFOissue #24-1993 special "24 & 25"page 27- Review
     MicroHobbyissue #209-1991/Aprpage 29- Review - Nuevo
     Sinclair Userissue #111-1991/Maypage 20- Review: 85%
     Your Sinclairissue #66-1991/Junpage 14- Review: 89%
     ZX Magazínissue 2001/Janpage 8- Review

Magazine References
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #40-1991/Janpage 54- Preview - not a Spectrum article
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #114-1991/Maypage 108- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #85-1991/Febpage 14- Preview
     Crashissue v.1 #89-1991/Junpage 13- CompoEntry
     MicroHobbyissue #207-1991/Febpage 16- Preview - Premiere
     MicroHobbyissue #216-1991/Decpage 53- Feature - Lupa
     Sinclair Userissue #107-1991/Janpage 79- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #62-1991/Febpage 81- Preview
     Your Sinclairissue #64-1991/Aprpage 15- News/Note

Magazine Advertisements
     ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment)issue #52-1992/Janpage 2- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #112-1991/Marpage 43- Two-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #113-1991/Aprpage 77- Full-page ad
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #120-1991/Novpage 2- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #122-1992/Janpage 2- Advert
     C&VG (Computer & Video Games)issue #123-1992/Febpage 36- Advert
     Sinclair Userissue #119-1992/Janpage 8- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #72-1991/Decpage 14- Advert
     Your Sinclairissue #73-1992/Janpage 38- Advert

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