GAUNTLET DARK LEGACY Needs a Remake, and I'll Tell You Why.

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Sometimes it feels like the odds are forever stacked against the Gauntlet franchise, but in this video, I do my part to talk about why Gauntlet: Dark Legacy in particular is such a special game and is deserving of a comeback. Whether that ends up being a simple remaster, a complete, from the ground up remake with new bells and whistles, or a true sequel to the game, I would be happy. Dark Legacy is a four-player powerhouse of a game with interesting locations and characters, and thanks to the emergence in popularity of sword-and-shield heavy games like Demon's Souls and Hades, as well as co-op focused experiences like Vampire Survivors, Vermintide II, and more recently, Helldivers 2, I think there is a niche to carve out that a new 3D Gauntlet entry could uniquely fulfill. Now is a better time than ever.
Special thanks to my friend Tristin for providing footage of Diablo III, since I can't seem to find my copy anywhere, as well as educating me on the glory that is Gauntlet Slayer Edition. Additional thanks to DannyKhan419, who made the up-res texture pack for Dark Legacy that is featured occasionally in this video. The EarthBound text boxes I used were from a generator made by Bill Eager, a legend in the Mother community.
Games & Footage Shown, in Order of Appearance:
Super Mario All-Stars
Super Mario Bros. (SNES)
DOOM (1993)
Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Midway Arcade Treasures
Gauntlet (1985)
Gauntlet Legends
Castlevania 64
Earthworm Jim 3D
Super Castlevania IV
Altered Beast (2005)
Super Mario 64
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
He-Man
Golden Axe
Knights of the Round
Final Fight 2
Smash TV
Diablo III
Phantasy Star Online
DOOM RPG
Enter the Gungeon
Super Mario Bros. 2 (SNES)
Super Mario Land 3: Wario Land
Super Monkey Ball
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Vampire Survivors
Gauntlet: Slayer Edition
Warhammer: Vermintide II
Demon's Souls (2020)
Medievil (2019)
Gauntlet Dark Legacy (HD Texture Pack)
Gauntlet Seven Sorrows
Monster Hunter Rise
Gain Ground
Enclave HD
Super Mario RPG (2023)
Pokémon Blue
Mortal Kombat 1 (2023)
Hades
Music Used:
World 2-1, 2-2 - Super Mario Land
E1M1 - At Doom's Gate - DOOM (1993)
Main Theme - Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Stage Theme 01 - Gauntlet (NES)
Altar of Skorne - Gauntlet Legends
Stage 1, Theme of Simon Belmont - Super Castlevania IV
Adder's Lair - Sonic & All Stars Racing Transformed
Main Theme - The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall
Main Theme - Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance
Holy Plains - Quest 64
Autumn Voyage - Runescape
Amon Hen - Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Hellena Prison - The Legend of Dragoon
Main Theme - He-Man
Threed, Zombie Central - EarthBound
The Mausoleum - Gauntlet Dark Legacy
No Escape - Hades
Filmore - ActRaiser
Dragon's Crown - Dragon's Crown Pro
History Unfolds - Soul Calibur II
Menu 1 - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Jungle - Super Monkey Ball
Battle Theme - Super Mario RPG (SNES)
The Beginning - Vampire Survivors
Main Menu - Medievil
Main Theme - Icewind Dale
Main Theme - Quake
Title Screen - Gauntlet Slayer Edition
Dalentarth - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Sandy Plains - Monster Hunter Rise
Battle 1 - Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast)
Reincarnated Echoes - Vampire Survivors
Mother Earth of Dishonesty (Part 1) - Phantasy Star Online
Tristram - Diablo II: Resurrected
Sumner's Tower - Gauntlet Dark Legacy
Main Theme - Spartan: Total Warrior
General Theme - Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders
Sky Shipyard - Gauntlet Dark Legacy
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@GameCubeGalaxy 2 месяца назад

This is by far, the best deep dive video for Gauntlet anything! Seriously, the level of passion about this game is on another level, and taught me more of what to look forward to when I return to Dark Legacy to beat one day (and review on the channel). Truly sublime video man!!

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

Coming from you, the best GameCube channel on the net, this means everything man! Thank you so much 🙏

@alexninten8818 Месяц назад

I haven’t checked in a while how close is it

@garrettsmith4034 Месяц назад

I feel like the perfect option is just an hd version on PSN.

@alexninten8818 Месяц назад

@@garrettsmith4034 not the PS2 version you can’t turn off/on your items in that one. Your forced to used them when get them.

@gdoggy121 20 дней назад

@@humblemudgames I played the PS2 version, and it’s crazy to me that it was the INFERIOR version to the Gamecube. I played on an emulator with a buddy on PC and we played the Gamecube version. I saw the item save/ cycle and literally lost my shit in a good way. 🤯

@gregoryberrycone Месяц назад

the midway titles from the late 90's/early 2000's had so much soul and character. Rampage world tour, gauntlet dark legacy, MK deadly alliance and deception, all just absolutely iconic

@vicetube Месяц назад

One could argue that Midway was the GREATEST mid-level developer, even with all the juggernauts of the 90s. The SOUL in these games is simply unparalleled. The two descendants of Gauntlet DL don't have a FRACTION of the timelessness.

@JordanManfrey 29 дней назад

Check out Bally midway pinball from the 90s as well lots of the same folks involved and also great

@humblemudgames 27 дней назад

@@vicetube I honestly agree, as a big Rush and Hydro Thunder fan too

@henryhardfoot 17 дней назад

- NFL Blitz - NHL Hitz

@nathanpetrohilos 2 дня назад

Hi friend

@xodiousfaith1858 2 месяца назад

I'm in a discord for gauntlet remake and the progress is insane I cannot wait until the game is fully finished 😊

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

Oh really? I'd love to see that!

@xodiousfaith1858 2 месяца назад

Check it out man id love a video about it from you. discord.gg/zPKGYFuRFB

@xodiousfaith1858 2 месяца назад

Like please check out this project

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

@@xodiousfaith1858 Where do I need to go?

@xodiousfaith1858 2 месяца назад

I had posted the link for the discord invite. Give me a second please I'll DM you

@keonkla Месяц назад

Dude it really fascinates and moves me how so many people have such fond memories of this child hood game/ series. It was truly the precursor to modern day dungeon crawlers and I love the retro dnd vibe of all the games. As a kid the game and going to all these unique realms to fight off monsters was extraordinary and I find its why I love dungeon crawling games to this day.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

I was telling a friend not too long ago, Gauntlet Dark Legacy is one of those games I feel like I never hear anyone talk about, but any time I mention it, at least ONE person lights up to say, "OMG I LOVE that game!!", haha. It's clearly a classic from that generation, it just doesn't get recognized as often as other games as being one.

@j.o.t.b3017 Месяц назад

@@humblemudgamesthere’d be no Diablo if there was no gauntlet in my opinion. The first time I played Diablo I was like this is like gauntlet on steroids.

@mcfarvo 27 дней назад

As kids we loved Gauntlet:DL and Baldur's Gate 2:DA as hack-n-slash multi-player adventure games

@humblemudgames 27 дней назад

@mcfarvo those were my favorites too! I saved up for MONTHS to get Dark Alliance 2! Though I have to admit, I started playing Champions of Norrath for the first time and... I think I actually like it more than DA2! 👀 it was a game built on that same Dark Alliance engine.

@mcfarvo 27 дней назад

@humblemudgames CoN:Realms of EQ would've easily been another game we played non-stop for 8hrs as kids if we ever had that game haha

@borntoeatpotatoes Месяц назад

I received this game from my grandparents one Christmas and my sister and I were obsessed with it. I think we knew every level by heart. Would love to replay it.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Sounds like you've had a lot of great memories with that game -- that's awesome! I hope you're able to get another playthrough in one day!

@johnnycaralta Месяц назад

The bowling alley here used to have a four player Dark Legacy arcade cabinet. That shit was cool, but brutal.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Man, that sounds awesome! I never found an arcade cabinet myself until much much later. my preferred version is probably the GameCube to be honest.

@Renkinjutsushi 29 дней назад

My local game store had that as well. It was crazy, becuase it was one of the first cabinets where your progress was stored online and could be continued between cabinets.

@johnnycaralta 29 дней назад

@@Renkinjutsushi That's pretty cool. I never knew that. If only I had $10,000 to get one

@edwarddelacruz3923 28 дней назад

Same here! I remember blowing loads of quarters on that and CarnEvil after our games on the lanes (I was on a league at the time.)

@1upLeviathan Месяц назад

I'm still in awe how amazing the N64 version of Gauntlet was.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

it looks better than Dark Legacy tbh. I thought DL looked way better as a kid but now looking back, Gauntlet Legends is definitely more superior graphically. but I enjoy all the extra content found in DL.

@tynao2029 6 дней назад

Plus there's the unmatched joy you get from getting all that content and action RPG fun factor out of a mere 64MB cartridge

@sungjin008 2 месяца назад

there is some hope. Fans are making a fan game called 'Gauntlet: Dark Legacy - Remastered'. Hopefully it gets completed. Honestly, I wish Arrowhead Game Studios would make a new gauntlet. Helldivers 2 was a huge success.

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

The fan remake looks really promising! Someone in the comments here put me onto it recently. Arrowhead did a great job with 2014 Gauntlet, I just am hoping for a new one based off of the 3D Gauntlet gameplay... Legends and Dark Legacy are my favorites, 100%

@TheGamingDandy 29 дней назад

I'm a Dark Legacy cultist, I love it so much. I'm surprised it's not even at least one of the backwards compatible games on Xbox.

@glarschnap1222 Месяц назад

When i was little my mum and sisters and me played so much gauntlet on the ps2. we played it so much and we so into it that when my mum found an arcade cabinet of it in a bar she literally drained all my sisters quarters just to play as the warrior.

@TechDweeb Месяц назад

This kept me company while I did a handheld repair. I've never played this but I kinda need to now. Thanks for the amazing vid!

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

It's a good one for sure! I can't imagine how fun it would be on a handheld via Dolphin 😭

@garvensman 27 дней назад

My wife is obsessed with this game. When we go to the local arcade, she almost exclusively plays this game. I just ordered a 4 player arcade cabinet for the house, and she is super stoked to play the Gauntlet arcade games on it

@lunar-exe433 26 дней назад

The greatest lesson Dark Legacy taught me as a kid…… Food is good.

@theredrighthandproductions Месяц назад

God. My sister and i were obsessed with this game when we were younger. We had it for PS2 at our dad's house and also would play it whenever it was at an arcade we happened to be at. To this day we still throw around "WIZARD NEEDS FOOD BADLY" as a little inside joke between us.

@thejackalbaby8385 13 дней назад

Gauntlet was one of the first games my whole family played even my mom and dad ran through that game with all of us kids!

@dZehn13 2 месяца назад

Even just having a port will make me really happy

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

A straight port would make me happy. A widescreen HD remaster with online co-op would be amazing. And then everything I suggested in this video would be a fever dream, haha

@Yoshi23ii 10 дней назад

its the first game i ever made a 100% completion ever, it was sooo good

@l-wolverine2211 Месяц назад

Too bad they couldn’t make another extension, with 4 new characters, and 4 new worlds: - Yellow Shaman from the Jungle, wielding a Rod, battling The Dangerous Basilisk (Easy) - Blue Viking from the Sea, wielding a Lance, battling the Brutal Kraken(Hard) - Red Amazon from the Islands, wielding a Spear, battling the Savage Typhon(Medium) - Green Hunter from the Wild, wielding a Rifle, battling the Ruthless Wendigo(Hard)

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

This would be pretty cool! I'd love to fight a Wendigo

@Necrowolf81 29 дней назад

Sorry but all your ideas are just too similar to the already existing ones. The knight already has a Viking look for example. Gamefaqs used to have a post with people posting their character ideas complete with each move, they’re familiar. Special ability, etc. The only one I remember was a pirate with a parrot.

@UntroddenGaming 22 дня назад

@@Necrowolf81 So, you decided to shit in the guys corn flakes because... you think there are too many similiarities between his ideas and ones already created? Jesus, dude.

@1ButtonDash 18 дней назад

Legands and Dark Legacy in one remaster package would be amazing

@boromir0062 Месяц назад

Its down right criminal that dark legacy has never been re released since the 6th Generation. Seven sorrows and gaunlet 2012 or whatever year it came dont compare to dark legacy

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Yeah, you're absolutely right. Capcom has been proving that re-releasing old titles with added online play gets people hyped (most notably with Marvel vs Capcom 2 and the upcoming Power Stone 1/2) so it's very easy for me to imagine a wide screen port of Dark Legacy with online co-op printing money, on the Switch especially

@Disthron Месяц назад

Golden Axe and Knights of the round are literally just beat-em-ups but the sprites have weapons.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Yeah, lol I always found that funny. I think in the video I compared them to Final Fight because that's really what they are haha

@GigaGinger-gb2fy 2 дня назад

I have extremely vivid memories of playing gauntlet, champions of norrath and baldurs gate with my dad. Now 30 I still have a love of these types of games and lead to my love of ttrpgs. Thanks pops!

@bluesight_ 7 дней назад

This game on the PS2 was a huge part of my childhood. So much of it still sticks with me

@budkbob550 7 дней назад

The character callouts are the thing I remember most. My brother and I had played to endgame as a wizard(me) and a warrior(him). Since I always stayed behind the meatshield, he was always taking just a little more damage than me, so there would be many times I'd open a chest, find food, and tell him to grab it. Suddenly my wizard shouts out "YoU are GReeDY!!1!" That had to have been 20 years ago and I still think about that line while I'm making food.

@humblemudgames 7 дней назад

I got that a lot too 🤣

@KingJGrim 16 дней назад

Gauntlet is such a special game, and is one of my favourite multiplayer experiences I've ever had. Always nice seeing other people singing its praises!

@sir_justinius Месяц назад

YES! Dark Legacy is my all time favorite game on the OG Xbox. I still have Summoner's "Congratulations" sound bit as a notification sound for my phone.

@naejimba День назад

We played the CRAP out of this game back in the day! You are 100% right that there was something special about it, as well as the fact that it was a very light mix of a number of genres that was both easy to pick up and fun to play again and again. For the RPG aspects, meaningful choice in progression is one of the key pillars and adds a TON of replay value. What they could do is have an extremely minimal talent tree... basically every few levels you got to choose between two options. A choice between only two things is not overwhelming, and with enough of those choices as you level it creates a number of different feeling builds for the same class.

@humblemudgames 20 часов назад

Simple skill trees would work super well in this game, agreed!

@Spleen2ween 22 часа назад

Played this for the first time with my gf a year or two ago as part of an introduction to gaming and we still talk about it fondly. What a fun one

@ShadowEX7 Месяц назад

Ya know, I remember seeing an ad for the game in an old gaming magazine & I still remember the tagline: “Friends who slay together, stay together!”

@Whyulaughing 20 дней назад

It's funny that your story with your friends playing the games reminds me of the fond memories i have with my stepdad and brother playing this game. The game is simple enough that we all enjoyed the gameplay loop and had so many countless hours trying to get all the runes to beat the end. Miss those simple times.

@humblemudgames 20 дней назад

My brother and I would play the crap out of this game too. It's such a blast. Thanks for watching!

@thrashinuva 27 дней назад

I played Dark Legacy a ton on the GC. I think a rogue-lite version would do wonders, as well as a slightly more modern direction. Imagine a Lich class that can summon skeletons to fight for you, or a thief class that can disarm traps. Making sure all the different classes start at level 1 every time you play them can mean you can switch classes at any time regardless of time investment and group player preference, while gaining some momentum throughout the gameplay. Give Hammerwatch a shot just to see an idea of this that worked well.

@trusodapop Месяц назад

In my top 30 favorite games for sure. I had it for gamecube (my favorite console). Still play it to this day and Everytime I do, I get the same feelings I did back then. Solid game

@Lythanthis 2 месяца назад

My partner and I are currently doing our annual playthrough of GDL. I grew up with legends and hadn’t known of dark legacy until I met him 6 years ago. It will always be one of my favorites and I’ve been following the fan remake project for a few years now. I really hope it pans out! As for a lot of my favorite old games, I can see why it’s hard from a developer standpoint because you have your core audience that is getting older, typically has a full time career, children, etc by now with little time or money for gaming, where if you were to release a game for that demographic, it might not be profitable since most modern/younger gamers want so much more out of games than most folks my age that have a harder time adapting to an insane amount of controls and options. Games today are overloaded with so much unnecessary content and features that modern audiences would probably get bored fast and even as a hardcore fan, I get it. Back when FF7 remake was in the talks, it sounded like they wanted to have a retro turn based option in addition to the new modernized battle system. Though it’s one of my least favorites in the series, I would have loved to give it a chance if they did, but they didn’t and it left myself and a lot of the core fans feeling left out of a game remake that our generation made popular. I wish there was a company dedicated to buying the rights to retro cult classics and adapting them to have a classic version and a modern version with multiple selection types. Say for instance for Gauntlet, being able to pick your monster difficulty, generator speed, item durations, trap damage etc for both versions, but maybe for the classic mode to play more like dark legacy and the modern mode to be closer to the gameplay, attacks, spell choices etc like 2014 but all with the whimsical aesthetics and settings of dark legacy because that is the whole charm of it and why it’s stood the test of time. The problem with the modern versions like 2014 is that they looks pretty much like everything else out there these days and we need that silly, whimsical charm back as badly as yellow wizard needs food!

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

I agree with pretty much everything you said; Dark Legacy and Legends have a certain charm and campiness (the kind of 80s b movie horror film charm I was talking about) that isn't really present in Gauntlet 2014. However, like you said, it'd be nice for a Dark Legacy successor to have some of the features of Gauntlet 2014. And I also mentioned how it would be cool to have a "Classic mode" variant as well, so it sounds like we're on the same wavelength! Yeah, unfortunately there aren't a lot of companies re-releasing older games with new features. The closest ones I can think of to what you're suggesting are THQ Nordic, who has brought pretty competent HD ports forward to modern consoles of games from the 360/PS3 era, which I really enjoy. However, they don't add much outside of big fixes. Still nice though, and it's a major effort they do to port all of these older games over. The closest thing I can think of to what you're describing is Nightdive Studios, who brings back classic FPSes like Turok with a bunch of QoL features. Or in the case of Quake I&II, free updates recently came out for both of those games that offer a SLEW of features that enhance the vanilla experience. There is a really cool Wizardry remake coming soon that I'm excited about. There are some cool things out there but yeah, nothing quite like you're describing. I'm rooting for the fan remake too, and I'm glad you all are having fun on yet another annual playthrough! Sounds like a great way to bond 😊 Thanks for sharing!

@Lythanthis 2 месяца назад

@@humblemudgames ooo! I didn’t know that about Quake 1 & 2! That is incredibly exciting! I will definitely have to check it out! Quake 2 is also one of my favorites, but there’s pretty much only been one active server in my area for the last 10+ years. It’s been so hard to find servers since game spy disappeared. I hope the capture the flag community comes back with the updates because it was always a blast in quake!

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

@@Lythanthis I'm about to change your life... They opened the servers back up for Quake I&II if I'm not mistaken! Quake II has a new waypoint feature that's really nice whenever I get lost lol. I grew up with the first one but never got to play the second til more recently.

@user-vi4xy1jw7e Месяц назад

I don't get what Warner is doing. They're sitting on so many great Midway IPs and just letting them die on the vine. Aside from Mortal Kombat and a couple games like Rampage and Gauntlet in the 2010s, they're doing nothing with the properties. David Zaslov is doing everything to cut costs, including canceling TV shows and movies and then writing them off for taxes. Why not either license out or sell off IPs they've been sitting on? I'm sure plenty of devs would love to make a new Gauntlet, Rush, or Hydro Thunder. It's mindboggling.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

I'm absolutely with you, and I think those 3 franchises specifically would do so well if they were brought back. over the life of my channel I've talked about all three of those in varying capacities. in fact my latest video talks about Hydro Thunder Hurricane. Midway had so many good things going but unless it's Scorpion and Sub Zero, they don't care. Thing is, they totally could leverage the MK franchise popularity to sell these other games... imagine unlocking an MK character as a playable Gauntlet fighter or something.

@drhappyninja Месяц назад

*Cough cough* primal rage

@Veylon Месяц назад

It's internal corporate politics. If you're the guy who sells off the rights to Robotron for ten million dollars and the company that bought it makes a hundred million, your boss is going to say you lost the company ninety million dollars it could have had. Likewise, if you push for a Robotron game yourself and it flops, you get the blame for wasting money. It's safer to just keep them all in the vault than risk your career.

@AspieMemoires Месяц назад

Gauntlet was one of the first Arcade games I ever experienced. Man this was nostalgia incarnate for me.

@jgavpercussion 2 дня назад

Bro! I recently replayed this game through a few years back after enjoying it as a kid. You've nailed everything about it that made it great. Hope we get a proper release someday. Games like Gauntlet are timeless.

@cafeterialoca 3 дня назад

I would say one thing that Gauntlet has that a lot of modern games lack are a variety of worlds/realms. Like, most games would take the Forbidden plains and make every world feel like a zombie infested hell world, but with Dark Legacy, there's actually a variety of settings and thematic elements for enemies. Plains = Zombies and undead. Mountains are Orcs. Desert was mummies and Egyptian themed enemies. Forrest had Lizardmen. That variety alone made it feel like you went on a big adventure instead of just fighting Zombies all the way through.

@humblemudgames 3 дня назад

Yeah, the only other ARPG with that sort of variety that I've played is Titan Quest

@mikehawk8984 День назад

Have great memories playing the old arcade Gauntlets and one of the ones on PS2 with my dad. Nothing really scratches that same multi-player vibe that Gauntlet provides lol

@darthmadeus 27 дней назад

Me and my buddy, Max, used to play this for hours every weekend during and after high school. We'd just order some pizza and make an entire weekend of it. Such a great game. Wish I didn't live 12+ hrs away or else we'd still be playing this

@Moleroonie 5 дней назад

I loved this game as a kid. 10/10 I wish it was on PC. I'd buy it for sure. Even if it wasn't remastered. I just want to play it again.

@loganfrandrup6590 Месяц назад

I grew up with Gauntlet Dark Legacy, and I agree with theses statments. Long story short, I grew up with the game, sad when I realized it had been sold at some point, rekindled my love of the game after my partner got me a PS2 emulator and Gauntlet was the first game I had downloaded. Ngl, cried tears of pure joy after the intro was done playing. 😭😊

@isthisrealife4928 Месяц назад

I just picked this game up in a thrift store last week and was reminded of all the quarters I dropped on Legends when I was a kid in the arcade. Just picked up a wicked oldschool tv to game on and Im ready to go on an nostalgia filled adventure! Really solid video dude, keep the quality content coming.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Nice find! Depending on the version you get, it can be kind of expensive! Thanks so much for the kind words, I hope you have a great time with it! Definitely more fun with friends but doable alone. Just a tip -- the boss in the first world is WAY too strong to take on by yourself at first, but after playing through the first four levels you should have enough gems to go to the next world -- I'd recommend going to world 2 instead and get stronger before trying to challenge the world 1 boss. I think I beat the world 1 boss when I was in world 3, lol.

@isthisrealife4928 Месяц назад

@@humblemudgames good to know. I played one level last night on a wizard and had a blast. I really think the level of effort put into the announcer makes this game so much better "YOU ARE NOW ENTERING ETC" that is the coolest feeling and then seeing the new surroundings. Also I dont know if its just me but I swear legends looks better than dark legacy does. I think its the lighter colors.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

@@isthisrealife4928 yeah overall I think legends is a brighter and nicer looking game oddly enough

@maxxcat244 Месяц назад

I remember being gifted this game by a friend in elementary school, a couple months before i had to move out of town, alongside Tony Hawk's Underground 2 and Tony Hawk's Underground Wasteland, all three for the gamecube. I didnt have a gamecube at the time, but when the Wii came out and had backwards compatibility with the gamecube, i had begged my dad to get me one. Once we could afford one i remember playing Gauntlet Dark Legacy for hours on end after every day at school in the 4th and 5th grade, and still look back on those years i spent exploring it in and out fondly. All this to say, thank you for covering this game.

@LostTheNecromancer 20 дней назад

I remember losing many a quarter to that game back then. How me and my family would spend weekends at the bowling alley trying to get as far as we could. And when the game came out the console it was a blessing. Glad this game still lives on in people's memories and people also want it to come back

@xXCigarXx 13 дней назад

Honestly,I'm on board for your version of gauntlet. I hope the series does come back.

@Maplewest 20 дней назад

As a kid, I remember watching my cousin play this game. I had thought about it for years but I could never remember what was called. I remembered a circus level and some disembodied hands. I could never seem to figure out what the game was. Then I was watching a review for this game a few years back. Something about the game felt familiar, and I started to wonder if this was the game. I put on a long play and sure enough, the Circus and the disembodied hands were there. I'm so glad I found this game again.

@Aeous 9 дней назад

Champions of Norrath was the only game to ever scratch the Dark Legacy itch for me, I would absolutely love a faithful remake of this timeless classic. But the faithful word is the hardest part to uphold. Great video!

@humblemudgames 9 дней назад

Thanks so much! I actually played CoN for the first time about a month and a half ago, since it's one I've always been curious about but never had a PS2 growing up. It surprises me to say, but I think it's better than Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance 1&2! It felt a little more like Titan Quest to me, which I really enjoy.

@3challengersam 3 месяца назад

I always forget that gauntlet exists lol, always such a good time

@humblemudgames 3 месяца назад

the BEST time, criminally underrated 🙌

@ksgthelastshot7367 3 месяца назад

Can we petition and send it to Ed boon? Maybe he can pass it on to the big wigs... give us what we want and need.

@humblemudgames 3 месяца назад

Man I wish. I don't know if he would even be interested in Gauntlet but it would be sick if he was... imagine having Scorpion, Liu Kang, Sub Zero as secret unlockable characters!

@derrickhaggard 2 месяца назад

Well Ed Boon has stated before in interviews that he would love to bring back various classic Midway titles but the issue is the higher-ups at WB Games who would rather have NRS focus on the 2 cash-cow fighting franchises that NRS does which are Mortal Kombat, and Injustice, as he has on two separate occasions tried to pitch to the higher-ups at WB games two fighting game reboots those being War Gods and Primal Rage and both times the higher-ups at WB Games have told him a flat no.

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

@@derrickhaggard man, War Gods and Primal Rage would be killer to see again too. Nice little bit of trivia you shared there! It's exactly the kind of impression I was getting from WB, that they only care about Mortal Kombat really.

@GameTimeWhy 25 дней назад

I cant believe i only just found this channel. We are on the same wave length for games and taste. So excited to watch the back catalogue.

@boblionia 5 дней назад

I played so much Gauntlet Legends and Dark Legacy as a kid holy hot damn it is some of the purest nostalgia I have Some of the stock sound effects in those games still trigger me when they are used in modern games/movies/tv 😂

@adrianpaisey3299 Месяц назад

My favourite out of the gauntlet series, I still play dark legacy to this day , and even tho I know the levels of by heart it never gets boring, just a nice relaxing fun game to plough through ,

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

It really is a fun game. I love grinding against the plague fiend to get my stats all the way up, haha. the vibe of the realm is still probably my favorite

@Marinealver Месяц назад

Bonus points if you can name all 8 classes and 8 secret classs

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

warrior, sorceress, jester, dwarf, Valkyrie, wizard, archer, knight. Medusa, Minotaur, Falconess, ogre, Hyena, jackal, tigress, unicorn. I think that's all of em 🤙

@Necrowolf81 29 дней назад

Weren’t there 9 secret classes? If I’m not mistaken Sumner is unlockable

@s52pana 27 дней назад

There's also a cheat code that let's you play as a ninja

@NeoMusicGamer 16 дней назад

I think Sumnr was a 9th class you can unlock in the final zone too

@Agrahim 23 дня назад

Played this a few years ago and had a blast. Was looking for a retrospective for it and your video was the only one I listened to all the way. Great video, ty!

@humblemudgames 23 дня назад

Hey, thank you. That means an awful lot. I hope you choose to stick around 🙏

@mikeysaab1911 27 дней назад

Thanks for doing a video on this game. I had this game as a kid and it was my introduction to the gauntlet world. I loved playing the jester class. This game definitely deserves another shot in the spotlight. Hope we get something in the future.

@sneekylilbast День назад

Gauntlet Dark Legacy is my all time favourite game, I've done everything possible in that game countless times and it's pretty much an annual tradition for me to play it, a completely perfect game!

@humblemudgames 23 часа назад

It's a game I play just about every other year. I don't always finish it, sometimes I'll just run through the first realm, sometimes I'll get up to the Plague Fiend, sometimes I'll beat it. But either way it's just so enjoyable.

@NothingHereAtAll101 Месяц назад

I love gauntlet so when this video showed up I was super excited I loved learning the history and hearing your commentary one thing I think I'd change is 21:08 the music over shadows your voice and it feels confusing since the noise pollution of the song over shadows your voice I want to hear you and the stuff you have to say

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Thank you so much! I appreciate the constructive criticism too! the music from Quake is meant to be loud and abrasive, I probably should have picked one of the more ambient tracks from that game. thanks so much for bearing with me though!

@reemer911 18 дней назад

I emulated gauntlet DL on my steam deck definitely a fun game

@H4ZM4TT 29 дней назад

Me and my brother sunk so much time and quarters into the gauntlet legends arcade machine. It blew our minds when it came to n64. Been a fan of the series ever since. Would love to be able to play a new entry

@derrickhaggard 2 месяца назад

No argument there. This game was awesome. Most favorite character to play as was the Valkyrie/Falconess. And yes I'll gladly play a remake or remaster, of this masterpiece.

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

I enjoy the Knight a lot myself but used to be a Valkyrie a lot in the day! Legends/Dark Legacy are classics and it's a shame we don't have anything exactly like these games anymore

@BuenoMcgurski 25 дней назад

Dude same exact story, 9th grade me and 3 friends were getting tired of playing smash bros melee and SSX Tricky in like 2004. We popped in Gauntlet and holy shit, never have I had so much fun playing a home-multiplayer game before or after. It was all we did the next few weekends in a row. I recently talked to one of the friends from back then and gauntlet was part of that conversation. Love that game

@humblemudgames 25 дней назад

One of my friends from that party back in the day reached out to me because he immediately was hit with nostalgia during that part of the video 💜 Gauntlet is a REALLY nice co-op experience

@wtfluff7204 29 дней назад

I am here from the discord. Glad to see you made it, and i love your ideas and hope some get implemented

@Sadtiric Месяц назад

My local bowling alley had a Gauntlet Legends machine, and I remember playing it all the time as a kid. I miss those days. They replaced it with a Metal Slug machine 15 or 20 years ago, and I stopped going to the arcade about then. I've been messing with some of the Gauntlet games on all our little emulators lately to make up for lost time! ^_^ 💚 Fantastic video, man! I love your passion! 💚

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

Man, that bowling alley sounds like it was awesome back in the day. It reminds me of a skating rink in my hometown that had Primal Rage. I hope you have fun emulating Gauntlet! Thanks so much for the kind words friend!

@Sadtiric 3 дня назад

@humblemudgames Dunno how I missed this! But yeah, it was awesome! What's funny is that our local ice-rink also had an arcade; I know it had OG Soul Edge (pre Soul Calibur). I miss arcades.. 💚

@RedLunarRose15 14 часов назад

Not even seen the video yet (immediately got an ad) and let me answer for you as to why Gauntlet should have a remake. So my dad can be absolutely giddy and play his game again. (Fun fact he was able to play it earlier this year through an arcade game. Boy did it feel like a blast from the past watching him play it.)

@humblemudgames 4 часа назад

I hope he gets it one day! How did the arcade cabinet run by the way? I played the one that I had a picture of in this video and it was kind of laggy compared to the console versions

@RedLunarRose15 3 часа назад

@@humblemudgames it’s been absolute years since I saw my dad play Gauntlet for the PS2. I never played it back then because I was like idk 6 and wasn’t all that interested in the game. But I did actually play the same arcade game my dad had used with two of my friends. I’d say it was pretty good, not laggy. Only thing is that it felt kinda hard to walk a bit due to the layout of the map and stuff. (My friends and I went through the easiest level. I died before we got to the boss and they died while fighting the boss.)

@BennyCosmic 25 дней назад

Dude, Gauntlet Dark Legacy was the only game me and my mom would play when i was younger. It holds so much love in my heart.

@Rexident Месяц назад

The last time i play GDL was in a old Arcade Center. In that time i spend 20 bucks ( 5 coins for 1 $); that chimera break so many times but i enjoyed so much. Eve i remember one cheatcode for unlocked a Chicken with firebreath, that only work on ps2.

@christophersteeves9435 22 дня назад

Loved dark legacy as a kid, I would play with my dad and brother and we had the best time. I always used to play as the blue knight and it was so fun!

@someblaqguy 27 дней назад

This brings back long forgotten memories

@IndyNDYT 29 дней назад

I've been hearing Legend of Dragoon music in more and more video essays recently... And that's a good thing. Also, great video, this game was also super nostalgic for me, despite having only gotten to play it at a friend's place a few times as a kid.

@humblemudgames 29 дней назад

That's good! In my case in particular, LoD was very influential on me. I'll be talking about that game a little more specifically in the video coming this Thursday. I read a review from 2000 criticizing the music and I just can't believe it. I think so many of its songs are immediately recognizable and memorable

@Theoszombie 27 дней назад

I was looking to see if anyone else noticed. LoD is an underappreciated gem and my absolute all time favorite jrpg.

@humblemudgames 27 дней назад

@@Theoszombie I will use it music from it and talk about it any time I can because I'm right there with you. In fact, tomorrow's video talks about LoD.

@EvlChiodoRsdnt 28 дней назад

Fantastic video! Dark Legacy holds a special place in my nostalgic heart. I love a lot of your proposed ways to modernize a remake or new entry, or simply ways to expand on the established formula. Subscribed! ❤️

@KraylenRichmond 25 дней назад

Man loved playing Gauntlet Legends & Dark Legacy growing up. Miss those games. Always played as the Wizard & Anubis.

@MikeMovesPLK Месяц назад

This game was so fire, i remember split screening with 4 freinds all the time playing this lol

@flower4000 5 дней назад

Dark legacy is a definitive ps2 game for me. I still play it, I bought a multi tap just to make my friends play it with me.

@Chortlebrah 24 дня назад

I love that before the video even started, I heard a PSO reference in the intro. Instant sub

@Fr3shly День назад

Dead space 2, dead space 3, Dante’s inferno, infamous need remakes. And gauntlet and the seven sorrows. These are remakes we need.

@humblemudgames День назад

In my Astro Bot video, I talk about franchises that Sony needs to bring back and Infamous is one of the ones I show off at the end. You might enjoy that video.

@caseybrown6813 Месяц назад

This os the singular reason why i love ARPGs like PoE and D2-4. I couldn't figure out why i liked them so much until i remembered this GEM

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

It really was the gateway game for a lot of people that way. I'm the same way - now I really dig Diablo and Titan Quest

@averyvincent1868 13 дней назад

Hack & Slash and Beat 'em Up games have always been my favorites. The rules are simple: 1. If it moves, kill it. 2. If it's not nailed down, steal it. 3. If it stands in your way, break it. 4. If you can't kill it, steal it, or break it, it's part of the scenery. Move on.

@talkerbot_tjj 8 дней назад

Thanks for the video. Got the game recently for my OG Xbox, because I thought the cover looked cool and I heard it was an arcade game. Your passion for the game hyped me up quite a bit. Now I need to play it asap😂

@humblemudgames 8 дней назад

Ah! The Xbox version is arguably the best version! Cheers!

@cosmicmelon9305 23 дня назад

I'll always love being the Jester from Dark Legacy. God gives his darkest battles to his silliest warriors.

@duckdodgers7808 Месяц назад

I don't want to see Gauntlet DL remade, because I don't want to see it bastardized by modern devs. Let it rest in peace.

@asdadsgsaadasf6043 Месяц назад

Yeah, I have no desire to see these classic characters get the Concord treatment.

@dagripper77 Месяц назад

There are plenty of modern examples where that hasn't happend though.

@ACameronUK Месяц назад

That’s a pretty messed up viewpoint 🤷‍♂️ there are so many talented developers out there who would do an amazing job remaking this. Just because you don’t like the direction of some modern games or whatever, it’s no reason to put down an entire industry worth of artistry.

@Swordmaster7th 29 дней назад

@@dagripper77and many examples of franchises getting ruined as well, with the modern audience treatment..

@Nope_handlesaretrash 28 дней назад

@@ACameronUK cope and seeth, it's all trash, it's not like it would be a small independent Dev team given this project

@RrraverCrow Месяц назад

I'll settle for a port at this point.

@bearschneider9183 18 дней назад

I played this game a bunch as a kid, I remember there was a cool egyptian looking character, maybe like a cat or anubis guy? That one was my favorite. I rarely see anybody talk about this game, I remember how cool I thought it was and loved having to find/look up where to find the weapons like the ice axe on dial-up. Really aging myself in this comment hahahaha. Excellent video, your birthday party story was genuinely touching, reminded me of some fond gaming memories as a kid. Thanks for this!

@ryanmcamis7419 27 дней назад

For Fighter characters such as the Warrior and Valkyrie, your best strategy is to spec into strength, speed, and defense. You can soften up enemies with your ranged attack, but you are kneecapping your DPS and kill count if you don't dive into the horde. The leveling up isn't that deep, but yes, you can spec to where you may as well dive head first into the fray to be a legitimate Conan the Barbarian. Wizards spec into speed, magic, and health. Magic determines ranged damage (unless you're the archer). You do want to spec into your class' chosen attack type. My Sisters loved playing the Valkyrie and they are normies. Even they spec'd right and made two Red Sonja type Valkyries that dove into the hordes and maybe took a few points of damage.

@dr3dg352 28 дней назад

Love this game so much! 💜 First played it with my dad as a kid, and then completed it for the first time throughout sixth and seventh grade. My most recent playthrough was as an adult back in 2020-21. It was a massive part of my inspiration to try D&D, so I'll always be thankful. 😍

@ALiberalVeteran 21 день назад

Wow, I actually remember this game. It brought a rush of memories of late night gaming sessions with pizza and coke in a dirty childs room. Super cool.

@platinummc01 Месяц назад

Gauntlet really needs to come to the Xbox Store.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

that would be an insta buy for sure

@killswitchfate Месяц назад

yeah i actually ordered a mega expensive copy of gauntlet dark legacy a few months ago for my wii. finally got to try all the cheat code characters. and damn yeah just finally started getting serious about Doom1 the last few weeks too love its current state of menu mods and satisfied enough with the megawads in the menu your featured timing of the Smash Brawl theme alongside your narration and gameplay was masterful in feel the hype. cant wait for the Dark Legacy battle pass! gantlet btw 🌚 seems like you’d get that reference

@miraobviously6639 2 месяца назад

I literally bought this game on gamecube like a few days ago, im so excited to pop it in my gamecube to play it again. I love Gauntlet so much, i wish they were still actively around. ;w ;

@humblemudgames 2 месяца назад

It's a game that really holds up, especially with friends! I hope you found it for a decent deal -- I remember when this game sold used for like $13...

@miraobviously6639 2 месяца назад

@humblemudgames I got it for like $55 which isn't so bad. Considering there are copies out there at like 80+ heck some are even at 100+ outrageous

@ThatReplyGuy 21 день назад

Gauntlet Legends/Dark Legacy were my childhood, along with Magi-Nation, Dragon Seeds, Dragon Warrior Monsters 1/2, and Final Fantasy Tactics Advance 1/2.

@grandpashlipshlap4950 20 дней назад

I love hearing a Legend of Dragoon track in a video

@humblemudgames 20 дней назад

me too 🥰

@reginlief1 Месяц назад

My guy I am ALL about this! Me and my bro spent so many nights playing this game when I was a kid. Fucking adore it.

@humblemudgames Месяц назад

this is the energy I like to see! my brother and I played this game all the time, too. I actually made a video about my brother called "games and grief", it's a tearjerker but it might be something you would appreciate and listen to. Give your brother a call or a fist bump or a hug for me. Watch that video and you'll see what I mean 🤜🤛

@reginlief1 Месяц назад

@@humblemudgames sounds grim my man, hope you’re ok with whatever it’s about. I will have to check it out when I get time.

@jaynguin 3 дня назад

I remember playing this game with my cousins and brothers for hours and hours every day after school lmao. Amazing memories!

@arihag6754 Месяц назад

OMG the Spartan Total Warrior theme, that brought back memories

@Rhyvin258 12 дней назад

"player one needs food badly" Will forever be one of my favorite quotes

@RetroRaine 5 дней назад

wow this game is incredibly nostaglic for me. Me and my father would play it together all the time.

@briantoebben3095 8 дней назад

Seriously it was.so good the wife and I played it over and over again. There hasn't been anything near it for us.

@humblemudgames 8 дней назад

I think it has just the right balance of simplicity and intrigue that no other game can really replicate. the others bring some sort of complication or over-exposition that takes you out of it.

@ZolidarPwns 3 дня назад

This is easily one of my favorite games of all time. This game got me into this genre and was my World of Warcraft before World of Warcraft. My aunt and I used to load it up on separate consoles and see who could finish the game first (beat Garm first, spoilers, sorry). I desperately want a reboot or remaster of this video-game but then I worry they'll mess it up by adding so much it isn't Dark Legacy anymore or do so little it won't grab the attention of the modern gamer. On one hand, I want to see what this one looks like under modern graphics but on the other I want it to stay what it is: A legacy game. A DARK LEGACY game (all puns defiantly intended). Only time will tell. Pro-tip for people who want to maybe speedrun to 99 or finish this title very easily: When you get to the Forest/Wood/Nature realm, farm the Spider Queen who is the realm boss, she gives like 3 levels of xp up to level 90, and always 1 and sometimes 2 levels from 90-99. At 99 you can just crush everything and the excess gold you can cap your stats from the shop.

@humblemudgames 3 дня назад

I always grinded via the Plague Fiend myself

@ZolidarPwns 3 дня назад

@humblemudgames That's a good idea but for whatever reason I think they forgot to give Spider Queen memory reading or something and she always gives a flat amount of XP; meaning after a certain point she's the highest amount you can get across every enemy in the game and after like level 95 it's by a HUGE margin.

@JCLUBIN Месяц назад

Well said, I’ve had so much fun playing this with friends! If it were to be remastered or even just brought to the playstation/ xbox marketplace I would be absolutely elated

@BlueJeiVA 21 день назад

I've never seen a video from you before, but I've never clicked on a video I wanted to support faster. I think Dark Legacy is the best the series had to offer, and is a cherished classic of mine. I would love the opportunity to hop on a discord call and revisit it with friends. "BATTERRRR UP!"