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Hardcore Gaming 101 · December 23, 2025

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00:58:54 - 00:58:57

Is it better than Gauntlet? >> Yeah. I'd say Gauntlet.

In Context

... ways. It's at 922, which is right above Attack of the Friday Monsters. We're saying, no, did you have Attack of the Friday Monsters or Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters? >> We've talked about both of those. Is it better than Gauntlet? >> Yeah. I'd say Gauntlet. >> I'd say it's got a Gauntlet. >> I've never played Gauntlet, right? >> Gauntlet's important, but Gauntlet's also kind of miserable to play. >> Yes. I would say so, yeah. Gauntlet is, Gauntlet has influenced more games than this game has, but it's not a better game. ...

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00:58:44 - 00:59:29

... >> Okay. Is it better than Gauntlet? >> Yeah. ...

00:21:13 - 00:21:47

... But then it's once you're inside and once you get to that halfway checkpoint that Tacks mentioned, there's a series of platforming gauntlets through there that players are likely to die at repeatedly. ...

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