Dark Chambers [Model CX26151]

At first glance it's easy to pass Dark Chambers off as a mere Gauntlet clone. However it's Gauntlet that's the clone. Dark Chambers is actually based off an 1983 APX (Atari Program Exchange) game by John Palevich called Dandy. Two years later Ed Logg created his arcade mega hit Gauntlet, using Dandy as inspiration. John was none too happy about this and planned to file a lawsuit, but later settled out of court (rumor has it he received a free Gauntlet machine). A few years later in 1988, Atari re-published Dandy for the 2600, 7800, and XE under the name Dark Chambers. This time however Atari gave John proper credit and no lawsuits were filed.

Although Dark Chambers may be similar to Gauntlet, it's actually a little less complex. The first (and probably most noticeable difference) is that Dark Chambers only supports two players at once instead of four. Also of note is that the players are the same, there are no special job classes in DC. DC also lacks the special power ups and theme levels that made Gauntlet so interesting. There are no rebounding shot amulets, no 'Don't touch any food' levels, and sadly no fire breathing dragons.