Gauntlet

Gauntlet

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Game Master

Game Master

Finish level 100 using default settings

60

How to unlock the Game Master achievement in Gauntlet - Definitive Guide

Depending on how badly you want this achievement, you have two methods. 1) Play through it and beat it normally 2) Insanely long and boring method of waiting.

Let's say we're going with option 2. Pretty much, we try our best to stand still in each level. Midway decided to leave the level skip cheat in the game, so if you stand still for 45 seconds, every wall will become and exit to the next level.
So, to save a few minutes, play through level 1 by getting all of the keys and opening all of the doors to level 8. Sometimes, you can just stay still at the beginning of the level but other times you will have to progress and find a spot to wait for 45 seconds.
I'm not sure if standing still means not attacking, so I'd suggest leaving the controller sit for the time being. Also, since your health drains over time, you'll be mashing the Y button a lot. If you do this past the point of 99,999 HP, it'll go to about 100 HP and you'll have to press Y even more.

This method won't get you a lovely spot on the leaderboards and it'll take a while to unlock it, but it's 60 points added to your gamerscore.

EDIT: Okay, while standing still you are able to attack and still have all the walls turn into exits. Also, sacredskullkid says that if you repeatedly press Y after getting your health to 99,999 HP, it doesn't reset your health.
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Going past 99,999 HP doesn't actually reset your HP back to 100. The counter resets, but the game still acts like you have more than 99,999 HP.
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By sacredskullkid on 10 Dec 2008 21:29
It's 180 seconds not 45.
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By Nv Defines on 16 Jun 2009 15:23
At 45 seconds of standing still all doors that require a key to open, at 4.5 min the walls turn to exits. At least that's what's been the norm for me.
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By manwithhats on 15 Jul 2009 17:42
just to let everybody know. if you have two or more people playing and one of the persons can now longer play, your SOL. i had a friend i was doing this with, they left at level 20, and i would let them die, but when the controller died it made me sing them back in, frustrated i decided to sing them out of profile and it took me back to the menu. i was at level 50 fuck me
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By zacattack5000 on 24 May 2010 06:38
just confirmed what nv defines commented - it's still 180 seconds - also the game is currently delisted on xbox live
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By ReliantGung ho on 11 Aug 2012 23:11
+1
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By LRD SOTH on 12 Mar 2015 02:17
According to x360a.org, you CAN shoot while standing still.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/gauntlet/guide/
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By Failure Online on 12 Oct 2008 19:11
Yea, waiting for the walls to turn to exits would take forever, but I guess it is an option. I blasted through 100 levels just playing normally in about 2 hours. Just pick the warrior and run through all the enemies (don't even have to throw your ax). The warrior has a strong melee attack and will save you from having to spam the A button over and over. Once you get a speed potion, this will work even better.
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By Elem3ntal80 on 24 Nov 2009 18:19
Yeah, I found it out when I just trying to die after I beat stage 100. :P

Also, shooting while standing still will still allow you to do the exit trick. Me and HybridPK can now confirm this. Doing this will not unlock all the doors though.
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By sacredskullkid on 17 Dec 2008 05:59
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For this achievement, you have to get to Level 100 using the default settings. This is possibly the most time consuming achievement in the game. I suggest doing it on single player, as you can press  to regain 700 health as many times as you want, making this achievement as easy as possible. Another suggestion would be to do it with four people, as you get 700 health at the start of every level when you are playing with 3 or 4 people, and it's easier with four people.

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