About
AKA Ougon no Shiro (黄金の城, lit. "Golden Castle") and Great Gurianos (European PC ports) The player controls a gladiator/knight named Great Guaranos as he walks through a castle. Moving the joystick left and right moves Great Guaranos left and right, and up and down is used to position Great Guaranos's shield. The game's three buttons correspond to a high, medium, and low attack with Great Guaranos's sword. Gladiator consists of 4 Stages. The first level is the 'Underground Chamber', 2nd is the 'Brick Corridor', 3rd is the 'Roof Top' stage, and the 4th stage is called the 'Mysterious 4-D World'. Your reward for completing the game is to enter the "Treasure Place".
- Developer
- Allumer, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Encore, Taito
- Genres
- Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Historical
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
- Perspective
- Side view
- Also known as
- Great Gurianos, Ougon no Shiro, Golden Castle
Release dates
| Platform | Release |
|---|---|
| Amstrad CPC | |
| Arcade | · North America · Japan |
| Commodore C64/128/MAX | · Europe · North America |
| ZX Spectrum |
Screenshots
Related games
Taito Legends
XBOX · PC · PS2
Egret II Mini: Arcade Memories Vol. I
Taito Memories II Joukan
PS2
N3II: Ninety-Nine Nights
X360
The King of Fighters XIII
Arcade · PS3 · X360
Gladiator Begins
Vita · PSP
River City Saga: Three Kingdoms
PS4 · PC · PS5 · Switch
Dynasty Wars
Arcade · C64 · ZXS · Atari-ST
Dead or Alive
Arcade · Saturn
Mystical Fighter
Genesis/MegaDrive
M.U.G.E.N
PC
The King of Fighters 2000
Arcade · neogeoaes · browser · PS3
Game data and images from IGDB. Names and artwork belong to their respective owners.