<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
is	O
an	O
arcade-style	O
dungeon	O
crawler	O
developed	O
by	O
Epyx	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Atari	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
handheld	O
system	O
in	O
1990	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
packaging	O
artwork	O
that	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
The	O
Third	O
Encounter	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
or	O
its	B-Application
sequel	I-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
is	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
developed	O
specifically	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
start	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
eight	O
character	O
classes	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Valkyrie	O
and	O
the	O
Wizard	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
six	O
new	O
character	O
classes	O
:	O
the	O
Samurai	O
,	O
the	O
Punk	O
Rocker	O
,	O
the	O
Android	O
,	O
the	O
Gunfighter	O
,	O
the	O
Nerd	O
and	O
the	O
Pirate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Lynx	B-General_Concept
that	O
uses	O
its	O
vertical	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gauntlet	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Third	I-Application
Encounter	I-Application
garnered	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
