Uploaded May 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Iron Gauntz (MSX)

(C) 1987 OOPS

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What do we know about the Iron Gauntz prototype:
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1) The full game was never released.

2) The original working title was Blue Knight Berserga, and the game was going to be based on the Blue Knight Berserga sci-fi novel, the spinoff of Armored Trooper Votoms anime (source: Dual Magazine, issue 12).

3) The prototype can be finished, but it has some issues and missing features (there's some equipment + a bad ending that can only be gotten via cheating/passwords).

4) Developers wanted Iron Gauntz to be released by Sega (there's a way to replace Oops logo and copyright info to Sega ones -- there's also a room layout in the game that spells out the word SEGA).

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Notes:
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- In-game panels explained (content is fixed per room):
GREEN: In-Game Info or Enemy ID
PURPLE: Increases or decreases player stats/energy, revives an enemy in the room, lights up room, or removes all the walls in the room
WHITE: Unlocks doors in the room (sometimes only after defeating the enemies first)

- Ultimate passwords:
7K8J6HQAS7AZFJMK = Start at stage 2 with maxed out player stats, equipped with SUPER gun (deals most damage, but some enemies reflects the shots).

K5AVL5FDSB3493SQ = Start at stage 2 with maxed out player stats, equipped with DRAINER gun (deals least damage, but can hit any enemy).

- Password to the normally unobtainable bad ending:
BGEVQDE9LRLFTGJB = Start at stage 256 with maxed out player stats, equipped with SUPER gun.

- More notes will come in the future as we're learning more about the history of this game.