Space Harrier
In Japan, "Gauntlet" was a commercial success for Namco. "" listed "Gauntlet" on their March 15, 1986 issue as being the second most successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month, just below Sega's "Space Harrier", before "Gauntlet" topped the chart in April. It went on to be Japan's third highest-grossing upright/cockpit arcade game during the first half of 1986 (just below "Hang-On" and "Space Harrier"), and the sixth highest during the second half of the year.