It's honestly a little embarrassing how little progress Gauntlet made as a franchise before the jump to 3D. Gauntlet IV might be the most blatant example of this since it's effectively a port of the arcade game renamed for the Genesis to give the appearance of progress when there really wasn't any. By 1993 this concept was dated, and still clinging to quarter-munching gameplay mentality rather than being properly reworked for a new platform and new period in gaming.