Dragon’s Lair is an arcade video game developed by Cinematronics in 1983.
It’s an action game.
It was one of the first video games to use the laserdisc as a support for films.
The plot of the game is as follows:
Princess Daphne has been kidnapped by a dragon.
Once the knight Dirk the Daring enters the castle, he must overcome many trials until he fights the dragon and saves the princess.
The protagonist must perform a series of moves in the correct time and way, otherwise he will lose a life.
There are approximately 40 scenarios for a total of over 600 executable moves.
The cartoon graphics were amazing compared to what you would see in a coin op, but the gameplay system was difficult to learn.
Therefore few managed to finish it.
It is perfectly emulated by MAME.
Dragon’s Lair (Arcade) infos:
| DRAGON’S LAIR (ARCADE) | |
|---|---|
| Year | 1983 |
| Developer | Cinematronics |
| Publisher | Cinematronics |
| Country | U.S.A. |
| Genre | Action |
| CPU(s) | Zilog Z80 4.000000 MHz |
| Video | 704 x 480 (H) 59.940057 Hz |
| Sound | 2 x Speaker AY-3-8910A PSG 2.000000 MHz Pioneer LDV-1000 HLE 2 Channels |
| Media | Laser Disc |
| Players | 1-2 |
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