Dirk is back: Dragon's Lair III!
12-01-04, 12:59 PM
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Dirk is back: Dragon's Lair III!
Heh - well, this was unexpected. . . .
The demo is just one level - not very much to judge by at all. But it seems pretty dead on to the original, the same sounds, the same 'style' - just tricked out with pretty graphics instead of hand drawn animation. And it's cheap - only 30 bucks (and probably less from the right places).
We have some exciting news for you -- an all-new Dragon's Lair is now available! Dirk the Daring, the brave yet bumbling knight, is ready to venture back into the Lair in this all-new adventure! Dragon's Lair 3 features new State-of-the-Art Toon shaded 3D characters with gameplay like the original arcade release.
A free fully-playable one scene demo from the game is available at www.digitalleisure.com/downloadstext.html
Dragon's Lair 3 is available for PC CD-ROM and DVDVideo/PS2/Xbox and features:
* New, State-of-the-Art graphics with Toon Shading technology.
* All the excitement of the original, with new levels, and characters.
* Three new Bonus Scenes, playable after defeating the Evil Wizard.
* Forty-three Levels and Nine exciting Boss Battles await you!
* Relive the arcade experience with this All-New Adventure.
The DVD version also includes an Art Gallery with never before seen images from Don Bluth Studios and the complete Christopher Stone Dragon's Lair soundtrack.
The PC version is available now at GameStop locations and both versions are available from our web site at www.digitalleisure.com/order.html
Thank you,
The Digital Leisure Team.
A free fully-playable one scene demo from the game is available at www.digitalleisure.com/downloadstext.html
Dragon's Lair 3 is available for PC CD-ROM and DVDVideo/PS2/Xbox and features:
* New, State-of-the-Art graphics with Toon Shading technology.
* All the excitement of the original, with new levels, and characters.
* Three new Bonus Scenes, playable after defeating the Evil Wizard.
* Forty-three Levels and Nine exciting Boss Battles await you!
* Relive the arcade experience with this All-New Adventure.
The DVD version also includes an Art Gallery with never before seen images from Don Bluth Studios and the complete Christopher Stone Dragon's Lair soundtrack.
The PC version is available now at GameStop locations and both versions are available from our web site at www.digitalleisure.com/order.html
Thank you,
The Digital Leisure Team.
12-01-04, 01:38 PM
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Judging from the demo, this is quite literally nothing more than a remake of Dragon's Lair 3D, with all the real-time 3D converted to pre-rendered movies and the semi-free-roaming gameplay converted to the traditional DL on-rails system. I guess I can see why they wouldn't use traditional animation -- it's expensive, after all -- but if you're going to use pre-rendered 3D, shouldn't it at least look better than real-time 3D? This is just sad, really.
12-02-04, 03:23 PM
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Seriously did anyone truly enjoy Dragon's Lair back in day? Why release a sequel? They were like choose your own adventure games where you had 1/4 of a second to press in a direction and watch another cut scene.
12-02-04, 03:31 PM
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I was "that guy" who could get through the whole game for $1.00 (at $.50 a credit). There was a spot in the game where you would die no matter what the heck you did if you got there on one credit. I've never met anyone able to do it on just 1 credit.. It's like the joystick on the game shut off and even though you went a direction it would say you didn't. Nice.
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Originally posted by The Franchise
Seriously did anyone truly enjoy Dragon's Lair back in day?
Seriously did anyone truly enjoy Dragon's Lair back in day?
The reason I ask is because back in Them Olden Days, you have to remember; we'd never seen anything like Dragons Lair before. Remember in '84 ('82?) when it came out, video games were mostly Pac Man and Galaga - 256 colors, pretty crappy sound, 2D graphics, pretty low rez stuff. Along comes Dragons Lair - a game that DARES to charge 50 cents - with cool stereo and amazing graphics. Crowds - huge crowds - would gather around the machine in the arcades, so many deep that most arcade owners had to put a second monitor on top running the action.
It was a paradigm shift, on several levels.
If you're a youngster, I could see where most of the impact would be lost on you. Under the harsh light of gaming today, Dragon's Lair's luster would fade. Quaint, but ultimately boring. But it was still quite the breakthrough in its day.
I myself wasn't so much a Dragons Lair fan - although I did sink my fair share of quarters into the machine during my day. I was more of a Space Ace fan. Hell - getting the DVD version, I find that I could mostly beat the game still, 20 years later.
12-02-04, 06:26 PM
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The big question I have for you before I answer that is: how old are you?
The reason I ask is because back in Them Olden Days, you have to remember; we'd never seen anything like Dragons Lair before. Remember in '84 ('82?) when it came out, video games were mostly Pac Man and Galaga - 256 colors, pretty crappy sound, 2D graphics, pretty low rez stuff. Along comes Dragons Lair - a game that DARES to charge 50 cents - with cool stereo and amazing graphics. Crowds - huge crowds - would gather around the machine in the arcades, so many deep that most arcade owners had to put a second monitor on top running the action.
It was a paradigm shift, on several levels.
If you're a youngster, I could see where most of the impact would be lost on you. Under the harsh light of gaming today, Dragon's Lair's luster would fade. Quaint, but ultimately boring. But it was still quite the breakthrough in its day.
I myself wasn't so much a Dragons Lair fan - although I did sink my fair share of quarters into the machine during my day. I was more of a Space Ace fan. Hell - getting the DVD version, I find that I could mostly beat the game still, 20 years later.
The big question I have for you before I answer that is: how old are you?
The reason I ask is because back in Them Olden Days, you have to remember; we'd never seen anything like Dragons Lair before. Remember in '84 ('82?) when it came out, video games were mostly Pac Man and Galaga - 256 colors, pretty crappy sound, 2D graphics, pretty low rez stuff. Along comes Dragons Lair - a game that DARES to charge 50 cents - with cool stereo and amazing graphics. Crowds - huge crowds - would gather around the machine in the arcades, so many deep that most arcade owners had to put a second monitor on top running the action.
It was a paradigm shift, on several levels.
If you're a youngster, I could see where most of the impact would be lost on you. Under the harsh light of gaming today, Dragon's Lair's luster would fade. Quaint, but ultimately boring. But it was still quite the breakthrough in its day.
I myself wasn't so much a Dragons Lair fan - although I did sink my fair share of quarters into the machine during my day. I was more of a Space Ace fan. Hell - getting the DVD version, I find that I could mostly beat the game still, 20 years later.
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Originally posted by El-Kabong
The big question I have for you before I answer that is: how old are you?
The big question I have for you before I answer that is: how old are you?
Good times!!!!!!! Now I play it all the time at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk (which has a TON of 80’s games).
Wasn't there a similar Laser Disc cartoon game called Cobra Command?
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Originally posted by El-Kabong
The big question I have for you before I answer that is: how old are you?
The big question I have for you before I answer that is: how old are you?
The first games I really enjoyed at the arcades include: Operation Wolf, STUN Runner (that was great on the Lynx), Turbo Outrun, Space Harrier, Afterburner, and Golden Axe.
Older games like PacMan and what not I played on my Atari.
edit: There was a Sega "Hologram" game that came out in the early 90's that was much cooler than Dragon's Lair and a bit more controllable. Anyone know the name of it? You played as a time travelling cowboy I think
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Originally posted by sho kosugi
Wasn't there a similar Laser Disc cartoon game called Cobra Command?
Wasn't there a similar Laser Disc cartoon game called Cobra Command?
Originally posted by The Franchise
Yeah I was 7 or 8 at the time (I'm 27 now) and remember being ooohed and aaahed by the graphics but I also remember playing it and realizing I had no control over the game except for a fraction of a second. It wasn't fun even back then.
Yeah I was 7 or 8 at the time (I'm 27 now) and remember being ooohed and aaahed by the graphics but I also remember playing it and realizing I had no control over the game except for a fraction of a second. It wasn't fun even back then.
Originally posted by The Franchise
edit: There was a Sega "Hologram" game that came out in the early 90's that was much cooler than Dragon's Lair and a bit more controllable. Anyone know the name of it? You played as a time travelling cowboy I think
edit: There was a Sega "Hologram" game that came out in the early 90's that was much cooler than Dragon's Lair and a bit more controllable. Anyone know the name of it? You played as a time travelling cowboy I think
12-04-04, 12:23 PM
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Time Traveler!! I was a little bit older when that game came out but I stilled loved it.
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
12-04-04, 03:37 PM
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Time Traveler!! I was a little bit older when that game came out but I stilled loved it.
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
Time Traveler!! I was a little bit older when that game came out but I stilled loved it.
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
12-05-04, 11:02 AM
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Ahh, laser disc games!
I also remember another where you control a boy (no it's not Space Ace - I'm quite familiar with that one).
Right from the beginning I remember running and having to select an alley to the left or right.
Next, you have these guys in what looks like a yellow cab trying to shoot you.
That's all I remember other than the presentation was anime-like with the way the cartoon characters were drawn...big eyes, small noses.
Anyone remember this one?
I also remember another where you control a boy (no it's not Space Ace - I'm quite familiar with that one).
Right from the beginning I remember running and having to select an alley to the left or right.
Next, you have these guys in what looks like a yellow cab trying to shoot you.
That's all I remember other than the presentation was anime-like with the way the cartoon characters were drawn...big eyes, small noses.
Anyone remember this one?
12-05-04, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by junkie
Time Traveler!! I was a little bit older when that game came out but I stilled loved it.
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
I bought it on dvd, but it did't work well with my dvd player and just gave it away.. Not that good either when it's not 3-D.
12-08-04, 02:03 AM
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Originally Posted by junkie
What was the game like Dragon's Lair(in graphics) but you used a trackball(I think), and you could store your information on the game to pick up where you stopped playing? I think I remember this correctly?
It had a keyboard instead of a joystick and you could save your progress as you go. It was pretty progressive as far as arcade games go.
Originally Posted by Centurion
I also remember another where you control a boy (no it's not Space Ace - I'm quite familiar with that one). Right from the beginning I remember running and having to select an alley to the left or right. Next, you have these guys in what looks like a yellow cab trying to shoot you.
That's all I remember other than the presentation was anime-like with the way the cartoon characters were drawn...big eyes, small noses.
Anyone remember this one?
That's all I remember other than the presentation was anime-like with the way the cartoon characters were drawn...big eyes, small noses.
Anyone remember this one?
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Maybe it's not related but anyone remember a game that was sprite base but was intercut with live action footage. Something with space or invaders in the title. It had you on a plane or ship shooting down aliens over land and as you pass over a city or town it had live action people re-act to the fighting happening over them.
This link can help people track down other laser base arcade games.
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/
Update: After looking around the site a bit I found the game it's "Us vs. Them"
I only ever saw this game once in my life I wish I could play it again.
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/...ges/usthem.asp
This link can help people track down other laser base arcade games.
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/
Update: After looking around the site a bit I found the game it's "Us vs. Them"
I only ever saw this game once in my life I wish I could play it again.
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/...ges/usthem.asp
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My Animated, Working Tributes to 'Space Ace' and 'Dragons Lair'
I too, grew up with these incredible animated toon games...and as a cartoonist, I used to imagine how cool it would be to make a game like that!
Well, personal PCs have made it possible for me!
I attempted to create a 'sequel game' (fully animated) to 'Space Ace' a few years back...(it actually worked great!) until the folks at Don Bluth stepped in...
SPACE ACE- KIMBERLY'S QUEST
Soo, I decided to do a complete PARODY of these wonderful laserdisc games...by combining 'Dragons Lair' with FOX TVs 'Family Guy'!
Family Guy's CHICKENS LAIR
...Anyway, thought you would get a kick out of seeing what I have come up with so far...lemme know what ya think!...
Kevin Karstens
[email protected]
Well, personal PCs have made it possible for me!
I attempted to create a 'sequel game' (fully animated) to 'Space Ace' a few years back...(it actually worked great!) until the folks at Don Bluth stepped in...
SPACE ACE- KIMBERLY'S QUEST
Soo, I decided to do a complete PARODY of these wonderful laserdisc games...by combining 'Dragons Lair' with FOX TVs 'Family Guy'!
Family Guy's CHICKENS LAIR
...Anyway, thought you would get a kick out of seeing what I have come up with so far...lemme know what ya think!...
Kevin Karstens
[email protected]
01-18-06, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by The Franchise
Seriously did anyone truly enjoy Dragon's Lair back in day? Why release a sequel? They were like choose your own adventure games where you had 1/4 of a second to press in a direction and watch another cut scene.
Count me as a watcher as well.
