Dragon's Lair
| Dragon's Lair | |
|---|---|
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| Studio | Advanced microcomputer systems |
| Publisher | Cinematronics |
| Senior Developer | Rick Dyer Don Bluth |
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
1983 |
| genre | Action game ( interactive film ) |
| Game mode | up to 2 players in turns |
| control | 8-way joystick ; 1 button |
| casing | default |
| Arcade system | Pioneer Laserdisc + Main CPU : Z80 (@ 3.072 MHz) Sound CPU: Sound Chips: Sound from Laserdisc |
| monitor | Raster resolution 256 × 256 (4: 3 horizontal) |
| information | One of the first games on laserdisc |
Dragon's Lair (in German about Drachenhort ) is a video game that was developed in 1983 by Cinematronics . The arcade version was one of the first games to use a laser disc . Instead of a sprite , the player controlled a character in an interactive cartoon that had been designed by Disney artist Don Bluth . The player had to intervene in the ongoing action at the right time with certain joystick movements . The total length of the film is 28 minutes, provided that the game is played through completely.
Game content
Dragon's Lair is a classic knight or fantasy story: The player controls the knight Dirk, who saves the beautiful princess Daphne from the violence of the evil dragon Singe. At the beginning, the protagonist penetrates the castle in which the dragon's lair is located. In the course of 27 levels, Dirk has to overcome traps and opponents in order to finally slay the dragon and free Daphne.
Characters
- Dirk the Daring (Dirk the Daring)
- Princess Daphne
- Wizard Mordroc
- Dragon sing
- Restless ruffians
- Bat King
Imitators and successors
Dragon's Lair was very successful commercially because of its then revolutionary graphics quality. The game's success even led to the production of a 13-part animated series that aired in the United States.
The game Space Ace was very similar to Dragon's Lair - it was developed by the same team and was released in 1984. The sequel Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp and 1992 Dragon's Lair III: Curse of Mordread only appeared in 1991 . In 2002, Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair for Microsoft Windows , Xbox and GameCube from DragonStone followed. This is a 3D action adventure from a third person perspective similar to Tomb Raider with over 250 rooms. At the end of 2006 the first two Dragon's Lair titles and Space Ace appeared in improved quality in a DVD box. As with Dragon's Lair 3D, it contains unpublished material for the 20th anniversary. Both Dragon's Lair and Space Ace inspired comic miniseries of their own , released in 2003. In November 2010, a remake of Dragon's Lair with the same name was released for the PlayStation 3 as a downloadable title from Sony's own (North American) Playstation Store. It's another remake, just with HD graphics and the unlockable trophies for the PS3 console.
Programming and predecessors
The programmer was Rick Dyer. In 1983 he founded the company Advanced Microcomputer Systems . The inspiration for Dragon's Lair came to him while watching the game Astron Belt by Bally , which is also traded as the first laserdisc game (prototype 1982). The very first Laserdisc game was Quarter Horse (developed in 1981, published in 1982). Don Bluth's studio invested $ 1.3 million in the development of the game. It grossed $ 32 million in 1984 alone.
Computer games
- Dragon's Lair , 1983 (Platforms: 3DO, Android, Arcade, Blu-ray Disc Player, CD-i, DOS, DVD Player, HD DVD Player, iPad, iPhone, Jaguar, Macintosh, Nintendo DS, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, PSP , SEGA CD, Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox 360)
- Dragon's Lair , 1984 (platforms: Amstrad CPC, Coleco Adam, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum)
- Dragon's Lair Part II: Escape from Singe's Castle , 1987 (Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum)
- Dragon's Lair , 1987 (Platforms: Commodore 64)
- Dragon's Lair , 1989 (platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh)
- Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle , 1990 (Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh)
- Sullivan Bluth Presents Dragon's Lair , 1990 (Platforms: NES)
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp , 1990 (platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh)
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp , 1991 (Platforms: Android, Arcade, Blu-ray Disc Player, CD-i, DVD Player, iPad, iPhone, Nintendo DSi, PlayStation 3, Windows)
- Dragon's Lair: The Legend , 1991 (Platforms: Game Boy)
- Dragon's Lair , 1992 (Platforms: SNES)
- Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread , 1992 (Platforms: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Macintosh)
- Dragon's Lair Deluxe Pack , 1998 (Platforms: Windows)
- Dragon's Lair , 2000 (Platforms: Game Boy Color)
- Dragon's Lair (DVD-ROM) , 2000 (Platforms: Windows)
- La trilogía Dragon's Lair , 2001 (Platforms: Windows)
- Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair , 2002 (Platforms: GameCube, Windows, Xbox)
- Don Bluth Presents Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary Special Edition , 2003 (Platforms: Windows)
Ports
Dragon's Lair was made in raster versions, for C64 , Amstrad CPC 464/664/6128, Amiga , Nintendo Entertainment System , Super Nintendo Entertainment System , Sega Mega-CD , Atari Jaguar , Game Boy Color , CD-i , 3DO , PC Disk and CD-ROM, PC 3D CD-ROM ( Dragon's Lair 3D ), Nintendo DS and DVD ported . The DVD version can be played directly on DVD players.
The game has been available for iPhone and iPod Touch since December 2009. The game has been available in HD resolution for the Mac via the App Store since November 2012. In May 2013, the game was released on Steam for Linux, Mac and Windows platforms.
Others
- The Italo disco group Koto used the text of the narrative in eye-catching mode and the sounds of the game console in their song Dragon's Legend , which was released in 1988.
Web links
- The Dragon's Lair series at MobyGames (English)
- Dragon's Lair in the Killer List of Videogames (English)
- Dragon's Lair Project
- Dragon's Lair in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Dragon's Lair for Android
credentials
- ↑ App Shopper: Dragon's Lair (Daring Edition) (Games). Retrieved March 18, 2013 .
