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Dragon's Lair | |
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Developer(s) | Advanced Microcomputer Systems |
Publisher(s) | |
Director(s) | Don Bluth |
Producer(s) |
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Designer(s) | Don Bluth |
Programmer(s) |
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Writer(s) | Rick Dyer |
Composer(s) | Chris Stone |
Series | Dragon's Lair |
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Release | |
Genre(s) | Interactive film |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer[b] |
Arcade system | Z80 processor on a proprietary motherboard[11] |
Dragon's Lair is an interactive film LaserDisc video game developed by Advanced Microcomputer Systems and published by Cinematronics in 1983, as the first game in the Dragon's Lair series.[12] In the game, the protagonist Dirk the Daring is a knight attempting to rescue Princess Daphne from the evil dragon Singe who has locked the princess in the foul wizard Mordroc's castle. It featured animation by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth.
Most other games of the era represented the character as a sprite, which consisted of a series of pixels displayed in succession. Due to hardware limitations of the era, artists were greatly restricted in the detail they could achieve using that technique; the resolution, framerate and number of frames were severely constrained. Dragon's Lair overcame those limitations by tapping into the vast storage potential of the LaserDisc but imposed other limitations on the actual gameplay.
The success of the game sparked numerous home ports, sequels and related games. In the 21st century it has been repackaged in a number of formats as a retro or historic game.
... after its debut on the 19th of June 1983.
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... when it was introduced last month.
"Dragon's Lair," a coin- operated laser-disk video game with stereophonic sound and real animation, reached arcades two weeks ago...
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