Dragon's Lair

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Dragon's Lair

Publisher: Sega

Developer: ReadySoft

System(s): Sega Mega-CD

Original system(s): Arcade Boards

Genre: Action

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1994-06-03	¥6,800	G-6035
US	1994-01^[2]	$59.99^[1]	T-121015
UK	1994-03^[3]	£?	4436-50
FR	1994-03^[3]	?F	4436-50
DE	1994-03^[3]	DM ?	4436-50
ES	1994-03^[3]	?Ptas	4436-50
BR	199x	R$?	061030

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Dragon's Lair (ドラゴンズ・レア) is a full motion video game released for numerous consoles including the Sega Mega-CD in 1993. It was revolutionary when first released in the arcades in 1983, and served as the first successful full motion video game which relies solely on quick time events.

The Sega Mega-CD version is mostly faithful to the arcade original, but suffers due to the limited colour palette of the system. A Sega Saturn version was also planned^[4].

Production credits

Sega Conversion

Produced by: David Foster
Directed by: Tony Bozek
Programmed by: David Foster
Computer Graphic Touchup: Mike Boulet, Tony Bozek, Carol Chan, Jackie Liew, David Magerman, Norice Millen, Shawn Moore, Jason Silverberg, Joe Verissimo, Nadia Yee
Sound: David Foster, David Magerman
End Music: Tony Bozek, Shawn Moore
Additional Programming by: Anselm Hook

Source: In-game credits (JP)^[5]

Magazine articles

Main article: Dragon's Lair/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US)

#0612: "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (1993-xx-xx)

also published in:

Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)^[6]
GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[7]
Sega Visions (US) #17: "February/March 1994" (199x-xx-xx)^[8]

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Print advert in Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US)

#16: "January 1994" (1993-12-21)

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

#57: "April 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

also published in:

EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)^[9]

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Print advert in Game Players (US)

#0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)

also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[10]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[11]

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Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

#1994-05: "May 1994" (1994-04-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Score	Source
Beep! MegaDrive (JP)	68	№1994-06, p18^[12]
Beep! MegaDrive (readers) (JP)	69	№, p85^[13]
Hippon Super (JP)	40	№1994-06, p60
GamePro (US)	90	№57, p40^[1]
GamesMaster (UK)	46	№16, p68
Mega (UK)	80	№18, p32/33
MegaTech (UK)	85	№26
Mean Machines Sega (UK)	67	№17, p80-83^[3]
Player One (FR)	75	№43, p90/91
Sega Power (UK)	63	№52, p36
Sega Pro (UK)	90	№27, p24/25/26