Dragon's Lair
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System(s): Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Sega (JP/EU), ReadySoft (US) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: ReadySoft | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensor: Epicenter Interactive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): Arcade Boards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Action[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
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The game features animation from former Disney animator Don Bluth. It was followed by a spiritual successor, Space Ace, which was also ported to the Mega-CD.
Contents
Story
The knight Dirk the Daring must find his way through the castle of a dark wizard to rescue Princess Daphne from the clutches of an evil dragon.
Gameplay
The game is on rails, meaning the narrative is predetermined and the player has very limited influence on its progression. The game consists of a sequence of challenges played in a partially randomized order. The player does not control Dirk's actions directly but controls his reflexes, with different animated segments playing for correct or incorrect choices. The player must execute an action at the correct time by selecting , , , or or pressing to swing Dirk's sword.
Comedic aspects of the game include bizarre-looking creatures and humorous death scenes, and the portrayal of the player character as a clumsy, easily scared, and reluctant hero.
Some scenes are occasionally mirrored horizontally for additional challenge.
The player has limited lives with which to clear the game and returns to a checkpoint after losing a life.
Characters
Levels
Levels 3, 4, 5, and 6 are played in a randomized order. The scenes in Levels 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are randomized. If the player loses a life, Dirk starts over at the beginning of the current level.
Level 1 | |
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Level 2 | |
Level 3 | |
Level 4 | |
Level 5 | |
Level 6 | |
Level 7 | |
The Dragon's Lair | |
Production credits
- 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
Magazine articles
- Main article: Dragon's Lair/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
also published in:
- Sega Visions (US) #16: "December/January 1993/1994" (1993-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[9]
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- GamePro (US) #54: "January 1994" (199x-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[10]
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also published in:
- EGM² (US) #1: "July 1994" (1994-07-19)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[12]
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also published in:
- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[13]
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- Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #59: "June 1994" (1994-xx-xx)A database query error has occurred. Did you forget to run your application's database schema updater after upgrading?[14]
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Physical scans
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Technical information
ROM dump status
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609,457,296 | CD (JP) | G-6035 | ||||||||||
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212,178,624 | CD (US) | T-121015 |
References
- ↑ File:DragonsLair MCD JP Box Back Sleeve.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/mega-cd/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-06-22 19:24)
- ↑ https://groups.google.com/g/rec.games.video.sega/c/qeKIcUfxpHU/m/ybVHXn9hwUEJ
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 42
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ', "" (; ), page 80
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 ', "" (; ), page 106
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 38
- ↑ File:Dragon's Lair MCD JP SSEnding.pdf
- ↑ ', "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (; 1993-1x-xx), page 35
- ↑ ', "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (; 1993-1x-xx), page 101
- ↑ ', "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (; 1993-1x-xx), page 87
- ↑ ', "April 1994" (; 1994-xx-xx), page 125
- ↑ ', "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (; 1994-0x-xx), page 163
- ↑ ', "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (; 1994-0x-xx), page 161
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 20
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 146
- ↑ Digitiser (UK) (1994-02-22)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 42
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 44
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 68
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 23
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 60
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 57
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 134
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 59
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 32
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 62
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 80
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 90
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 104
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 138
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 36
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 24
- ↑ ', "May 1994" (; 1994-04-08), page 56
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 52
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 76
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Don Bluth games for Sega systems | |
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Dragon's Lair (1993) | Space Ace (1994) | Dragon's Lair: The Adventure Continues (unreleased) | Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp (unreleased) |