still remember the chills when it came out -- amazing -- also the FIRST time ANYONE saw a cartoon on a MONITOR (ie high resolution cartoon!)
@fuzzywzhe
4 жыл бұрын
Haha - don't be silly. It was a standard laserdisc, playing on an NTSC monitor no better in quality than a color television of the time.
@dub2536
4 жыл бұрын
It was indeed a novel and original looking game. I disliked the lack of control I noticed the one time I paid to play. I was accustomed to instant responses from characters like Pac Man for example. Regarding its "graphics" I agree they are impressive especially for 1983.
@chirojohn75
4 жыл бұрын
@@fuzzywzhe he's talking about an arcade game. This was revolutionary at that time. Nothing else was like it.
@fuzzywzhe
4 жыл бұрын
@@chirojohn75 *"he's talking about an arcade game. This was revolutionary at that time. Nothing else was like it."* Yes, I know what he's talking about. I'm just pointing out what it actually was, it was a video player where if you clicked the joystick or the sword button at the right time, you could progress. It was just a laserdisk where you were selecting tracks and given a timeframe to do it. It was *absolutely amazing* to me when I first saw it, but now that I understand it, not so much. It's just a laserdisk where you're given a timeframe to click a switch in a predetermined order. What was absolutely remarkable about it at the time, is that it looked like a computer generated graphic - something unthinkable at the time. It wasn't until the early 1990's that full motion video could be done on a computer. I understand the simplicity of it, and the genius of making use of that simplicity, but the game itself - mengh. It was remarkable for its time for LOOKING incredible, but it didn't age well. I can play this game through easily today, because it's only about reaction to cues on the screen. Any kid could master this game in an hour or so today. Any kid back then could - if they dumped $20 worth of quarters into it - about 40 tries at practice - it was 50 cents a game. There's a reason no new game like this exists today. Although it LOOKS amazing, it's not very challenging or interesting once you master it because you're so restricted to the world. It was just a choose your own adventure book in graphical form - remember those?
@fuzzywzhe
4 жыл бұрын
@Brett R I'm not comparing Dragon's Lair to games today. I'm saying, because I know this to be true, is that this game was a big hit, when it hit arcades, and that hoopla lasted perhaps a month. It looked incredible, but the game play itself, players quickly abandoned it.
@ozjamin2844
4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic journey down memory lane. I remember playing this game in 1985 at Ringwood Bowling Alley in Melbourne Australia. It’s was as infuriatingly difficult as it was beautiful. Thanks for the great review! 🍻
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story, and thanks for the nice words
@Dave.S.Cramer
6 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite arcade game of all time. I remember playing it in the arcade in the early 80's. I have it on multiple platforms and have played it thousands of times and it NEVER gets old to me. I still get tears in my eyes when I get to the lair.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
6 жыл бұрын
It is one of my favorites too, it never gets old
@luvmenow33
4 жыл бұрын
Best arcade game ever. When I hear that attract mode I get chills and tears. I love it to death.
@fuzzywzhe
4 жыл бұрын
Really? About 15 years ago I setup a MAME machine and basically emulated everything I could get my hands on. Dragon's Lair was a game I never really was able to play as a kid. Took me less than a day to master it. All you do is follow the cues given to you. Once you get proficient on it, you don't even need the cues. I did have the version for the Amiga though, and it's PRACTICALLY the same as the arcade.
@TheRmm1976
4 жыл бұрын
This game was the hit every arcade indeed. I recall everyone being drawn to the game. So awesome back then, and still today!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
It's a thing of beauty, and really popular back in the day at my arcade
@SKOTxFREE
4 жыл бұрын
I always loved Dragons Lair as a kid but it was always so damn hard that I could never finish it, but I’d see other older people finish it. What’s funny is it wasn’t until Dragons lair was released on PS3 that I actually finished the game and believe me that was like a Bucket list level event for me. What’s funny is Dragons Lair 2 Time Warp was a bit Easier and I did finish that one at the Arcade.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, I was there were any good at it probably because I wouldn't spend the $0.50 to play :-)
@nationalist818
4 жыл бұрын
Hey I got to work on the DVD version of this game you could play on any DVD player with the remote. Its exactly like the arcade some DVD players had some lag and it had a option that would just play the entire game straight through, very lame, but I had no say so, I was just the DVD author. It was a lot of work.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, thanks for sharing your story
@miikevandine7951
4 жыл бұрын
I actually have one of those dvds I bought it ages ago !
@5HlNOBI
4 жыл бұрын
I own the DVD which I enjoyed lots on my old player. I still play it as an iso virtual DVD, and it is super-responsive. I've been a Dragon's Lair fanatic since the Arcade game. Probably bought the game 5 times on various consoles/computers/other. I even pitched to a publisher that I wanted to produce a PocketPC version (2000's), but couldn't garner interest from them, though I did a proof of concept - playing 'the tentacle room'.
@timkingsemail
3 жыл бұрын
I have the DVD version & LOVE it. Great work!!!
@Froggievilleus
5 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I saw this machine. It was 1983 at Aladdin's Castle in South Bend, IN. I tried it once since it was a whopping 50 cents (or two tokens) which was a bit rich for my blood as a 7 year old and I died rather quickly. I was happy to watch others play. Thanks for the video :)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching. I didn't play It A whole lot back in the day because $0.50 Was the equivalent of two other games. I liked watching other people play toO :-)
@fordprefect4728
4 жыл бұрын
I was 11 when this came out, I don't think it was the price that scared me as much as when I saw other ppl play I thought it was to hard but eventually I got good at it and repeatedly played it even though I could finish it every time. I also just funded the mini arcade version of this.
@brentcanfield8883
4 жыл бұрын
DUDE That's where I saw it for the first time too!!! Let me guess....It was in Scottsdale Mall, right? :-)
@stevenross-watt8640
4 жыл бұрын
@@fordprefect4728 having never been anything other than awful at this game and space ace, the fact you can complete it every time leaves me in awe. The 7 year old me would have loved to have seen that back in the day.
@fordprefect4728
4 жыл бұрын
@@stevenross-watt8640 I could never get into Space Ace or DL2 as much bc the levels weren't random like DL1 was.
@mediaglitch
4 жыл бұрын
This game is was my big brothers favorite game of all time. Sadly he passed away when he was 23. I do a series called "Road to Recovery" on my channel and Im going to do this game.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's cool, sorry to hear about that though
@thomasmurphy3021
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries i do remember dragon's lair and maybe Halloween you will see a woman dressed up like princess daphne.
@0BRAINS0
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear your brother died so young, may he rest in arcade paradise with eternal quarters.
@ItsaRomethingeveryday
4 жыл бұрын
Very sorry for the loss 🙏
@masterrserch3971
3 жыл бұрын
Hey bud, my condolences about your bother. I have an older brother,,and we get along incredibly well, never really fought more than a handful of times in my 42/his 46 years on this planet.... With all due respect and if its okay to ask u, the ROAD TO RECOVERY that you do, is it about people in RECOVERY and going thru the struggle? Because that's me, over the last 10 years or so, and its so hard; ill always carry that damn demon with me...
@DARTHDOUGY
4 жыл бұрын
The video creator is right. I do distinctly remember the volume of the trailer being very high for that cabinet - and it was Showbiz!
@dannybursace9151
3 ай бұрын
The video creator?? Show some respect for Patman!
@dangifford9473
4 жыл бұрын
I purchased this arcade game. Still love it. It's a favorite when company shows up!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, I would love to own an original cabinet
@Sam-Lawry
4 жыл бұрын
Now a lot of original cabinet use a raspberry inside not the huge LD. kzitem.info/news/bejne/0atvuJ-jemd7fI4
@LouisGedo
4 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with Dragon's Lair the moment it hit my local arcade in NYC in 1983. It took me many, many, many $$$ worth of quarters, but I finally mastered the original LD arcade version game.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That is cool, I was never very good at it but I liked watching people play it
@TheVosack
4 жыл бұрын
I still remember the first time I saw Dragon's Lair. It was in the 'basement' arcade at Ben Franklin in Antioch, IL. We walked in and heard a booming narrator's voice and there, in the center of the room was the most amazing thing I'd ever seen. A cartoon arcade game. I was in shock. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. More than 30 years ago and still a vivid memory.
@TheVosack
4 жыл бұрын
And I got about 20 seconds of play for that 50 cents.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I'm in Illinois as well and we used to have a Ben Franklin around here too. I don't recall there being games there that's been a long time ago :-) thanks for sharing
@DrWho2008t101
3 жыл бұрын
I remembered this as if it was yesterday. Thanks for the video!
@christopherreeves7807
4 жыл бұрын
"It's almost as much fun to die as playing the game." Yeah, until your parents stop giving you quarters.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
LOL isn't that the truth
@grumpyguy2877
4 жыл бұрын
😂🤣😂🤣😢😢😢😢
@yankees29
2 жыл бұрын
Hard to believe kids will never know the feeling of getting a pocket full of quarters and dropped off at the local arcade. It really was the golden era. I miss the old days….😢
@nps1016
4 жыл бұрын
I remember when this game twas released back in 83, it was so popular you’d sometimes have to wait in line to play, then the laserdisc player would freeze up. When my local Chucky Cheese Pizza finally got one, I was able to play it, I’d go over after school and play for an hour, took two tokens. It’s was hard but it was fine, I beat the game once but it took a few months. I never owned it or played it on any others system other than the arcade version. If One Up ever releases a version I may pick that up, thanks for another good review.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story. I didn't play too often because it cost $0.50 where I was at. If they make a miniature version that is probably going to be a must buy. Thanks for the kind words
@RobertJohnson-mn3br
4 жыл бұрын
You can buy it from Microsoft store now. All 3 games in one package
@patsfan4life
3 жыл бұрын
Love the roundup of the various 8-bit / 16 bit home ports...... a unique aspect of your vids!
@MrCctvtech
4 жыл бұрын
When I first saw this game and actually played it I was blown away. This was early.mid 80's. It cost a dollar to play and that was unheard of in my arcade world.
@MrCctvtech
4 жыл бұрын
They should remake this for VR.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
A dollar? It was $0.50 around here and even then I didn't play it that often
@fred21679
4 жыл бұрын
Just outside of Detroit in the early 90's I used to visit an arcade in Westland mall called pocket change and it was $1.00 to play. (I could never get it to respond properly)
@tekvax01
4 жыл бұрын
I remember as a dollar as well in Ontario Canada! I died playing it many times, and yes there was always a line-up...
@joshvankylen5416
4 жыл бұрын
It was $1 at Aladdin's Castle in the Milwaukee area. Technically it was $0.80 or 4 tokens, and you got 5 tokens for a dollar.
@georgef551
5 жыл бұрын
Actually, Laserdiscs were analog, typically 1 frame of video per "Groove", (with audio). If you've seen videos of these games where disc rot happened, you'll see the analog artifacts, like scrambled/miscolored lines, or sync issues where the video is bad.
@benb3316
4 жыл бұрын
Worked in an arcade that had it. Here's a cool thing - the players weren't full laserdisc players as the head tech found out - some kind of proprietary system - he borrowed it overnight to watch some laserdiscs and it only played the first few minutes...
@speedbird737
4 жыл бұрын
@Sol Cutta I loved the Vouyer game on the CDI
@SomePotato
4 жыл бұрын
@Sol Cutta Well, the CD-i was digital. :)
@algorhythm4593
4 жыл бұрын
Man, I used to love this game! Never could get half way through. Super Don Quixote was another really cool one!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
The game is really difficult especially at $0.50 a plate
@SKOTxFREE
4 жыл бұрын
Omg Super Don Quixote wow I haven’t thought of that game in years and as soon as you said the name the memories came flooding back! Wow thanks 🙏
@algorhythm4593
4 жыл бұрын
SKOT FREE You bet! Hey, you remember Space Ace?? There was a whole class of those "digital laser discs" as they were called in those days what we now call DVDs. I can't remember the actual name of another one but it was a .007-style spy action game like Dragons lair, Don Quixote, and Space Ace. Those games were always so expensive! lol
@SKOTxFREE
4 жыл бұрын
Algo Rhythm oh Absolutely space ace I was horrible at tho. I also remember the Anime Game that was like Dragons Lair. If I remember you got a choice at the beginning to go to a Gun Range to practice or to just start the game and Had Robots and a part with a train and you had to shoot robots in it as well. Correct me if I’m Wrong, Wasn’t there a Game like this with Lupin the 3rd?
@SKOTxFREE
4 жыл бұрын
Algo Rhythm I found it! It was called CLIFFHANGER! Omg 😱 I so remember that game! It was really Lupin the 3rd! Woooow the memories man I had totally forgot about that game until now!
@namco003
4 жыл бұрын
My number one favorite game of all time. I actually own two of them. One is a home built replica I made, running Daphne emulator, and a hack to use the original LED scoreboard(the scoreboard was given to me by Jeff Kinder of the Dragon's Lair Project website when I went to visit him). The other, is a project machine, that was originally DL, but was converted to Altered Beast. I'd love to get it running original hardware, but it will more than likely run Daphne as well. I am down to needing side art and control panel overlay. Great Job
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, I always wanted to own an original cabinet. Thanks for the nice words
@ManahManah77
3 жыл бұрын
I remember a lot of locations from my childhood specifically from the video games that were there. From the Popeye game at my local gas station to the only cockpit version of the original Star Wars arcade game I ever saw at Busch Gardens in Virginia. We have a Youth Center called thataways here in town run by the Parks and Recreation. That is the only place I ever saw Dragon's Lair in the wild and it was often out of order. They also had the game based on the band Journey, and I remember that one vividly.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
3 жыл бұрын
I can recall the journey game as well. The graphics are very cool for its time. I can recall seeing specific games at certain locations as well :-)
@bennyshambles
2 жыл бұрын
Born in 1978 here. As a very young kid, I remember seeing Dragon's Lair at ShowBiz Pizza and being completely mesmerized, but also not being able to actually play it. I would just hang back and watch the big kids play. However, years later in the Spring of 1991, I stumbled across Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp while on spring break vacation in Phoenix, AZ (and the surrounding metro areas) at a place called Golf Land (a miniature golf and arcade spot in Mesa). This is when, as a seventh grader, I became completely obsessed. I managed to reach the third level and was hopelessly hooked. When I got back home to Aurora, CO, I managed to track down a machine at a local arcade (by the Aurora Mall). I also found a machine at (the legendary) Casa Bonita in Lakewood. These are the two places where I ended up learning and beating the entire game; my friend and I would get dropped off at these places in order to play it (well, I'd play it and he'd watch). This was during the peak of the original Mortal Kombat, so no one else seemed interested in DLII, but I sure was. It's my favorite arcade game of all time. I also managed to find an old Space Ace once, but never an original Dragon's Lair. It wasn't until I found one at a retro arcade here in Pasadena, CA called Neon that I was finally able to play an original Dragon's Lair machine (in my early 40's). It made me exteremly happy. I've since swapped by DVDs for the Blu-ray HD versions of the trilogy and really enjoy playing them at home. I really cannot praise these games enough. They bring me so much joy and the animation is beautiful. They really awaken my nostalgia.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
2 жыл бұрын
I have heard about golf land out on the West Coast, I've actually been hearing about it for years. I have never seen a time warp cabinet in person until a month ago when we went to galloping ghost. I'm glad my channel can scratch that nostalgic itch for you :-)
@TheMathius78
5 жыл бұрын
Don Bluth has always been one of my favorite animators. Another great video, Pat. I would've, however, liked to have seen how the 3DO and CD-I versions compared.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliments, at the time people were complaining that the videos were too long so I decided to cut out the less redundant versions of the game. That is no longer the case because now I put each and every version of the game even if it's an abbreviated version.
@TheMathius78
5 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries I'm obsessed with version comparisons so be as thorough as you feel like being. :)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
5 жыл бұрын
@@TheMathius78 I thought I was the only one. I was always curious how each game could translate to each particular console. I think as far back as the Atari and Intellivision I was curious what each version looked like
@jstrachman
4 жыл бұрын
There's a PS3 port now that is a faithful implementation of the original, for DS1, 2, and Space Ace. Even has "help" modes to adjust the difficulty and stuff. Super cool.
@LeShark75
4 жыл бұрын
I remember walking into Lucky Star near Blackpool Pleasure Beach (UK) back in 1983 and clapping eyes on Dragons Lair for the first time. I was 8 years old and it absolutely blew me away. The first home version I owned was the Amiga 500 version back in 1991, thankfully I have the full game on PS4 and Xbox One now.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I had the Commodore 64 version 1st but then seeing it run on and Amiga 500 at our local computer store I knew I had to get one.
@jathbones
4 жыл бұрын
Omg I had goose bumps when you mentioned showbiz pizza in Davenport Iowa. I too lived there in the golden year of 1983. My first encounter was at the mall and yes the return of the jedi was playing right across from the arcade.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Which mall are you talking about, Northpark or South Park?
@jathbones
4 жыл бұрын
Northpark mall. Sorry I should've clarified that. I also have the little walk through book that gave you the right moves to beat the game. Still one of the most difficult games out there in my opinion. Thanks for this great channel I absolutely love all of your videos.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
@@jathbones Very cool, I don't recall the movie theater over there at all. I know there was showcase up on North Brady but that was it as far as I can recall
@tm0054
4 жыл бұрын
This game absolutely blew my mind when I first saw it in the 1001 Plays arcade just outside Harvard Square in Cambridge, MA. I didn't play it much since my quarters would last me all of 10 seconds lol. It was fun to watch people who knew what they were doing though. I later beat the PC MS-DOS version in the early 90s, which def was in VGA as it pretty much looked like the Amiga version.
@klisher
4 жыл бұрын
it was really loud in the arcade. this put pressure on you to do well and not die in under 5 seconds.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
LOL,That's true and at $0.50 a game
@DarthVader1977
4 жыл бұрын
and not die*
@klisher
4 жыл бұрын
@@DarthVader1977 cheers buddy. i'll change it now.
@kevinelmore8504
4 жыл бұрын
And when they added a monitor for everyone to watch your ineptitude...
@extraSPARErib
4 жыл бұрын
EDIT: I am so glad you mentioned Showbiz Pizza, that is what my comment below is about too! Original: I have a VHS of a birthday party from around 1986 where my parents took us all to Showbiz Pizza, basically a ChuckE Cheese but with other animatronics and a band with a gorilla. Anyhow, no matter when it is in this video if one were to watch it, you can hear one thing over everything. That being exactly what is said at 2:30 in this video, the attract mode of Dragons Lair being BLASTED through the arcade of the "restaurant" ... I recall wasting a few more than I should of tokens in this game too, i sucked at it, I just didn't get it ... though now ... I would wager I am even worse at the game. Ahhh memories. Of a time when an arcade was my babysitter and sometimes best friend. Miss you Chico, from Hobby Oasis, in Atlantic Beach Florida. The best combo ever of miniatures, models, paper and dice RPGs, and connected to it right next door a smoky and lively coin op video game arcade. Mom would drop me off, Chico would hand me the keys to the cabinets, I would sweep and empty cigarette butts, and play all the games I wanted to for free since I had the keys to the cabinets. Double Dragon. Tecmo Football (the one with like 2 or four CRT tv screens), man I swear I had it all in my seven year old life!
@DarkpawTheWolf
4 жыл бұрын
You missed a version. I actually have a DVD, yes, a DVD, playable version of the game. You used the up/down/left/right/enter on the DVD remote to control the actions of Dirk. It's pretty much identical to the arcade version. Space Ace was cool, too. I always considered that the "next version" of Dragon's Lair.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the correction
@tekvax01
4 жыл бұрын
you beat me to it! yup, I bought the DVD version, which can be played right from the DVD remote control!
@williamcrowe2576
4 жыл бұрын
I've been trying to find that one for a long time. I'd have even settled for the BluRay version which was said to include the Starcade episode where it made its televised debut.
@TexasHollowEarth
4 жыл бұрын
A Blu-Ray disc of this game was produced, as well. It works on standard Blu-Ray players, but it's now out-of-print. There's a great digital-only Trilogy available on PS4 & XB1: DL1&2 + Space Ace.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info
@TexasHollowEarth
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries - I forgot to mention, the Dragon's Lair Trilogy collection is also available on the Switch. Looks & runs great in portable mode, too.
@chrisfurlough466
5 жыл бұрын
The problems with the laserdisc players were either dirt, or alignment. My late best friend went to a class that taught him how to fix them. The most popular player was the Pioneer LDP-1000. It was a laserdisc player with a serial port that told it where to seek to. NO SIR! The Amiga version shipped on 4 floppies! The copy protection was such that they could pack 6 disks worth of data onto 4 disks. When it was cracked, it had to be unpacked, and that blew it out to 6.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
5 жыл бұрын
Oh really, I don't recall that but of course that was 30 years ago. I know there are some games at the crack to get past the original disk size limit. I want to say Eagle soft had cracked California games because of their crack-tro another disk had to be added. Completely forgot about that
@frankrizzo890
5 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries The crack was done by ACU Australian Crackers United. They mentioned my bud "Bigfoot" in the intro, because he went on record saying that it couldn't be cracked. (Because that's what Robin of Quartex had told him.) Now, on to Eaglesoft. It was MOSTLY Mitch from Philly, but there were other members around. One of the OTHER members, Mr. Nike is also a friend of mine. (I know a LOT of people!) :-)
@DragonsLairProject
5 жыл бұрын
NO SIR! The correct laserdisc player for Dragon's Lair is LD-V1000, and it can have many more than the two possible problems you listed. NO SIR! This player does not have a serial port. It's parallel. The interface manual is downloadable for confirmation. NO SIR! A simple Google Image search for "amiga dragon's lair floppies" will show you multiple pictures of all 6 Amiga floppies with ReadySoft labels. It's not only disheartening, but also tacky to type authoritatively on a topic, while starting out a little bit douchey with "NO SIR!", and then proceed to be wrong with every single point you make. The dozen errors that are contained in this video were already enough of a disservice. Old memories must be double-checked, or they deserve to be called out.
@frankrizzo890
5 жыл бұрын
@@DragonsLairProject Fair enough. I only remember hearing about the Amiga version from the guy who cracked it. SO what do *I* know. (shrugs).
@DragonfireEntertainment
4 жыл бұрын
I remember going to the Showbiz in Davenport, IA for my 4th birthday in 1988. Crazy how time flies. Great video, fellow QC native!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool!I have very vivid memories of seeing the game at showbiz. Glad you enjoyed the video, cheers :-)
@BlackieNuff
4 жыл бұрын
So glad I nabbed a special set of both the original "Dragon's Lair" and "Dragon's Lair II : Time Warp" on CD-ROM for play on PC, which included "Dragon's Lair 3D : Return To The Lair", and of course, the sci-fi answer to DL, "Space Ace". All games are exactly as they were in the arcade. Still fun to play.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That is a really good compilation
@BlackieNuff
4 жыл бұрын
I thought it was, but now I'm not so sure? LOL - Your video showed the games in their arcade cabinets lined up side by side, and I saw that "Thayer's Quest" that I might(?) have seen in the arcades before but cannot be sure... now I wish that game had been included in my little box set, lol.
@MurderMostFowl
4 жыл бұрын
This game was amazing to me as a kid, but my mom would hardly ever let me play it because it was $.50 and the arcade had it set to difficult mode and I would burn through all my money so fast lol
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I hardly play growing up either because the cost $0.50 :-)
@lh1678
4 жыл бұрын
I beat that game and Space Ace a long time ago. Never forget the drop the joystick walk away from the machine nerd moment.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, I can recall people doing that as a kid
@dravenvandross8281
4 жыл бұрын
Dragon's Lair was an amazing game for its time I was fortunate to find that arcade game and play it back in 1986 and boy that game made a big impact on me I love the great animation in game so thanks for reminding me of this outstanding game.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
It was truly innovative for its time. Thanks for watching
@paulbigsby2387
4 жыл бұрын
The Meijer store near me had a large, raised, octagon shaped arcade area toward the back of the store in the early 80’s. I remember that was the first, and only place I saw Dragon’s Lair. And they installed the extra screen on to of the game so everyone could see the game being played. I never got the chance to play it because there was always a line.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's the way it was around here to, they had installed an extra monitor on top because the lines were so long and people want to see it
@Icelink256
5 жыл бұрын
The horrible ports of Dragon's Lair, are what inspired Eric Chahi to create the legendary "Another World", also known as "Out of this World" in America. He started his project, with the theory that converting the original animation cells into vectors, would have worked better, for rich animation. (less disks, too)
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, I never knew that. Thanks for the info
@Witchlover1984
4 жыл бұрын
I love your commentary! It reminds me of my local racetrack commentator
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, thanks
@jayzacharias88
Жыл бұрын
1st time I saw this was in Funland Amusements on Blackpool’s world famous Golden Mile. I was 12 years old and it blew mine & my friends minds. I have this game on my iPhone today. This video took me back to 1983. What a great memory of a time when life was awesome
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
Жыл бұрын
Excellent, I would suggest watching the remastered version which features better audio and more content
@squidfartz
4 жыл бұрын
Showbiz Pizza in Davenport? The Quad Cities? I wonder if we ever bumped into each other. Fond memories of playing Tron at the Duck Creek Mall. Don't even get be started on the places around Moline. Keep up the good work. Your clips are excellent.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I used to go to Duck Creek Mall and play APB. They had a decent size arcade. The showbiz arcade was fantastic, much better than Chucky cheese that we have now. And the arcades in North Park, Southpark the various bowling alleys around here, etc. :-)
@squidfartz
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Goodness that does bring back memories. I also remember a place next to Southpark and the Parkway theater lots. It was a disco club designed as a castle that closed and reopened as an arcade & pizza place. Name escapes me, though. I grew up in Geneseo, so this is all familiar territory to me. Good times.
@blazemonger1
4 жыл бұрын
There was a version for the Amiga which uses the original Laserdisc so you play the original game. Same for Space Ace.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's very cool
@dreamguardian8320
4 жыл бұрын
I really do hope they make a Dragon's lair movie, because I'm really missing the good old times of 2D animation. And also hope that one day they'll bring animated arcade games back in the arcade rooms, maybe brand new ones with new heroes and adventures, and they'll show which buttons to push, so you won't die so much.
@Revz8bit
4 жыл бұрын
What arcade rooms?
@dreamguardian8320
4 жыл бұрын
@@Revz8bit Like the ones you see in malls or theme parks.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
It would be awesome to see a full animated movie on the big screen
@PedroFerreira-sx2gd
2 жыл бұрын
I Also miss the old school 2d animations. The have much more charm and a Better creativity (the art Direction is amazing) because they depende less of technology and are less realístic. But on terms of arcade. They are dead, and a comeback is really hard. There is not a big diferrence between the home computer technology and árcades. Arcades to exist must have gimicks that people Will hardly have até home (big screens, vr, controllers like light gun, wheels, boxing gloves, etc) that make their cost proibitive.
@dreamguardian8320
2 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries Indeed.
@jerm154
4 жыл бұрын
I loved this game as well as Space Ace. A sleeper though that I never hear much about is Cliff Hanger, I loved that game.
@ericdrennan1
4 жыл бұрын
Jerm there is an arcade in Pittsburg that has DL, SA, and CH. Plus, many other laser disc games.
@jerm154
4 жыл бұрын
Eric Drennan I need to visit! 😀
@Oniphire
4 жыл бұрын
I was a little disappointed that you showed the cover of but didn't discuss the DS version. Granted it was decades later but holding this game in your hand is still pretty magical for someone who grew up with very few quarters to spend on the arcade version. The SNES version is probably the one I spent the most time on, and it did a pretty good job of capturing the feeling of the setting of the arcade original even if the gameplay was drastically different. Also, when you look at Daphne it makes complete sense that Playboy was an inspiration. It's weird tidbits like those that I love to hear & see in documentaries.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I couldn't show all the conversions because there were Just too many of them.Glad you enjoyed the video
@Oniphire
4 жыл бұрын
Completely understandable. One video can't cover everything that everyone wants.
@russellj.s.257
4 жыл бұрын
I first saw this game in a game room at the hotel I was staying at with my folks in Kissimmee Florida in 1984,I was 5 going on six. My first trip to Disneyworld
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, I've never been to Disney World
@kissmy_butt1302
3 жыл бұрын
I remembered when it was featured on the Saturday morning Starcade show. Kids would play video games to see who had the highest score to move on. Dragon's Lair 2 finally made it out in 1990 but took awhile as the original company went under. You could tell it wasn't completely finished which was tragic. It was darker and funnier than the original.
@eronacalloway9159
4 жыл бұрын
This Game was my Favorite when it came out in 1983. The First Arcade I saw it in where I live was called SPACE PORT.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, where was that located at
@thecoyotespeaks9649
Жыл бұрын
The gameboy color version blew me away. If you haven't checked it out you should. Amazing how they pulled it off on an 8 bit console.
@Mateo-et3wl
3 жыл бұрын
there's really no way to overstate the impact of this game's arrival. i was 6 years old and i remember it really well. we would go to the mall just to watch the title sequence over and over
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
3 жыл бұрын
That's exactly what I would do
@studapeppahead5384
4 жыл бұрын
1983 Showbiz Pizza, Evansville, IN~ First Time Played (FTP). FF to today...I have it on my phone...STILL CAN'T BEAT IT.
@williamcrowe2576
4 жыл бұрын
Only Bluth/Dyer game I remember seeing at that location was Space Ace.
@newwavepop
4 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOD!!!!! at the very end of the video, Thayer's quest, THATS IT!!!! for 30 something years i have been trying ti find out what that weird game was i saw in my old arcade as a kid. for some reason i had it stuck in my head that the title had "Black" in it, ive been describing the game to people for decades and no one ever knew what i was talking about. i would sit there and watch it play its little trailer thing but never dared play it because the keyboard where the controls should be scared the hell out of me. all i could remember was the kid standing in the hedge maze and shooting the arrow. it sat in a corner of the arcade "The Goldmine" at our local mall, and i would stand there while my friends took their turns at whatever game we were playing and just stair at it playing its little clips over and over, just waiting to see somebody go over and play it so i could watch and see what was going on. but never once did i ever see anyone even approach it. and all these years all i could remember was the clip of the kid shooting the arrow and the weird keyboard style controls. and NO ONE ever knew what i was talking about. WOW!! anyway, yeah i played dragons lair probably 4 or 5 times and died instantly and never touched it again. i was a very poor kid on a bad side of town. and couldnt afford dragons lairs high price and was totally confused once i put the quarter in and had no actual control at all over the character. that was it for me.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Well I'm glad I could help LOL as far as dragons lair, I only played it a handful of times because it was $0.50 to play and I did not have a whole lot of money back then. I enjoyed watching other people play it though.
@sonicr360
4 жыл бұрын
I have been a fan of Dragon's Lair since it was released! Very good video. Would be interested to see history of Space Harrier.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion!Thank you very much
@lilithcal
Жыл бұрын
I invested in a pamphlet that offered tips on how to work through the game. The first time I got close to winning I got so excited I almost passed out and had to step outside the arcade in order to sit down. The next time I played I managed to get to the end without passing out.
@RoyCyberPunk
6 жыл бұрын
😂Wow I guess we must thank Playboy for giving Bluth inspiration Ahem for for his creations.😂
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
6 жыл бұрын
LOL true
@SKOTxFREE
4 жыл бұрын
I used to love watching the promo at the arcade where they had the narrator talking about the game and You’d hear this orgasmic sound which was Daphne saying like “Oooooh Dirk” lol so it was no surprise when in Dragons Lair 2 that she had all those Kids lmao
@mikeyfn-a6684
4 жыл бұрын
Ya know until right now I never stopped to wonder if Dragons Lair was ever any kind of influence (even minutely) on Hidetaka Miyazaki and the development of Bloodborne..and Ghosts&Goblins too!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
It could be, not sure
@mdanreiter
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Davenport also. I remember playing this game at north park mall arcade
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Hello there fellow quad citizen, I used to love going to the mall at North Park but didn't get to because I grew up in Colonna Illinois
@jamesthompson3023
4 жыл бұрын
the intro to this is one of my first memory's that and star wars arcade peter piper pizza Apache junction Arizona 1988 probley
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you for sharing
@bionicRod
4 жыл бұрын
Quarters were too precious and this was too expensive for my blood back in the day, but I always really wanted to play it as a kid. I dug the cartoon series.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
You and me both, I think I played it once back then
@bossyman15
4 жыл бұрын
9:22 That is actually my picture. Nice to see my work being used I guess. Just in case you don't know this was taken at California Extreme 2006.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I had no idea, I found it on Google
@mattb9664
3 жыл бұрын
So glad I got to enjoy the latter part of the arcade frenzy in the early 90s.
@lorien42
4 жыл бұрын
I grew up having played the ADAM version first, so I was actually disappointed when I first got to play the real arcade version or any of its conversions. The ADAM version was a lot of fun and within the computers limitations actually did some really cool stuff with the source material. While I eventually grew to like the real version, I still prefer the gameplay of the ADAM version.
@fretburner8981
4 жыл бұрын
Love this game (even though I totally suck at it!) and your videos! Thanks so much for making these!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching, glad to enjoy the content… And I suck at this game too :-)
@terrytexas8257
4 жыл бұрын
Oddly enough, I first saw Dragons Lair at ShowBiz in Garland Tx, and bought my first Amiga 1000 because of Defender of the Crown too. Because of Dragons Lair, I got into the gaming biz (Apogee Software) and became friends with Larz, one of the developers of Defender of the Crown. I have multiple versions of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace all unopened from the manufacturers. I bet I still have the Amiga version somewhere.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, sounds like you are quite the Dragons lair collector. Thanks for sharing your story
@oliverdavey5648
3 жыл бұрын
The PS4 version is fantastic. Great response time on the controls and also comes packaged with the sequel and Space Ace! Gives me nostalgia chills every time I fire it up...
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
3 жыл бұрын
It's really good on their
@stephenlozano2816
4 жыл бұрын
New Wave Toys (Replicade) is coming out with a 1/6 scale fully rendered arcade cabinet early this year. I was lucky enough to be a backer in their kickstarter project. I can’t wait👍🏼
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Oh really? That sounds great
@stephenlozano2816
3 жыл бұрын
Fast forward to November 2020 and the release of the New Wave Toys Replicade version in 1/6 scale. The game is incredible and the detailed arcade cabinet is gorgeous!!!
@fitfogey
4 жыл бұрын
I have the Panasonic 3DO and Dragon’s Lair for it. I was surprised I didn’t see it here but realize you can’t review every single platform. The game on the 3DO is basically a spitting image of the arcade version.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I should have covered that version, sorry about that
@danbanks7930
4 жыл бұрын
The LaserDisc game that I got to play the most of was the one that's the helicopter game was called Cobra command
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I recall playing that it was pretty good
@IntyMichael
3 жыл бұрын
Nice video, there were also Laserdisc releases for home. You connected a C64, Amiga or other computer that got the control software and played it using your normal Laserdisc player.
@clumaster
4 жыл бұрын
also of note in around 2006 Digital Leisure Inc released Dragons Lair on Blu-Ray disc which you could play through your Blu-Ray player, no game console needed though you could play it through a console that has a Blu-Ray player built in like the Playstation 2 at the time. i noticed that at 1:29 you were showing a clip from Dragons Lair 2 Time Warp.
@johngulotta7951
4 жыл бұрын
love that game bringing me back 30 years
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
It is definitely a classic
@jeopardy60611
4 жыл бұрын
The problem with doing Dragon's Lair was that the CPU's of the day, and the cost of computer memory and graphics hardware, made it impossible for a computer to do full-motion video directly, so they did it with a laser disc player. It's unfortunate that the machines broke down so much, because the arcade would lose money. My understanding is that a 20th Anniversary edition came out that did the game with a hard disc, and there was no blacking out due to slow track changing.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, home computers were very limited at the time so there is no way an arcade accurate version would be possible. They did a decent job with what they had.
@marklechman2225
4 жыл бұрын
Laserdiscs actually store video in an analog format, different from the digital CD, DVD and BDs, although later releases did include digital audio.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the correction
@jasonwood77
4 жыл бұрын
Loved this game and remember it fondly from playing it back in the arcades in the 80's growing up. Love the fantasy genre. Apparently Netflix is making a tv series starring Ryan Reynolds as Dirk the Daring! You can buy a digital copy of this game on the Xbox Live Store for $9.99 for the Xbox 360. And on the Xbox One you can own Dragon's Lair Trilogy which includes Dragon's 1-2 & Space Ace.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I saw they were making a live-action version, hopefully it turns out well. Thanks for the info
@caligulapontifex5759
4 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw the game was at the CNE in Toronto. There were at least 10 games setup and they were charging 4 quarters a game. Golden memories.
@Karateka1973
2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this game for the first time at Showbiz Pizza in Houston, TX and I blew through $3 bucks and never made it past the Black Knight. Dragon’s Lair inspired some great spin-offs from other developers, my favorite of which is Braindead 13.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
2 жыл бұрын
Good old showbiz :-)
@chemskiesuklookup9138
4 жыл бұрын
I played this when it first came out in 1983 at my local vhs film rental place. Had the snes version and the megs cd. Was one of favourite games 👍
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
It's definitely a top 10 classic
@lesterjeffries2467
4 жыл бұрын
I only got to play this only once int the arcades, I now have it on the Xbox 360, yes I still have an Xbox 360.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I do as wellBut is starting to Fail on me
@heimdallblows179
2 жыл бұрын
Remember seeing this the first time at the San Jacinto Mall at Yesterday's.........so much fun!
@jenniferpruitt6534
4 жыл бұрын
Time for Dragon's Lair to make a comeback! An HD remake or a sequel.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That would be great
@chade74
4 жыл бұрын
Few years ago this was release on a dvd disc and you played it using your dvd controller. It had the same animation from the original.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Yes I have seen that
@candoentertainment9118
3 жыл бұрын
Played it @ Take Ten Arcade Asheville NC in 83/84. I died very quickly. Love the 80's.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
3 жыл бұрын
So did I :-)
@fireresq7
4 жыл бұрын
DL 3D was my favorite. Great memories playing this with my wife and friends for many nights!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I love the cell shaded graphics, and with full control of your character as well
@fireresq7
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries YES!! Agreed!
@chrisw8417
4 жыл бұрын
I animated on Dragons Lair I & II and Space Ace. We had the arcade machine in the lobby of the studio so we could play it all the time without having to pay. Still was tough to make it all the way through.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Very cool, thanks for sharing
@joelburton7484
4 жыл бұрын
We had an small arcade in my small hometown of Park Rapids, MN (less than 2,500 people) in '83/'84 and this was there. Luckily no 4-5 hour waits and 50 cents went down like crazy...
@ingvenning4993
4 жыл бұрын
These docs are awesome! You are the consummate gunter!
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Glad you enjoyed the content
@BrentStewart
6 жыл бұрын
Don't forget, it spawned a sequel in the arcade which was just as fun. I still have a soft spot thought for Thayer's Quest.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
6 жыл бұрын
I have never seen that laser disc game
@BrentStewart
6 жыл бұрын
Dragons Lair II or Thayer's Quest?
@BrentStewart
6 жыл бұрын
Thayer's Quest had a keyboard, allowed you to enter a player name which saved your progress if I remember correct. It also had buttons for actions. It was an incomplete game though. You're only able to get 3 of the 5 talisman pieces, you pay the toll at the bridge, and the game ends with a promise of a sequel (which I don't think ever happened).. kzitem.info/news/bejne/wpipnaCfsYKJo34
@srichard7291
6 жыл бұрын
There was a sequel,Kingdom II: Shadoan kzitem.info/news/bejne/s2mwnKt-m4uZmII
@gordon12082006
4 жыл бұрын
Great video, one of the best videos on KZitem. If not the best.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's very nice of you to say.This video was the third one I had done and the quality is just terrible compared to what I've done lately. I will plan on remastering this and putting in new content in the future. Thank you
@Jolt7800
2 жыл бұрын
One of the many video game princesses I never rescued. Definitely a landmark game.
@simonjandrell5897
4 жыл бұрын
Fascinating Game and still Fascinates Silly today the good Old Laser Disc
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
LOL, yes indeed
@kimpeterson1268
4 жыл бұрын
I had the Amiga version also, the load screen were torture! I remember it took a minute to load each scene.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I don't recall it being that bad but again that was 30 years ago
@kimpeterson1268
4 жыл бұрын
@@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries There is a longplay video with load screens, I was off, 50 second load time. :| kzitem.info/news/bejne/mpeBraOZrqKpqI4
@jeffmccloud905
4 жыл бұрын
I had this on the Amiga. great game
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
I was blown away by this back in the day
@fokewe
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe someone can confirm this but I seem to recall that this was the first arcade game to have a speech engine where you would enter your name and it would audibly greet you. I just remember spending time trying to circumvent the word censor. It didn't take long.
@stanleyteriaca2184
4 жыл бұрын
I believe you forgot the DVD version, which makes your DVD player an at home Dragon's Lair game.
@klisher
4 жыл бұрын
i got the DVD version.
@stanleyteriaca2184
4 жыл бұрын
@@klisher Me also. I wonder if I can find Clifhanger DVD...
@klisher
4 жыл бұрын
@@stanleyteriaca2184 i got Space Ace DVD as well. bought those back in 2004. probably hard to get hold of now.
@davidt-rex2062
4 жыл бұрын
I am sure others have said it but Lazer Disk is an analogue video format not digital like DVD - the game is rock hard but looks gorgeous
@FreddyBenzo
4 жыл бұрын
These videos are pure gold..
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
That's very nice of you to say, thank you so much
@bitrot42
6 жыл бұрын
Nice overview! Tech note: laserdiscs use analog video, not digital.
@travails3829
3 жыл бұрын
This.
@alkohallick2901
3 жыл бұрын
No. Lol
@bitrot42
3 жыл бұрын
@@alkohallick2901 Not sure if this is just a troll, but I can assure you, laserdisc video is entiely analog. It's plain old composite NTSC or PAL, frequency modulated on a 9 MHz carrier to make the amplitude relatively constant, then pulse-width modulated into pits/lands with varying widths. On playback, low-pass filtering and demodulation give you back the original composite signal. Most LD players from the 1990s have digital timing correction and noise reduction, but the first step of this is to digitize the analog signal from the disc.
@fredhurst2528
4 жыл бұрын
Timeout video game arcade in Robbinsdale, MN. 2 tokens (maybe quarters) per play, and yes, they had the volume tuned up on that game for weeks. I didn't know the Bluth connection despite The Secret of MIHM being a favorite of mine.
@iwatcher69
4 жыл бұрын
What made dragon’s lair the best, the levels were were short, unlike space ace or dragon’s Lair 2 which had long, rigorous levels.
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
4 жыл бұрын
Yes they were very long
@Tonyspark711
Жыл бұрын
Played this game back in 1983 in Alberta, Canada. Would deliver the papers on my paper route and then go to the arcade. Was hooked on it until I could finish the game …. You know….save Daphne lol Was 75 cents a pop here. Expensive but was worth it. Always had a crowd watching me play and finish the game. 😂 Great memories. Thanks for sharing! 👍
@PatmanQC-Arcade-Documentaries
Жыл бұрын
You might want to check out the remastered video I did which features better audio and a lot more information. Thanks for the nice words
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