Wanna hear a joke? Laserdiscs! Hah. I kill me. Seriously, though, maybe the best thing to come from the doomed technology was arguably the Dragon's Lair interactive videogames (and porno flicks your parents couldn't really hide). With arcades dead in most parts of the country, and Laserdisc players buried in a pit somewhere, what's a retro gamer to do?
Destineer has the answer. The publisher has announced that it will be releasing The Dragon's Lair Collection, a Wii compilation that features Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp, and Space Ace! all on one disc. The future of the past is now with current day technology!
The disc will feature all of the original gameplay modes, remastered animation, standard and widescreen versions, and a "moves guide" for beginners. Don't want to play? Don't! Destineer is also including a "Watch Mode," which will let you just sit back and enjoy the show.
The game's out this fall, and it's only $29.99.
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8:00 PM on 07.30.2010
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That's exactly what the games are. It may not seem like much now because of the limited gameplay. Back in 1983 however when you saw Dragon's Lair sitting next to rows of Pac-Man, Galaga and Berzerk games it was incredible.
The iPhone versions are good ports, but like all iPhone ports the lack of a physical control scheme really hurts.
That's exactly what the games are. It may not seem like much now because of the limited gameplay. Back in 1983 however when you saw Dragon's Lair sitting next to rows of Pac-Man, Galaga and Berzerk games it was incredible.
The iPhone versions are good ports, but like all iPhone ports the lack of a physical control scheme really hurts.
ps3 me man!
Space Ace makes 3, buying this one for sure. Did someone say Watch Mode?
Aces.
Btw LD owns. I still have my player.
a full playthrough of Dragon's Lair 1 takes about 10 minutes- about 14 400 frames (assuming the animation runs at 24 FPS). that leaves (40 000 kilobytes / 14 400 frames =) 2,8 kilobytes for each image. and that's without the death scenes, the audio and any other features.
so no, this couldn't have hit wiiware without being horribly crippled.