Dragons lair 311/8/2023 ![]() ![]() Yet while several other games were produced and released in a similar fashion, ultimately Laserdisc was not to be the format of choice for advanced gaming, leaving 'Dragons Lair' a technological oddity - not really a video game as traditionally defined, and not really a movie, either. Originally conceived and produced in the early '80s as an arcade game utilizing then-cutting edge Laserdisc technology, for a brief moment in time 'Dragon's Lair' bridged the gap between animated film and video games, enabling players to progressively "unlock" scenes in an otherwise traditionally-produced animated film. The short answer to both questions is that 'Dragon's Lair' has always been a most unusual brand of video game. Anyway, to pass this room.Those unfamiliar with 'Dragon's Lair' may be wondering why an arcade game is being released on Blu-ray disc, and/or why we're reviewing it here at High-Def Digest. Spiral Staircase/Giddy Goons (purple monkeys) A, right, A, upĭrink Me/Potion Room Remember to die on this room if you didn't get the Eat Me achievement earlier, then when it reappears at the end, just lose all your lives on it (unless you happened to die on your last life when you first got to it). Grim Reaper (can be Mirrored, but both are the same) Up, A, down, upįorge/Flying Weapons (can be Mirrored) A, A, left, A, A OR: A, A, right, A, A Lava Monsters A, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, upĮlectric Cage The timing can be quite tight on this one. Right, left, up, left, right, left, right, A OR: Left, right, up, right, left, right, left, A Knight/Checkered Floor (can be Mirrored) Note that the two directions before A must be pressed in quick succession. Yellow Bricks/Pool Room (can be Mirrored) Left, up, right, up, left, up, A, right, up OR: Right, up, left, up, right, up, A, left, up Tentacle Room A, up, right, down, left, up Lizard King Left, right, right, right, right, right, A, A, A, A, A, A Mausoleum (can be Mirrored) Up, A, up, A, left, A OR: Up, A, up, A, right, AĮlevator (appears four times, once Mirrored) Left OR: Right Swinging Ropes (can be Mirrored) Right, right, right, right OR: Left, left, left, leftįlying Horse (can be Mirrored) Right, left, right, left, left, left OR: Left, right, left, right, right, right Let's get started!ĭrawbridge You pass this automatically on Arcade mode. Start a new game on Arcade mode, Easy difficulty and set your lives to 5. Also, several scenes appear more than once as mirrored versions where some of the button presses are flipped I'll point these out as we go along, but just be aware that the mirrored version might play for you first before the 'normal' version. The drawbridge always appears first and the Dragon's Lair always appears last. It doesn't matter how many times you die or continue though that only resets your score, which doesn't affect any achievements.Īs mentioned before, the order that the scenes play in is semi-random, and it's even more random on Arcade, so I will just write them in the order that they appeared for me on one playthrough. ![]() Once you play through all of the scenes except for the Dragon's Lair, you have to complete every scene you died on before moving on to the Lair itself. The only major difference between Arcade Mode and Home Mode is that on this mode, if you die on any scene other than one of the elevator scenes, the game moves to another scene. Now we are going to play through the game on Arcade Mode. As long as you have the Choked Out achievement, you can quit the game. If you didn't get the Drink Me scene, you can leave it for now (sometimes it seemingly refuses to appear at the start) just remember to die on that scene during your full playthrough. ![]() If you're playing on Hard difficulty, an animation plays where Dirk gets choked out from gas and you'll unlock:ĭirk dies via asphyxiation in the bedroom scene Once you're there, when the Up prompt appears, press either Left or Right instead. It won't take long until you get the bedroom scene. ![]() If you get a swinging rope scene instead, quit out and start a new game to try again your settings should remain on Home Mode and Hard difficulty. The following room will be one of three scenes, and the one we want is the bedroom with the closing wall. Next is the crumbling room pass this by pressing Right twice when prompted. So once you've unlocked Bumbling Knight, continue past the drawbridge by pressing A when prompted. Now, the order that the scenes play in is semi-random, and the two specific scenes we need for the next two achievements (the bedroom and Drink Me scenes) can appear at the very start of the game with a bit of luck. Though the description doesn't state this, you can only get this achievement in Dragon's Lair and not in either of the two other games. ![]()
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