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Great games for a great value

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 24
Date: September 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Let me start by saying that as a kid, I remember hearing about Dragon's Lair coming to the arcades and just being blown away. There had been nothing like this before. I think most people who where growing up in the 80's will remember these lazerdisc games.

I got the Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary Edition, which includes Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, and Dragon's Lair II - Time Warp and I couldn't be happier. The game still looks and plays great. The games run right from the CD Roms, no installation required. Plus, the bonus CD with documentaries, the Dragon's Lair Starcade episode, and such is a great nostalgic treat.

So I rate this pretty high. It's fun for us arcade "old timers" as well as very entertaining for a younger audience.

This is the original

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: August 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Well, first of all I would like to say that I read at least 50 or 60 reviews on the previous editions of Dragon's Lair, including the one review on this one, before purchasing the 20th anniversary game and playing it for myself. After doing so, I have come to the conclusion that most, if not all of the negative reviews that I read about the previous editions of Dragons Lair would well, be very wrong about this edition! The game is not just "like the original." It "is the original." right down to the scene were "Dirk" is in the room with the crystal ball, and the magnetic force of the mysterious throne in the room takes his hat and sword.After which, electrical impulses coming from the crystal ball begin to electrify the room and everything in it. "Dirk" makes a series of moves, just like the original game and escapes. I remember that in the arcade game in the last part of this scene up to the right of the screen, a piece of fuzz or hair was accidently printed in the film and onto the original laser disk. Well this game is not only "the original" as far as scene sequence and correct timing, but the same fuzz or hair is on this game as well. Needless to say, I was very relieved that in the CD-ROM version of Dragons Lair 20th Anniversary edition, which has the three games in one. That they didn't take something that wasn't broken in the first place, and try to fix it, or make it better. "Just like an expensive Disney animated cartoon production." All three games are as they were in it's original form and play as if you were playing the actual games in the arcade, just without the quarters. "Nothing added, Nothing taken away." Now they do have a section of the CD-ROM where you can see some of the scenes that were on the drawing board and can select to play those scenes with the original game if you wish.

For those of you negative reviewers out there let me say this. You say that the controls are not very responsive. You say that the game drags or you die even when you make the right move. I say this to you, "not with this edition." The controls are so simple: up, down, left, right, sword and they have exactly the same response as the arcade game; however you not only have to know which button to push, but "When." Hidden in the code of the game there are certain grunts, yipes, groans, or flashes that are your "Q" for pressing the right button. As far as the game dragging, You must also realize that you can't play this game on some old out dated computer. Make sure that your operating system meets all of the requirements. Mine does. This is my review. "This game is the "Exact game" I played 23 years ago in the arcade. They simply took the original laser disk, duplicated it in it's entirety and formatted it for PC operating systems. I would give it a 10 star rating, but I'll give it the most it allows. 5 stars.

Like The Real Thing

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: August 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Having had experience on genuine Dragon's Lair machines from back in the early 80's, I was surprised at how close this is to the original. The scenes are the same and this edition includes scenes that were not on the original machines. You can turn the new scenes on or off, and can adjust the difficulty level of the game. The only thing that is missing is joystick support. You need to use the keyboard to operate the game, although you can adjust the keys and associated function.

The game allows itself to be copied to the hard drive, eliminating the need to keep the CD in the CD-ROM. You can run the video size at normal, double size, or full screen. On a 1024X768 monitor and using full screen I didn't notice any major video flaws or pixelization.

I have not evaluated the other two games in this CD set.

If you enjoyed this game "back in the day" when they populated the arcades, then you will enjoy this.

A lot cheaper to play this way!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: April 06, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The original arcade version of Dragon's Lair came out in 1983 when I was 10. I didn't know what I was doing when I played it back then and as a result, the game would end really fast. I was upset because I could have played two other video games at the time instead of blowing 50 cents on Dragon's Lair and getting nowhere! When Space Ace came out in 1984, I played it safe and watched other people play the game instead. The only problem was not too many people would play Space Ace because they, by then had mastered Dragon's Lair and didn't want to start over on another hard laserdisc game.

Now that I am older and wiser to how these games are supposed to be played, these are 3 great games to play. Plus the fact that they are the same versions as the ones you may have played in the arcades doesn't hurt either. My only gripe with the games is the pause in between the moves that you make. I first tried the Dragon's Lair DVD on my Playstation 2 and the pause was about a second and a half tops which got really annoying. Then I tried it on my Apple iMac with a 2g hard drive and the pause was practically non-existent! I managed to finish Dragon's Lair and Space Ace each in two seperate long weekends. It will, however take a lot longer for me to finish Dragon's Lair 2: Timewarp. That game is really hard and fast! If you're a fan of laserdisc games, or if you grew up back in the 80's like me, you might want to buy this game package. It will bring back a lot of memories. And you won't lose all of your money like in the past!

If you can remeber this in the arcade, you will love this set.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: August 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game today and I am very pleased with my purchase. Not only did you get the Bluth's three Laserdisc classics, you get some extras that play like DVD extras on your computer. If you don't remember these games in an arcade, you probably wouldn't want them. For gamers my age (I am 35), I found this collection to be a hoot and I can't wait to play through all of the extras and see some of the funny ways to die.

Dragon's Lair:
This game reminds me of WarioWare since you have a bunch of different rooms to explore which require a small amount of movements to complete. The rooms last for a few seconds and do not take too much time to finish. The tricky part is actually figuring out the correct moves to finish the room safely. I do feel bad when Dirk the Daring dies, but it is quite entertaining in a cartoon-like way. This one is my favorite.

Space Ace:
This game (the second in the series) decided to go for a more linear approach. The game is much faster and a little bit harder to figure out how to move the controls. I find this to be the hardest game in that respect. I lost a lot of quarters to this one.

Dragon's Lair II:
I never played this in the arcade, but I would have lost a lot of money. This game is linear like Space Ace, but it gives you hints for each movement. You will need those hints since the game is even faster yet. I like watching this more than playing it, but it is fun. There are two different endings depending on if you collect some special items along the way. Don Bluth's company did a great job making the most zany and action packed cartoon ever.

PROS:
+ Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II, Space Ace, and a Disc of extras are all included
+ You can install all of these discs on your hard drive to give you faster play and stutter free videos
+ No more wasted quarters and you can see what you were missing out as a child
+ Dragon's Lair (disc 1) lets you see some deleted scenes
+ Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II, and Space Ace let you watch the game "movie" from start to finish

CONS:
- If you are not into these types of games, you can probably see some of this on YouTube
- There were some driver problems I had when I tried to play them, but the support site (linked from the CD) helped me fix it
- They advertise that you want to play them from the CD, but I don't suggest it. Dump it to your hard drive using the instructions found on the CD (right click on the icon and open the disc to find the file).
- This might be important to a lot of people, but these games are in MPEG format. While it makes the clips easy to view in almost any player, it is not DVD quality. This is the reason that there is a new HD version of Dragon's lair on the market. This may not bother many, but it could be a reason to shell more money for the higher-quality game.

I couldn't give it a 5 star rating because it is not for everyone. Four stars for this game if you are a fanatic older video games.

Don Bluth's masterpieces

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 10, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I find it amazing how well I remember the sounds, button time presses, and overall presentation of Dragon's Lair from when I was young. Running through it once more with this packaged set was nostalgic and fun. I still think this is one of the most exciting games I ever played. Of course, after purchasing this package I was able to try my hand at two of the other great games in the series Space Ace and Dragon's Lair II. These two are equally creative and fun (if not slightly more difficult) and are worth one's time and money especially if you're a Don Bluth fan.

Dirk and Dexter in one boxed set

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This collection is a must for those who enjoyed playing the arcade versions of Dragon's Lair, Space Ace and Dragon's Lair 2-Time Warp. I've waited a long time to find these games in a playable home format and this is the best I've seen. It plays on your DVD player, Playstation 2 or X-Box. It also includes interviews with animator Don Bluth, trailers of other DVD interactive games and an excerpt from the game show "Starcade". For anyone who is a fan of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace this boxed set is highly recommended.

Mediocre video quality, but the game play is crisp and tight.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was disappointed with the video quality - it looks like a second generation video copy. So I went and blew almost $70 on the DVD-ROM HD version of just Dragon's Lair. The HD version's quality was great but the game play was laggy and scenes would start half-way into the action on occasion. Before you say I need a better computer do note that this was on a Core 2 Duo e6600 with a Geforce 7600GT video card. The CD-ROM version's gameplay is much snappier, plus you get Dragon' Lair II, Space Ace, and a lot of "Making Of" type material on the extras disc. In the end, I would say get both of them. ^_^

Dragon's Lair 29th Anniversary Edition

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: September 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Whew! I couldn't rate the playing as I have not gotten the courage to try it yet. I had this game before but at the time had windows 95 and game was for windows 98 so couldn't load it. I have always been curious about it so got it. Have just watched the play for the graphics and see how it is played. Wow ... for me the graphics are great but can see it might be over my head as you use the keyboard for play. I'm a grandma over 59 and I just haven't gotten up the nerve to try it yet. I think this one might be over my head (or to quick for my fingers)! For experienced game players I think they would like it. Seems to have quite a few levels of play. P.S. Had to rate the fun so gave it a 3 because I just don't know about actual play yet.

A big waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: October 17, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This had to be the biggest waste of money I ever spend on Amazon. No directions or instructions on how to play the games. The video quality isn't really that good and it's slow reacting to the keyboard. Into the wastebasket it goes.

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