The six minutes of new deleted scenes included are a great addition and contain never-before-seen creatures and rooms in the dragon’s castle that were cut from the original release, as well as extended versions of existing sequences. This CD is also the only one of the group to feature a DVD style front-end menu, along with an enhanced "watch mode" that sports five different methods of viewing the game's animation: Full game with deaths, Full game without deaths, Full game with new scenes, New scenes only, and Selected individual scenes based on production names. The time window given for reacting to the flashing indicators onscreen even seems a tad more forgiving than in the arcade versions. This works just fine, and the game responds to the keystrokes quickly enough that most deaths will be the fault of the gamer alone, not because of a delay in processing commands (as was often the case with the DVD versions). As in previous CD releases, control is handled via the keyboard, with the arrow keys moving Dirk the Daring (when the situation allows it), and the space bar functioning as the sword. Let's examine what's inside the Anniversary Special Edition, disc by disc:ĭragon's Lair: The best transfer and presentation values were put into this first disc of the set, probably because the original game has been the most celebrated over the years. but don't count on it being the last home version of the game by a long shot. Has the definitive be-all, end-all edition of Dragon's Lair finally arrived? Maybe. Included is the original game, the arcade sequel Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, the futuristic spin-off Space Ace, and a disc full of bonus materials. To further celebrate the occasion, Digital Leisure issued a Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary Special Edition set on DVD, and has recently ported it to the PC in a deluxe four-CD version. On the other hand, Dragon's Lair all by itself has seen over twenty different home versions since its 1983 arcade debut, and a new fully polygonal cel-shaded remake, Dragon's Lair 3D, was released just last year on the game's 20th anniversary. Sure, older arcade classics like the original Pac-Man, Asteroids, and Donkey Kong are still out there, but they're usually packaged as part of a compilation disc with dozens of other retro games. Not many video games have enjoyed a longer stay on the market than Dragon's Lair. And for over 18 years this has been going on." - Don Bluth, animator and co-creator of Dragon's Lair, August 2002 If you go into a game store, they will have Dragon's Lair somewhere in the store. But Dragon's Lair, for some reason, still commands shelf life. "Shelf-life for a regular video game usually is about three to five years, and that's it. Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary Special Edition
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