jonathan1138
Active member
Hey all. Wanted to bring up Dragons Lair this morning. Bought one in from Kyle Dracup - he downplayed the fully restored part to me. When i got it i was in shock (and still am). The machine is absolutely beautiful - from top to bottom this thing shines and looks like new, and plays great. Many thanks to someone who clearly loves these Laserdisk relics and keeps them going.
As to DL in general - i think that its cab is the nicest looking one ever made (at least compared to the cabs i have seen). Really attractive "Furniture" qualities to it. Cinematronics did a good job on this one. I love the Marquee - how it pops out at you.
The game? I have my memories of it - but not as much as other games, probably due to the cost back then for a kid, and, the game was always crowded. The first time i saw it there were at least 30 people surrounding it, and for months after, it remained that way. I was in Awe - i couldnt believe what i was seeing. I also remember all of the DL's i saw had a second monitor at the top - i thought that was very cool. Over the years i had a respect for the game but never played it much.
So, Got the game from Kyle and loving it. It is a very good game - provided you know its all about memory and enjoying some good animation and story telling. Having alot of fun with it.
Back to the subject - i find it fascinating that everyone who stepped foot into an Arcade back then ALL have a "I remember when i first saw Dragons Lair" story...."...So to prove my theory - do you have a first time i saw Dragons Lair story?
As to DL in general - i think that its cab is the nicest looking one ever made (at least compared to the cabs i have seen). Really attractive "Furniture" qualities to it. Cinematronics did a good job on this one. I love the Marquee - how it pops out at you.
The game? I have my memories of it - but not as much as other games, probably due to the cost back then for a kid, and, the game was always crowded. The first time i saw it there were at least 30 people surrounding it, and for months after, it remained that way. I was in Awe - i couldnt believe what i was seeing. I also remember all of the DL's i saw had a second monitor at the top - i thought that was very cool. Over the years i had a respect for the game but never played it much.
So, Got the game from Kyle and loving it. It is a very good game - provided you know its all about memory and enjoying some good animation and story telling. Having alot of fun with it.
Back to the subject - i find it fascinating that everyone who stepped foot into an Arcade back then ALL have a "I remember when i first saw Dragons Lair" story...."...So to prove my theory - do you have a first time i saw Dragons Lair story?


