Dragon's Lair, On PSP This Time Around - Kotaku Comments

Dragon's Lair, On PSP This Time Around

Thrillhaus — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:18:08 MST

Nuts to you guys, this is excellent news. Obviously it's not held up well gameplay-wise, but thats just how it is with nostalgia. You either get it or you don't. Its no different than more "classic" games like galaga or asteroids or joust or whatever. You can't tell me those games are at all fun to play nowadays, but you want it in your collection purely for the fond memories it reminds you of. Dragon's lair is no different. Hopefully they'll bring 2 and space ace as well.

Thrillhaus

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Strangelove — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:04:26 MST

My god ... why do they keep making versions of this fucking game.

Wait for it ... wait for it ... PUSH LEFT! NOW! Oh, you fucked it up, Dirk got lit on fire. Now, watch the same lame-ass cutscene again. Okay ... wait for it ... wait for it ... PUSH LEFT! You fucked it up! One more life. Wait for it ... LEFT! Game over.

Dragon's Lair can suck my balls. Worst ... game ... ever.

Strangelove

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thsprgrmscks — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:59:56 MST

So I spent one dollar on one of the Dragon's Lair games once. I put my money in and a lady ran at me and hit me with a rolling pin. I pressed the one button frantically, but it was to no avail. I've had a strong dislike for rolling pins and dragon's lair ever since.

thsprgrmscks

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Shiro_Shishi — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:57:56 MST

Dragon's Lair in my pants? Sounds amazing.

Shiro_Shishi

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JoDi — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:46:58 MST

I think their are more ports of tetris, eh?
Or do they not count because they try to add.

This "game" just is.
Does anyone remember the 3D version featured in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants film?

Rory is hott.

JoDi

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Caravaggio — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:47:35 MST

Never got this one either. I remember getting the cd-rom a decade ago, playing it for 1 day and then taking it back for Alone in the dark 2. Best exchange I ever made.

Caravaggio

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Most Wanted — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:40:52 MST

Back in High School it was the losers at video games that glommed onto this game since it was all pattern memory.

I loved this game.

Most Wanted

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inajeep — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:08:34 MST

I guess I'm alone in hating the game in my youth and in my oldish age. It's a pretty memory game that was a real quarter sucker. It should have been a cartoon movie and that's about it.

inajeep

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Nightshift_Nurse — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:00:28 MST

@JeffPaine: To add to your list, there are two versions for the Mac (one of them an "Ultimate Edition" of sorts released in the mid 90s) and one for the Sega CD.

Nightshift_Nurse

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Jeff Paine — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:58:13 MST

@krunkjuice: You convince someone to spend money to design, animate, voice, etc an animation-based game in this day and age. Not gonna happen. The closest thing we'll ever get to new animated games is Dragon's Lair III, which is just a recording of someone playing Dragon's Lair 3D but simplified into a Laserdisc-style game

Jeff Paine

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Donner, party of 4... er...3? — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:58:07 MST

What's that? It looks like Dragon's Lair is moving! Is that Morse Code?

....

"Let me die," it says, "please let me die..."

Donner, party of 4... er...3?

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Jeff Paine — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:56:24 MST

@drevid: As for games that are at least somewhat accurately based on the original arcade version, I believe there's only PC, DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray versions. (maybe there's some old CD-I or 3DO ports too)

There's also some old PC versions that somewhat faithfully retain the arcade version's animations and gameplay, but they were floppy disk games and it was therefore split up into 3 different games (with a few new sequences too)

And then there's an assload of old console games that have nothing to do with the arcade version.

Jeff Paine

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Nightshift_Nurse — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:53:31 MST

Dragon's Lair may be one of the most ported titles in video game history, but just like the inevitable appearance of Ms. Pacman I'm never disappointed when it finally arrives. At least in theory...since many of those Dragon's Lair ports have turned out to suck balls.

Nightshift_Nurse

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drevid — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:47:50 MST

Quick someone name all the platforms Dragon's Lair has been on!

drevid

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sascha23 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:56:10 MST

I have never owned a version of this game, but at least I can pick between Blu-ray, HD-DVD and now this. haha

I rocked the arcade game when I was wee big though.

;)

sascha23

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BigChiefSmokem — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:39:47 MST

damn, i need to get me a sugar mama as well

BigChiefSmokem

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Bururian — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:35:14 MST

I love Dragon's Lair and all, but I really want some Space Ace action. When are they going to re-release those? It has been ages since I've played them.

Bururian

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krunkjuice — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:29:27 MST

I am so sick of ports of Dragon's Lair...we get it...it was cool 25 years ago...you don't need to keep bringing it up. IF you want to do the whole animation shit again make something NEW for fucks sake.

krunkjuice

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Alith — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:29:03 MST

"Drink Me"

Will they also do Barnacle Bill and Super Don Quixote? SDQ was my favourite of the lot because it actually flashed up the arrow as you were supposed to do it, minimising the randomness that you got with some of Don Bluth's games.

Alith

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Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:18:28 MST

@Figcoinc:

Bet they save the likes of Space Ace and Brain Dead 13 for release later in the year-depending on how well the sales do for the more well known of the 3 games.

Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore

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Figcoinc — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 15:12:34 MST

I would pick it up if they put in Space Ace, and Dragon's Lair 2.

Heck......I want to play Brain Dead 13 again!

Figcoinc

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Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:53:51 MST

@superbabyproject:

Going offtopic for a moment-

Game designers seem to really favour those cut scenes button presses with Wii games at the moment-but sometimes it just kinda kills the flow of the game-Not to mention another life...

Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore

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superbabyproject — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:45:35 MST

Hate it, but it's no worse than real-time cutscenes that require you to press button X to avoid danger Y.

superbabyproject

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fuchikoma — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:42:20 MST

When I first saw this in arcades it was the hottest thing ever (Except maybe Mad Dog McCree, lol)

But, it was $1 per play and impossible, so I only tried it once or twice.

Then I got it on PC and realized how impossible it is.
...then I got Braindead 13 and saw that it was possible to do a game like this right. So why is it always Dragons Lair that gets ported to anything with a disc? :(

fuchikoma

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Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:40:56 MST

Ok so the whole Dragon Lair thing had so pretty nice animation. But when you consider that once you finally figure out what moves get you past what rooms then the game is pretty short. I can't see it coming with any real extras to warrant the purchase price.

Plus it's already easily picked up on DVD/Choose your game system.

Gentleben-Nintendo Club Star Whore

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Timsobuff74 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:40:14 MST

@Vidunder:

[en.wikipedia.org]

Timsobuff74

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daschupa — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:38:18 MST

God *death*
God I *death*
God I Hate *death*
God I Hate This *death*
God I Hate This Fing *death*
God I Hate This Fing game *death*

Does anyone have any more quarters?

daschupa

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MURDERFACE — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:37:57 MST

@kingclip: well i just got a PSP for 50 bucks so this is all new to me. but i like the classic games. as much as they are lame or people hate them they still make me laugh when i play them.

MURDERFACE

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MURDERFACE — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:35:13 MST

@Gen16Snes: LOL thanks for the post i tryed the first level and it brought back a bunch of old memorys of how i hated myself for buying it. HAHAHAHHHAHA but it does not tell you the controls for it though. Thanks anyways

MURDERFACE

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Cappy — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:32:51 MST

Is it safe to say that this game has been ported on every gaming system known to man?

Cappy

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FrigidAir44 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:30:52 MST

God. The game is ancient. LET IT GO. How old is the game? 25 years now?

Let it die.

FrigidAir44

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Gen16Snes — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:30:22 MST

@MURDERFACE:
The NES one you say?
[www.virtualnes.com]
Now you can play it again here...That is if you can handle it.

Gen16Snes

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Gumbydunzeeto — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:30:21 MST

I have never actually played Dragon's Lair or Space Ace. Count me in.

Gumbydunzeeto

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ExistentialEgg — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:29:49 MST

@Ehardergardens:

I liked the 3D Xbox one too. It was much longer than I thought it would be and it had some really great puzzles.

ExistentialEgg

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kingclip — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:27:47 MST

There's nothing to look forward to on the PSP? Are you wacky?

As for a this game goes -- DO NOT WANT.

kingclip

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MURDERFACE — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:25:50 MST

SOLD!!!!!!!! this will make me forget the terrable ones in 3d or the crappy nintendo version. Finally something to look foward to on the PSP.

MURDERFACE

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Rabidsquirrel — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:21:54 MST

Yeah... I would buy it. *sigh* whats wrong with me.

Rabidsquirrel

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Ehardergardens — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:19:30 MST

I think I'm the only person alive that enjoyed the 3d one(xbox). thought the Cell animation was closest thing to an actual cartoon look at the time, and the gameplay was fun but still had the feel of the original game. But apparently I'm wrong and it sucked.

Ehardergardens

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Furious_Liver — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:18:07 MST

Ah Dragon's Lair, the ultimate whore of the video game universe.

Furious_Liver

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PatMan33 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:14:25 MST

I think I'd rather find an arcade and spend thirty dollars in quarters playing this game than play another crappy port.

PatMan33

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yashichi8bit — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:14:18 MST

This game is F-ing hard

yashichi8bit

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Vidunder — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:13:59 MST

YES!
Can't wait, I'll definitely pick this up.
er... NeoGeo?

Vidunder

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Timsobuff74 — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:10:47 MST

Hmm maybe i should finally pick this up. I think i remember my friend bragging about how played it on the neogeo home console.

Timsobuff74

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silkylove — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:10:00 MST

Brraaiiiinnnsssss!!!!

silkylove