SNES

Dragon's Lair

The arcade phenomenon comes to SNES! Guide Dirk the Daring through the castle of evil wizard Mordroc to rescue Princess Daphne. Time your moves perfectly in this animated adventure where every frame is a potential life-or-death decision.

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Release Date
January 1, 1993
Players
1
Region
US
ROM Size
350 KB

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Gameplay Systems

Most games in the Dragon's Lair series are interactive films where the player controls Dirk the Daring, in a quest to save Princess Daphne. The game presents predetermined animated scenes, and the player must select a direction on the joystick or press the action button in order to clear each quick time event , with different full motion video segments showing the outcome. A perfect run of the 1983 arcade game with no deaths lasts no more than 12 minutes. In total, the game has 22 minutes or 50,000 frames of animated footage, including individual death scenes and game over screens.

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