Dragon's Lair (from the English - “ Dragon's Lair ”) is a computer game originally released in the form of a slot machine by Cinematronics in 1983 [2] . The machine used LaserDisc to play animations created by Don Bluth , a former animator at Walt Disney .
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| Developer | Advanced microcomputer systems |
| Publisher | Cinematronics |
| Part of a series | Dragon's lair |
| Date of issue | June 19, 1983 |
| Genre | interactive movie |
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| Game modes | single user |
| Carriers | cartridge , floppy disk , cassette , disk , digital distribution |
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Most games of the time used sprite sets to implement character movement. Hardware limitations did not allow artists to achieve the necessary resolution and smooth animation - the lack of long-term memory forced to reduce the number of stored sprites and their size, which led to a decrease in the quality of the video image. Dragon's Lair circumvented these limitations by using LaserDisc, which provided sufficient storage volumes for graphic information [3] . The success of the slot machine led to the appearance of many ported versions, sequels and related games, as well as the release in 1984 of the 13-episode animated series [4] .
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| Year | No. | Platform | Carrier | Developer | Publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 01 | Slot machine | Laserdisc | Starcom | Cinematronics | Original |
| 1984 | 02 | Coleco adam | cartridge | Coleco | ||
| 03 | Coleco adam | diskette | Coleco | |||
| 1986 | 04 | Amstrad cpc | cartridge | Software projects | ||
| 05 | Amstrad cpc | diskette | Software projects | |||
| 06 | ZX Spectrum | cassette | Software projects | |||
| 07 | Commodore 64 | cassette | Software projects | |||
| 1987 | 08 | ZX Spectrum | cartridge | Software projects | Budget release | |
| 09 | Amstrad cpc | cassette | Software projects | Called: Escape From Singe's Castle | ||
| ten | Amstrad cpc | diskette | Software projects | Released name: Escape From Singe's Castle | ||
| eleven | ZX Spectrum | cassette | Software projects | Called: Escape From Singe's Castle | ||
| 12 | Commodore 64 | cassette | Software projects | Called: Escape From Singe's Castle | ||
| 13 | Commodore 64 | diskette | Amazing Software | Reprinted version with two cassette versions on one disc | ||
| 1989 | 14 | Commodore Amiga | diskette | Readysoft | ||
| 15 | Commodore Amiga | diskette | Readysoft | Called: Escape From Singe's Castle | ||
| sixteen | Atari st | diskette | Readysoft | |||
| 17 | PC | diskette | Sullivan Bluth / Merit Software | On a floppy disk 5.25 " | ||
| 18 | PC | diskette | Sullivan Bluth / Merit Software | On a 3.5 "floppy disk | ||
| 1990 | nineteen | NES | cartridge | Elite systems | ||
| 20 | Game boy | cartridge | Elite systems | |||
| 21 | Macintosh Plus / SE | diskette | Readysoft | |||
| 22 | Atari st | cartridge | Readysoft | |||
| 1991 | 23 | PC | diskette | Readysoft | ||
| 24 | PC | diskette | Readysoft | Called: Escape From Singe's Castle (includes some non original arcade levels) | ||
| 25 | PC | diskette | Readysoft | Called: Escape From Singe's Castle | ||
| 26 | Apple macintosh | diskette | Readysoft | Titled: Escape From Singe's Castle (this version includes few levels from the original arcade game Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp ) | ||
| 1992 | 27 | SNES | cartridge | Data east | ||
| 1993 | 28 | Sega cd | CD-ROM | Readysoft | ||
| 29th | PC | CD-ROM | Readysoft | |||
| thirty | 3DO | CD-ROM | Readysoft | |||
| 31 | Sega Mega-CD | CD-ROM | Readysoft | |||
| 1994 | 32 | Apple macintosh | CD-ROM | Readysoft | ||
| 33 | Cd-i | CD-ROM | Readysoft | |||
| 1995 | 34 | Atari jaguar | CD-ROM | Readysoft | ||
| 1997 | 35 | Windows 95 | CD-ROM | Digital leisure | Called: Deluxe Pack (also contained Space Ace and Dragon's Lair II ) | |
| 36 | PC | DVD ROM | Digital leisure | |||
| 1998 | 37 | Dvd player | DVD | Digital leisure | ||
| 38 | Windows 98 | DVD ROM | Digital leisure | |||
| 2000 | 39 | Game boy color | cartridge | Capcom | ||
| 40 | Playstation 2 | DVD | Digital leisure | |||
| 2001 | 41 | Windows XP | CD-ROM | Digital leisure | Arcade authentic | |
| 42 | Xbox | DVD | Digital leisure | |||
| 2002 | 43 | Dvd player | DVD | Digital leisure | Titled: 20th Anniversary Pack | |
| 44 | Apple macintosh | DVD ROM | Digital leisure | |||
| 45 | Gamecube | CUBE-DVD | Dragonstone | Capcom | Remake of Dragons Lair 3D | |
| 46 | Xbox | Xbox dvd | Dragonstone | UbiSoft | Remake of Dragons Lair 3D | |
| 47 | PC | CD-ROM | Dragonstone | UbiSoft | Remake of Dragons Lair 3D | |
| 2003 | 48 | Windows XP | CD-ROM | Digital leisure | Titled: 20th Anniversary Pack | |
| 2004 | 49 | Playstation 2 | PS2-DVD | Dragonstone | Thq | Titled: Dragon's Lair 3D - Special Edition |
| 50 | Gamecube | CUBE-DVD | Dragonstone | Thq | Titled: Dragon's Lair 3D - Special Edition | |
| 2005 | 51 | Mobile phone | downloadable | Disney mobile | ||
| 2006 | 52 | Windows XP | DVD ROM | Digital leisure | High Definition WMV | |
| 2007 | 53 | Home blu-ray players | Bd-r | Infinite hd | Digital leisure | |
| 54 | Playstation 3 | Bd-r | Infinite hd | Digital leisure | ||
| 55 | Dvd player | HD DVD | Infinite hd | Digital leisure | ||
| 56 | Xbox 360 | HD DVD | Digital leisure | |||
| 57 | PC | DVD | Digital leisure | 20th Anniversary Pack on one DVD instead of 4 discs | ||
| 2009 | 58 | iPhone | downloadable | Digital leisure | Electronic arts | |
| 59 | Nintendo DSi ( DSiWare ) | downloadable | Digital leisure | Digital leisure | ||
| 2010 | 60 | Wii | Wii drive | Digital leisure | Destineer | Titled: Dragon's Lair Trilogy (includes Dragon's Lair , Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp , and Space Ace ) |
| 61 | iPad | downloadable | Digital leisure | Dragon's Lair LLC | ||
| 62 | Nintendo DS | DS cartridge | Digital leisure | Destineer | ||
| 63 | PlayStation 3 ( PlayStation Network ) | downloadable | Digital leisure | Digital leisure | ||
| 2011 | 64 | PSP | downloadable | Digital leisure | Digital leisure | |
| 2013 | 65 | PC ( Steam ) | downloadable | Digital leisure | Digital leisure | 720p HD Remastered Video |
Notes
- ↑ Redump.org - Japan .
- ↑ Dragon's Lair . The International Arcade Museum. Date of treatment February 9, 2014.
- ↑ History of Computing: Video games - Golden Age . Thocp.net. Date of treatment February 9, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Lair-Complete-Series-Discs/dp/B005OT7YJ2 Dragon's Lair: The Complete Series