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Dragon's Lair on X-box

Posted by michael on from the follow-the-flashing-tiles dept.

aka pseudonym writes "Remember the game Dragon's Lair, the laserdisc based game from the 80's? Well, it is now out for the X-box and other game systems. You can check it out at www.dragonslair3d.com. This looks like the first game that supports the HDTV 1080i resoloution the X-box is capable of. There is a review of the game here. A related slashdot link is here. Aaahhh memories, at least now I don't have to drop a full dollar into the machine every time I want to play this addictive game."

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  1. dragons layer 3d? by bigmammoth · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I am probably not the only one who does not see the big deal with this, "so what" dragons layer is in 3d now, not exactly as revolutionary as it was when it first came out. . considering most games that come out for console now a days are 3d action/adventure .. its just using an old license but which has little relevance to the arcade laser disk game

    1. Re:dragons layer 3d? by bsartist · · Score: 5, Interesting

      its just using an old license but which has little relevance to the arcade laser disk game

      The new Dragon's Lair 3D is very, very relevant to the original. Each scene is based on one from the old game, and the progression from one scene to the next is nearly identical. Also, the 3d models were built with Don Bluth's help, and the texture maps taken mostly from his original artwork.

      You're right that it's not exactly revolutionary, but it's not just an old name applied to a new game. It's the real thing.

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  2. "Reinvention" by Yakman · · Score: 5, Informative

    According to the site it's a "reinvention" of the original. Which is good, because as far as I remember the original was basically a Laserdisc movie where you moved the joystick in a certain direction at the right time and either died or went on to the next screen - hardly the kind of game you'd want to shell out $90-$100 (Australian) on for your console :) Looks like some very pretty cel shaded graphics from the screenshots (incase they're slashdotted) - one of those adventure 3D platformer games like Zelda, Mario Sunshine or Starfox Adventures.

    Also, it's not just for xbox as the article title states but for PS2 and GameCube too. In fact the site shows pictures of the PS2 and GC boxes but not the xbox one.

  3. How about gameplay? by Zayin · · Score: 5, Funny

    So, is the gameplay anything like the previous Dragon's Lair games? IIRC it goes something like this:

    space - up - right - left - DOH!
    space - up - right - right - up - DOH!
    space - up - right - right - space - left - DOH!
    space - up - right - right - space - right - down etc...

    Pretty exciting stuff!

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  4. PREVIEW, not a review by steveha · · Score: 4, Informative

    The linked article describes the game very generally, because they don't have a copy yet to test. They do have some screenshots.

    Screenshots look nice. Dirk still looks the same, i.e. like a 2D animated character. He really was animated last time; now the game is being generated on the fly.

    steveha

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  5. Not to be a stickler for details.... by fahrvergnugen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1) That's not a review, it's preview, and it's pretty much copy & pasted directly from the ad copy. Much better previews are available from IGN and Gamespot. Frankly, the lack of advance press on this game has me a bit worried, since it's due in stores in under a week and nobody's even reviewed an advance copy yet.

    2) The XBox has 64 megs of memory, shared with video, if I understand it correctly. That means that for the resolution to climb to the 19xx x 1080 resolution the game will run at, texture quality, an extra texture pass o' bumpmaps, or some other graphical goodie had to give. Take this tradeoff as you will. I'll be glad to have something that shows off my HDTV, personally (don't even have a digital tuner yet, and while THPS4's 720p support is nice, this will smoke it), but I can see wanting another coat o' shine on the texture work as well.

    Also, what will the effect on framerate be?

    I suggest we all reserve judgement until it has enough review scores to appear on gamerankings.

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  6. Shameless X-box plug. by jonr · · Score: 5, Informative

    Has Slashdot no integrity? Dragons Lair is going to be released on all major platforms, Playstation, Playstation 2, Nintendo Gamecube, XBox and PC.
    Give me a break!

  7. How about Space Ace? by 10Ghz · · Score: 4, Interesting

    That game was a close relative to Dragons Lair. except it was sci-fi, not fantasy. And there was spaceships, not horses and dragons. And they had lasers instead of swords...

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  8. Not just xbox by Morgahastu · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its also coming out for the PS2, Gamecube and PC.

  9. Read the frickin post by Jagen · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I know people often complain that people comment without reading the linked article. But the number of people going "umm, but its also available on PS2, GC etc" is mind numbing, it *actually says* in the blurb at the top "Xbox and other game systems". The reason the xbox got special focus being that it supports an HDTV res previously unused in games.

  10. Retro gaming is "in" by Kirby-meister · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Incase you haven't noticed, retro-games seem to be what is "in" at the moment.

    Shinobi is back, bottomless pits and all. Contra has made its triumphant return on both the PS2 and GBA (along with a slightly modified version of the Konami Code - also note that Gunstar Heroes still destroys Contra hands down). Rygar is coming to town. Ninja Gaiden is in development. Toejam & Earl III just came out.

    So what's next? Moon Patrol Xtreme?