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Dragon's Lair 3D Not Worth The Effort

Posted by timothy on from the behind-its-time dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "While not the best source for gaming information, CNNs Technology section has a review of Ubi Softs Dragon's Lair 3D. Long story short, according to the writer Marc Saltzman, the game isn't worth it. In fact, the opening paragraph says, 'The only thing worse than a lousy video game is when it taints a well-respected, 20-year-old franchise.' One interesting tidbit from the article, the original Dragon's Lair is one of only three video games on display at the Smithsonian. The other two games being Pac-Man and Pong."

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  1. yeah, but... by stjohn909 · · Score: 5, Informative

    This reviewer also panned Unreal Tournament.
    FWIW.

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  2. Marc Saltzman by ShwAsasin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Marc Saltzman isn't just a CNN croney, he writes for numerous newspapers (Globe Technology, Toronto Star), writes reviews for Electronic Playground TV Show, written game Design / Review books, and much more. Perhaps you should look beyond the CNN and see who the true author of the article is, you'd be surprised at the content that AOL has on their site and software even though it's branded AOL. Same is true with CNN.

  3. Sega's Virtua Fighter at Smithsonian by Kircle · · Score: 5, Informative

    the original Dragon's Lair is one of only three video games on display at the Smithsonian. The other two games being Pac-Man and Pong.

    Nope. I know at least Sega's Virtua Fighter is also on display. Here's from Sega's website:

    The Virtua Fighter series has been recognized by the Smithsonian Institute for its contributions in the field of Art and Entertainment, and is on permanent display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

    Here's a link to the source: http://www.sega.com/segascream/legacy/historyofvf. jhtml

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