Haven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.
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Plot-driven, resolved, earnest and unpretentious.
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
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About the game
- Platforms
- Arcade, DVD Player, Philips CD-i, Blu-ray Player, PlayStation 3, Android, Atari ST/STE, iOS, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Amiga, Atari Jaguar, Atari Jaguar CD, Xbox 360, Sega CD
- Developer
- Advanced Microcomputer Systems
- Publisher
- Cinematronics, ReadySoft, Tec Toy, T&E Soft
- Released
- June 19, 1983
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 48 min main story
IGDB rating 6.3/10 from 48 ratings.
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