So, back in the 80's, there was a new kind of arcade game, called Dragon's Lair. Instead of traditional gameplay such as shoot em ups or beat em ups, it was an animated movie that you follow along with.
If you've heard of it, you can probably recall it resembles a Disney movie, that's because it was written by none other than Don Bluth, who worked for Disney at the time.
Anyway, if you haven't heard of it, here's how it works: Your character is Dirk the Daring, a paranoid knight who is after the rescue of princess Daphne, his soon-to-be wife, who is captured by a dragon in the castle. A short movie will be played, and when something is about to happen, you'll hear a sound effect followed by a gold flash somewhere in the room; your task is to press the right direction or button when it appears to continue the movie. If not, a death screen appears.
The original game didn't really do too much of the "flashes in the room" gimmick, at least not until the sequel, Time Warp. This time, Daphne is captured by Mordroc the wizard, and Dirk chases him through different time periods to pursue Daphne. This game is notorious for being more difficult than the first game, as button prompts are faster and more well-placed, but this one introduces a new gimmick; throughout each movie sequence, there are "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" treasures that appear somewhere in the level. If you press towards the treasure, Dirk will stop time to collect it. Collecting them all achieves the best ending.
I personally love this game, and Space Ace as well, but I find Space Ace to be more difficult. My favorite in the series is Time Warp.
Ah, you gotta love nostalgia, eh?
If you've heard of it, you can probably recall it resembles a Disney movie, that's because it was written by none other than Don Bluth, who worked for Disney at the time.
Anyway, if you haven't heard of it, here's how it works: Your character is Dirk the Daring, a paranoid knight who is after the rescue of princess Daphne, his soon-to-be wife, who is captured by a dragon in the castle. A short movie will be played, and when something is about to happen, you'll hear a sound effect followed by a gold flash somewhere in the room; your task is to press the right direction or button when it appears to continue the movie. If not, a death screen appears.
The original game didn't really do too much of the "flashes in the room" gimmick, at least not until the sequel, Time Warp. This time, Daphne is captured by Mordroc the wizard, and Dirk chases him through different time periods to pursue Daphne. This game is notorious for being more difficult than the first game, as button prompts are faster and more well-placed, but this one introduces a new gimmick; throughout each movie sequence, there are "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" treasures that appear somewhere in the level. If you press towards the treasure, Dirk will stop time to collect it. Collecting them all achieves the best ending.
I personally love this game, and Space Ace as well, but I find Space Ace to be more difficult. My favorite in the series is Time Warp.
Ah, you gotta love nostalgia, eh?
