Dragon's Lair for NES

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Dragon's Lair

Online version of Dragon's Lair for NES. Dragon's Lair features the hero, "Dirk the Daring", attempting to rescue "Princess Daphne" from the evil dragon Singe holed up in a wizard's castle. The screen shows animated scenes, and the player executes an action by selecting a direction or pressing the sword button with correct timing. The comedy of the game stemmed from not only the bizarre looking creatures and death scenes, but the fact that while Dirk was a skilled knight...

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Released in

1983

Publisher

Merit Software

Developer

Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media, Inc.

Platforms

Arcade (1983), Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum (1986), PC DOS, Amiga, Atari ST (1989), NES, Game Boy, Macintosh (1990), SNES (1992), Sega CD, 3DO (1993), GBC, PS2 (2000), Windows, Xbox (2001)

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Online emulated version of Dragon's Lair was originally developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), an 8-bit third-generation home video game cartridge-based console produced by Nintendo, first released in Japan as the Family Computer (commonly known as the Famicom) in 1983. The NES, a face-lifted version, was released internationally in the following years. The NES featured a number of groundbreaking games, such as the platform game Super Mario Bros, the action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda and the action game Metroid. As one of the best-selling gaming consoles of its time, the NES helped revitalize the US video game industry following the video game crash of 1983.

The game controller used for both the NES and the Famicom features an oblong brick-like design with a simple four button layout: two round buttons labeled `A` and `B`, a `START` button, and a `SELECT` button. Additionally, the controllers utilize the cross-shaped joypad, designed by Nintendo employee Gunpei Yokoi, for Nintendo Game & Watch systems, to replace the bulkier joysticks on earlier gaming consoles' controllers.