![]() The task at hand is to rescue the Fair Princess Daphne, who has been kidnapped by Singe the Dragon and carted off to his castle. The object of the game apparently is to take on the role of dashing knight Dirk The Daring, a man blessed with such an excruciating range of facial snarls that it's almost a relief when he's ripped to shreds by bats or gobbled up by giant pools of bubbling blue slime. Now, with the original footage restored, it looks even better than ever, but is a victim of maddeningly disjointed action which simply fails to keep the player's attention. When the original game first appeared, the general consensus was that Bluth's animators had spent so much time and effort making it tip-top in the looks department, that they forgot to include anything remotely resembling interesting gameplay. ![]() Unfortunately, it's a move which can only be described as utterly pointless. #MAXIMUS ARCADE EMULATOR DRAGONS LAIR PC#This fantasy adventure romp, featuring animated graphics from American Tail supremo, Don Bluth, was first glimpsed as a coin-op almost as far back as the invention of money, and has since drifted around in various console and pc guises before finally arriving on cd-rom. You also discover, in true adventurer fashion, an assortment of goodies, like shields, 1-ups, weapons, and coins. In one hand, you carry your trusty sword in the other, an assortment of Dragon-slaying items, such as Axes (very weak), Knives (better), and Shurikens (the best). As Dirk, wind your way through Mordroc's castle by fighting across the embattlements, into the interior, and finally into the rank, reptilian bowels of the castle. Dirk must battle through five Stages with 25 levels of nail-biting, sword-swinging 100 action in search of his beloved Daphne, who's been kidnapped by the evil Mordroc. In this alternating two-player game, you recreate the role of Dirk the Daring. If you're having trouble finding the right exits on dungeon levels (there are sometimes more than one), try to drop all the way to the floor and look for water. If Dirk isn't careful, he'll end up doing the Camelot trot right off the ledge. Beware of the boiling battlement pots! The ground around them is very slippery. ![]()
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