Looks like you've got some Wikipedia editing to do!Originally Posted by Bojay1997
Looks like you've got some Wikipedia editing to do!
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Review below ... after an hour or so with the game, Digital Press can consider itself #1 in the world on the global leaderboard for Dragon's Lair.
I'll work to maintain that FOR THE GLORY OF OUR FORUMS!!!
*UPDATE* The current top 10 appears to be the first 10 users who achieved the maximum alowable score in Dragon's Lair, of which I was not one of (I was a day, possibly a few hours even, short of that goal) ... but to my surprise MJongo (who clarified for me that the score could only be achieved on easy) turned out to be a DP member: Mingy Jongo!
Nice job Mingy J, we're still #1 in the world!
OK. Review time.
Ladies, gentlemen, critics of Digital Leisure LLC and laser disc enthusiasts of all ages, this may very well be the ultimate edition of Dragon's Lair.
*All of the boards are in tact, un-edited. Authentic standard (on easy) and challenging (on hard) dip-switch move-sets present.
*Authentic audio chimes and buzzes.
*Level branching seems to be authentic after multiple play-throughs.
*BEAUTIFUL RESOLUTION with minimal distortion getting it out to full screen w/o letterboxing.
*Super-cool "arcade monitor" skin (lol, scary looking ghosting on Dirk's face in that picture!).
*Global top 10 leaderboard (. I was bumped from the top 10 before I achieved the maximum allowable score of 427,469 but at least we were #1 on day one!)
*Trophy Support with some very cool goals (including obtaining the maximum possible score of 427,469)
*Functional arcade cabinet for HOME personal space
Like most modern releases of Dragon's Lair, you can turn off the move instructions and set the number of lives (3, 5, or infinte).
If I have one tiny niggling gripe it's that there's no feature to simulate the blanking between levels while the Laser Disc searches and cues up the next level.
Everything else is beautiful. You can NOT go wrong for $10.
Last edited by Frankie_Says_Relax; 11-28-2010 at 07:37 PM.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
wow that collection looks amazing
i'm thinking of getting this game from PSN.. never actually played the original game but it always looked appealing to me
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Yeah, wish it was mine. Sadly it's not. It's some fan's personal collection from an old Joystiq article.wow that collection looks amazing
i'm thinking of getting this game from PSN.. never actually played the original game but it always looked appealing to me
I have a lot of the home versions, but not all of them.
I do own an actual marquee from the original arcade machine, but due to its shape (see the picture of the cabinet above) it's tough to display on a wall like a regular flat marquee.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Don't mess with Esh!
Esh is Space Ace's gay cousin. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
Seriously, listen to him!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qEJnskSYgg
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
To be fair, a couple of those releases (like the classic GB and SNES games) can hardly be said to resemble the arcade version.
"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge." --Bertrand Russel (attributed)
True, and agreed, but they're on the Wiki so I included them.
There are probably more like 40 or so attempts at traditional ports of the arcade version.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Methinks that leaderboard picture on the first page should be updated
Last edited by Mingy Jongo; 11-28-2010 at 05:03 AM.
Omg I actually have a reason to login to Home! ...lol
Btw that's awesome and i'm going to buy this now, all the arcade features has sold me.
Yeah. I was a day late getting my perfect score (which I do have - thanks to some help from you!) on the table. The 10 on the list now are the 1st 10 to achieve that. Whether or not there will ever be any room for anybody else is up to Digital Leisure.Methinks that leaderboard picture on the first page should be updated
Last edited by Frankie_Says_Relax; 11-28-2010 at 07:38 PM.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Y'know, Castle of Caglistro is on Blu-Ray now. I wonder how feasible it would be to use it as the basis of a frame-accurate fanmade remaster of Cliff Hanger?
"There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge." --Bertrand Russel (attributed)
Well, they'd need to do a few things.
Cliff Hanger primarily used Castle of Cagliostro, but it also had scenes from the 1st theatrical Lupin film Rupan Sansei: Rupan tai Kurōn (Lupin: The Mystery of Mamo). The driving sequence with Lupin in his red convertible and the helicopter and the iconic hanging scene used for the death sequence.
While that is on DVD, I'm not sure if it's on Blu Ray.
Additionally, the voice actors/dub and dialog used in Cliff Hanger is not the one that's used in the official US DVD/Blu-Ray release for Castle of Cagliostro ...
so, I suppose a frame-by-frame remaster would be possible for Daphne, but they'd have to get the Mystery of Mamo scenes in there too and they'd have to use the original audio tracks from Cliff Hanger.
That would probably entail a decent amount of work. I'm sure it's possible, whether or not anybody is willing is another story.
Last edited by Frankie_Says_Relax; 11-30-2010 at 09:31 AM.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Space Ace on PSN Today!
After the downright fantastic job they did with the PSN version of Dragon's Lair see this thread: http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?t=149356 , I'll be snagging Space Ace later this evening.
Expecting more greatness from Digital Leisure (man, if you asked me if I'd be saying that 10 years ago I'd have lol'ed) and I assume it'll have the same bells/whistles as their PSN release of Dragon's Lair (1080p, optional arcade monitor skin/effect, leaderboards, PlayStation Home Arcade Cabinet, etc.).
Will be sure to report back regarding overall quality.
Last edited by Frankie_Says_Relax; 02-22-2011 at 10:26 AM.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
What's the price?
Proud owner of a Neo 25 Neo Geo Candy Cab!
Should be $9.99, same as Dragon's Lair, which would subsequently make the total package of Dragon's Lair, Space Ace and Dragon's Lair 2 on PSN the same as the MSRP on the Wii Collection IF they release Dragon's Lair II on PSN (all signs seem to be trending to that).
Last edited by Frankie_Says_Relax; 02-22-2011 at 11:18 AM.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Please post your thoughts as I would like to buy it if it is good.
Moved to top post.
Last edited by Frankie_Says_Relax; 06-03-2011 at 09:46 AM.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
Merged the Dragon's Lair/Space Ace PSN thread and updated to include some info on DL II Time Warp.
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
BUMP BUMP
Dragon's Lair II and Space Ace are on sale for $4.99 on PSN this week!
"And the book says: 'We may be through with the past, but the past ain't through with us.'"
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