Daphne's attitude is so funny, it's as if so many knights have tried to rescue her, now she presents the key like a "Price is Right" item and reacts to the knight's moves like if it was part of a tv game show.

@deepfriedsammich

Жыл бұрын

That's the thing about watching countless hapless individuals die horrific and gruesome deaths while trying to save you. It screws with your head. The poor girl is messed up. :D

@zitools

Жыл бұрын

At least she seemed thankful for being saved...

@normadgarmez7026

Жыл бұрын

Well it is an 80s game and PD is telling the gamer/Dirk how to save her from the bad dragon.

@Halpin2006

Жыл бұрын

This game is now 40 years old! Seems cheesy, cliche, and even sexist. But like I said, it's now 40 years old! Also, the evil dragon dwells among lots of gold coins? Nice copycat of Smaug from The Hobbit! But don't worry Don Bluth, everyone still loves your work!

@piombenedetto61

Жыл бұрын

@@Halpin2006 🤡🤓

This princess got enough people killed to rival that goomba in the first Mario game.

@liamwilson7549

Жыл бұрын

Lmao

@Motown-1966

Жыл бұрын

😂

@bensimons4417

Жыл бұрын

And got more quarters than an entire laundry mat lol.

@nekoisbehindu

Жыл бұрын

the fappers from 80s

@diobrando-qv3uv

Жыл бұрын

@@nekoisbehindu ain't no way

I have a theory that she was never actually in danger. The way she reacts and gives insight makes me 100% believe she set all this up just to find someone brave or something. I mean the way the rooms are set up are less like a defensive castle and more like a step by step trial or labyrinth. I mean I know it's a video game, and the point is she's an object of fascination, but she is definitely too well put together to be in any kind of danger. That gold is hers and she uses it to play a sick game of suitors.

@ecto.astronomer6702

Жыл бұрын

congratulations, you have witnessed the unrealistic standards and fantasies when men write and describe women in pieces of fiction

@mjt1517

Жыл бұрын

@@ecto.astronomer6702 it’s just a game

@SeedsAndStuff

Жыл бұрын

Nah they factually do dum shit exactly as u described

@Bear0601

Жыл бұрын

@@ecto.astronomer6702 and the unrealistic standards and fantasies women expect men to go through just to get with them

@EveTheRaviolo

Жыл бұрын

@@Bear0601 and then you look at real life and you see men are expected the bare minimum in a relationship and still complain about it💀

R.I.P. Vera Pacheco, the voice behind Princess Daphne

@dOlli3cOutur3

Жыл бұрын

Really annoying voice actually

@josuefairy

Жыл бұрын

She's a over date time already cartoon games 80's

@universallz

Жыл бұрын

@@dOlli3cOutur3 who asked

@BotSpider

Жыл бұрын

@@dOlli3cOutur3 when you die I'll call you the most annoying dick head in the world

@Spookixo

Жыл бұрын

@@dOlli3cOutur3 ur so right tho

I don’t think I ever told a game to go do something physically impossible to itself more than I did Dragon’s Lair. I still feel like it owes me at least $100.

@dallasstuart5782

Жыл бұрын

most underrated comment ever!

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

My older brother and his buddy would play this after closing hours at the arcade that his buddy’s cousin managed, so they were able to use the same quarter (coin compartment unlocked), and a note pad with pen to write down each of the directional arrow commands to beat the game.

@Germanskill205

Жыл бұрын

@@princessmarlena1359 did they managed to beat it?

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

@@Germanskill205 yes

@aortaplatinum

Жыл бұрын

Same, some of this was absolute bullshit with the timing, even when you knew what to do. It's funny how you can tell how much of a novelty FMV games were- when Dragon's Lair first released kids were lined up, snaking through the entire arcade, then 9 years later when SEGA CD released and a bunch of companies dumped these weird experimental FMV games onto that platform and other CD based consoles, games LIKE Dragon's Lair, they were panned for being awful games, and mediocre movies. Kinda cool though how "movie games" have come around a lot since then, the first big one I remember was Metal Gear Solid, but of course there were others like it that just weren't very popular, stuff like Enemy Zero or D. And now there's games like Until Dawn and Detroit Become Human, finding a really great middle ground between a cinematically-presented story, and enjoyable gameplay where your decisions change the plot.

The Black Cauldron, the 80s Zelda cartoon, and Thumbelina all in one.

@BloodInTheStrawberries

Жыл бұрын

Holy shit, you're right-

@WULDORI

Жыл бұрын

I see Anastasia in Daphne’s face

@christopherrussell6055

Жыл бұрын

LINK MAH BOIIIIIIIIII

@thatonepanch

Жыл бұрын

Exactly what i was thinking. Monus the Zelda part

@xxCPTcmanxx

Жыл бұрын

I loved The Black Cauldron as a kid!

I've always liked Dragon's Lair for being a cartoon video game where everybody seems to kind of realize there's something less than completely serious about reality. And I've always kind of liked Princess Daphne for feeling like she's an in-game actress who knows exactly how stupid this role is and is treating the entire thing as a source for future audition material.

RIP to the first voice actress of Princess Daphne from Dragon's Lair for being a nice friend of Don Bluth that worked with him at Disney, Princess Daphne is even my number 1 female video game crush and hottest video game female of all-time.

@alkohallick2901

2 жыл бұрын

Vera Lanpher Pacheco

@LooneyCartoonMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@alkohallick2901 I know who I am talking about.

@steamlorepremium8185

2 жыл бұрын

Ok you are disgusting

@alkohallick2901

2 жыл бұрын

@@LooneyCartoonMan So why didn't you mention her by name if you "know who you're talking about"??

@LooneyCartoonMan

2 жыл бұрын

@@alkohallick2901 Well everybody else does, why can't I?

God, I hope Don Bluth doesn't die before he turns Dragon's Lair into a full movie...

@litigioussociety4249

Жыл бұрын

That movie's not happening anymore. They made their pitch for it, and couldn't get any major investors or studios to back it. It was a real shame, because a lot of fans donated a lot of money to that campaign.

@PeachWookiee

Жыл бұрын

I thought Netflix was going for it…

@litigioussociety4249

Жыл бұрын

@@PeachWookiee Apparently, there as talk of a live action adaptation on Netflix, but that's not the full-length, animated movie that people supported on Indiegogo.

@litigioussociety4249

Жыл бұрын

@Koriander Yander It was a laserdisc game that had interactive gameplay. Either you give the right command, and proceed toward the ending, or the wrong command, and Dirk dies in one of many different ways. The death scenes actually account for most of the animation that had to be produced. The game had a sequel, Time Warp, and a spin-off Space Ace. As well, some other game companies produced similar content like Mad Dog McCree.

@Loboviajero198

Жыл бұрын

Don't say God in vane, please.

3:00 Once Dirk rescues Daphne, he'll use HIS magic sword.

@MurilloMoraes-xq2zh

Жыл бұрын

😂😂

@doctorh.m.l4727

Жыл бұрын

Yes he will...... he he he he he

@Kuudere_Fanboy

Жыл бұрын

Lucky bastard

@nispelsm

Жыл бұрын

And he did, over and over and over again ... have you seen the brood they had at the start of Dragon's Lair 2?

@gregjames5439

Жыл бұрын

Right

Dragon: I wonder if I should get rid of this sword that can kill me ... Nah. I'm sure it'll be fine.

@Klaaism

Жыл бұрын

Afterall only a worthy hero can pull it from this gem... and it looks really nice by that pile of gold.

@_Iso_X

Жыл бұрын

American: I wonder if I should get rid of this gun that could kill me... no, I'm sure it'll be fine Humanity: I wonder if I should get rid of this pollution that could kill me... no, I'm sure it'll be fine There are plenty of exemple in fact

Meanwhile, Danny from game grumps deadass kept dying because he was distracted by her.😂😂😂

@billywashere6965

Жыл бұрын

If there was a remake they would make sure they would make her distractingly ugly, or an overweight carpet cleaner instead.

@sabsab878

Жыл бұрын

Can’t blame him

@_mensis

Жыл бұрын

he just like me fr

I never noticed before but her hair tufts up on the sides to look kind of like elf or anime girl ears. Nice touch and way ahead of its time.

@ftniceberg874

Жыл бұрын

Anime is for degenerate losers.

Dragon's Lair. The coin guzzler of it's time That sword sheathing bit @ 0:52 was badass looking like how a Samurai would sheath his katana stylishly

Now that's a princess worth fighting for. OH MY! Threw a lot of my allowance at that gal. The game was revolutionary in its time, and only the big arcades could get it (they had the traffic to make it worth having). What an era that was. Pure awesomeness in video games.

@rickrocks007

Жыл бұрын

It was so different from every other game. It foreshadowed the end of the arcade era. Imitators multiplied, crowded out the classic games. Then before long it's Leisure Suit Larry and the day is done.

@michaelt5988

Жыл бұрын

I remember it was the loudest game, and was right in front of the gate to the arcade....people used to stand around and watch other people play!

@theprinceoftides6836

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelt5988 yup. Good Times.

Spent, hours, days, weeks, months completing this in the local arcade....memories, sweet memories!!

I'm a damsel. I'm in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day. - Megara, Hercules (1997) You saved my life. That means that you're responsible for me. - Elliot, Open Season (2006)

This game makes Cuphead seem like therapy

NGL this deserved to be an animated movie with all these cutscenes

It’s nice to see that men of culture got gigs back then that are still recognized to this day.

@hiramesensei3112

Жыл бұрын

culture is eternal

@moomiira

Жыл бұрын

what does this mean 😭

@nathanielbking8882

Жыл бұрын

@@moomiira game recognizes game

Daphne's parents wanted to make sure she only married the best possible nobleman in the kingdom, so they had her live in a castle full of treasure (treasure that was for her and her future husband's kingdom), then they bought a dragon from a wizzard, probably Merlin, to act as a guard dog for Daphne and the treasure. The dragon would kill all who were not strong or smart enough to slay him, but Daphne was never in any danger as the dragon's job was to protect her. Then finally the bravest and wisest of all the knights in the kingdom killed the dragon and thus passed the test set down by Daphne's parents. And the knight didn't just save Daphne, he also removed a magic sword from a large diamond, this sword was likely Excalibur. It can therfore be argued that Daphne's father is/was King Arthur and in his old age had set up the entire Dragon's Lair quest simply as a way to find the man who could remove the sword by virtue and thus inherit the kingdom and marry his daughter. This also explains why there is so much magic in the quest as King Arthur was friends with Merli likely helped build all the magic puzzles.

Played this at Chuck E Cheese in my youth...lasted about two minutes each time. Though that was longer than I would have lasted with the Princess at that age

@decristal48

Жыл бұрын

Gross Real but gross

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

Princess Daphne would say “You were just a boy, then. Now you’re a MAN, right?” 😉

@wintercolt237

Жыл бұрын

@@decristal48 V1rg1n:

@decristal48

Жыл бұрын

@@wintercolt237 That's an insult for you, right? Weirdo xd

@wintercolt237

Жыл бұрын

@@decristal48 No, I mean that no man listens to you, v1rg1n 😂😂😂

Daphne’s hair looks like Thumbelina’s

@tera1692

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the same guy worked on them both

@Wolfie_Silver

Жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one who noticed.

Rest in peace my Princess Daphne... :(...

@djmarsone5209

Жыл бұрын

🙏😕

@princessmarlena1359

Жыл бұрын

💐

@princesspeachfan100

Жыл бұрын

😔

Definitely a groundbreaking game, with an excellent iconic damsel-in-distress character.

Daphne: Save Me, Save Me, Save Me Player: Nope, go save yourself.

@Larsgman

Жыл бұрын

Player: oops outta quarters

@stephanierayside2272

Жыл бұрын

Hello!she still trap that glass ball and she can't get out.

@SR71ABCD

Жыл бұрын

@@stephanierayside2272 she's not going anywhere then, she is safe.

@normadgarmez7026

Жыл бұрын

Daphne: I'm sorry, but I wasn't asking you, I was telling you. 😡 Player: Yes ma'am right away 😯 Daphne: Splendid 😊... Now save me.

She’s so saucy and cute! I love her voice. I’d save her! 😁

I wish we could go back to this animation.

I just heard of her passing. So sad because Daphne is a tie with Chel from Road to El Dorado for the hottest chicks ever! If I had to save both of them I would be beyond dead.

i'm given the impression that this is an elaborate setup between the dragon and daphne given her tone and whatnot

"Seeeve me!" When I first played this game, it was in a CD-ROM multimedia pack we got on sale at the department store. It was the 320x200 very pixellated MS-DOS port. We were pretty stoked that it was essentially a cartoon that you were playing through, even though it was obviously brutal and very short sequences to enjoy before you had to frantically press something. But there were many funny moments that my brothers and I remember. My youngest brother's favourite bit was when the king lizard thing donks Dirk on the head and he goes "Hmph!"

I have always loved this game. I remember spending all day one summer on my old Xbox 360 trying to complete it and when I finally did, I unlocked the little helmet for my Xbox avatar and equipped it immediately. I was so proud

2:03-2:15 Is this how a drunk and/or high person talks like. It sounds to me like Daphne isn't taking her situation seriously which leads me to wonder if she's sober.

Love how daphne is almost turned on by the fact that she needs to be saved

This was the 1st game available in the UK using the 'new' laser-disc tec. Was only available in arcades, seen in the UK coming up for the mid 80s. This was before cd discs were a thing here too, they weren't really available here until 80s end. Imagine going from 80s Donkey Kong, Pac man, Tron, etc, to this. Was news worthy at the time.

Her voice is on godly terrifying. The knight is kinda ugly. But in all fairness, the animation for this game is fantastic. I wish they had made a movie out of this with a more complicated plot. It would have been a masterpiece.

She's no doubt a princess worth saving from a dragon

Don Bluth is my favorite animator of all time!!!!

@bigneiltoo

11 ай бұрын

You'd probably like the movie Heavy Metal (1982). Similar animation style.

@kittycake713

11 ай бұрын

@@bigneiltoo cool I’ve actually been meaning to watch that, I can’t tell if the story actually sounds good or bad but I’m a sucker for good animation

@bigneiltoo

11 ай бұрын

@@kittycake713 Heavy Metal (1981) is a bunch of short cartoon stories that loosely tie together. Different artists did each segment. One appears like Don Bluth but I only see him in the credits of the 2000 remake (not nearly as good).

Had this game. Could never finish it. So am glad I found this. 👍😊

Welcome to dark souls owned and produced by Disney

I recognise this from stranger things

@alkohallick2901

2 жыл бұрын

Do you?

I could never survive this game long enough to see any of this broad...

Remember this was a kids game and Daphne was dressed like that.

@slothguy5946

4 ай бұрын

That's exactly the reason why she was dressed like that, to motivate boys to toss their money in arcade machines as much as they could afford. And it worked 🤣

3:07 dirk is about to have the longest most intense sword battle of his entire god damn life

I remember when this came out, I was 10 years old going on 11. Going from Space Invaders, Pacman, and Donkey Kong to this was a huge deal. This was the first game I remember that was 50 cent to play instead of a quarter.

if you played this at the arcade you were either rich, or a complete masochist, because at 50 cents a pop, it was an expensive learning curve.

@theprinceoftides6836

Жыл бұрын

Tru Dat.

Hotter than Jessica Rabbit

@ftniceberg874

Жыл бұрын

Well Jessica wasn't bad...She was just drawn that way 🤣

Apparently, it's cold in that crystal ball.

The best upright video game ever from the 1980s . Rock on!!!!!

Great video brings back memories, thank you.

gotta love that Star Wars blaster sound effect they used - made by recording someone smacking a metal support cable attached to a radio tower - how ingenious.

❤ Daphne

Одна из легендарных видеоигр 80х , Дон Блут Гений ! Жаль что в свое время не вышел полнометражный анимационный фильм с элементами рисованной и компьютерной анимации ...

There's a certain magic to 1980s fantasy that's lost on our current generation. Everything is so cookie cutter and clean now. Dragon's lair is so simple. Yet complex and fun.

@Unregistered.HyperCam.2

7 ай бұрын

1980s fantasy was inspired by Conan the Barbarian, Fafhrd & Gray Mouser, Tolkien presented in a fashion that was far more nuanced in scope compared to the Peter Jackson films, etc., where most characters were normal people, and he most powerful were simply "heroes." Fantasy for the current generation is based on 80s & 90s fantasy with superhero-level powers mixed in as the norm, not the exception.

Get the girl? That's a worthy dragon quest if there ever was one

Played this many times at the arcade won a lot

One of the hardest games of all time.

Best looking video game ever

Oh man I am so old. I remember the cartoons of this game. This was actually not bad it came along Space Ace the Sci Fi Version.

@richardadams4928

Жыл бұрын

Defender of justice, truth, and the planet Earth! I had the movie poster until quite recently.

@rickcoona8368

Жыл бұрын

playthrough of *"SPACE ACE"* kzread.info/dash/bejne/fpNhpMZxobnKh9o.html

Dam! Where's your dress princess?

God Bless Vera Lanpher Pacheco. she did a wonderful Job voicing Princess Daphne.

Omg...not sure how tbis got my feed but i spent hours and so many quarters at my local Aladins Castle back in the day. I never got to the end. But i still loved playin. A tru classic.

I both wanted to smooch princess Daphne and wanted a dress that sparkled like that as a kid. 😅

@ftniceberg874

Жыл бұрын

Search for the movie Legend and look for the dancing dress scene...I'm sure you would appreciate the character played by Mia Sara.

Absolutely amazing!

The 70s actually had a 2 dimensionally animated game. 2D!! And animated by no less than the all time awesome Don Bluth. Unbelievable.

Man this game got on both me and my bro nerves lol but couldn't stop playing

It’s like a mix between Thumbelina, Sword and the Stone, & Dungeons & Dragons 😂 I had no clue this existed, but it would be a cool movie.

Fun fact: Anyone who actually got to the end of this game is extravagantly down bad.

how this still has yet to become a movie blows me away - i know they tried but still - they have been sitting on our treasure of quarters for decades!!! lol

I used to own this game on PC. Came out on CDs. It was also one of the very first laser disc games in the arcades.

damn must be so cold in that lair

I pumped so many rolls of quarters into this game when it first hit the arcades.

Dark souls before dark souls.

@tokiwartooth4404

Жыл бұрын

You are maidenless. Rescue the maiden.

Sometimes when she says “save me” 🐭 it sounds like “BABY !”

I feel like 'slay the dragon with the sword' is a euphemism

1983: Woman: save me! 2022: Woman: I can save myself.

@djmarsone5209

Жыл бұрын

Oh C'mon, 😉

@Kissfan96dr

Жыл бұрын

and then proceeds to fail miserably without the governments' help.

I've always loved the name Daphne for some reason ever since I saw scooby doo. One of the cutest girl names to me.

her endless ooh!s when hes fighting the dragon crack me up

I remember when this game first hit the arcade in the 80's. There would be at least 5-10 people just standing there waiting to play or just watching. It was the centerpiece in the arcade. First game you saw as you came in the door. No one had ever seen anything like it.

@slothguy5946

4 ай бұрын

​@breadandcircuses8127 "desperate losers"? Dude, they were kids

Possibly the greatest boss battle in videogaming history. Almost certainly the greatest payoff.

@bigneiltoo

11 ай бұрын

I agree. You had to pay 50 cents a game and start from the beginning. It took about 30 minutes.

@richardadams4928

11 ай бұрын

@@bigneiltoo Truly.. But totally worth it to get that kiss at the end. And, of course, Dragon's Lair II showed evidence that she would prove to be, uh, GENEROUS with her obvious charms. "Do it for the children" indeed!

I always loved this animation.

I played this game in 1984! Spent a grip of quarters trying to get past the first couple of levels

Good God I can feel the frustration this game used to induce.

I hope we get the Dragon’s Lair Games on Steam Someday

@dainumo

Жыл бұрын

This one is on Steam.

2:50 Thought this was a Zelda reference when I first played.

Loved this game growing up... 🙏

feminist would absolutely hate this video.

@TuxEarth

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget beta males like @David cll

Иногда бывают такие принцессы, что думаешь "Зачем дракона зарубил? Такая милая была зверушка"

Will always be my favorite arcade game. Space Ace, naturally, is a close #2.....

O.k. now it's starting to make sense to me now. This is the reason why I'm into Blondes. Princess Daphne was my 1st crush. Then Princess Peach I've been recusing princess most of my life. Luck for me my wife of 24 years is blonde with blue eyes.

@TuxEarth

Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, considering my woman of nearly 10 years reminds me so much of Princess Daisy.

That voice right there was something else

very nice

Damn She is special

Beauties like Daphne will be extinct with how things are going. I am going to miss the days.

@princesspeachfan100

Жыл бұрын

Look what they did to Peach in the Mario movie who she was originally EXACTLY like, they made her strong and confident like Daisy defending herself, sadly in today’s world (at least in movies), no way Daphne would be like this, even if the DL movie was actually made, apparently she was gonna be more than an airhead, (and probably lead up to this at some point..)

@swefress

Жыл бұрын

@@princesspeachfan100 Well who knows. I respected the idea how princess peach was the damsel in distress. It was just a character trait of hers. I don't understand why people have to reflect on fantasy characters so much thinking it's how the world views women or something. Women (as well as men) are dynamic and unique. Everyone is different. Just as there are women who are damsels to be protected, there are those that aren't. Just like there are men who are strong and confident knights in armour, there are those who are insecure and timid who only wants a hug to night cry before they sleep. And I think that is ok. Idk, each to their own. Everyone can like what they want. Which means I can like what I like too. It harms nobody.

@princesspeachfan100

Жыл бұрын

@@swefress Oh me too, and then there’s people like “if they made her that way, that would be boring” or “Glad she isn’t a damsel in distress, it’s really getting old..” and I’m just like that’s literally part of her character! Why change that?

@swefress

Жыл бұрын

@@princesspeachfan100 Because that's the world we live in now. "change the old, in with the new" instead of "in with the new". It's like if we were wrong before or something.

@princesspeachfan100

Жыл бұрын

@@swefress Oh I know, people who actually like that Peach don’t know her character… She can fight and everything in spin-offs, but I think that has to do with that she’s playable, not apart of her actual character giving her a personality change for the movie where she feels and acts more like Daisy in certain scenes…

The memories, the quarters!

I often have nightmares like this.

Wow I’m seeing a lot themes and visual elements that I also remember in Zelda ocarina of time.

ух какая принцесса 🤩

Man it's been 40 years since the released... Kids who first played these are 50 by now

The best princess