Unless you were around in 83 you just can not understand how mind blowing this arcade game was when it first appeared in your local arcade. Just imagine that all you know is Donkey Kong and Pac Man. Then all the sudden you see a machine with ten people standing around it and a TV monitor on top of the machine so everyone can see the screen. You Look up and you see what looks like a Saturday Morning cartoon and you ask the guy standing there " what is this?" "Is he actually playing the cartoon?" There was just NOTHING else even close to Dragons Lair at the time it came out. It's was always being played and there was always a crowd of people around it. Five guys would play and get killed immediately and then someone would step up who knew what to do and everyone would watch and cheer when he finally saved the princess. Its was really an awesome sight to see. It was also the first arcade game I personally remember paying more then a quarter to play. Some places it was actually 75 cents or a full dollar. It was also the only arcade game that I was actually afraid to go near. Lol. I was only 5 or 6 and the way Dirk looked when he finally died , all green with that rotten look on his face, I wouldnt even go up the row that it was in at first. But it was so amazing looking that I had to overcome my fear and play it. Over comming that fear lead to Dragons Lair being my favorite Arcade Game of all time and pumping in more money then I care to remember but it was worth it. The jump from Pac man to Dragons Lair was like the Jump from 8bit Nintendo to Sony PlayStation. Greatest game ever but I really think you had to be there and experience it to understand what I'm talking about

@outdoorscholar6016

2 жыл бұрын

I got a chance to play it at a local arcade that’s dedicated to having various games from the 80s to the 2000s, and I don’t even think I made it past the first room! People weren’t kidding when they said this was the hardest arcade!

@luvmenow33

Жыл бұрын

@@outdoorscholar6016 it's not that it's the hardest arcade game ever it's just that you have to watch it first to have some idea of what's going on and from there it's trial and error you're going to die a bunch the first dozen times you play it but as you play on and begin to realize which way to go in certain rooms and what to do you will get better and better but even when you know every button push and joystick move necessary for every room you still have to have the timing down which wasn't the easiest thing in the world either

@kelvinnguyen6048

Жыл бұрын

Always walked past this game haha 😂. Looked interesting though. Little outdated by the time I was in the arcades.

@kissmy_butt1302

Жыл бұрын

I remember when it was featured on 60 Minutes. There are a handful of scenes that were in a demo but never made the game. One was Dirk walks into a cavern and a one eyed demon throws a knife at him.

@oddish4352

Жыл бұрын

I remember. I was about 11 or 12, and I was gobsmacked.

The princess's voice crack when she says "Save me!" tho.

@clayton4887

3 жыл бұрын

I’m trying to get the puh!

Ah, this transports me back to that old 80's arcade room as a 12 y/o playing this game with sweaty palms and a crowd of kids over my shoulder... good times

Growing up when arcades were the only source of electronic entertainment, I cannot tell you how many times I saw those death scenes on Dragons Lair. And how many quarters I pumped into that slot. Different world then.

I feel so bad for this guy. He has go through all these traps just to save one woman.

@nikkijo9999

3 жыл бұрын

You gotta risk it to get the biscuit

@luvmenow33

3 жыл бұрын

They do end up having like 15 kids so I guess it was worth it. In fact now that I think about it the most amazing part of DL 2 was that the princess had that many kids and still looked amazing! Lol

@Jessebonnie

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, i could confirm that he's the only knight left after too many knights has been killed.

@ALIMATT123

3 жыл бұрын

she kinda bad tho ngl

@luvmenow33

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikkijo9999 LMAO! 😂

7:26 Funniest Scream Ever!

17:59 Perfectly cut screams

@jaythebillz9543

4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why it’s not in a perfectly cut screams compilation.

Yeah, if I saw how she was acting when she was telling you about the key around the dragon's neck, I'd be super sus.

@giudemarcesardasilvacesar1109

3 жыл бұрын

DEATH BLOOM

@dynamitestalker4219

Жыл бұрын

She was definitely doing some extramarital stuff with the dragon

When Dirk dies, he gets very pissed at you!

@were1974

6 жыл бұрын

For not getting his women? Stay as bones Dirk :P

@ElifSinim

6 жыл бұрын

"Yo, this motherfucka mad at me. Fuck you!" -DashieXP

@Psycho9263

6 жыл бұрын

He's not pissed, he's disgusted.

@wii1245

5 жыл бұрын

Psycho9263 that look on his face will make any gamers say, "Sorry, Dirk. I fucked up."

@w1ndgeneral226

3 жыл бұрын

"Me? You're the one who died."

Every time Dirk dies he has that same energy that Space Ace had when he said "Oh wow, I've been hit."

What a game. What a concept. When this came out, our local arcade had 2 of them with giant TVs (for the time) on top of them because so many people were trying to watch. My friend Robbie was the 1st person in our area to beat the game. I was like 5th.

4:48 YOU LUCKY SON OF A BEACH

@collinerror4350

16 күн бұрын

It really not that hard all you have to do is wait for him to crouch down and then you can go

@xyablethecoolpersoniglol6595

16 күн бұрын

True

@collinerror4350

16 күн бұрын

@@xyablethecoolpersoniglol6595 hey quick question if you play the game on Xbox or any other console have you tried playing the game with no arrows showing you where to go ?

@xyablethecoolpersoniglol6595

16 күн бұрын

@@collinerror4350 what???

@collinerror4350

16 күн бұрын

@@xyablethecoolpersoniglol6595 I’m asking if you play this game

I just keep watching these. I can't stop. this game was like magic when I was a kid.

@were1974

7 жыл бұрын

It was ported to alot of systems in the day. It was, how you say it, "da bomb" :p.

@The3dude

4 жыл бұрын

@@were1974 Bro I never expected to find you here🤣

@luvmenow33

3 жыл бұрын

There was nothing like the first time we saw Dragons Lair as a kid was there?

5:08 - notice how the level is at an angle. 7:02 - shows a staircase that wasn't in the actual level. 12:03 - "DRINK ME" turns to "EAT ME" in reference from Alice In Wonderland - Drink Me made her shrink and Eat Me made her grow large. It's also the achievement for PS3/Xbox 360/Steam called "Eat Me"

@tyshaunmiles1973

4 жыл бұрын

That's because "Dragon's Lair" was originally supposed to be more of a "choose your own adventure" type game (similar to "Thayer's Quest" released by co-creator Rick Dyer in 1984), way more ambitious than it ended up being. When they did a focus group a few months in, it did not test well. Bluth had the idea to streamline it into a right move/wrong move game. That's why "Space Ace" and DL II play straight forward.

11:54 => Xbox 360 achievement : Waste your last live in the Drink Me Scene and watch with attention XD

I still have this game for SegaCD in my basement. It's been over 20 years since I played this and I only got as far as after the opening bridge when I stopped playing it.

7:25 Funniest scream😂😂😂

@rubenfarias738

5 жыл бұрын

Oooooooooowwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

@luvmenow33

3 жыл бұрын

Lol. There are some really good ones. I wish there was footage of the guy playing Dirk doing all those screams. He never talks right? I know he says Ut Oh a few times but thats it I believe.

7:48 best

2:21 Laughing

5:33 I am squished

9:28-9:45 I can't stop laughing at his screams

@williansondospassossilva5808

5 жыл бұрын

Noah Davidson or at 6:12 too

@dernvader6876

5 жыл бұрын

Yah, I love the squeals...!

@rubenfarias738

5 жыл бұрын

I was so laughing so hard I can't breath

@Sweetroll_Wolfie

5 жыл бұрын

13:19 is a gem. xD

@sharkytheepicshark8309

5 жыл бұрын

Ikr 😂😂😂

17:59 perfectly cut scream before they were famous :3

5:20 Don't touch it!

That has to be huge back in the day for an arcade game.

11:54 when thanos snaps his fingers

@ochsj1971

5 жыл бұрын

Look in the background at 12:03. There is a loaf of bread with a knife in it and a sign "eat me."

@danielmusprime1966

5 жыл бұрын

J Ochs omg... a goof!!

@Jackson-9mk

2 ай бұрын

Imagine That Potion Could Have Teleported Dirk That Could Be Great But Thanos Had To Ruin It

@Jackson-9mk

2 ай бұрын

@@ochsj1971That Might Turn The Drinker Into One Of The Spectres/ Crypt Creeps

So watching this just confirms that no home version of Dragon's Lair has ever truly represented the arcade version accurately. There were far more mirrored scenes than we see here- the second version of the river rapids scene should be reversed, instead of being an exact duplicate.

16:44 Awww they wanted a friend

11:10 lizard

Great image quality thanks !

@were1974

5 жыл бұрын

thank you

Nothing is safe in that castle!

@wii1245

5 жыл бұрын

Mr.GreatWhite not even Peach!

Fantastic job guys!!

This poor Squire is having one hell of a bad day.

I remember seeing it on TV but I never got a chance to play it.

The monkey noises Dirk makes in a lot of these deaths feel like they're reminding the player just how ridiculous everything actually is. XD

game ate SO many quarters back in the day

I remember when it was featured on 60 Minutes. There are a handful of scenes that were in a demo but never made the game. One was Dirk walks into a cavern and a one eyed demon throws a knife at him. The other you get to see the original setup in the death scene at 18:01. Originally you had a choice to go left, straight or right. Left took you took you to the mud men which is still in the game. Straight was kept in the game. Go right and Dirk had to time some rocks that would go up and down out of the water with squid arms poking out. I never heard why these scenes previewed never made the final game.

When this came this was the original film along with Space Ace and Dragon's Lair 2. When they came on Steam in 2013 their remastered in High Definition and their widescreen too.

2001 was a ... mixed year. Great stuff , but that one day ruined everything

@TritnewNG

5 жыл бұрын

The day the world went away.

@lessel3465

4 жыл бұрын

And disappeared.

@Helaw0lf

4 жыл бұрын

Police state rising.

@gaburieruR

3 жыл бұрын

What happened in 2001?

@rouletteyourlocalkitkat

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaburieruR idk why the fuck was I talking about 2001??!

0:40 always scared the shit out of me when I was a kid.

Dirk: how dare you let me die I need to do my woman tonight!

@w1ndgeneral226

3 жыл бұрын

Me: "if you died to a bunch of decapitated skulls, you don't deserve that woman."

As good as a cinematronic game, could be back in the day !!!! CIRCA1983

All Dirk's deaths are hilarious. 😂

@KevinKlineisawesome

Жыл бұрын

For the game, it’s Dagnabbit. On their own, they’re funny popcorn flicks.

@LovelyCinccino

Жыл бұрын

And he just gives you the ‘Seriously?’ face before he becomes a skeleton

@Tigerman1138

Жыл бұрын

@@LovelyCinccinoI know!!!

@kevinwalsh8971

6 күн бұрын

Look how terrible he looks, preparing for the flesh to rot off his bones.

Best videogame ever 😊👍

The snakes sound like dogs panting...

Space Ace & Dragon's Lair 2 asolutely fantastic games very difficult but still fantastic non the less

The bridge scene at the beginning was not in the arcade version, Dirk just ran into the castle.

Loved that game back in the day.

I like his face when he returns from death.

I wonder how Super Smash Bros got Diddy Kong's voice...

@masterdrewt6698

3 жыл бұрын

Idk

7:26

Glad they will make a movie out of it. 😚

A Dragon’s Lair movie will come soon

@nintendorakyamato1859

5 жыл бұрын

@Vice TOLUCT Hyped for Switch release too. Playing Dragon's Lair anywhere

@tylermatthew349

3 жыл бұрын

@@nintendorakyamato1859 no they didn’t make dragon lair movie it was cancelled that fucking old man don bluth 😤😒

@nintendorakyamato1859

3 жыл бұрын

@@tylermatthew349 damn...

@tylermatthew349

3 жыл бұрын

@@nintendorakyamato1859 well it’s was that old man fault for doing no shit no nothing man so blame him he’s wrost making that game for kids and kill death for animation and then they were gotta make the movie but it was cancelled don bluth just fucking mess everything around 😤😒

One thing i'd like to know is when you do a mirrored scene,does the game give you less time to react to the prompts?.Planning to get this on Steam some time.Thanks for the upload for this great game. :-)))

9:27 that room is g-littrely THE HARDEST LEVEL.

@SlendyPlayer11023

10 ай бұрын

Even Lets Play KZreadrs Died there so much since you have to react fast before the elevator panel goes down and plus you might press the button at a bad Timing or slow Timing

Is it just me or are some parts repeated like the boat on the rapid waters section seen twice

@were1974

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, but sometimes the scenes in the game are mirrored.Lets sat one scene like the rapid is up right right left for example. The mirrored scene will be up left left right.These were in not only to eat up time (ick) but the player has to pay attention to the scene correctly if the animation there showing is reversed. This is very common to see these types of gameplay back in the day.Bloody hell it is, but keeps you alerted :/

Just turned 30 years old yesterday.

14:19 Family Guy Bought me here

7:26 Dirk in kung-fu voice

I remember trying to play this back in the day, I got mad anxiety cause he kept dying different ways haha

His high-pitched screams crack me the hell up.

that wizard must have booby trapped very inch of his castle.

@charlieduffney138

4 жыл бұрын

well this game was developed in the 80’s.

I would have just said, Fuck this!"

as i recall, they charged two tokens for this super-cool game that had a line out the door. you'd die in the first screen, but worth it.

Saw a few deaths there I never saw before. 😁

@jaygooese4242

Жыл бұрын

I love the sea Snakes 8:32

It looks like space ace

@ciaranproductions5773

4 жыл бұрын

This was made before space ace also same guy

9,000 quarters were harmed in the making of this.

watch at .25 speed hahaha, you can see a lot of nuanced and missed details of the facial expressions

This is the original American Ninja Warrior!

I like how he scream 😂😂😂

Lol I'm actually old enough to remember the Saturday morning cartoon on abc

5:38 NOVA 6!!!

1:10

What a lucky girl Princess Daphne is! Yeah!

I heard the call of a tawny owl

21:02 😠 way to go player! I was so close to rescuing the damsel but you had to let me die.

There was some samurai-like version of this kind of game from Japan. Hirato or something.

@Tigerman1138

Жыл бұрын

Found it!!! kzread.info/dash/bejne/qHp8lNGOl9e4ctI.html

Oh my. Such to be called Hero to. Rescue my love IS A FORMIDABLE MISSION Throughout the ADVENTURE 😶💯👑

3:44 滑り 5:37～13:42 毒ガスっ！！ 11:54～11:56 灰になる薬品 16:45～4:20～16:46 火やぶり 17:07～20:55

Good times... Even if not for the knight 😂😂😂

Cripes! Just how big IS this castle?

15:50 This will be funny in slow motion.

Thanks 💕💓💔💋💋💋

@were1974

4 жыл бұрын

thank you :)

4:28 He gets his helmet knocked off, LOL

I never sat and watched all the death scenes through like that. Having played this game a million times both on PC & SEGA CD, and of course on A real Arcade Machine. Not to mention all the times I watched other people play. Yet there actually were a few deaths I had not seen before. I never saw the drink me death because I never watched ANYONE play that was stupid enough drink it. 😁😁

@luvmenow33

3 жыл бұрын

Never saw the last death in the Weapons Room. The statue with the hammer. That one is Brutal. I'll see whatever else I can find.

i ❤ the princess

11:41 XD

Funniest scream 🤣 4:20

@Cutesicastus_

3 жыл бұрын

DEFINITELY.

I'm born in 2001!

Cómo se le llama a esto que estoy viendo

They have a Dirk The Daring MineCraft skin on PlanetMineCraft

@were1974

2 жыл бұрын

Minecraft has all the skins..

14:54 favorite level.

Anyone remember Space Ace?

😢😢😢

19:47 - yum yum Dirk get some... Daphne did some serious sword swallowing after that! I hope she shined his sword well after going through all of that...

@PacoCotero1221

Жыл бұрын

you wrote this three years ago

In 16:43 how he died from orange goo guys???

6:25 6:26

3:49 It's a trap!

@Jackson-9mk

3 ай бұрын

Lathan Kandor

@Sleepkirby6472

3 ай бұрын

@@Jackson-9mk I was thinking more of Admiral Ackbar when I made that comment and his voice actor from the famous line was actually Erik Bauersfeld

Wasn't this one of the first laser disk games?

@were1974

4 жыл бұрын

You think so right? but shockingly it is not. The first arcade laserdisc game was Sega's Astron Belt, an early third-person space combat rail shooter featuring live-action full-motion video footage (largely borrowed from a Japanese science fiction film) over which the player/enemy ships and laser fire are superimposed.Developed in 1982, the game's unveiling at the 1982 AMOA show in Chicago marked the beginning of LaserDisc fever in the videogame industry, and its release in Japan the following year marked the first commercial release of a LaserDisc game. However, its release in the United States was delayed due to several hardware and software bugs, by which time Dragon's Lair had beaten it to public release there. (takenfrom wiki)

Wait Stranger Things season 2 and episode 1 Dustin Henderson Game old 1984😊👍

5:14-5:16 what type of bird is that?

@were1974

7 жыл бұрын

A bird who doesn't want to be there.

@lwira774

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah Were1974 Said that