Dragon’s Lair – Arcade and More
Dragons Lair is an incredibly simple game to play, requiring only basic button inputs from players. The game displays animated cutscenes that require the player to press a button to take an action in or choose a direction, essentially the early version of quick time events. Despite the simple format, Dragons Lair had brilliant animation, a fun comedic story, and of course a pretty great soundtrack. Later iterations of the title like the NES and SNES versions, transformed the game into a 2D platformer. The gameplay in these, however, was pretty slow and imprecise.
The soundtrack remained a distinguishing feature no matter what version you played, though. As you progress through Dragons Lair each track ramps up the intensity as you fight toward your ultimate goal. The synth sounding music was a surprising fit.
