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Dragon's Lair is a side-scrolling platform game based on the laserdisc game of the same name released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and developed by the MotiveTime group. Plotwise, the game is identical to the original. The game is a side-scroller with the character walking slowly. Dirk can walk, crawl, or jump forward, and he has an array of weapons that he can discover and use to dispose of enemies. The controller layout is reversed from other mainstream NES titles, with Select functioning as the Pause-button while Start is used for the Candle object (which helps reveal hidden weapons). Also, B is used for jumping, and A for attacking (the input of the A & B buttons is almost always the opposite in similar NES games). Two different versions were released later, first for the Famicom, with major improvements on playability and speed, and a second one for PAL regions, expanding upon the Famicom version with new enemies and cutscenes.
Nintendo Entertainment System · Dec 29, 1990
North america · Exact date · Full release · IGDB
Nintendo Entertainment System · 1990
Australia · Year · Full release · IGDB
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12 achievements available.

Complete the game on any mode.
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Never make a correct move in a new game.
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Complete the game with the move guide turned off.
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Play Dragon's Lair on its Anniversary: June 19
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Complete the game in Hard mode.
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Complete the game without dying.
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Complete the game on Arcade Mode
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Get the highest possible score (427,469).
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Get off on the elevator on the last floor.
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Use the shortcut in the Giddy Goons room.
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Dirk dies via asphyxiation in the bedroom scene.
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Lose your last life in the Drink Me scene... Watch Carefully!
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Main game