Dragon's Lair
The original LaserDisc arcade game
Emulator
Hypseus Singe
Quality
Excellent
Notes
Full LaserDisc video playback at original frame rate
Bring Your Own ROM
Requires Dragon's Lair disc image (ISO/ROM set)
The Story
Directed by Don Bluth — the same animator behind The Secret of NIMH and The Land Before Time — Dragon's Lair cost $0.50 to play in 1983, when every other arcade game cost a quarter. The cabinet streamed full hand-drawn cel animation from a Sony LaserDisc player in real time. You didn't play a video game. You played a cartoon.
Trivia
First arcade game to use LaserDisc video technology
Cost $4,000 per cabinet in 1983 — most machines cost $2,500
Inducted into the Smithsonian Institution's permanent collection
Rights holder actively enforces streaming rights — Velocity disables capture
Streaming restricted
Velocity automatically disables streaming capture for Dragon's Lair. The rights holder actively enforces streaming rights. We're exploring a licensed streaming partnership for a future update.