Dragon's Lair
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.