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| Title          = Dragon's Lair
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| Title          = Dragon's Lair
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| BoxArt          = Dragon'sLair-NES-US-Front.jpg
| BoxArt          = Dragon'sLair-NES-US-Front.jpg
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| Platform        = [[NES]]
| Platform        = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
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| Year            = 1990
| Year            = 1990
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| Developer      = {{Developer|MotiveTime|Motivetime, Ltd.}}
| Developer      = {{Developer|Motivetime|Motivetime, Ltd.}}
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| Amazon          = B00004SVP9
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* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Recorder:''' [[User:Doommaster1994|Doommaster1994]]
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
 
* '''Game Credits:'''
** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Credits|Mark Cooksey|Mark Cooksey}}
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** '''Not Credited Composer:''' {{Credits|Mark Cooksey}}
  
 
(Source: Verified by composer, game lacks credits)
 
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  | Platform      = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
 
  | Platform      = {{Platform|Nintendo Entertainment System|NES}}
  | Publisher    = {{Publisher|Elite}}
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  | Publisher    = {{Publisher|Elite Systems}}
 
  | Released      = 1992-01-03
 
  | Released      = 1992-01-03
 
  | Country      = UK
 
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==Links==
 
==Links==
* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoxJ8R4nhVQ - An orchestra performs Dragon's Lair (NES)'s title theme and level 1 music.
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* [https://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/sullivan-bluth-presents-dragons-lair mobygames.com/game/nes/sullivan-bluth-presents-dragons-lair] - MobyGames.
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* [https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587250-sullivan-bluth-presents-dragons-lair gamefaqs.gamespot.com/nes/587250-sullivan-bluth-presents-dragons-lair] - GameFAQs.
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoxJ8R4nhVQ youtube.com/watch?v=MoxJ8R4nhVQ] - An orchestra performs Dragon's Lair (NES)'s title theme and level 1 music.
  
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Revision as of 10:09, 23 May 2020

Dragon's Lair
Dragon'sLair-NES-US-Front.jpg
Platform: NES
Year: 1990
Developer: Motivetime, Ltd.
Buy: Amazon

Dragon's Lair is a sidescroller loosely based on the infamous arcade game of the same name. The player takes the role of Dirk the Daring, who is trying to rescue Princess Daphne who has been taken by Singe, the Dragon. The player must navigate through five levels to get to Singe. The game has been noted for its horrible play control and that your character moves really slow. The European and Japanese version were slightly altered by making your character move faster and different bosses and other slight modifications, such as when your player gets hit by a falling column, it crushes Dirk until it only shows his helmet and feet running around, which was a funny feature.

Screenshots

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The title screen.

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This ending's not worth your frustration.


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Music

Out of all the bad things in this game, the music is not one of them. The music fits the game nicely. For example, when you're in the caves, the music sounds suspensful. When you're on the descending elevator, the music sounds rushed. The only drawback to the music is that each tune is short, making it loop more often than other games, which will make it sound annoying after a while.

Since the game lacks credits, MotiveTime's only known composer was Mark Cooksey, so we have asked Mark for confirmation of composing this game's soundtrack and he confirmed that he wrote the music to this game. He says the music was composed in Notator for the Atari ST and converted the MIDI files which he made in Notator to the NES with his sound driver. Mark Cooksey said the title music was an actual song he wrote and recorded called "Mark's Medieval Lahs" in which he used a Roland D10 for piano backing while he used several 8-track tapes to record his voice. Since we have not yet received permission from him to upload the song here, it is not available to listen to.

The names of the songs come from the game's manual. The manual however states that the official level 1 is The Entrance Hall.

Recording

  • Note: The European and Japanese versions play the music differently, so they should be recorded and uploaded here.
# Title ComposerArranger Length Listen Download
01 Title (Mark's Medieval Lahs) Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 1:57
Download
02 The Drawbridge Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 1:06
Download
03 The Entrance Hall Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 0:54
Download
04 The Gold Mines Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 1:52
Download
05 The Hall of the Grim Reaper Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 2:18
Download
06 Singe's Cavern Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 2:05
Download
07 The Elevator Shaft Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 0:34
Download
08 Boss Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 1:01
Download
09 Ending Mark CookseyMark Cooksey 0:46
Download

Credits

(Source: Verified by composer, game lacks credits)

As per usual with the Elite NES titles, this game does not have credits. However, the game uses Mark Cooksey's sound engine. We have contacted Mark Cooksey who has confirmed composing the music and sound effects to this game.

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Releases

  USA.svg   USA
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Title: Dragon's Lair
Platform: NES
Released: 1990-12-??
Publisher: Imagesoft
  Japan.svg   Japan
Dragon'sLair-NES-JP-Front.jpg
Title: ドラゴンズ・レアー (Dragon's Lair)
Platform: Famicom
Released: 1991-09-20
Publisher: Epic
  UK.svg   UK
Dragon'sLair-NES-UK-Front.jpg
Title: Dragon's Lair
Platform: NES
Released: 1992-01-03
Publisher: Elite Systems

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