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Dragon's Lair

The PAL version of Dragon's Lair expands upon the Japanese version, still having a good speed, but adding new enemy types and cutscenes in-between levels. Contrary to other multiregional games at the time, the…

23 January 1992

Dragon's Lair is a platform developed by MotiveTime Ltd, released 23 January 1992 on Nintendo Entertainment System.

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What Dragon's Lair is

Dragon's Lair is a platform game developed by MotiveTime Ltd and released in 1992. It was published by Elite Systems. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The PAL version of Dragon's Lair expands upon the Japanese version, still having a good speed, but adding new enemy types and cutscenes in-between levels. Contrary to other multiregional games at the time, the PAL version is a lot faster than the original NTSC version, despite the refresh rate being lower.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Dragon's Lair launched on 23 January 1992, within three weeks of X-Men, Baseball Stars 2 and Romancing SaGa.

Released around the same time: X-Men, Baseball Stars 2, Romancing SaGa.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Dragon's Lair come out?
Dragon's Lair was released on 23 January 1992 for Nintendo Entertainment System.

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