Wii Dragon's Lair Trilogy

It's great to own all three of Don Bluth's games in one disc! I fondly remember the original Dragon's Lair at the arcade and how it drew crowds with its cartoony presentation. No other game was like that at the time. Then Dragon's Lair 2 came out years later and I would always go to play it in the arcade. Sadly, I never experienced Space Ace at the arcade but I did play the really hard Sega CD version some years ago.Basically it all boils down to: If you played and loved the original arcades then you should own this compilation. It's better than buying an overpriced DVD of one of these games when you can get them all in one for an affordable price. The best part is that it doesn't have that pause after each button press that I hated so much on the DVD. It ruined the experience. Not only that, but there is a direction icon of where you should go, unlike the arcade versions where you had to guess which button they wanted you to press. That's a nice touch.There were a few things that bothered me, like not being able to acquire the Game Over screen of Dirk turning into a skeleton. Unless I'm not figuring it out, but I don't see that animation screen anywhere. Also, in Dragon's Lair 2 (and this may be nitpicking) but the arcade always told you what level you were on, and each stage you would see Dirk rising into human form and looking around, but somehow that was omitted from this game. You can briefly see that animation screen for a split second in the Garden of Eden level just before you begin. I don't understand why they wanted to take that out. Just keep the original arcade experience!But hey, everything unless is intact and I think it's a great game to get to impress your friends! I impressed my girlfriend with it, so I think it would work for others, too! I just hope Don Bluth would give Dirk the Daring one last adventure. He deserves it!

I put way too much money in these arcade games when I was young.I have to say that these are, by far, the best ports of these arcade games to date. Digital Leisure has always done well with Don Bluth's animated games, but they outdid themselves with this port.The game's video has obviously been restored beautifully. The sound is perfect and the gaming experience on these will be everything you remember. For those that are new to these three classic games, you will be very entertained.In addition to the classic style of gaming, the game designers at Digital Leisure have added some very nice new features and very customizable game experience. Probably the best of these is the addition of move hints, which are on screen hints (that you can turn off) that will indicate what move is expected. They designed these very well and their presence does not distract or diminish the game play experience. They do, however, make the game very playable for newcomer (or those of us who are seriously out of practice). Their addition also keeps the game from getting frustrating to new players.My kids have fallen in love with the beautiful animation and the gameplay experience. I have fallen in love with these games all over again.Thank you Digital Leisure!

I am very nostalgic about these games and I decided to get them.By today's console standards, these games are a rather curious oddity in reaction time gaming and will feel quite antiquated to today's youngsters. For their time, though, these laserdisc games were extremely unique and entertaining to watch/play. What, a game that has a storyline and humor? When you die, you're still entertained by the various ways your character dies cartoon style?I must have played the original Dragon's Lair hundreds of times to the point that I knew what the maximum possible score was and to the point that I could beat the entire game on just one credit alone. I still came back for more, though, because the cartoon was so ridiculously entertaining and also because it would attract people to me (especially girls - hey, I was 13...sue me :D) just so they could see the entire thing.For some reason, though, Space Ace seemed impossibly hard for me, but now I can play the game in the comfort of knowing that I don't have to pump quarters into my Wii. Changing the difficulties and having hints come up are a bonus, too.I never got to play Dragon's Lair II, but I'm sure that I'll have just as much fun with it once I get around to it. I'm still working on Space Ace.For $29.99, it's worth it for us 30-somethings to relive an experience during the height of the arcade-era.