Space Ace, Dragon's Lair II set to singe DS

as exculpatory excuse my ignorance???

i remember these when they first came out in the arcade. were good at the time, but i cant think of a game with less playthrough value.

I was a big fan of those games back when they came out, especially of the wonderful Don Bluth animation.These games are practically screaming for portable ports, and touch screen, AND microphone support, AND new content?Hell yeah!

I've got fond memories of those games. They're very limited as well as dated now'a days. I wouldn't buy them again for the DS, I don't think.

These games were great. The gameplay was a little transparent and cheesy but it was really fun to watch in the arcade. They were all pretty hard but that didn't stop everyone at TimeOut from plunken quarters and memorizing the sequences. I never got to the end but I would often watch other kids beat the game. Those were the days. I'm definitely getting this, if anything, to spoil my inner child. Hopefully the 2p options are fun and not just taking turns on the levels.

@123625: It could be beaten, but the dragon was tricky. Playing the whole game in reverse was tough to get use to at first.

I've never really been much of a fan of either, but it'll make for interesting gaming on the DS

wasnt the first one like impossible to beat.

Played it in the arcade, then on the Coleco ADAM (cassette tapes, anyone?) and have been eyeing the Digital Leisure DVDs for a long time... but I'll wait a little longer for this...

@DiscGuru and Shifty Pete I don't think the DS port would make for a bad transition. I mean, look at FFIII and the opening FMV. Granted it didn't look like what it would look like on the PS2, It did darn good job of putting a rendered FMV on the DS. The DS, much like the Wii, has some power that has yet to be tapped into to display it's full potential. @Bonzanimal I couldn't agree with you more.

Wait, now that we have DVD and Blu-Ray available, they're putting Dragon's lair on... a cart? Do they understand Dragon's Lair at ALL?

They're right about one thing: when I saw it in arcades it "blew other games' graphics out of the water." There's been nothing else like it since, in my opinion.

Like Mush_Mouth said, the games aren't that long overall. I'd say they should be a collection but there is a lot a high-grade animation to take into account. I guess for DS they'd have to be separate. I hope they make good use of the rumble and voice recognition.

I spent about $30 on that game back in the day. Not much now, but it was like a grand to a 6 year old back then. Automatically bought.

Wow. I never would have thought Dragons Lair would go hand held one day. -I hope the compression doesn't totally screw up the wonderful animation.

YES YES YES YES YES. I can't wait for these!

Yeah, I hope it lives up like the orginal and controls even better. Also looks better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fun game while it lasts. Too bad you can beat it in 15 minutes when you memorize everything, but it's huge fun to show off to someone who's watching.

cool!

It would be nice if all three were in.

I played Dragon's Lair 3D on the Xbox about a year ago. It supported Resolutions: 480p, 720p, 1080i, Widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1 and was fun to play. Not bad for a 2002 video game.

I'VE played dragon's lair 2 and space ace back in the 90's.

@lamprey263: Well I would have been normally too young as well, but this place specialized in super old stuff. Stinks the arcade community in the USA is pretty much gone; at least there's XBLA for all my "I gots next" tendencies. :D

@PacoL250 - I was too young to play it in the arcade without dying too much, but I did get through it when it did come out for SEGA CD; though, I never did get to try Space Ace or Dragon's Lair 2

I love old games, but Dragon's Lair sucks.

I don't know about this

@spinoff DL, much like the Wii, was like a new way to play video games in a sense. However, I don't know what "Wow" factor your talking about? It was pretty much a fully animated video game. It didn't have HD graphics or needed super expensive chip to play on. But it was a fun and new way to play a game. Games like this are rare. As corny as it was, it was impressive in the sense that it was fun and new, not needing super expensive technology to play.

This is great. It's not meant to be a huge system seller. It's fan service made to please DS owners and maybe push a few people who are on the fence to the other side. Not all games have to have an earth shattering impact for everyone but this one is sure going to be felt by lots of fans.

I cant wait to play this...ya its a trip down memory lane and it is trial and error but that was the best about these games! Thank god I dont have to plunk down quarters for this game LOL

@spinoff You think? What's your point? And 'overtly' doesn't mean what you think it means.

I see this as being nothing more than a nostalgia trip for older gamers or an impulse buy by the overtly curious. DL and its related games relied extensively on the "wow" factor of their presentation to make up for what was largely simple trial-and-error game play that won't stack up to the demands of most modern gamers.

@lamprey263: Way to make me feel old :P :D In all seriousness, I remember playing Space Ace at a local arcade and just loving it. :)

I want em!!! Jeez, I even remember when they had the arcade game at Chuck E Cheese many many years ago.

It's been a long time...