04/07/09 - AIR RAID inside a GT-6 : first encounter...
It's been a while I didn't see & touch a GT-6 (Galaxian Theater) for real... ASSEMBLED! Follow me to see the beast...
£
29/06/09
- Kimberly...
Kimberly from "Space Ace" in some dificult situation with a natives of an strange planet! Beware... 'soft' mature content in this picture, done by an artist called Niicko ;-) ~Enjoy~
23/06/09 - Quest for Billy Mitchell... NEVER SURRENDER!
Billy L. Mitchell, born July 16, 1965, in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is a video game player, best known for recording high scores in classics from the Golden Age of Arcade Games. He has been described as the "greatest arcade-video-game player of all time". His achievements include the first perfect score in Pac-Man. He owns the "Rickey's World Famous Restaurant" chain, based in Hollywood, Florida. He uses the same brand to sell a line of hot sauces, "Rickey's World Famous Sauces"...
Follow our journey to meet THE man *pure Arcade
Life Style story inside*, right HERE!
£
21/06/09
- Dirk & Daphne, the fight is over...
And
one more picture available in the Fan's Lair section, this time done by Atomicman. ~Enjoy~
16/06/09 - Superully ...the return of the Roadtriper'
"Time to return to Berlin! As you probably remember from my last roadtrip , there are still some games waiting for me in the German capital. This time, however, I'm not taking my own car with me. How should I fit 5 cabs in my car at once? Suggestions, please... " Superully (read the
full story here).
07/06/09
- Dragon's Lair II : TimeWarp now available on Blu-ray Disc
Dragon's Lair
II: Time Warp goes to Blu-ray! Grab your controller and rescue
Princess Daphne on your PlayStation 3 or standalone Bly-ray player
in High Definition video! Not only can you now play in High Definition
and listen in fantastic 5.1 Surround Sound but you get Full HD 1080p
bonus materials! Order it online on the Digital Leisure shop right here.
05/06/09 - Superully strikes back : ROAD TRIP inside!
"A couple of weeks ago I've posted on various
forums that i was looking for a taito cab (empty or not, i don't
care) to house one of my favourite games: QIX Fortunately, i received an answer on a german arcade forum.
unfortunately, the cab's location was berlin. that's more than 500
kilometers one way - for an (almost) empty cab. whatever, rule
number one: If
you REALLY want something, go get it - no matter how far away it is!
...so here's what's coming up... " Superully (read the
full story here)
02/06/09
- THAT'S INCREDIBLE! : Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair on the program That’s Incredible from
ABC TV in 1983. Recorded by Barry 'Sonic 1992' from T.V. with a Tape
Recorder held up to the TV... in 1983! Go back in time with this *awesome*
sound archive!
Sit down, please play... close your eyes ... and listen!
~Enjoy~
11/05/09 - A week end in Paris *features* Road Trip!
This is a
great week end for me... A nice trip to Paris, a nice visit of THE
town, a nice shop, a nice meeting with friends, great food (no
Burger King this time LOL)... and a nice road trip for the best
pinball ever made : Bally's CIRQUS VOLTAIRE! Ladies &
Gentlemen, welcome to the circus (part 1)...
06/05/09
- Dirk & Daphne ...in a strange world?
And
what if Dirk & Princess Daphne were...two horses? What
a strange idea... but see by yourself right here.
Did I tell you the artist is a 26 years female by the way? It
explains that 'Pony' view I guess ^^
03/05/09 - The DK Kid - VIERZON 2009 -
an 80's story in 2009!
This is not
Steve Wiebe or Billy Mitchell here... this is just a kid versus a
man... like it used to be in the 80's...
Score are low here but we don' care... Feel the tension... and see
how a young apprentice defeat the "master"!
01/05/09
- Kim & Ace...before the fight?
Kimberly & Ace 'playing' together... by scamwich & Drew. Available here.
See in pictures the report for this 2009 edition of the Pinball
Collector / US cars & US LifeStyle Exhibition.
22/04/09
- Black Knight vs Dirk The Daring.
See this impressive scene of Dirk The Daring fighting
the evil Black Knight. Done by redeve. Available here.
19/04/09 - 'Daytona to Out Run2 Integration' part 4 : Versus Time...
This is it! The integration of OutRun2 into a *dead*
Daytona USA TWIN cab' is done & accurate. See by yourself the result
on this small video. All the technical details are available in this topic... ~Drift time now~
18/04/09
- When Daphne & Pamela unite...
"What would be our Princess Daphne in
2009, living in LA for example? ...a good friend of Pamela Anderson
maybe ? Lines
by Rinaldi, colors
by blitzart01. Enjoy this modern Princess 'version' in the Fan's Lair section.
16/04/09
- Under A Tuscan Sun - "Road Trip of the Fittest" by Superully
"Selling my Williams Joust 2 cab...
the cab is in Italy and is in good condition, working and perfect
shape"-5o0mileS. "VERY INTERESTED!!!
where in Italy are you located exactly???" - Superully.
See what's next in this wonderful road trip done by Superully.
Never been in Tuscan (Italy) ? When Arcade & Tourism unite...
~Enjoy~
15/04/09
- Daphne & Kimberly.... 'bondage'?
"So
from left to right we have Kimberly from Space Ace and Princess Daphne from Dragon's Lair. What made me laugh when I
got this commission was I remember being like...8 or something and
walking into PC World and seeing the box for the game Dragon's Lair
and saw the knight and the dragon and the girl on the front wearing
practically nothing (the black swimsuit rip off thing) and a sparkly
semi-see through black wrap. I thought she looked like an
interesting character to draw and promptly forgot about it 5 minutes
later.Now year I am years on and what have I drawn? Well that's a
cyclic world for ya." -Street Devil (Artist's comments) Now available in the Fan's Lair section.
12/04/09
- SPACE INVADERS - Road Trip for a legend!
"Hi Nuno, would you be ok to do a road trip together in
order to bring some very old games? ...Did I say you I'm talking
about some Space Invaders cabinets?" - Zebassprophet. Mamma mia, here I go again...
My my, how can I resist you? See the complete story in this new road trip!
~Enjoy~
08/04/09
- Model Viewer for Galaxian³
"Hi, I just programmed a 3D Model Viewer for the
recently dumped "Galaxian 3 theatre 6" - Naibo Oh My God! It's working! Thanks to Naibo, we are now able
to 'browse" the contain of the 'Project Dragoon' roms and enjoy the
REAL & beautiful 3D objects from the original game!!! Who'll
discover the best in-game objects?
07/04/09
- Don
Bluth Tutorial : Getting the Feeling
"Drawings
that are not parented by the artists honest feelings are empty; they
have no soul. This tutorial will explore the process of finding your
feelings before picking up the pencil. Creativity rises up from
those feelings"Don Bluth Wanna see how the master draws the beautiful Princess Daphne?
See the video sample here or discover all the details by visiting http://www.donbluthanimation.com".
~Enjoy~
03/04/09
- GALAXIAN THEATER - The Installation Manual!
"Specifications : Power supply : 110v/60Hz, power consumation :
1400W, Projector System : Two Three-tube projectors (for 110"
screens), Weight : 2800kg/6200lbs (installed), Dimensions : 16'73" -
16'4" - 8' (270 sqft).
Location : Decide the place where to install the unit and check to
see if it is large enough..."
Do you want some help for installing your Galaxian 3 Theater 6?
Enjoy the complete Installation Manual ;-)
30/03/09
- AUSTRALIA Road Trip by Dexter
"Out Run (アウトラン ,Auto Ran) is a 1986 arcade game designed by
Yu Suzuki and Sega-AM2. The game was a major hit with arcade-goers
and is notable for its innovative hardware (including a moving
cabinet), pioneering graphics and music, a choice in both soundtrack
and route, and its strong theme of luxury and relaxation. In
retrospective interviews, Yu Suzuki has classified Out Run not as a racing game, but as a "driving" game." - Wikipedia But Out Run is also a great reward for Dexter...after
doing his '##Oz
Road Trip##'...in Australia! ~Enjoy~
29/03/09
- GYRUSS... This is it!
When I got this game, it was an empty cabinet... Now, this Gyruss is ready to give fun for many years to come. This is it!
Destination Game Room right now on this video, or see the full story right here. ~Enjoy~
27/03/09
- Don Bluth Animation - Fan Club Newsletter
"...the EXPOSURE SHEET will be a fun and
interesting project of artistic as well as educational benefit for
all. I sincerely hope that you enjoy this sample issue" - Don
Bluth in summer 1983.
Take a look a the Don Bluth's EXPOSURE SHEET,the official Newsletter
of the Don Bluth Animation Fan Club, Volume One, Number One.
Now available somewhere on the 'Collectibles'
section.
~Enjoy~
23/03/09
- Daphne & Kim' by Karcreat
Hey, I've just found back this great drawing done by Kevin 'Karcreat'
Karstens, the man behind the "Space Ass" or "Chicken's Lair" parody,
and more recently 'Star Toons : Retro Rescue'. It's was a special
request for me, done few years ago. Thanks again Kev'. Now available in the Fan's Lair section.
16/03/09
- ACE / DEXTER
by Mistajonz
After a beautiful Princess Daphne, Mistajonz strikes back
with two new 'DevianART' pictures. This time, please honor Ace/Dexter. Now available in the Fan's Lair section.
~Enjoy~
13/03/09
- GALAXIAN : This is not the game...
...No, this is not the game, but an
amazing lightning effect! It produces Laser patterns
that can be projected on a ceiling or wall.
Over 500 red and green laser beams.
Sound active from built-in programs...
Ok, let's try this thing inside the Nuno's lair V2 now!
~Enjoy~
12/03/09
- Rolling Thunder : THE MILLION !!!
"For
all you Rolling Thunder fans I thought I would share a little
bit of good news. I have obliterated my previous world record score
and in the process i BROKEN THE MILLION BARRIER !!! I scored 1,023,380 pts" - Dazza
It's been
submitted to Twin Galaxies this morning, so lets just hope the
verification process is quick and passes!
Official or not... he dit it! This is it! This is *really* it!
Congratulation Dazza, the real 'King Of Thunder'! (more)
09/03/09
- FAMILY GUY / DRAGON'S LAIR
"To
make money and pay off his debts, Peter participates in medical
experiments, including one that makes him gay. He winds up in a
relationship with another man and leaves Lois and the family
brokenhearted, however, they realize the important thing is that
Peter is happ..." Family Guy / Saison 7 - Episode 8
So what's here? A nice reference to our favotite game of course...
Check this post.
07/03/09
- ALL-POINTS BULLETIN... THIS IS IT!
Every
story has a beginning...but also an end! This story started in
October 2007, with a UK road trip in order to bring back a SEGA Scud
Race twin racing cockpits game...and an Atari APB. After more
than one year in the cold garage of Patrick, I've finally have time
bring this game back to life...
All the details about the APB restoration are available right here or just pop up the volume and enjoy the video!
03/03/09
- Cosplay : Singe & Dirk together?
"Lorelle was a bit
too not-blonde to pull of princess Daphne. But she makes a great
dragon".
~Enjoy~
01/03/09
- SEGA Cyber Dome vs NAMCO Galaxian Theater?
Have
a look at this monster 'game'! I've no information about it, except
on the Sega Flyer and a mention in my SEGA arcade history book...but
in Japanse! More an attraction to be in a theme Park than a video
game in an Arcade of course. Very similar than the Galaxian Theater,
isn't it? Do you have more information about it? Or already met that
beast maybe?
~Please
help~
25/02/09
- Daphne...so lovely!
"Honestly Princess Daphne is my favorite female game character...and
also probably among my favorite cartoon characters.This is the first
time I draw her..." - Amena-chan (the author). Not bad for a first draw! I'm (still) in love!
Check out this new Daphne picture, now avaialble in the Fan's Lair section.
~Enjoy~
23/02/09
- DRAGOON R DELTA PLUS : a new model!
I unfortunately don't speak Japanese, but I presume this a new model
of the Dragoon R Delta Plus ship, presented at the Wonder
Festival 2008? Home made? Available for sale? Japanese team,
please help! ^^
22/02/09 - PLEIADS : Front Artwork...now scanned!
In
order to help Superully on his Pleiads restoration and also the Arcade community, here's the scan of
the front artwork. Now, the big job can start : assembling the
parts, and make a vector file. Who'll be the man?
21/02/09
- Daphne in Holiday?
"It's weird when furries go ga-ga and drool over scantily
clad furry chicks, but when people go ga-ga over scantily clad human
chicks, it's perfectly normal...well, kinda. When I was a kid, I had
a crush on Daphne...she had a nice, uh, name...yeah, that's
it, lol." - Mistajonz (the author).
Check out this new Daphne picture, now avaialble in the Fan's Lair section.
~Enjoy~
18/02/09 - PacMania Adventure ... by Barry!
It
starts with a favor, a request to my friend Barry (aka Sonic 1992)
:a PacMania marquee to send from USA to Belgium. But if you know
Barry, you know that something special may happen! Now check out the
story of a common PacMania marquee that will become a very
special item to me now, with a soul!
So 'Barry' ... So 'ArcadeLifeStyle' ... We love you! ~Enjoy~
15/02/09
- New animation tutorials ...by DON BLUTH himself!!!
Watch Don Bluth draw a sketch of Dirk the Daring, Singe the
Dragon or Kimberly! More animation tutorials like this one will be
available at Don Bluth Animation Website Soon. A dream comes true!
~Learn~
14/02/09 - PLEIADS : Da Restoration Video!
First
of all, today is the Valentine's day! Close your computer and
spend your day with your wife/friend!
Still there? ;-) Ok, so take a seat, your favorite beverage (who
said Dr Pepper?), some chips, pop up the volume and enjoy this Pleiads restoration (including game play) 'in less than 10
minutes' in this new video. Of course, all the details are available
in that post on the board.
~Enjoy~
13/02/09
- Daphne : Gold Gold Gold!
Wow, have a look at this wonderful Daphne drawing... She's not
inside the Singe's Castle anymore... Now she lives in the World of
Conan the Barbarian... and she looks more beautiful than ever. See by yourself
^^
11/02/09 - From Truxton II to Pleiads ...by Superully
This is
it! A second PLEIADS (Spanish version by Irecsa) cabinet has been
discovered in Germany, and as a bonus, by one of our member here :
Superully :-) So you'll got the full 'package' : The road trip first,
and the operation 'Pleiads : Back to life". As you'll see, this
cabinet has been *badly* converted to Truxton II... and of course,
Superully is going to bring back this cabinet into its original
glory... Show time right here!
09/02/09 - A New Generation Of Players....
It's
2009... and so what? Xbox360, PS3 or even Wii? Of course they are
great gaming machines... but let's show to the kids the true nature
of the force game! Let's show them our 'babies' ^^ Shut up & play! ~Enjoy~
07/02/09
- A never seen Space Ace flyer?
February update on The Arcade Flyer Archive website. Good
surprise : a SPACE ACE flyer never seen before?
But maybe did YOU already see it in the past? Let us know of course^^
Check it out, right here.
05/02/09
- FOCUS : Mike Ryan's Collection!
Mike is one of the biggest DL/SA collectors. All the items from
his *impressive* collection can be seen on a dedicated & updated web
page. Do you wanna cry ? So have a look at this!
~Enjoy~
03/02/09 - Tim Skelly live on CoinOpSpace.com!
This Wednesday night, February 4th 2009 Tim Skelly will be
chatting with arcade collectors about his place in the history of
coin-op games. Tim worked for Cinematronics and Gottlieb, having a
hand in creating some well revered games such as Star Hawk, Solar
Quest, Armor Attack, Reactor... More details right here.
This is a CoinOpSpace.com Event. Thanks to Jeff for the
notification.
31/01/09 - PAC MAN - Scratch Built Replica by Screen!
"HI
guys, I'm here with a new project : 'PAC MAN - Scratch Built
Replica'. After a Galaga cab, it's time for another Namco's
classic arcade. My idea was to build a Nintendo Donkey Kong cab from
scratch.... but to much problems with pieces (coin door, bezel,
etc....) these are the three cab that I would, so ....it's PAC
TIME!" - Screen on November 08 Two months later... Have a look at the result !... AMAZING !!!
~Enjoy this~
29/01/09 - the LAZY roadtrip... Hunt (LOL) for Pacmania!
One
meter to go, without my car! What a road trip isn't it ? Don't worry,
I'm still able to present you HUGE road trip, but this time, check
out this LAZY road trip, or the QUEST (remember, ONE meter!)
for a PACMANIAcab'^^
24/01/09
- Dragon's Lair Stamp by Loralit
Artist's Comments : I'm not sure if everyone remember this
video game but I sure do! I've never played it but I've seen my
older brother wasting money in the arcade for the second version,
which is "Time Warp"...
How'll be the first one here to try using this stamp on a real
letter ? Available on deviantART. Good luck ^^
21/01/09 - Meeting - From
Computer Space to Retro Space... to Computer
Space!
As a huge fan of Computer Space, Marijn (the creator of the
Retro Space cabinet) and his friend Lara (pictured on the Retro
Space flyer) decided to come from Netherlands to Belgium in order to
see, smell & play a real Computer Space... Do you want to know more?
18/01/09 - Rolling Thunder,
the UK Road Trip by Dazza
"So I've set the Rolling Thunder world record on Mame.
It's time to get serious and take the arcade record So first step, I need to get access to a machine...." - Dazza. (more)
18/01/09 - Japan auction /
Museum ... features GT-6
Our
Japanese friends are lucky : Check out this auction/sale featuring
some nice collectibles items... inside an arcade museum! Wanna play
Galaxian³ or Starbladeby the way? Let's fly to Japan!
Air
Raid : "This Is Not A Drill" ...nope, but it's supposed to be a
Galaxian Theater playing one of the two original missions for that
GT-6 :'Project Dragoon' or 'Attack Of The Zolgear' from Namco! Check
this out...
08/01/09
- Meeting -
Improvisation for Christmas 08' inside the Nuno's Lair
"Hey...
this is what I like the most : A meeting / gaming session improvised !
It's the 24th of Christmas... Yes ... Christmas day ! ... and
today the special guests are two friends from France... both have
arcade games and/or pinballs...and are huge Arcade fan, an major
condition if you want to visit the Nuno's Lair..."
MORE
06/01/09
- Christmas Road Trip ...
Hunt for a System One 'RoadBlaster' Atari cab'
Hey... I didn't know what to ask to Santa
Claus... Why not asking an Atari System One cabinet ? Of course,
it's just a pretext for a new Road Trip to do... this time in
Germany ! It will never end...
~Enjoy~
02/01/09
- Dirk the Daring in ...
Dirk the Daring done in ... wood maybe ? Try to guest ^^ No
information on this project (contact me if you know more about it).
Check the full size picture available in the
Fan's Lair
section.
01/01/09
-
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009
First of all, I wish you a very happy new year
2009. May this new year will be full of new games for you, fun and
also a lot of 'Arcade Life Stories' ^^ Let me start this new year
with this 'Ms.Pac Man'
story... ~Enjoy~
27/12/08
-
ZAXXON : It's alive
I don't need the CBS colecovison version of the
game any longer... watch out the WIP (Work In Progress) / Geek video/post
right
here ^^
~Enjoy~
26/12/08
-
Retro Arcbive : Namco by ... Namco
Back in '96. Here's the Namco Corporate Profile
book. It includes the history of the company, research & development
presentation, theme park operations, arcade machines... Full scan
available right
here.
24/12/08
- Happy Xmas
Let's celebrate with this Xmas special episode of Sir Benson.
Just a request from Martin, his creator : 'Please, watch the
video between 23.55 and midnight '
~Enjoy~
22/12/08
- Sir Benson : A New Episode
'Sir Benson...a Knight (probably the true brother of Dirk the
Darking) ... a true hero ... inside the great forest... is back in a
new adventure called 'The Idol'. Written and animated by Martin.
PS : don't miss the interview of his creator right
here.
~Enjoy~
19/12/08
- Fan's Lair : Dirk the Daring & Giddy Goons
'My Dragon's Lair Fan Art' by an unknown artist.
Available as usual on the
Fan's Lair
section here. I hope that one day all these 'unknown artists' will
find this website and the Fan's Lair section... and react ^^
16/12/08
- MS PAC MAN is here !!! Waka Waka Waka ... (UK Road Trip inside)^^
Ops! I've almost forgotten to publish this one...
Shame on me ! OK, here's an other UK road trip for a game that *was*
in my 'must have' list : Ms Pac Man ! And I can assure you this cab
is not easy to find here, in Europe! But this is it. Ladies and
Gentleman, please Welcome the wife of Mr Pac Man...and enjoy this
new UK road trip!
~Enjoy~
10/12/08
- Galaxian³ 'Project Dragoon' - The one sheet flyer
Check the original 'one sheet flyer'
of Galaxian³ 'Project
Dragoon' and also an *exclusive* additional sheet given
to US operators by Namco US.
~Enjoy~
05/12/08
- Dragon's Lair 'the Ruby-Spears Cartoon' - THE INTEGRAL
This
is *finally* it. All the episode of the Ruby-Spears Dragon's Lair
cartoon are now available here for download. Many thanks to
Helgasboy for sharing with us the missing episodes.
~Enjoy~
01/12/08
- Lost Of Consciousness By G Force - The road trip, part II
The game is in storage since one
year (thanks to Pat for the storage). Now that the Nuno's Lair V2 (tm)
is ready, it's time to bring back that game @ home. The A-Team is
ready (video inside) ~Enjoy~
30/11/08
- Galaxian³ 'Attack Of The Zolgear' - The laser disc
After 'Project Dragoon', let's 'rip' the video
footage from the 'Attack Of The Zolgear' laser disc. English &
Japanese version please !
All the details in the post right
here.
Include a *free* sample ;-) ~Enjoy~
28/11/08
- Galaxian³ 'Project Dragoon' - The laser disc
The time is coming... Let's save the 'Project Dragoon' video
footage for eternity... but also for an emulator!
All the details in the post right
here. ~Enjoy~
25/11/08
- Galaxian³ 'Project Dragoon' now DUMPED !!!
Holy Christ ! This is it !!!
P-Man did it faster than light. He dumped the romset &
documented the boards. An important step has been done, but calm
down... there is a long way to go before a Galaxian³
emulator...
Anyway, at least the Project Dragoon roms are now safe... forever
;-) Many thanks P-Man !!!
17/11/08
- Nuno's Lair V2 - video footage !
Yessss ! It's almost done !
The Nuno's Lair V2 will soon be
full of dedicated ! I filmed some steps during the construction.
Here they are on
video or you can read the full story started in may 2005 right
here.
16/11/08
- Dragon's Lair 'the notepad'
Something to quickly write ? Why don't write it on this Dragon's
Lair *under license* notepad ? Done by ReadySoft in year 19XX, it's
no more available and I presume it was only for in-house/employee
usage ? Anyway, it's still a nice item to collect.
09/11/08
- 'Business Area' : Buy / Sell / Trade ?
I think it's time to open a dedicated section on
this board for this ! It's called 'Business Area' but it's simply a
Buy/Sell/Trade category. Don't hesitate to post the items you're
looking for or what you have to sell. I got many items/parts since
these last years and it would be a nicer solution to sell them here,
for members first ! So registered members only (hidden section for
guests, so you know what you've to do ;-) ).
Check right here
08/11/08
- Galaxian³ Theater 6
- The Installation Manual
I got it !!! What ? The
installation manual for the biggest 'arcade game' ever done. This
one will help me to reassemble this monster once I'll have to place
to do it of course. It should also help the understanding of that
beast with the lot of schematics inside, especially all the
connectivity between all the elements.
01/11/08
- Galaxian Theater *the road trip* VIDEO FOOTAGE !!!
Back in April 2007... do you
remember the Galaxian Theater road trip ? I've just found some video
footage done during the first day of that crazy adventure. I know
it's not the best film ever done with a cam', but I just want to
share it with all the Galaxian³
fans here.
Check this out !
29/10/08
- All the girls love Dirk the Daring ?
Discover what they said about this 'guy', playing on a Dragon's
Lair machine ;) Taken from the Cracked magazine in 1996, the full
picture is now available in the 'articles'
section of the website. Many thanks to Barry 'Sonic1992' for the
submission.
26/10/08
- It's a story about time...
This is it ! The Time
Pilot workshop is done. Another classic ready for giving many
years of fun for the current and (I hope) the future generation of
gamers ^^
Be my guest of course, in pictures right
here and in a video... right
here !
25/10/08
- Magazine Scan : CDi (part#2)
This second part of the magazine scan includes a nice interview
with Don Bluth, and some interesting informations about the making
of Space Ace. It also includes a preview for the Dragon's Lair CD-i
version to come.Read the full article right
here.
22/10/08
- Magazine Scan : CDi (part#1)
Back in April 1994, Space Ace arrives on the console/multimedia
'CDi'. The UK magazine "Cdi" reviews that first Digital Video game
on this console that require an additional Digital Video Cartridge
hardware. Did you say expensive ? Read the full article right
here.
18/10/08
- Ball Blaster - the Dexter's weapon ^^
If you wanna be (or your kid) the king of the school playground...
just think about this ;-) ...or it can just be a new item to add into your collection
or course. Anyway, I think my Space Ace toys collection is now
complete :-D
15/10/08
- He's back... and safe !
Barry (aka Sonic 1992 on the
board) is back. Now that we are reassured, we can read the diary of
these frightening 'Ike Hurricane' days... Welcome back Barry !
10/10/08
- UK RoadTrip #12 : Jr Pac Man & Gyruss
Once again, I'm going to UK
for two more 'classic' games to bring back in Belgium ! Ladies &
Gentlemen, please welcome JR Pac Man and Gyruss ^^
06/10/08
- Just an other Dirk the Daring drawing...
A new fan of Dirk ^^ But who's the real fan ? the father or his
son ? Anyway, so cute isn't it ? ;-)
05/10/08
- Space Ace, a coloring book
A nice item to add into your collection, or a gift for your kids
? Added into the
Collectibles
section.
28/09/08
- It's a story about a blond girl... *hum*
What happens when Daphne & Kimberly are together in a jail ?
The answer at the
Fan's Lair
section^^
21/09/08
- Dirk the Daring vs. the Giddy Goons
Dirk the Daring vs. the Giddy Goon. Illustration by Pat Lewis.
Now available on the
Fan's Lair
section here.
18/09/08
- CollectorsShow Exhibition - Da Pictures...
It was few days ago ... in Belgium ;-) Ok...it's very small...
but heh ... Belgium is a small country don't you know ? Anyway,
check out some pictures right
here !
15/09/08
- Da Japanese Arcade History Video !
Get ready for more than three hours of incredible retro
arcade footage in this video. From pong to Galaxian³, R360, Vitua
Racing conception, OutRun, Virtual Games, Xevious, the first
Japanese game rooms, ... a lot of beautiful pictures for arcade fans
like us ;-) Now the bad things : in Japanese only, and bad video
quality (sorry, but it's a youtube rip).
~Enjoy~
14/09/08
- Flyer : Dragon's Lair II - Back in 1995
Got this original Dragon's Lair II flyer released in 1995 to
promote the game port for PC dos, Mac, Sega CD & 3DO.
According the flyer, the game was also supposed to be released
on Sega Saturn, Sony Playstation, MPEG cd-rom? and Jaguar CD... hum
hum ...the rest is history. Check it out on the
Flyers section.
07/09/08
- Road Trip : Out Run ... by Logan
"Today was the day, I went to go pick up my Outrun
Cab!
My first Roadtrip... only around 220km but hey, gotta start small"
- Logan
-
The first roadtrip... still a great moment in arcade collector life
:-D Too bad about the cam'.
Anyway, checkout his loot right
here ;-)
07/09/08
- Fan art : Dragon's Lair on velvet
Kyle Kulakowski is a Tucson artist whose subject is contemporary
and retro video games. While video game-inspired art has recently
become something of a popular trend, Kulakowski’s original medium,
black velvet, sets him apart from his peers. The kitchy
canvas-alternative is the perfect place to venerate the games of
yore, and Kulakowski’s pixilated paintjobs highlight the dayglo
aesthetic of classic games like Pac-Man, Dragon’s Lair and
Q*Bert, while also evoking a healthy portion of nostalgia...
Read the full Kyle Kulakowski's interview on the
ReadyGameFire blog. Of course, the DL velvet picture is also available on the
Fan's Lair
section ;-)
02/09/08
- GALAXIAN³
EMULATION : A NEW HOPE !
Well, no game is immortal, and some games such Galaxian³ are
so rare. We need to preserve this game, or it will lost forever.
Only Namco has the source of their games, and I doubt they will
release Galaxian³ sources in the future. With the time, repairing
such arcade games will be very hard, or maybe impossible : no more
spare item, no more knowledge or worse : no more interest ...
Impossible to let die this game !!! I'll do all I can in order to
give to the Galaxian³ game the immortality and allows a maximum of
gamers to see what the game is... (more)
31/08/08
- Fan art : Dirk in an other dimension ?
Have a look at this very interesting draw of Dirk the Daring,
done by a Spanish artist : Saeta Hernando. Personally, I love
it ! The full picture is available on the
Fan's Lair
section. ~Enjoy~
29/08/08
- Netherlands RoadTrip : Quest
for Space Wars + Pleiads
Another roadtrip done in
Netherlands for a very special & rare cab, here in Europe. Space
Warswas the first vector graphics arcade game. It is based
on Spacewar!, a PDP-1 program that might arguably be the earliest
computer game. And as a bonus game, a Pleiads has a new
home in Belgium.
~Enjoy
the roadtrip~
24/08/08
- GH28 (Galaxian³)
video footage...at least !
I'm very happy to have
members from Japan on this board ! With their help, I'm able to
present here some incredible and 'very hard to find' footages and
informations about one of the most incredible game : Galaxian³ Now enjoy two videos taken inside the Galaxian³
GH-28 model (28 players !), including the briefing
video before he game start... WOooww !!!
~Enjoy~
18/08/08
- from Computer Space... to Retro Space !
As a homage to the video
arcade era, and especially to honor the design of the first ever
arcade cabinet, Martijn Koch created "Retro
Space" ! I
really love the idea, woow ^^ More on his website, right
here :-)
Thanks for the info,
Martijn... and you are welcome to come & play a real computer space
in Belgium ^^
17/08/08
- The boy is back in town
Maybe you are not fan of graffiti... but have a look at this one
: BORF ! Yes, we are in 2008 and Borf seems to be THE icon
for someone !!! I don't know (yet) where this piece of art can be
found and the name of the artist...but I'll investigate of course
;-) OK, the full picture is now available on the
Fan's Lair
section. ~Enjoy~
09/08/08
-Article : The Making Of...
I've just found back a submission sent by Space Harrier... in
2006. It includes the picture from an article in a magazine "EDGE presents the making of -special-". Of course, it's all Dragon's Lair
related. No scan but pictures got with a digital camera... but it's
readable, and of course... it has to be in the
article section
here. Thanks for the contribution Space Harrier, and sorry
for the delay ;-) Any idea about the date of this article by the way
?
07/08/08
- Wanna play with Daphne or Kimmy ?
I've just got a mail from Tsai Lim, a highly talented freelance
artist who love Dragon's Lair & Space Ace universe. He just finished
a incredible new artwork. Wooooww !!!! I've never seen Daphne or
Kimmy so sexy !!! Wonderful !!! Many thanks for the submission Tsai
!
This new sexy artwork is now available in the
Fan's Lair
section, and of course on the artist's
website. Don't
miss the full size version of the picture... really *amazing* ...Wow
!!!
... and more than never ... ~ENJOY~
03/08/08
- Do you own a Galaxian Theater ? Let's talk about it please ^^
Exclusive interview of Ikke,
the famous Galaxian Theater owner in Japan...the man behind the
incredible story 'Saving Galaxian Theater... in Japan", related here
three months ago. He was kind to answer me few questions -in english
please- about that amazing story and about his love of the
game. Enjoy the interview right
here.
25/07/08
- Playing Dragon's Lair with Mame ?
Some
progess regarding the Dragon's Lair emulation... by Aaron Gilon, the
dad of MAME.
Check
this out !
19/07/08
- What about Arcades in 2008 in LA or VEGAS ... final part !
Let's move to Las Vegas for
the last load of pictures taken during my latest USA trip ^^ The
quest for classic
continues... what can we expect in 2008 ?
17/07/08
- A new cab' is born... Please welcome a *brand new* Galaga !
"...and after having
seen a thousand times Wargames, I decided to start this new project:
GALAGA 'Scratch built Replica' ! I can do it ... I hope..."
- Screen, on May 26, 2008 ... on this board.
Now have a look at the result... less than two months later, right
here... Impressive !!!
16/07/08
- THIS IS IT : The Software Corner program for AMIGA is available
here!
As
promised to many of you, here's the all famous "DRAGON'S
LAIR Software Corner Amiga disk", available now for download on
this section
of the website. For information, this disk allows you play the
Software Corner's laser disc version of the game, with an
Amiga computer and a Pioneer VideoDisc player CLD 1500. You'll also
need the dedicated cable between the Amiga and the video disc player...
ok ... not easy to get all that stuff together ... but ... what an
experience isn't it ? ;-)
Many thanks to Madsjm for translating the program from the original
Amiga disk into a flat file. For information, I tested the program
with an Amiga emulator and ... it runs fine ;-)
~Enjoy~
12/07/08
- What about Arcades in 2008 in LA or VEGAS - part III
Let's move to Las Vegas for
this new load of pictures taken during my latest USA trip ^^ The
quest for classic
continues... what can we expect in 2008 ?
08/07/08
- Cosplay : The Shadowings interview !
As
promised, here's the exclusive interview of Shadowings, our
beautiful Italian Princess Daphne. ~Enjoy~
05/07/08
- Dirk the Daring after body building exercices ?
I've just found this 'BodyDirk'
picture on the web. I've no information about the artist who drawed
it... just his name on the picture : Eric MSMITH. Anyway, this great picture is now
available in the Fan's Lair section
here.
01/07/08
- What about Arcades in 2008 in LA or VEGAS - part II
Don't get me wrong... There must be a
lot of Arcades over there I didn't see of couse ! But let me show
you the ones
that most of tourists (like me) can easily find because these Arcade
rooms are located in high tourist spots. My wish would be to find
out as much 'classics' as possible... Possible in 2008 ?
Still in Los Angeles for this second part of the story. All the
pictures right
here (part 2)
29/06/08
- Don Bluth Production - 'Behind The Scene', the video
I've just found this french
documentary about the making of the games Dragon's Lair & Space Ace.
I don't remember having seen some parts/footage of it before
(correct me if I'm wrong). Note the Dragon's Lair version of
the cabinet played by the kid at then end of the video. Proto
version ! Check it up right
here.
27/06/08
- Happy Birthday !
Digital Leisure Celebrates “Dragon’s Lair Week” Honoring the
25th Anniversary with Exciting Giveaways
GORMLEY,
Ontario, Canada – June 20, 2008 – Though it may seem like just
yesterday that your pockets were being lightened two quarters at a
time by the most revolutionary arcade machine on the market, it’s
actually been 25 years, and now it’s time to celebrate!
Launched on to the arcade scene in June of 1983, Dragon’s Lair
received worldwide acclaim with its ground-breaking animation and
interactive gameplay. This would leave a mark on a generation of
millions of faithful followers who fondly remember their first
‘Lair’ experience. More recently, Digital Leisure gave Dragon’s
Lair the royal treatment and remastered the original film onto
Blu-ray High Definition to ensure this classic animated game could
be enjoyed by an all-new generation of gamers.
“I can’t believe it’s already been 25 years!” said Dragon’s Lair
creator and legendary film animator Don Bluth. “To think a small
project conceived by Rick Dyer would become such a beloved classic
is something I couldn’t have foreseen. I don’t think Dirk and Daphne
have aged a day!”
The week of June 22nd is your opportunity to celebrate this
milestone in video gaming history. During the 25th anniversary week,
Digital Leisure will be offering 25% off all Dragon’s Lair games
from its website. As well, with your purchased copy of Dragon’s Lair
on DVD, Blu-ray or on HD PC DVD your copy will be personally signed
by original creators Don Bluth, Gary Goldman, John Pomeroy and Rick
Dyer.
To top off the celebrations, Digital Leisure will also be giving
away a giclee of the opening castle scene from Dragon’s Lair,
hand-signed by all of the creators, a $500 value. This limited piece
of animation art will be given away to one lucky Dragon’s Lair fan
who enters their name at
www.digitalleisure.com during Dragon’s Lair Week! Dragon’s Lair
fans will also have the opportunity to purchase an original Dragon’s
Lair movie-style poster autographed by all four creators!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime exclusive so don’t wait for the next 25
years to get your copy of Dragon’s Lair. Visit
www.digitalleisure.com
for all of the details.
27/06/08
- What about Arcades in 2008 in LA or VEGAS ?
Don't get me wrong... There must be a
lot of Arcades over there I didn't see of couse ! But let me show
you the ones
that most of tourists (like me) can easily find because these Arcade
rooms are located in high tourist spots. My wish would be to find
out as much 'classics' as possible... Possible in 2008 ?
Let's see... (part 1)
14/06/08
- A 'FAKER' in your room ?! Yeah, it's possible !!!
Yessss... It becomes real... The famous
'Faker' ennemy ship from Galaxian³
exist in the real world but, in LEGO ^^ Following the great work
done by our Japanese member Nuu, it now possible for everyone
to order it via the LEGO factory service, who allows us to order
'custom & home made' models... Impressive isn't it ?
All the story of this LEGO Faker right
here.
~Enjoy~
11/06/08
- Pinocchio is Dirk ???
I've just found this 'PinoDirk'
picture on the web. I've no information about the artist who drawed
it... just the name 'Arthur' ?. Anyway, this nice picture is now
available in the Fan's Lair section
here.
10/06/08
- A "DRAGOON-R" ship inside your pocket ?
Woww... I've just found a
DRAGOON-R (the main ship in Galaxian³)
keyring picture
on the web... Where does it come from ? It looks very well made ! I
wanna the same one to hook the keys of my GT-6 please ^^
A must have for all Galaxian³
fans... but where to found it ??? ...another Japanese home-made
stuff ? ;-)
07/06/08
- Cosplay : Princess Daphne, alone in the Singe's Castle...
Enjoy more than 35 new pictures of
the lovely Princess Daphne, alias Shadowings, alone in the Singe's
castle.
Who'll save her form the clutches of the evil Dragon Singe ? I'm
coming Daphneeeeeeee !!! ;-)
05/06/08
- Galaxian3 *Official Materials Books*
What a nice item. Here's the
Galaxian3
Official Materials Book, based on the Playstation port of the game.
So it's also about the famous mission "[code:m8805F] The Rising of
Gourb". It includes of course the "Project Dragoon" & "Zolgear"
stuff ! There is also stuff about the GT-6 ... but... unfortunately
for me... Japanese all the way... more than 70 pages of
information... and I cannot understand anything :-( The Japanese
Translation Team please ? ;-)
03/06/08
- Cosplay : They are back...and you'll love them ^^
Guess what ? I'm in contact with
this lovely Italian Princess Daphne and she provided me an extra
load of pictures. Enjoy no less then 28 more pictures of them...
until the full Princess Daphne interview to come and a new load of
*extra* pictures from her...
(so
stay tuned more than ever
!)
02/06/08
- Ready to pilot this Dragoon J-2 at home ?
Have a look
at this "Dragoon J-2" model ! Check all the details ! Really amazing
! I want to buy one please !
Check the other pictures of it available right
here... Oh eh yes... this is your ship in the Galaxian3 mission
called "Attack Of The Zolgear" !
31/05/08
- Only one button for this monster ?
Did you ever ask you how the
hell a game like that can be powered up ? Here is the answer...
questions ?
30/05/08
- Cosplay : The Italian Princess Daphne !
Because Dirk saved her for the
clutches of the evil Dragon Singe (Do you remember ? ^^), she
can go everywhere in the world. The last time I've seen her, it was
is... Italy ^^
28/05/08
- Better than a roadtrip...
a GT-6 up & running !!!
Holy jesus ! A group of
Galaxian3 fans in Japan own a Galaxian Theater, like me ! "We and
our friends are No.1 Galaxian3 fan group in Japan since 1993. My
group own Galaxian3 Theater since 1995, We assembled it in April,
2008..." Ikke (owner of the monster). Have a look right
now...RIGHT NOW ... RIGHT NOW at this *AMAZING* story !!!
~Enjoy~
26/05/08
- Cosplay : A New 'Dirk & Daphne' has been found...
And they look great isn't it ? This
picture has been taken in a cosplay convention in Italy this year.
More information soon I hope. But for now, have a look to them...
Daphne & Dirk in the real world !
25/05/08
- I want to learn Japanese !
The quest to know everything
about this Galaxian Theater has begun. With the help of a new member
'BusterBill' we have the translation about some Alien
Japanese inscriptions written on the game, and also
-at least- its serial number ! Many thanks to him & his friend's sister
who live in Japan ^^
This is it : I can play OutRun 2
on my *previously dead* Daytona USA Cab with the original Daytona
controls : No extra buttons at all, and in true 'arcade accurate'
RGB display ! Discover THE solution for doing a such thing in
video in this
post (the video is on the page 3) or available directly
here on youtube.
~Enjoy~
23/05/08
- 'Behind the scene' artworks by J.Junior
Remember J.Junior, the man behind some great 3D Dragon's Lair
artworks ? Here's now two more pictures available in the
FAN'S LAIR
section.
In
addtion, few words of the artist : "Yes, I'm a huge Dragon's Lair
fan, living in Brazil. I'm 32 yrs old.
My first experience with DL was in the 80's, when I saw on TV a
report about the premiere of the game (in the ATARI days, that DL
graphics shining on the screen was breathtaking). Later on, in 1994,
I buyied a 3DO, and then could play the full experience of the game.
I allways wanted to see Dirk and "The Dragon" in full 3d, then I
decided to do those models. They're maded and rendered in 3DSmax
with some Photoshop layers, and I want to make a animation with them,
someday.
Here's now the wireframes of the scenes..."
19/05/08
- Galaxian Theater : 'GH-28' the MOTHERSHIP !
The game 'Galaxian3' was originally a theme park
attraction in Japan for up to 28 people simultaneously in a
hydraulic gaming area. Have a look at this monster attraction also
called 'GH-28' (pictures & video inside)
After that, you'll think that the Galaxian3 'theater 6' (the
one I own) is very small ^^
~Enjoy~
18/05/08
- Laser Bridge interface in action !
"We need help and time to made the bridge conversion we need,
for many games and interfacing the Pcb to the older famous games.
I'm working to the DL SIDAM also to do the same, translate the
philips commands to pioneer. As you know the laserbridge has 2
serail ports and also ttl-level ports so the hardware is ready to
SIDAM DL and SA. I also working with Igor to hacking Roms of DL and
SA SIDAM, stay tuned. For now have a look to the movie."Xadhoom
See
the current version of the Laser Bridge interface up & running in
this
video provided by the Laser Bridge Team. All the details are
available on this
post.
17/05/08
- Galaxian Theater : a new dedicated
category
I know there is a lot of
enthousiam about this 'out of this wolrd' game. So it it time for me
to gather as many information as possible about it in a new
dedicated category on this website board.
Check this out !
(by the way, I hope
you didn't miss the Galaxian Theater roadtrip ? What ?!!! So have a
look right
here ^^)
13/05/08
- Workshop : SEGA Out Run ~ the restoration !
Started in january 2008, the
Giddygoon's project comes to the end.... Great job Giddy !
~Enjoy the
story~
12/05/08
- Roadtrip : Quest fo TIME PILOT in France !
And one more cab' in the
collection... Ladies & gentlemen... Please welcome this very rare
Time Pilot cabinet from Atari Ireland.
~Enjoy the roadtrip~
11/05/08
-EVENT : Official Dragon's Lair EUROMEET'08 Announced !!!
"Just
a quick message to let "Everyone" know that Euromeet 08' will be
happening sometime in the second half of Novemeber, the Lair has
been extended, with a new larger Office, an Electrical/tech room..."
Jason
More details on the official announcement right
here. What? You don't know what the Dragon's Lair Euromeet is ?
See the full report of the Euromeet 06' right
here. ^^
10/05/08
- What a beautiful Dirk !!!
"In
the Annals of Video Arcade-dom never has there been a more tortured
soul as the stalwart hero of Dragon's Lair. Knowing absolutely no
one that has ever finished the game poor Dirk must have suffered
through countless drops into the abyss, electrocution, swallowed up
by horrid slime, etc. never to see the end of the game, never to
save the beautiful princess Daphanee. How many times did Dirk end up
falling into skeleton zombiedom? Countless. For this I salute the
poor bastard that is, Dirk the Daring." Craig /
SKETCH OF THE DAY : the blog
where I got this *great* image !
08/05/08
- The boys are back in town...
They are back... YEEEESSS !!!! Igor & Xadhoom...Hope to have
very soon a new status about the
Laserbridge
project, Dragon's Lair Sidam and other restoration... Forza Italia
!!! ^^
07/05/08
- French Video Documentary : Dragon's Lair & other Cartoons / Games
NoLife
TV has done a nice documentary about Dragon's Lair and some
others Interactive movies games. Broadcasted the 6th of may, here's
the video file... I hope you understand french by the way ;-) Thanks
to Pitufo for the captured file ^^
Go to the video section to
download the divx video file (128MB) or watch it on
youtube ^^
~Enjoy~
04/05/08
- New "Dragon's Lair fan artist" discovered...
Ok, only three pictures "DL related" available in the
Fan's Lair
section, but don't miss the visit to the Sean's Blog to
discover a really talented artist.
See in pictures the report for this 2008 edition of the Pinball
Collectior / US cars & US LifeStyle Exhibition.
02/05/08
- Did you say impossible ? Jason did it ! The collection is
now complete !
This
is it ! The Bluth's Trilogy (Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 2 and
Space Ace) *AUSTRALIAN* version is now reunited inside the Finny's
museum in UK !
As you know, these three cabs are *extremely* hard to find ! Enjoy some
pictures of them right
here and be sure to have more details on the upcoming Dragon's
Lair Museum website. Many thanks to Jason for sharing these first
pictures of the cabs ^^
23/04/08
- ENTER THE DRAGON'S LAIR : 'The Missing Page'
Back
on the fabulous article written by Andrew Fisher for Games TM
available since 4 days here: one page was missing... and it's
definitely a very special page from the article because pictures of
few fellows on are in it ;-)
NOW, the *complete* article is available
here
~Enjoy~
22/04/08
- Space Ace Blu-ray - NOW SHIPPING !
For the first
time ever you can experience the stunning classical animation of
Space Ace in true High Definition. This release of Don Bluth's
legendary animated arcade game features video transferred directly
from the original film source, delivering the sharpest images and
most vibrant colors ever – even better than the original laser disc
release...
This
is it !!! Space Ace Blu-ray version is now... AVAILABLE ! Click on
the picture to order it ^^
20/04/08
- Namco Official iPod by Apple !?
Wow ! Check this out this
perfect 'Arcade Life Style' toy : a beautiful Namco iPod ! Arg...
where to buy it now ?
20/04/08
- Article : ENTER THE DRAGON'S LAIR
2008
marks 25 years since groundbreaking laserdisc game Dragon's Lair
arrived in arcades. To celebrate, United Coders is bringing the
classic title to DS with a brand-new approach to development...
GAMES magazine (tm) explores the phenomenon. The complete article is available
here
14/04/08
- AIRLINE PILOTS *the video* ...and other UK things
Back from London. This time, I
bring with me, not the game, but a video of a very special game
"AIRLINE PILOTS from Sega", few pictures from the FUNLAND Arcade (Picadilly
Circus)...and some pictures of a very special Galaxian cabinet ^^
Click on the picture for the full package !
~Enjoy~
08/04/08
- New UK roadtrip : "Return Of The Two Jedi" - The Movie -
No text... just click & watch
the story about this UK Roadtrip #11, done to save two
Atari's Return of the Jedi arcade cabinetss. SHOWTIME right
here
~Enjoy~
01/04/08
- Donkey Kong 'Diary Of A Renovation' - The End !!!
This is it... The Donkey Kong
renovation is done... See the all the details, learn some tips, and
watch a six minutes videoclip long that will show you everything...and
for the rest, just ask on the forum ^^
The full package is available right
here
or you can jump
directly to the video right
here
~Enjoy~
30/03/08
- Article : Dragon's Lair, a 3D game in 1983 ???
Dragon's
Lair is a new type of movie and a new type of arcade game. It's the
first completely three-dimensional video game on the market...
...LOL ! The complete article is available
here
Thanks to Sonic1992 for the contribution ^^
~Enjoy~
26/03/08
- The best tribute ...
Many
thanks to Barry (Sonic 1992) for sharing with us his childhood
memories, and also one the best Dragon's Lair artworks done by his
sister Tricia more than 25 years ago.
Tribute to everything videogame related we loved as kids, and to
Tricia
20/03/08
- Article : The Wayback Machine *DL for Nintendo DS* by David Ellis
Enjoy
this new article written by David Ellis from the latest issue of the
famous GameRoom Magazine, related to the United Coders "Dragon's
Lair" version for Nintendo DS to come very soon.
The article is available
here (at the end
of the page)
(c) Gameroom Magazine / March 2008 / David Ellis - The Gameroom
Website :
www.gameroommagazine.com
Thanks to Alan & Hans for the notification ^^
17/03/08
- ArcadeLifeStyle in 1991 starring Barry (Sonic) !!!
Have
a look at this video, fimed in 1991. Do you recognize him ?This is one of the best exemple of the 'ArcadeLifeStyle'
: Dragon's Lair, Defender... and back to the future posters... A
must see (Notice the funny hair on Barry^^ ). You rock Sonic ^^
~Enjoy~
...it's
history... Dragon's Lair ... and DEFENDER !!!
12/03/08
- Cosplay : What happens with Dirk !?
Dirk
seems to be THE character for many 'cosplayers' !? Check this one
...
04/03/08
- Cosplay : Guess what ? They are back !!!
Our
favorites 'cosplayers' are back !!! - new pictures inside -
02/03/08
- Cosplay : A New 'Dirk The Daring' has been found... bis !
29/02/08
- One more *dedicated* Dragon's Lair artwork by J.Junior !
More information about JJunior, the artist behind the latest
Dragon's Lair artworks available on the
FAN'S LAIR
section of this website. He's 32 yeras old and he lives in ...Brazil
! And have a look at his latest picture done for this website !
Woooooooooooooooooooooooow !!!!!
Today, the Dragon is
Brazilan... and his name is JJUNIOR !
26/02/08
- Cosplay : A New 'Dirk The Daring' has been found !
24/02/08
- New Dragon's Lair artworks by J.Junior ... WOOOWW !!!
I've
just found a gallery of pictures done by an artist called J.Junior.
He's seems to be a huge Dragon's Lair fan regarding the great work
he done on these wonderful artworks. Some are done with photoshop,
others with 3DS max.
Now ~enjoy~
all these beautiful pictures in the
FAN'S LAIR
section of this website.
23/02/08
- The pinballs day : Two pinballs - one roadtrip !
Because I'm also a
pinballs fan, and because my 'must have arcade games' list is *almost*
complet, it's time of add few pinballs inside the lair.
Let's start with these two pinballs :
Star Wars Trilogy *special
edition* & Judge Dredd
18/02/08
- Do you think you are a good player ?
the man !
Is it possible to play Dragon's Lair & Space Ace
at the same time ?
... yeah, sure ! Watch this
video now and start the training !!!
17/02/08
- Dragon's Lair for NES... back in 1992
I've
add the Dragon's Lair NES review from the french magazine "Console+"
in the Articlessection. Thanks to Sam for the contribution... I hope you can
read french by the way ?
No... this is not
an other review from the AVGN ;-)
04/02/08
- The real Dirk & Daphne are back !
I've
just found few more pictures of our heroes ! Yes, yes, the ones in
the real world ...still from the DragonCon 2006 cosplay
convention...
~
Enjoy ~
01/02/08
- GALAGA 'Diary Of A Renovation' - The circle is now complete
This is it... The GALAGA
renovation is done... See the all the details, learn some tips, and
watch an eight minutes videoclip that will show you everything ! A
real love story ^^ The full package is available right
here
or you can jump
directly to the video right
here
~Enjoy~
30/01/08
- Sold on Ebay : The original Dragon's Lair colored artwork...
... for
the side band of the 1983 Walt Disney's DRAGONS LAIR lunchbox from
Aladdin Industries.
Gone for $600 (406€), the winner -according the previous
evaluation- doesn't seems to be a Dragon's Lair collector but ... a
collector of ... Lunchbox (Aladdin, Spiderman, Star Wars, Pac Man,
...). I hope he's also a big Dragon's Lair fan too !
Maybe some
of you didn't see it on ebay these days.;. because the seller made a
mistake in the title, see : ORIGINAL COLORED ART - 1983 DRAGAONS
LAIR LUNCHBOX !
~ More details right
here ~
29/01/08
- Don't want to save her, seriously ???
The website
gamesradar writed an article called :
"The Top 7 ... Damsels you DON'T want to save"
...and guess what ? Princess Daphne is on the top of that list
...Can you believe it ?
Just for fun, have a look
here ...
"I have always
wanted to make an animated toon game, like 'Dragon's Lair' or 'Space
Ace'...so Im doin' just that!...it
will be based on my STARtoons characters, rather than utilizing
copyrighted characters...this way, I can do whatever I like!
The game,
entitled 'Retro Rescue', centers around Nikki and Nero (my STARtoons
characters) being sent into cyberspace to rescue all the arcade
classics characters from wiped from existance by a bad guy (who
happens to suck at video games) called 'The Retronator'.
The game will be a first (I think) encorporating animated sequences
the player interacts w/, plus 'mini games' in each level that pay
tribute to arcade classics..." Kevin K.
Previously discussed
here in 2006, Kevin presents now a big update on this project.
Have a look at his latest video on this
post. A must see... Impressive !!!
...Tron, Q*Bert, Ms Pac Man, Donkey Kong... many of our heroes are
in... Impresive !!!
26/01/08
-
Coin-OP Expo in London UK -
ATEI 2008 The Report
The London
Shows (ATEI, ICE and ICEi) underlined their reputation as being the
most international expos on the industry calendar.I wasn't there
this year, but here's a ton of pictures from the show, taken by
BigPanik.
No blabla... just enjoy the pictures right
here ^^
23/01/08
- Galaga Official T-shirt... the last run !
Since a long time, the *fabulous*
official Galaga t-shirts collection is unavailable for sale
at the official US store clubNAMCO.... untill now ! Have a
look at the mail I got from them
: "We're
happy to inform you that we just added back some stock of the Flight
Academy t-shirt today. Please be aware though that the design is
discontinued and we will not receive more inventory for the
foreseeable future.". So it's now or never !!! You are warned now ;-)
~ Visit the
clubNAMCO store ~
19/01/08
- Serial #1 Cinematronics Dragon's Lair is ALIVE !
Back
in 2006. The location is the Finny's Lair in UK : One of the biggest
piece of the Arcade history is in front of me : The Serial #1
Cinematronics Dragon's Lair cabinet... owned by Don Bluth himself
!!!
Me : Jason, can you plug it please ? Can I try it please ? Can
I flim it please ?
Jas' : No problem my friend ^^
YYeeeeehhhaaaaaaaaa !!!!! ...and I would like to share
that moment with all the Dragon's Lair Fans of course !
Now, better than words, even better than pictures... ENJOY THE SN #1
VIDEO ;-)
I wish you all to put your hands on a such piece of history. The
Finny's museum is ...the HEAVEN !!!!
17/01/08
- Sonic 1992's Gameroom Featured on G4TV's X-play !!!
Ths is it for Sonic 1992 !
His *world* famous "Yesterdays" game room has been covered in the
famous US Videogame Channel G4 for their show X-Play. The show is
available
here.
~Enjoy~
Sonic 1992
and an arcade game called "Dragon's Lair" ;-)
...Da Sonic Code...
13/01/08
- JOF's Gameroom live & Brussels
So here is the presentation of
my gameroom in brussels. I started collecting arcade and pinball 4
years ago. I met a lot of nice people on gamoover and arcadebelgium.
Motivated by the talent of some guys, i did my best to have a nice
gameroom, that i present you today -JOF-
12/01/08
- Mike Ryan's collection updated : Woooww !
Personal
Mile's collection goes bigger ! He finally finished collecting all
the Dragon's Lair & Space Ace USA versions. Thanks for all of us, he
finally had some time to take new pictures in order to share them
with the Dragon's Lair fans community. Many thanks Mike ^^
It's seems that this place is going to be a complete Dragon's Lair
museum too... Impressive !!!
11/01/08
- Games on Disc & Dragon's Lair Awards
Laser disc...the
future ?
Back in january 1984 : Electronic Games monthy magazine
proposed to the readers a four pages article regarding the next
generation of games, on that strange new laser disc format...
Also in that issue : The 1984 Arcade Awards by the editor of
Electronic Games.
And guess what ? Yes, Dragon's Lair was of course in the list : Best
coin-op game audio-visual effect !
09/01/08
- Sonic 1992's Gameroom : Welcome To Yesterdays
"Hello, After 10 months of work and taking
care of a few bugs that have come up, I have finally finished my
gaming room!
With the exception of a few captions, I will let the pictures do the
talking.
Also, there will be a YouTube Video Tour at the end. Enjoy!!!"
Sonic 1992
03/01/08
- Dragon's Lair DS or PSP ? Both !!!
United Coders, developers of the Nintendo DS
version of the game, are currently putting the finaltouches
to the Nintendo DS version, and is currently seeking a publisher for
a version of the game on the Sony PSP.
See the january 2008 official United Coders
press release
for all the details.
In addition, the
United Coders website
is currently being updated, including all the United Coders story.
Check out the publisher
Conspiracy website for updates regarding the Nintendo DS
version.
United Coders story :
Hans F. Olsen
23/12/07
- Happy Holidays to all ^^
Miss Univers 2008 ?
To the dear readers I would like to wish you all a very merry
Christmas and a happy new year 2008.
This year I challenge you to a new resolution. I challenge
you to just be yourself Arcadelife style will be your way of
live .. too ;-) So I expect from you a lot of new funny
roadtrips, restorations, arcade stories, gameroom construction and...
Dragon's lair stuff of course !
This is also a good oppurtunity for me to say a BIG "thank you" to
all of you, for sharing stories here, or simply beeig here to read
some crazy adventures on this forum ^^
Ok, back to work ! As you can see, a new Princess Daphne drawing is
available on the
Fan's Lair section.
~Enjoy~
22/12/07
- Sonic 1992's Gameroom to be Featured on G4TV's X-play !!!
The famous Sonic 1992 was
contacted by the US Videogame Channel G4. They wanted to feature 'Yesterdays'
(the name of his Gameroom) on their show X-Play.
The G4 crew came two days ago.
It took about 5 hours for the interviews and the filming of
the gameroom :
Sonic 1992
pictured with G4TV Producer Mike Benson
The Camera Crew in action
The episode of
Chrismas Play should be aired sometime in January. Don't miss it...
more details soon !
Thanks to Sonic 1992 for the information ;-)
~DISCUSS~
What ? Never heard about that *amazing* Sonic 1992's Gameroom ???
Click right now on the following picture and discover what we call
here : 'The American Dream' ;-)
15/12/07
- Space Ace Promotion Kit / Coloring Contest
Discover
the full SPACE ACE Promotion Kit in the
Articles section.
Go back in ...1984 !
He's blue and mean and rides a speeder disc and is trying to capture
Earth with the Infanto Ray... Borf !
12/12/07
- Initiation Roadtrip - S.T.U.N. Runner & pinballs story in
Luxembourg
Does it work ?
Patrick : "...Hey Bruno, I
know I place where we can maybe find old pinballs and few arcade
games... I don't know which ones, but let's have a look together ?"
Patrick : Eight Ball
Champ & Fathom... not bad for starting a collection !
08/12/07
- "STARBLADE : Operation Black Noise" by Starblade fans...
Impressive !
Have a look at this unofficial Starblade game sequel project -currenlty
in progress- by
MIHÁLY
SÁRÁNSZKI (MUSAIC) & GÁBOR
MENYHÁRT
- Redward Studios Inc.
The game follows the original
Starblade : Six months passes after the destruction of 'Red Eye',
the UGSF is at war with Piloreans. The enemy attacks the
federation ships from time to time, since 4-5 years with
little-bigger squads. Now they come out with a different plan...
The development status of the game is about 25%. General overview of
the game, visuals, models can be seen on the project website
here.
Also available on the website, a great "Starblade : Operation Black
Noise" wallpapers and you can also listen a remixed track 'Original
Startup Sequence With Underworld"... and last, but no least, you can
see the 'Press Start' waiting screen on this
video !
~DISCUSS~
28/11/07
- Sir Benson is back... in a new episode !
While most of
videogames, in a few years (or months), disappear from the memory of
the video-gamers, Dragon’s Lair, after more than 20 years from its
creation, can still inspire new stories and characters. Sir
Benson is one of these characters…
If you missed it, check out the great *exclusive* interview
from Andrea Martin, the creator of Sir Benson right
here
* Now watch out the last Sir Benson adventure * episode
VIII 'Occhio al Ciglio'
- Discuss it
here - Thanks to MightyPirate for the news -
Sir Benson or ...Road Runner ?
25/11/07
- Dragon's Lair NES version... what a review !!!
Angry Video Game
Nerd: Dragon's Lair
The *famous* Nerd finally tears into one of the most notorious NES
games ever : Dragon's Lair for Nintendo NES
Watch out in video why
this game was one of the most frustrating game ever made. It's clear
that it's seems impossible to finish it with five lives... ;-)
17/11/07
- 'Belgium Roadtrip' - Quest for G-LOC AIR BATTLE
DLX from SEGA
This time, this will be a roadtrip inside my own country :
Belgium ! And luckily for us, because the game is not small & easy
to move : It's a G-Loc Air Battle Deluxe from Sega.
G-LOC:
Air Battle is a 1990 air combat arcade game by Sega. The title
refers to "Loss of Consciousness by g-force"
That cockpit is the intermediate version between the upright
version... and the all famous *R360* ;-)
...Take My
Breath Aways ...
15/11/07
- Galaxian3 Theater : Attack Of The Zolgear located ...
...who'll save this Galaxian3 Theater ???
Thanks to PressStartComic.com, a new Galaxian3 Theater
has been located is USA at FunWorld in Nashua New Hampshire.
The game is hopefully up & running, but it's been neglected : Only
one speaker in the theater worked, and that one was VERY VERY low
and it crackled. The screen had BAD glare and burn in from being
there...
13/11/07
- MAJOR UPDATE - NEW FORUM ON THIS WEBSITE !!!
Because the old phpBB2 forum starts to be very old, and because
it was a *pain* to maintain, I choose to quickly update it to a
brand new SMF forum, more 'modern', usefull and powefull !!!
Be indulgent... at this time, there are a lot of things to correct
because the migration is not finished yet : bad colors on some posts,
smileys missing, ... but it's on the way to be fixed ;-)
PLease don't hesitate to inform me about problems who could have on
it.
PS : The customization
of this new board is on the way ;-)
Hope you'll like it ^^
09/11/07
- Euro
Dragon's Lair and Space Ace playing on the Daphne emulator
!
Annoucement on the daphne-emu webiste by Matt Ownby (Daphne
Creator) right
here
"I just added the European versions of Dragon's Lair and Space Ace to
the latest v1.0 beta"
01/11/07
- 10th UK RoadTrip Anniversary - THE TRAILER !!!
This is it... I've
done my UK roadtrip number 10... the perfect moment for doing
something special... like a video retrospective of all the UK done until now ^^
Have a look at the video on this
post , then watch out the complet story of this *anniversary*
roadtrip - quest for : Spy Hunter, Super Bug,
Radarscope,Zaxxon & Galaga !
~Enjoy~
29/10/07
- Coin-OP Expo in London UK - The Report
23/10/07
- Galaxian3 Archives on Namco Website
Found something great about the most incredible arcade 'cabinet'
Galaxian3 Theater...
directly on the official NAMCO BANDAI website !
History of the game, the conception... and probably a lot of very
interesting informations/stories about the game but also the
conceptors of the game !!!
I say 'probably' because all that stuff is in Japanese and I do
understand nothing :-(
I'll do my best to translate all of that in english, but there are
maybe some peoples around here who would like to help me on
this ? ;-)
I'll be there under the banner of the best french vintage arcade
website. I'm also moderator on that website, where you can find most
of the stories published here... but in french ;-)
We will share the
stand with our friends of the website Flippers-Jukeboxes.net ...
many thanks to them :-)
...we will bring some arcade games of course... including this
Space Ace cab and other surprises of course... ;-)
21/09/07
- Namco's Starblade emulator : A New Hope ?
"I'm in the process
of working around the last few issues affecting System21 emulation,
including successful workarounds for lockups in Air Combat and
Solvalou, emulation of scanline effects, and color glitches.
But one thing that really would be nice is a standalone emulator
that can run these games full speed with more modest CPU
requirements. As it stands, I can run Starblade only in slow
motion on my development laptop, which isn't much fun.
As you can see on pictures, there's no more missing graphics in the
StarBlade emulation...
Towards this end, I will be packaging and releasing a emulator that
runs System21 and System22 titles with hardware accelerated graphics
and statically recompiled DSP code." - Phil Stroffolino /
Developer -
13/09/07
- Dragon's Lair II & Space Ace confrimed for Nintendo DS -
"...it’s now official that we are developing Dragon’s Lair 2 and Space
Ace immediately following the completion of Dragon’s Lair 1" -
Hans - United Coders(*). Only one word :
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHH !!!!
(*) Notice also that the press release mentions United Coders;
we are no longer using the team name of Wizardry Engineering, but
have reverted back to the name we used in the old 8-bit and 16-bit
days, United Coders. The people are the same etc. just the name is
different
11/09/07
- USA Roadtrip Story ... Quest for BATTLEZONE !!!
Arcadefever : "...I have been
looking for one for the last 2 years, but never got really lucky on
my search...until a few weeks ago
found one on
ebay, i decided to get it..."
GET READY FOR HIS BATTLEZONE STORY !
...somewhere on that city... a Battlezone will rise again
!
07/09/07
- Dragon's Lair for Nintendo DS - update
PRESS RELEASE
Conspiracy Entertainment snaps up Dragon Lair for Nintendo DS...
Dragon Lair is due
to ship in the 1st quarter of 2008...
Conspiracy Entertainment Europe is pleased to announce that they
have secured the publishing rights to one of the world’s best known
gaming franchises; Dragon Lair. They will be releasing the original
Dragon Lair and Dragon Lair II ‘Warp Time’ for the Nintendo DS. In
addition, as part of this deal, they will also publish the DS
version of Space Ace. United Coders (formerly announced as Wizardry
Engineering) are developing all versions of the games.
Lead Programmer & Executive Producer, Hans Olsen of United Coders
said:
This is such an important gaming franchise as it falls into one of
those conversations ‘Do you remember were where you when Elvis or
Diana died?’ except with this game it’s ‘Do you remember in which
chip shop or arcade you first played this game?’. ‘We talked long
and hard with the original creators of Dragon Lair - Don Bluth, Gary
Goldman and Rick Dyer – they were so impressed with our vision for
these titles, that we now have these gaming gems to bring to the
market in a new format’.
Dragon’s Lair DS features two modes of play; 1983 Arcade mode and
Director’s Cut.
The 1983 version plays just like the original arcade released in
1983. This mode satisfies the hardcore gamer who wishes to re-live
the first ever handheld version of Dragon’s Lair, that is 100% true
to the original and has all scenes, all death scenes, and all the
quirks and oddities found in that version.
The Director’s Cut is aimed mostly at players who have never
experienced the game before, Dragon’s Lair plays somewhat
differently in a very unique way; and in director’s Cut there is
also full support for Rumble Pak, Stylus Support, Voice Recognition.
Dragon Lair is due to ship in the 1st quarter of 2008 with the
others to follow at a later date.
06/09/07
- Computer Space Fan ?! I'm sure you are ^^
. Computer
Space Fan ... the website !
Wanna have more information about the first
arcade game
ever made? Check out Computer Space Fan website now !
...features my SN 10.290 ;-)
05/09/07
- I'm 8 Bit & Dragon's Lair Fans ...
Another great picture, coming from the "I'm 8bit" Video Game art
exposition. Thanks Dexter for the contribution:)
03/09/07
- Princess Daphne FanArt by Tsai
Have a look at this nice Princess Daphne art done by Tsai
02/09/07
- Meeting with Level42, coming from Neederland
What a trip done by Level42 ! More than 320km driven
just to have a good arcade day in the Nuno's Lair ... in Belgium ! A
perfect Arcade Life Style Story ;-)
Food, Arcade Stories, Games... and a lot of fun. Thanks for coming
^^
30/08/07
- BELGIUM 'BAD TRIP ... Quest for Nothing...
First roadtrip done by Pat in order to bring
back for his kids a very nice Sega Touring Car game...
...but this is not going to be a good deal...
...Hope
this will be the only 'BadTrip' story here...
26/08/07
- Pat's GameRoom is born...
... after many month of hard work, Pat has almost finished his own
private Game Room... This room starts
to welcome many various games for all his big family... Home Sweet
Home... ;-)
25/08/07
- 'GameRoom' page is now available
The GameRoom page is now available. It contains links
of serveral private GameRooms from collectors/friends.
Note that page is not finished yet. Be patient if your game room is
not listed here... It'll be done soon :-)
Feel free to contact
me if you would like to be linked ;-)
23/08/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 9 available
...and
you know what ? This was the last episode ! Now all the 13 Space Ace
episodes are available here !
Here's the episode 9, called "The Phantom Shuttle"
Download it now :
...need some
help ?
20/08/07
- BELGIUM ROAD TRIP ... Quest for AFTER BURNER !
This time, it won't be a huge road trip... coz
I've founded that game
very close to my place.
Here's is AFTER BURNER from SEGA !
...Highway to the danger zone...
18/08/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 4 available
...Kiiiimmmmmmmyyyy
!!!
Here's the episode 4, called "Moon Missile Madness"
Download it now :
15/08/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 2 available
Here's the episode 2, called "Cosmic Camp Catastrophe"
Download it now :
...do you
recognize him ?
12/08/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 11 available
...don't be
affraid, it's still for kids ^^
Here's the episode 11, called "Calamity Kimmie"
Download it now :
10/08/07
- THE HEAVY METAL UK ROADTRIP part 2 : Konami's Guitar
Freaks !!!
This is it... As a guitar player, it was not possible for me
to skip that game ! I finally found one in UK... So, here we go
again with a new UK roadtrip... Enjoy ;-)
Give me the
sense to wonder, to wonder if I'm free.
Give me the sense to wonder, to know I can be me.
Give me the strenght, to hold my head up, spit back in their face.
Don't need no key, to unlock this door
gonna break down the walls,break out of this bad place.
Can I play with Madness?
(c) Iron Maiden... don't you know ? ;-)
08/08/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 3 available now !
Space Ace cartoon
Episode 3 "Dangerous Decoy"
Download it right here, right now :
07/08/07
- Quest for RoadBlasters, SEGA Mega-Tech & Operation Wolf ...by
Wanou
Check out the
latest Wanou's Roadtrip done to save nothing less than 3 arcade
cabs' :
Many thanks to him for writting it in english by the way (he's
french)... you rock man ^^
07/08/07
- Add of the latest ElPancho's roadtrip... in the Roadtrips section
^^
...and just in
case you miss this incredible roadtrip, don't waste any time...
click on the picture now !!!
05/08/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 7 available now !
Space Ace cartoon
Episode 7 "Age Ray Riot"
Download it right here, right now :
04/08/07
- Dragon's Lair for Nintendo DS - update from Wizardry Engineering
Got news from Wizardry Engineering :
- we have secured funding for the entire game
- we are in full production
- we have secured publishing deal, meaning the product now has a
partner, who is putting the game onto the shelves in Feb/Mar next
year! ;-)
Development itself is
going great! It plays amazingly! We have listed to all the feedback
(we got hundreds of emails) and priority is SINGLE SCREEN but,
Dual-Screen is there TOO as an OPTION. But its obvious the fans like
single Screen better, so we listen and focus on that. It plays so
darned fantastic right now!! ;-)
No stop signs, speed limit
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Like a wheel, gonna
spin it
Nobody's gonna mess me round
Hey Satan,
paid my dues
Playing in a
rocking band
Hey Momma,
look at me
I'm on my way to the promised land
I'm on the
highway to hell
(Don't stop me)
Check out the Part 1 of this UK roardtrip... done for the glory of
the Heavy Metal...
As a guitarist, I could not skip such game or course !!! I also like
to play drums, but that is an other story... for now, enjoy the
first part of this 'NWOHBMB' RT ... in UK of course ;-) ...right
HERE right now !!!
31/07/07
- Space Ace cartoon : episode 5 available now !
Here's the episode 5, called "Perilous Partners"
Download it now :
30/07/07
- Dragon's Lair - The Movie- Snake preview ???
..well, not exaclty,
but it still funny to see our favorite hero alive... Enjoy this one
:
Thanks to karcreat for the link on your
post ^^ - D
30/07/07
- ARCADELIFESTYLE.NET - website of the week ^^
Wooow... what a nice surprise... I went yesterday on one of my
favorite US arcade website ARCADECONTROLS.COM ... and I
discover that my website is elected 'Site of the week' by the all
famous Saint =) A big thanks to him and to all others great
fellows who send me mails, contribute or post on the forum to share
their arcade stories...
I'm sure most of you know this great website, but for those who
don't know... go right now here :
29/07/07
- MY 'ARCADE' ORIGINS - THE YEAR ZERO - TRAVEL IN TIME !!!
What a day ! I was
yesterday in a mythic place for me.
A place which changed my life, in a certain way...
I was in the game room where I discovered & played most of the games
for the first time !!! I also met the same peoples who work there
since the beginning ^^
From the end of the 70' until the years mid-90', that room was the
place who allows me to play most of the classics...
Have a look at this perfect exemple of 'ArcadeLifeStyle', right
here...
28/07/07
- Galaxian 3 Theater up and running ?
Have a look at this very old french video documentary (1993 but I'm
not sure), if you are just curious to see what is a Galaxian 3
Theater 'in action' !
Downloadthe video (253MB), and forward to 5 min40 sec !
Others interesting things on that video :
at 5:10 - presentation of the *famous* SEGA R360 simulator
at 7:10 - presentation of 'Virtuality'
Argggg... I can't wait to play it on my ...humm... 'cab' ?!
* thanks to Harpinos for the video link *
28/07/07
- Donkey Kong Record Fails
Man Shatters Donkey
Kong World Record Exactly 25 Years After First Setting It in 1982
Fairfield, Iowa - July 26, 2007 - Even though he was proclaimed the
"Video Game Player of the Century" in Tokyo in 1999, that doesn't
stop Billy Mitchell from adding more glory to his legendary
reputation. On Friday, July 13, 2007, exactly 25 years after setting
the original world record, Billy scored a high-score on the
legendary Donkey Kong arcade game that has been verified to be the
new world record.
In front
of an audience of hundreds, including Twin Galaxies Senior referee
Todd Rogers, Mitchell scored 1,050,200 points – a new world
record !
Check out for more here :
27/07/07
- Space Ace cartoon : It is back !!!
...after very very very long time. My video capture setup was
out...until today. I have a new setup, so the first test is this
episode ;-) I'm back on this serie ^^
Here's the Space Ace cartoon episode 6, called 'Fronzen In Fear',
available right here, right now for download !
Right here :
...the other ones will be
available very soon this time ;-)
26/07/07
- New documentory on 80's arcade and the video games champions
"Culminating with the nationally televised 1982 Video Game World
Championships, director Lincoln Ruchti takes us on a wild ride
through the live of the first arcade celebrities, resulting in an
eye-popping collage of retrogaming goodness. While the perspective
on video gaming that Ruchti gives us in insightful, the colorful
characters that he unearths along the way are this film's true
treasure." - Adam Montgomery, Sundance Film Festival
...features Billy
Mitchell "player of the century for his wolrd record at Pac Man, and
many other gods of arcade, back in the days...
26/07/07
- OUT RUN 2SP is now compatible for XBOX 360
Since few days, Out Run 2SP & Out Run 2006 Coast to Coast are now
playable on XBOX 360.
If you plan to put a console into a dead racing cab... then go for
an XBox 360 !
With the upcoming release of Sega Rally... and with that arcade
perfect Out Run 2 conversion, no doubt is possible. The next step
will be for me to check if the local network is fully working on
this version... and I go for a twin XBOX360 cab... Now enjoy this
video :
25/07/07
- A Galaxian Theater inside a bathroom ???
OK, that huge roadtrip is finished of course... but I made a promise
to all the 'Galaxian3Theater' parts keepers that I'll get as soon as
possible all the items that take them so many place (according them
of course)
!!!
It's now time to keep one's word... The story continues...here
24/07/07
- Dirk & Daphne - Erotic Art
Here's an 'interesting' vision of our favorite characters Dirk &
Daphne :
Draw by an Indian? artist called 'Naga'. This is the only picture
related to Dragon's Lair. Full size picture available in the Fan's
Lair section of this website.
See all her artistic universe at the
Naga's Den
website (Beware...Erotic Art).
24/07/07
- Asteroids in the lastest Bruce Willis movie
I saw yesterday the lastest Die Hard in theater : Live Free or Die
Hard 4.0 ... and what a surprise to see an Asteroids cabinet in a
long sequence (approx five minutes), at the end of the movie. I only
have this youtube picture to show you :
...and to be honest, when I saw the cab, I forget to follow the
story... I just wanted to see it more on screen ^^
Better pictures of course when the DVD will be available for sale...
23/07/07
- Arcade Lifestyle Website is born !!!
As you probably see if you are regular here, it's not only about
Dragon's Lair universe all the time on this website. I got a lot of
responses regarding -of course- the Dragon's Lair univers, but also
regarding the roadtrips, Arcade tips & hints, GameRoom presentation,
Arcade collection, Arcade fan attitude...
A lot of people seem to have the same point of view about all of
that : doing roadtrips, 3 hours per day on ebay, sharing
informations or having some fun on several arcade forums,
meetings,..., and of course, playing arcade games ;-)
It's more a kind of 'lifestyle' than pure gaming or arcade
collecting don't you think ? I really think all of this is a kind of
Arcade Lifestyle !
So I thought it was time to adapt this website in consequence....
Welcome to ARCADELIFESTYLE.NET, the twin brother of
DRAGONSLAIRFANS.COM website, because both url with lead you to
the same hompage.
So please be indulgent, this website transformation will need some
time, and some pages won't be available yet or could have some
errors... it's just a matter of time ;-) I prefere to publish the
new pages and adapt them online than wait several weeks.
So take a ride to the new 'Roadtrips' section, if you like adventure
... I'll soon add new 'unpublished' roadtrips, and also add
roadtrips from members here ;-)
By the way, I would like to thanks all the contributors who helped
me to present you really great stuffs here until now :) And also all
the cool people who sent me nice emails. You rock buddies !!!
So, more than never... Stay Tuned ;-)
Darth Nuno
16/07/2007
Spread the Arcade
Passion ...
This is it ! It pays... Let's spread the passion.... Let's talk about
Arcade Spirit to all our friends & collegues... Every days, all the
time ;-) And they'll soon fall to the dark side of the
force....Pat' is one of them ...
Sir Benson... Exclusive
interview with Andrea Martin, his creator !
And here's a brand new exclusive interview from the Sir Benson creator
Andrea Martin, especially done for dragonslairfans website. Many
thanks to Andrea, but also for Vince 'Mighty Pirate" who done the
interview and translated it in english for us ;-)
ELPancho's UK ROADTRIP
... quest for FIVE dedicated cabs !!!
Onno 'ElPancho'
is proud to present us an other HUGE international roadtrip done to
bring back no less than FIVE old school & dedicated cabs from UK... to
Netherlands !!!
The games are : PAC MAN, ASTEROIDS, MAPPY, DONKEY KONG & PAPERBOY ...
Impressive !!!
Computer Space is a video arcade game released in November 1971 by
Nutting Associates. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, who
would both later found Atari, it was the world's first commercially
sold coin-operated video game — and indeed, the first commercially
sold video game of any kind.
NOW PLAYING INSIDE THE NUNO'S LAIR !!! ... I still can't
believe it... Impressive !!!
This version was put on sale serveral month ago...
but ... I didn't include it
in the home system conversion list... It's done now. What a shame, I
even don't have a PS3 or a Blu-ray disc player to test it :-/
Have a look at this italian webcartoon called 'Sir Bensen'. Really
nice... normal... It's so close than our Dirk, don't you think ?
Thanks to 'Mighty Pirate' for the link ^^
...I know...I know... This is not the latest release of the game...
This HD version came in 2006... but what a shame, I didn't include it
in the list. Done now ^^
Finally found an original Dragon's Lair II flyer to complete the
flyers collection...at least ! If someone needs a highest resolution
file of it... just ask ;-)
New Products available for Dragon's Lair / Space Ace cab / Repro parts
Still looking for parts to finish your cab' restoration ? Have a look
at the website linked below.... Some interesting parts like : Power
switch plates, rear fan cover, Atari label kit, ...
As you know, a Dragon's Lair is not common game here in europe. That
is the reason why I notify this ebay sale...
That cab' needs some works anyway ! But nothing impossible...
No, it's impossible ?! I can't believe it ! No normal human can do
that !!!
Barry (aka Sonic 1992) is doing it... he's building a HUGE private
game room...
Thanks to him to share with us all that *amazing* story in pictures
here :-)
A new interview of David Foster from Digital Leisure on
www.DreamStation.cc website.
Sample : "We were fortunate enough to get in touch with David
Foster of Digital Leisure, who recently re-released the arcade classic
Dragon's Lair on Blu-Ray disc for play in your shiny new PS3 or
any standard Blu-Ray player..."
No, this is not my cab' ;-)
A rare opportunity... in US
It's not common to see that game for sale. I hope this one will go to
a true collector ^^
Someone here to save it ??? ^^
Add a new Space Ace item area in the colletibles/items section : The
Space Ace Flip Books
: These were used by the studio as promos for the popular animated
Laser Disc TV Video Game. All 3 are dated 1983... very cheap & easy to
found on ebay ;-)
Yeeeesss ... I dit it... One of the most incredible 6 players arcade
game ever made is now mine ! Check out the *amazing* two days roadtrip
done to bring back the biggest arcade game ever made in the world...
Ladies & gentlemen, please welcome NAMCO's Galaxian 3 Theater
^^
MAJOR ROADTRIP :
The Complete Bluth's Arcade Trilogy in one trip!
IMPRESSIVE !!! Have a look right now at the Amadama's roadtrip done to
bring back THREE cabs : Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II and ... Space
Ace !
Oh my God ^^ Congrats & thanks for sharing it.
Thanks to Allister Fiend for sending me the result of his hard work :
a set of Dragon's Lair cliparts collecting off web as well as
scanning and cutting out some pics from the Lo Res and HD versions.
Now, let's share ^^
Space Harrier from SEGA
! UK Roadtrip inside ! Enjoy !
Have a look at my new game... a Sega Space Harrier upright cab... US
model, in an *amazing* condition ! It's looks like a brand new cab !!!
Thanks my lord :-)
Now playing in the Nuno's Lair... ;-)
Dragon's Lair Timewarp...
and the Pirate Ship level ?
...Have a look a the Dragon's Lair TimeWarp longplay video for the
Amiga port of the game. It includes a part of the famous missing
'Pirate ship' level... Does readysoft work with real script from Don
Bluth or is it all -in house- creation ?
Exhibition : Game On in
UK ... features Dragon's Lair ?
Explore the history, technology & culture of computer games in this
exhibition...
As promised at the Euromeet 06, here's few pictures of that expo ^^
But... where is a Dragon's Lair cab' ?
At the first sight, it looks like Dragon's Lair 2 cab' ... but it's
not :-(
Did you already see a generic cab with a shape -so close- than the
Dragon's Lair II cab ?
Lee : "I
put this together after a conversation at the 2006 Dragon's Lair
Euromeet where I was told that it is has not been possible to create a
transcript for Dragon's Lair 2 because it is too difficult to hear, to
the point where English speaking people cannot understand some of the
dialogue. I thought this strange as I think I understand all of it, so
I have written what I think is said below"
Remember the wonderfull job done by Karcreat on "Chicken's Lair" ? Now
he's working on a similar parody with Space Ace characters ^^ A
trailer is already available, go and watch it now !!!
Spanish fans start to work on a SONY PSP version of Dragon's Lair.
OKey, there is only the first level playable, but it's definitively a
great idea :-) I don't have a PSP yet, so I'm not able to test it :-(
See more infomation at the link below...
Thanks to Steph 'ZX81' for the link ^^
STARBLADE / GALAXIAN 3 :
the complete Original Sound Track
I finally found this original Japan 92' CD from Namco, in a mind
condition. The box includes of course the CD, but 2 stickers Starblade
& Galaxian3, a 22 pages book with artworks & concept arts, and...
the scores of the main StarBlade theme, for 8 instruments !
Of course, all the songs from that CD are available for download here...
ENJOY ^^
EVENT : Dragon's Lair
Euro Fans meeting in UK... at the Finn'ys lair
Jason, Justin Goodheart and Matteo Marioni are organizing a Meet at
"Finny's Lair" from Friday 15th-17th Dec, There will be food with soft
drinks and good old English cups of tea and coffee flowing all day,
Matteo will be giving Justin some Tech tips, there will be boards and
players in bits all over the place as matteo and justin as normal try
to fix everything!!!everyone plays and talks lasergames, we have
called it "the Euro meet" because we doubt anyone from outside Europe
will be able to come although you are all welcome...
...4 month ago, I've started the
restoration of a completely trashed Space Ace cab'...
Today, that cab is back to life ! After so many years, I finally own
the Bluth games trilogy :-)
Enjoy the WIP now ^^
Vaughn sends Ace and Kimberly to a
frontier planet to assist the local authorities. The crook that's
giving 'em such a rough time just happens to bear an uncanny
resemblance to Dexter...
Borf's direct attack on
the Moon Colony masks his true plan, which involves using the Infanto
Ray on his Groots and getting Trader Ed to sell them to the
unsuspecting colonists.
Don't want to configure a C64 emulator to give a try to that Dragon's
Lair port ? So just download the video & watch the game played on c64, from the begining to the end, in
realtime...
STARTECH : Space Ace
preview + Laserdisc Repair ...
Woowww... more than 10 pages about "Space Ace" : new system preview
(hardware) + a brillant article about Laserdisc repair : Theory &
Safety... Enjoy !!!
Technical section /
Dragon's Lair Amiga Software Corner disk
Can this version will help the "Laser Bridge" project to go further...
Anyway, just have a look on this version running on a true Amiga
500... but without the laser disc player :-(
SPACE ACE : the
cartoon... episode 10 available now !
Kimberly gets
stuck with guard duty at Space Command HQ while Ace competes in the
Galaxy Games. Naturally, Borf tries to capitalize on this situation...
Got one of the three Dragon's Lair coloring books made by Marvel
Book...back in old days.
Art by Don Bluth Animation, story by Dwight Jon Zimmerman. Great
original draws inside...
How to "CapKit" a
Wells-Gardner K4600 series 19" monitor ?
...I had to "CapKit" my original WG K4600 monitor, coming from my
DEFENDER cab'... so why not taking a lot of pictures and make a quick
tutorial ? Let's share !!!
Have a look at the Mike's Bluth collection. He's a lucky owner of the
'Bluth Arcade Games Trilogy"... Impressive !
Oh, by the way, the "Collectors" section will migrate to a new
version ;-)
Listen the Megamix version of the famous 80's tune "Dragon's
Legend" from the Italian synth group Koto.
This version is mixed with parts of "Jabdah", "Chinese Revenge", "Visitors"
and "Japanese War Game"
Tech : Presentation of
the 22VP932 Philips Laser Disc player
Thanks to the 'Laser Bridge team', here's is the presentation of the
22VP932 Philips LDP, well know by all of European laser disc game
collectors...
Hail to Igorstellar & Xadhoom (CAMPIONI
DEL
MONDO)
for that brillant & very usefull article ^^
GAMING ROOM "around the
world" section is now... OPEN
During all my trips, I get some time to visit several public or
private game rooms... I wanna share the visit with all arcade fans of
course^^
Let's start with a small public game room, close to my place...
Yeah baby Yeah... I got the original VHS (re-edition in year 2000)
Dragon's Lair Starcade special 84' TV show.
"In this episode we asked an 'expert' to play the game from the start
to Dragon's Lair demise so that we could show more screens..."
Dragon's Lair creators interview + the pirate ship ?!
Interview with the creators PLUS the "lost" Dragon's Lair II scenes.
Also an interview with David Foster from Digital Leisure.
Now available for the fans here...
Europe had specific versions of our favorites games.... We have the
luck to know great technicians for that specific hardware, right here,
in EUROPE ! They are now ready to share everything... Now it's time
for BACK TO TECH... Snake Preview... a new card "Laser Bridge" still in development by
Igorstellar & Xadhoom... Hail to them.... check it NOW what it'll let
you do ;-)
Woooww, what a day... I've met for the second time Jas' in his U.K.
Lair... It's the DL heaven... and... I've got after
so many years my own Space Ace cab. OK, it's in a very bad shape, but I'll
restore it for sure. Enjoy the roadtrip anyway^^
...back in 84, Dragon’s Lair mania didn’t stop at the arcade! Like
Pac-Man before him, Dirk the Daring soon made his way to saving the
princess every Saturday morning via a comedy-adventure cartoon show.
The series lasted from 1984 to 1985, and finally gave the kids what
they wanted, more animated footage of Dirk in action...
Only one episode available online now, but the others are on the way
right now... Check it out !
Dragon's Lair "The Making Of" new RetroGamer's article available
...Rick Dyer's Dragon's Lair introduced a new kind of game to the
arcades and successfully kick-started a brand new genre...
(C) Retro Gamer www.retrogamer.net
A great new from Kevin Karstens [Karstens Creation] !
His current work on the FAMILY GUY PC tribute game is close to the end ...
GO and download the fantastic trailer NOW !!! S.P.E.C.T.A.C.U.L.A.R.
The home computer version of Space Ace arcade game for 16/32 bit
computers includes some Readysoft in-house new levels. It's moslty
done with existing animations. Have a look ^^
The 2006 edition of the I am 8-bit show featuring art inspired by the
classic era of video games opened last night (18th) at Gallery
nineteen eighty eight. There were some great pieces on display which
took classic 8-bit videogame characters and themes and reinterpreted
them visually or thematically. Of course Dirk is one of them...
Another HUGE
Dragon's Lair collector...
in UK : Namfreak
Have a look at the James 'Namfreak' collection, probably the second
biggest collector of Don Bluth artworks in UK. Here's the first part
of the "Namfreak Story" : getting the games... ^^
Indiana Jones & the
temple of Doom, a new game in my
collection...
INDIANA JONES from Atari !!! I had a nice opportunity to get
that game I used to play when I was kid, back in the good old days...
Now 'playing' at the Nuno's Lair^^
I've found a new mix of the "Dragon's Legend" Koto's song, remixed by
Siegried.
On that remix version, the Daphne words are prononced by another girl,
with an intrigate voice...
Have a look at the ultimate 'Dragon's Lair / Don Bluth' collector in
the world... I met 'The Man', I met Jason Finn ... in his UK
Lair !!! A MUST SEE !!!
Check out the link below... for A Nintendo DS port of Dragon's Lair...
Opps, I have not a DS... so I can't test it :-(
Thanks to Ckilla for the news ^^
Yeah ! For Christmas,I
got a DRAGON'S LAIR II... and a
Star Wars cockpit
!!!
Thanks to Santa to bring me a Dragon's Lair II, and also a Star Wars
cockpit ^^
Mhhh, ok, in fact I've to pick them up by myself in ...UK ^^ Check the
*ULTIMATE* RoadTrip now!!!
This is it ! The wonderfull handmade sculpt of Dirk is finished.
WOooaww ^^ Thanks to Jaz' for sharing this making-of, and of course
applause the creator ' Pencil P.' for this AMAZING and unique piece of
art !!!
Yeah... this is it... the Gaming room is finished :-) Ok, I've to
arrange all the stuff inside, put some decoration, more light, etc
*snake video preview
inside *
...Once again, thanks to Jason 'Finny UK' to share with us the WIP of
an incredible incoming homemade sculpt of our hero Dirk the Daring...
A true piece of art WOOW !!!
Dragon's Lair & Space Ace performed by live symphony orchesta...
...around the USA during
the Video Games Live concert event. Video Games Live is a new touring
concert event that features music from the world’s most popular video
games performed by top orchestras and choirs across North America,
combined with amazing video segments from each of the games along with
lasers and lights to create an immersive entertainment experience
enjoyalbe for everyone...
Dragon's Lair serial #1 inside the best Dragon's Lair Gaming Room...
Still more "Dragon's Lair dream" pictures from Jason. Focus on DL2
versions, original cels & background stuff ! Is there anyhing else to
collect ? ;-)
Once again, thanks to him for sharing that tresor with the FANS :-)
Dragon's Lair serial #1 inside the best Dragon's Lair Gaming Room ever...
As promise, Jason provides me more pictures of his mediation room ^^
Take a ride to his dedicated page in the Collectors section. You won't
believe what you'll see... Do I have to collect Dragon's Lair stuff
anymore after this ? Jason, I'm comiiiiinnnnggg !!!! ;-)
Thanks Thanks Thanks for sharing it with us :-)
Dragon's Lair serial #1 inside the best Dragon's Lair Gaming Room ever...
Many thanks to finny for sending me few pictures of his 'Dragon's Lair
Museum'
He's also the lucky owner of the Dragon's Lair Cab, serial number #1,
owned by Don Buth himself !!!
Woooooww ^^
Two years after the
second version, more than four years after the first one in 2001, here's the new
Dragon's Lair Fans website version. I wasn't happy with the
last one : the map of the site was confused, the frames had some
display problems with sererals browsers ( best with Mozilla FireFox
now )... and the general look of the site wasn't uniform...
I've used as template an existing Bluebyte website, keep only
the colors theme and the castle picture and modified all the rest to
have this result. I hope you'll like it:-)
I also would like to add 'outside the lair' content to my
website, because I've so experiences, tricks and stories to share
about arcade games collecting =)
All the categories from 'outside the lair' are just linked to the
forum... It'll be a real pages soon.
All the content of the previous version are not available yet in this
new version. Please be patient, all the missing stuff will be
available soon... and of course many many more to come !
Once again, sorry for bad links... all will be fixed online & soon !
This website (version 4) was created by Bruno "Darth
Nuno" Biordi, 2001-2007. All trademarks and copyrighted materials
are property of their respective owners.
So first step, I need to get access to a machine...." - Dazza. (
My first Roadtrip... only around 220km but hey, gotta start small"
- Logan
-
found one on
ebay, i decided to get it..." 
