15/01/09 - Galaxian Theater becomes Tsunami Theater                                                     

  

   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! Smiley 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 Wars was 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 Galaxian
³  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 ^^
 

 

 

 24/05/08 - Daytona to OutRun2 project : It's alive ! It's alive                                          

  


 
    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.
 

 


 

 03/05/08 -  Exhibition / Pinball Collector - VIERZON 2008 -   THE REPORT                     

   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 ...                                                                                               

   M
any 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 Articles section. 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 ...
 

 

 

 27/01/08 - Karsteens Creation presents "STARtoons - Retro Rescue"                       

"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 !

                                         

                                        See full article in ultra high resolution scan right here
 

 

 

 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 !

              
             WATCH OUT THE ROADTRIP RIGHT HERE 
 
 
 

 

 

 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... ;-)


Now check out this *AMAZING* review right here

 

 

 

 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...

Who's next for a *massive* roadtrip ?  ;-)

See more pictures here
 

 


 

 13/11/07 -  MAJOR UPDATE - NEW FORUM ON THIS WEBSITE !!!                               


     B
ecause 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"

Thanks to MacDLSA for the update on this post :-)

 

 


 

 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 roadtrip 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                                                       


F
ound 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 ? ;-)

Anyway, check out the webpage right here


PS : Namco Rulez... but why in Japanese only ?

 

 


 

 20/10/07 - Dragon's Lair Blu-Ray - promo postcard                                                   




 ...adding this promo postcard in the Collectibles section.

...the kind of postcard I would like to receive for Christmas or Happy New Year for exemple ;-)
 


 

 


 

 14/10/07 -  Exhibition / Pinball Collector - PARIS -   THE REPORT                               

                   See in picture the report  for the first edition of the Pinball Collectior Exhibition called :

                           
- Salon du Flipper & des Appareils à Monnayeurs -
 
                  
 

 

 

 05/10/07 - UK *VIDEO* Roadtrip' ... Hunt for BATTLEZONE                                        


  

   
   Let's push the roadtrip into the next level... better then words, better than pictures... I'm proud to present the very first
VIDEO roadtrip !!!

  This time, the target is Atari's an Battlezone located
-once again - in UK.

    
    ... light ... camera ... ACTION !!!

 
 

 

 

 02/10/07 - UK Roadtrip' ... Quest for Scud Race & APB                                                 


  

      And here we go with a new UK roadtrip in order to bring back two games !

   Pat finally found THE Racing Game : SCUD RACE !


      
    ...and for me : an All Points Bulletin cab'
 
 

 


 

 26/09/07 -  Exhibition / Pinball Collector - PARIS ... this coming week end                    

   Be ready this coming week end for the first edition of the Pinball Collectior Exhibition called :

   
- Salon du Flipper & des Appareils à Monnayeurs -

The location is : Chailly en Bière (close to Paris - France)

The exhibition will be open this saturday 29 and sunday 30 september, from 10h00am to 6h00pm.

All the details right here (in french)

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 -

                                            
STROFF's Games & Emulation WIP - The Forum

 

 


 

 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 Cool 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

     

      (c) TSAI Art E-Deisgn - Check his Fan Art Pin-Up Gallery
 

 


 

 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 !!!

 
 ...more details on the Roadtrips section of this website.
 

 


 

 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!! ;-)

more HERE

 


 

 02/08/07 - THE HEAVY METAL UK ROADTRIP  part 1 !                                                           

            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' !

Download the 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' ?!
Rolling Eyes

* 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 :
 

All the story about this cab' here Wink

 


 

 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) Rolling Eyes  !!!

                                            

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 ...
 
'This is your first step into a new world, my young padawan ^^

 

10/07/2007 

SEGA Daytona USA ... playing FORZA Motorsport II                             

While I'm still trying to fix the Daytona USA boards, I'm now able to enjoy that racing cab in an other way... FFFoooooooorrrrrzzzzzzzaaaaa !!!! ;-)
 
'Having fun on the DAYTONA USA. cab'

 

08/07/2007

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 ;-)
 
SIR BENSON"s dad interview

 

05/07/2007 

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 !!!

The Roadtrip... right here, right now !!!

 

28/06/2007 

Dual Screen Dragon's Lair ?                                                             

"The classic laser disc game is in the works. Touch screen and voice recognition ?"

- source : IGN.com / Thanks to Apinion for the submission.
 
Dual Screen Dragon's Lair

 

24/06/2007 

UK ROADTRIP for ...COMPUTER SPACE !!!!!!!!                                   

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 !!!

UK ROADTRIP FOR THE HOLY OF THE HOLY !!!

 

23/06/2007 

Dragon's Lair "Conversion Capers" new article added                             

"Find out how to squeeze a coin-op into an humble 8-bit computer"
(c) RetroGamer Magazine '07
See the articles page

 

11/06/2007

Dragon's Lair for Blu-ray Disc player                                                   

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 :-/
Games collection page

 

06/06/2007

Sir Benson... a new Dirk The Daring ?                                                 

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 ^^
 
SIR BENSON

 

03/06/2007

COLLECTOR : The Brian's collection                                                    

And here is the impressive "Dragon's Lair" collection of Brian. Thanks to him for sharing it here^^
 
Collectors page

 

02/06/2007

FAN'S LAIR : Fabio's Artworks added                                                   

Custow Dragon's Lair artworks done by Fabio Pancaldi. More great stuff on his website "Dragon's Lair - The Revenge".
Fan's Lair section

 

02/06/2007

FANS'S LAIR : David's Artworks added                                                 

Custow Dragon's Lair artworks done by David Berrettini. More great stuff on the Fabio's website "Dragon's Lair - The Revenge".
Fan's Lair section

 

30/05/2007 

NAMCO CLASSICS 'SoundDrop' Toys                                                  

...So useless... but so fun ... push on that japanese 'new wave' toy, and listen your favorites arcade games sound ^^ Waka waka waka waka ^^
Namco Classics Toys...

 

28/05/2007

Dragon's Lair DVD                                                                           

Back in 2003, the guys who bought the PSW UK magazine n° 37 had the chance to receive the full DVD version of Dragon's Lair ! Lucky men ^^
Special versions page

 

28/05/2007

Dragon's Lair HD for PC                                                                    

...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 ^^
Games collection page

 

27/05/2007

Dragon's Lair II flyer                                                                         

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 ;-)
Flyers Collection

 

23/05/2007 

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, ...
Repro parts for your cab'

 

21/05/2007 

Dragon's Lair door hanger                                                                   

Dragon's Lair door hanger - unofficial stuff ... but funny ^^
Items section

 

15/05/2007 

Dragon's Lair II for sale in UK                                                               

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...
Dragon's Lair II for sale

 

12/05/2007 

SONIC's GAME ROOM !!! A WORLD RECORD ???                                         

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 :-)
 
Sonic's Game Room... The Dream Is Coming True - part 1

 

11/05/2007 

Dragon's Lair Interview with David Foster                                               

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..."
 
Read the full interview of David Foster on DreamStation website

 

10/05/2007 

STARBLADE from Namco... for sale in USA                                               

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 ??? ^^
Starblade on ebay US

 

06/05/2007 

Space Ace Flip Book                                                                           

Add a new Space Ace item area in the colletibles/items section : The Space Ace Flip B
ooks : 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 ;-)
 
Items section

 

05/05/2007 

GALAXIAN3 THEATER - The Incredible RoadTrip !!!                                    

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 ^^
The *historical* Roadtrip... right HERE !

 

23/04/2007 

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.
Amadama's RoadTrip !!!

 

22/04/2007 

Dragon's Lair set of ClipArt                                                                   

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 ^^
Download the full set

 

15/04/2007 

'Space Weapons" toy                                                                          

Add a new toy from Space Ace area in the colletibles/items section.
Perfect weapons for ...ages 3 & up ^^
Items section

 

10/04/2007 

Dragon's Lair now... on Blu-Ray                                                             

Once again, Dragon's Lair is at the top of the technology : it's the first full Blue-Ray Java title on the new media made by Sony : Blu-Ray !
 
Dragon's Lair Blu-Ray review on hardcoreware.net website

 

31/03/2007 

Dragon's Lair "escape from Singe's castle" new "old" article added                

Add Dragon's Lair, "escape from Singe's castle" french quick review for PC... back in 1992 !
See the articles page

 

24/03/2007 

STARBLADE... lot of 12 games for 3DO                                                    

...got a lot of 12 Starblade games for 3DO. But why the hell do I have to got that ? Call it Starblade Mania ^^
Starblade decicated page

 

22/03/2007 

STARBLADE... the Operators Manual                                                       

This is it... The Starblade Operators manual is now available for download on my Starblade page.
I hope it can help fews friends on this forum^^
Starblade decicated page

 

20/03/2007 

SEGA Daytona USA ... Roadtrip + WIP                                                    

This time, it's not me but my wife !!!. Have a look at her second roadtrip done to bring back this SEGA Daytona USA Twin cab' !!!
DAYTONA USA. roadtrip + WIP

 

19/02/2007 

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... ;-)
Space Harrier U.K roadtrip

 

11/02/2007

Australian cab for Dragon's Lair by Leisure & Allied industries                       

Seen on Australian ebay. This one is not set up for Dragon's Lair, but I'm sure the lucky new owner will fix that soon ^^
 
more details here

 

20/01/2007

Now you can have Dragon's Lair serial #1 cab' at home                              

Marco "MacDLSA" strikes back...  This time he gives us the mini arcade paper version of the *all famous* Dragon's lair serial #1 cab'... Enjoy ^^
 
Get the SN#1 now

 

10/01/2007

Dragon's Lair & Space Ace intro... for your mobile !                                    

Got from Marco "MacDLSA" the Dragon's Lair (eu