Dragon's Lair available in the XBLM

[garyopa]

A true arcade adventure



Major Nelson has just announced that Dragon's Lair is already available in the Xbox Live Marketplace.

Yes, Dragon's Lair has arrived to the Xbox Live Marketplace and it comes to offer us a great arcade adventure.

The game is compatible with Kinect or the standard Xbox 360 controller and the price has been set to 800 Microsoft Points. Dirk the Daring, our favorite and heroic knight is back to our consoles.

Below is the official description of the game:

"Dragon’s Lair, one of the most beloved arcade games of all time can now be enjoyed from the comfort of your couch. This fully arcade authentic version is fully playable with Kinect or the Xbox 360 controller so you can really show how well you wield Dirk’s sword. Included with this ultimate edition are bonus Avatar items, Gamerpics and even a full watch feature to sit back and enjoy Don Bluth’s stunning animation. In Dragon’s Lair, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Find your way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles. Lead on adventurer. Your quest awaits!"

NEWS SOURCE: http://majornelson.com/2012/05/18/arcade-dragons-lair/

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[billysastard]

not too sure just how "HD" this game is given that the 20th anniversary dvd is 8.5gb and the hd-dvd version is 22gb, my bet is its nowhere near hd or compressed to hell and back.

[DEDDOA]

I wouldn't be suprised if it's just a direct rip of the laserdisk version, so little better than DVD quality, that said, how long is all the video (I wouldn't be suprised if it was little more than 20 minutes) and only at 720p. A 25 minute 720p episode of the Ricky Gervais Show only takes up at most about 500MB so it may well be fine.

[billysastard]

I wouldn't be suprised if it's just a direct rip of the laserdisk version, so little better than DVD quality, that said, how long is all the video (I wouldn't be suprised if it was little more than 20 minutes) and only at 720p. A 25 minute 720p episode of the Ricky Gervais Show only takes up at most about 500MB so it may well be fine.

well the demo is just short of 1 gig so i'd assume thats the complete size.

[Cyber Akuma]

You can compress "HD" resolution video far better when you aren't restrained by blu-ray standards. Not that I am saying it is guaranteed to be HD since I haven't tried it yet but a movie dosen't have to be 25+GB to be HD. I have seen 5~6 hour 1080p tv series that are 14 gigs or less.