Dragon’s Lair – An Arcade Story

Re:Dragon’s Lair – An Arcade Story by donretag on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @05:36PM (#7780917)

I occasionally play Dragon's Lair when I am at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Thanks to the wonders of inflation and my status of being a wage-earning adult, the frustration of "lasting for about 2 minutes before losing all five lives" is no longer a concern. Another quarter? Why not. Still, it is unbelievably frustrating.

I miss arcades.

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Re:Dragon’s Lair – An Arcade Story by ekianjo on Wednesday May 21, 2014 @10:14PM (#7781785)

If you miss arcades you should visit Japan (especially Tokyo) there are still a few living arcade with very decent collections. But you better hurry, every year one of the old ones ends up shutting down, I'm not sure how many will be left 5 years down the road...

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Re:Dragon’s Lair – An Arcade Story by thaumasiotes on Thursday May 22, 2014 @10:55AM (#7784152)

It's possible to rent the entire area and have all the machines set to free play (that was how I first encountered Dragon's Lair; I believe it was a school social event). Probably expensive, though.

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Re:Dragon’s Lair – An Arcade Story by harleypig on Friday May 23, 2014 @06:47PM (#7791794)

I don't know how widespread these are, but you could try looking for something like a Nicklecade. Old school arcades, all or most games for a nickel.

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