I was driving past a local strip club called the Dragon's Lair (been there, done that),
and I thought, hey! - Lair was a WICKED video game from the '80s!
I remember when this cartoon adventure game was new in the '80s, and you could play it at Showbiz Pizza (now Chuck E. Cheese's) in Oklahoma City...
Dude, I could start a whole new thread about Showbiz Pizza Place! (I lost my Class of 1997 ring in the ball pit at CEC's several years ago, while wooing a pretty young woman... wink, wink. Whole different story...)
Anywho, Dragon's Lair follows Dirk The Daring as he travels through a castle looking for Princess Daphne, held hostage by Singe The Dragon.
The medieval fantasy graphics by Don Bluth were amazing for 1983. The gameplay consisted mainly of remembering which combination of joystick moves to make. Pretty simple by today's standards, I guess. Still, it was tough for a kid my age to get past the first few levels, and I had to keep pumping tokens in!
Man, I remember when Chuck E. Cheese was a cool, adult mouse in a bowler hat, and not a weird little bike riding runt.
[ 16. December 2004, 00:37: Message edited by: TheHornedKing ]
Posted by Lastdaysofrain (Member # 2542) on :
I recently picked up a DVD of the complete TV series of "Dragon's Lair" was a a bit dissapointed. The annimation was pretty poor, I remembered the cartoon having animation on the same level as the video game, not the case.
Posted by Chris Fulmer (Member # 3197) on :
Reportedly Bluthfilm's supposed to put out a 3-D version sometimes in the near future.
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Horned King noone I know remembers Showbiz!!!
You've brought up many a memories for me today. So I'd like to share a picture with you all....(I wish I had a scanner)
I once was a Showbiz Billy Bob Bear groupie:
Sadly ShowBiz pizza closed in the early 80's in my hometown. so this was probaly my last bear hug.....ahhhhhh. Must explain our love for pizza huh Horned King? haha You used to get the coolest little albums that played Happy Birthday too.....Chucky Cheese just isn't the same now????
Posted by Bionic Bigfoot (Member # 2490) on :
Hey Muffy... I would go to Showbiz all the time! I remember it well. I thought the animatronic bear band was just awesome. That was my favorite place growing up. Now I take my little girl to Chuck-E-Cheeses. She loves the toddler rides and seeing the animatronic show there as well.
Posted by TheHornedKing (Member # 2691) on :
Mmmmm... pizza... [Drool, drool...]
The show, yes, the show... I love those talented critters.
I read somewhere that originally 14 states had ShowBiz Pizza Places.
I wonder how many of our fellow Rewinders have ever been to ShowBiz or Chuck E. Cheese's?
Posted by TheHornedKing (Member # 2691) on :
By the way, that is one cute photo!
Posted by Muffy Tepperman (Member # 1551) on :
Guys there's a Showbiz Pizza website!!!!
Like I should have known we weren't the only ones!
I loved getting the rolls of tokens to play video games....and watching the animatronic shows....man if I heard the songs now I know i'd be able to sing along...haha
Bigfoot thats awesome you take your little girl to Chuck E Cheese...and awesome that she loves it! What a great way to get to be a kid again.
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