I was researching Phoenixes and Griffins and I ran into this cool game website! It is called MagiStream, it has dragons and other mythical creatures. You play it like Dragon Cave, you make an account, choose an egg, and it needs views to help your companion grow!!!!! There is more then 500 Mythical Creatures on it!!!!! There's a dragon based game that I like playing called flight rising, it's rather easy to earn money if you go to the fairgrounds, that's one of my favourite aspects of the game XD My username there is the same, as well as on chicken smoothie.
Dragon's Lair | |
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Genre(s) | Fantasy, animation |
Publisher(s) | Cinematronics |
Creator(s) | Rick Dyer Don Bluth |
Artist(s) | Don Bluth |
Writer(s) | Rick Dyer |
Platform(s) | |
First release | Dragon's Lair |
Latest release | Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair
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Dragon's Lair is a video game franchise created by Rick Dyer and Don Bluth. The series is famous for its Western animation-style graphics and convoluted decades-long history of being ported to many platforms and being remade into television and comic book series.
The first game in the series is titled Dragon's Lair, originally released for arcades in 1983[1] by Cinematronics. It uses laserdisc technology, offering greatly superior graphics compared to other video games at the time.[2] The game was ported to several other platforms, but as no home system technology of that era could accommodate the graphical quality of LaserDisc, several abridged versions of the original game were released under different names.[3] The first true sequel, Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, would only appear in 1991. While its graphics were once again praised, the poor controls and limited interactivity kept it from reaching the popularity of the original.[4]
The two main games in the series are considered gaming classics[5] and are constantly re-released for each new generation of consoles.[6] In 2010, they were bundled alongside the unrelated 1984 Bluth Group game Space Ace in the Dragon's Lair Trilogy which was made available across numerous platforms.[6]
Forays into other media include a short lived animated series that aired on ABC in 1984 and a comic-book miniseries released in 2003. Plans for a feature-length film have existed since the 1980s and have resurfaced in 2015, when Bluth launched a crowd-funding campaign to secure funds for a Dragon's Lair movie pitch.[7] A Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful,[8] and a second campaign on Indiegogo reached its target in early 2016.[9]
Games[edit]
- Dragon's Lair is a laserdisc video game published by Cinematronics in 1983.[10] In the game, the protagonist Dirk the Daring is a knight attempting to rescue Princess Daphne from the evil dragon Singe who has locked the princess in the foul wizard Mordroc's castle. It featured animation by ex-Disney animator Don Bluth. Most other games of the era represented the character as a sprite, which consisted of a series of pixels displayed in succession. Due to hardware limitations of the era, artists were greatly restricted in the detail they could achieve using that technique; the resolution, framerate, and number of frames were severely constrained. Dragon's Lair overcame those limitations by tapping into the vast storage potential of the LaserDisc but imposed other limitations on the actual gameplay. The game can freeze as the laserdisc searches for the correct scene to play, and the cabinets are difficult to maintain.[11] It was advertised as the first truly 3D video game and as the meeting point of video games and animated films.[12] The success of the game sparked numerous home ports, sequels, and related games. In the 21st century, it has been repackaged in a number of formats (such as for the iPhone) as a 'retro' or historic game. It is currently one of only three video games (along with Pong and Pac-Man) in storage at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.[13][dubious]
- Escape from Singe's Castle, also known as Dragon's Lair Part II - Escape From Singe's Castle is a 1987 video game published by Software Projects for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers. Later, Readysoft made the Amiga, Atari ST, and PC versions. The game is sometimes referred to as Dragon's Lair II but is not to be confused with the official arcade sequel Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp.
- Dragon's Lair is a 1990 platform game developed by MotiveTime and published by CSG Imagesoft in North America, Elite Systems in Europe and Epic/Sony Records in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Its plot is identical to that of the original game.
- Dragon's Lair: The Legend is a 1991 platform game developed by Elite Systems and published by CSG Imagesoft in North America, Elite Software in Europe and Epic/Sony Records in Japan for the Game Boy. This is actually a port of Elite's 1985 ZX Spectrum game Roller Coaster.
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp is the first official sequel other than Escape from Singe's Castle. Released in 1991 by Leland Corporation, its story takes place years later. Dirk has married Daphne, and the marriage has produced several children. When Daphne is kidnapped by the evil wizard Mordroc in order to be forced into marriage, Dirk's children are clearly upset by the abduction of their mother, and Dirk must once again save her. Home ports of the game were announced for the Philips CD-i, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, and Jaguar CD. However, only the CD-i version was actually released, though non-playable demos of the 3DO and Jaguar CD versions appear on those consoles' respective versions of Brain Dead 13. The game was later ported to the Wii as part of the compilation release Dragon's Lair Trilogy.
- Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread was made for Amiga, Atari ST, and PC in 1993, mixing original footage with scenes from Time Warp that were not included in the original PC release due to memory constraints. The game also included a newly produced 'Blackbeard the Pirate' stage that was originally intended to be in the arcade game but was never completed.[14]
- Dragon's Lair is a 1993 platform game developed by MotiveTime and published by Data East in North America, Elite Systems in Europe and Konami in Japan for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Its plot is identical to that of the original game.
- Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair was developed in 2002, as a 3D interpretation of the game developed by Dragonstone Software and published by Ubisoft for Microsoft Windows, Xbox, GameCube and the PlayStation 2. It is based on the original Dragon's Lair and follows a similar story as Dirk must enter Mordroc's castle to rescue Princess Daphne from a dragon. Many of the characters and locations from the 1983 original make appearances in the game, along with new puzzles, rooms, and enemies. The game uses cel shading to mimic the distinctive style of the original. Bluth produced two new animated sequences for the opening and ending of the game. It received mixed reviews.[15] In 2005, Digital Leisure created a new Dragon's Lair III which utilizes 3D footage from Dragon's Lair 3D but has a control system like the original arcade games.
Dragon's Lair led to the creation of 1984's Space Ace, another game animated by Don Bluth and his crew. Space Ace is a ROM and disc upgrade kit for the Dragon's Lair cabinets, complete with new control panel overlay, side art, and header.
Gameplay[edit]
Players have five controls: up, down, left, right, and attack. Gameplay consists of reacting to on-screen button prompts which trigger pre-drawn success or failure animations, essentially a forerunner of the modern Quick Time Event.[11] A perfect run with no deaths lasts no more than 12 minutes. In total, the game has 22 minutes or 50,000 frames of animated footage, including individual death scenes and game over screens.[16]
Characters[edit]
Dirk the Daring[edit]
Dirk the Daring is the main protagonist of the first game and subsequent franchise. As a knight of the kingdom, Dirk was entrusted with the rescue of Princess Daphne from Mordroc and Singe because all other knights were killed. He becomes heir to the throne upon saving Princess Daphne; following her rescue, Dirk and Daphne are married. In both games, Dirk is voiced by sound editor Dan Molina. Retro Gamer included him on their list of top 50 game characters in the category 'Top Ten Forces of Good' and called him 'without a doubt, the epitome of the heroic knight'.[17]
Princess Daphne[edit]
In the games, Princess Daphne is the beautiful daughter of King Aethelred and an unnamed queen. She serves as the series' damsel in distress, a beautiful maiden coveted by many princes and knights, her heart belongs to the kingdom's champion, Dirk the Daring.[18][19]
Adaptations[edit]
The game led to the creation of a short-lived television cartoon series, Dragon's Lair by Ruby-Spears Productions, where Dirk the Daring is voiced by Bob Sarlatte and the unseen storyteller that narrates each episode is voiced by Clive Revill. Changes in the TV series include the originally nameless Dragon being given the name Singe (voiced by Arthur Burghardt), Princess Daphne (voiced by Ellen Gerstell) wears a long pink dress, and includes some exclusive characters like Princess Daphne's father King Ethelred (voiced by Fred Travalena), Dirk the Daring's horse Bertram (vocal effects provided by Peter Cullen), Dirk the Daring's squire Timothy (voiced by Michael Mish), and Dirk the Daring's rival Sir Hubert Blunt (voiced by Peter Cullen). Enemies include the Lizard King, the Phantom Knight, the Giddy Goons, and the Mudmen. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced and aired on the ABC network from September 8, 1984, to April 27, 1985. It was last aired on the USA Cartoon Express between the late '80s and the early '90s. To keep the show in the spirit of the game, before each commercial break the storyteller asks what the viewer would do to solve the problem facing Dirk. After the commercial break, the outcomes of the various choices are shown before Dirk acts on the correct idea (with the occasional exception) to save the day. Don Bluth had no involvement in the TV series.
A comic book miniseries based on the game, but incorporating elements from the cartoon series as well, like Dirk's horse Bertram, was released in 2003 by CrossGen, concurrent with a miniseries based on Space Ace. Arcana Studio published the entire comic book series in 2006, as there are three issues that were previously unpublished.
Film[edit]
In the 1980s, a film version of Dragon's Lair was planned, with Alan Dean Foster involved in shaping the story. The project fell apart due to low interest from other studios.[20]
In 2015 and 2016, Bluth and Goldman crowdfundedUS$731,172 for a 10-minute teaser for an animated feature-length Dragon's Lair prequel film, their first feature film since Titan A.E..[8][9][9][21] Bluth and Goldman have announced that the film will provide more backstory for Dirk and Daphne and that Daphne will show that she is not a 'blonde airhead'.[22]
In March 2020, the film was approved by Netflix after one year of negotiations. Ryan Reynolds was in talks for the lead role. Reynolds, Roy Lee, Trevor Engelson, Bluth, Goldman, and former Bluth collaborator John Pomeroy are producers, with Dan and Kevin Hageman as writers.[23]
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External links[edit]
- Dragon's Lair at MobyGames
- Dragon’s Lair at Classicgaming.cc
- Dragon's Lair: The Movie on IMDb
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Kids really enjoy playing on virtual pet sites and it is actually so much fun too. If you want the same for your kids or for yourself too then you need to read this article for sure. Playing with digital animals can be a totally different but satisfactory experience and I think every kid should go through it.
These pet sites include all the activities which is required by real life pet owners like grooming, feeding and taking care of your digital pet. I think this is such a fulfilling for your kids to go through in order to understand what it is actually like to have a pet.
Top 10 Virtual Pet Sites
I am sure by this time you would have decided that you want your kids to play on such platforms. So, here are the 10 options of virtual pet websites that I really want you people to know. Of course, they are quite few in number but I am sure you would love these carefully picked options by me which are mentioned right below.
1. Subeta
The first choice for the category of virtual pet websites is Subeta. It is one of the oldest website which works more like a virtual pet community and provides a lot of versatility so that both kids as well as young adults can enjoy spending time on this website.
In order to become a part of their community, you are supposed to sign up on their platform which is a completely free and quick process.
You should know that Subeta mainly targets kids above the age of 13 and it features both pet creation as well as avatar creation. The part of creating human avatar is really creative and interesting and it also portrays your personality too.
Coming on to the pet part then you have three option to get a pet which are create, transfer and adopt. In order to make most of the site, I think you should go for the creation part as it is more engaging and you have so many options of pet species to choose from.
2. Howrse
Moving on with the virtual pet sites, the next one here is Howrse where you are supposed to pet the horses. This is actually so much fun and the site gives you the option to get engaged in so many activities on its platform like breeding horses, participating in competitions and much more.
It is quite like managing a horse farm and you can start by simply getting yourself registered here. This is a very large virtual pet community of more than 12 million users and you can also sign up via your Facebook account.
In fact, you can also access the community through mobile applications too. You need to run an equestrian center and breed the horses carefully. This also includes caring and training your horses on daily basis. You can then compete in various horse competitions like dressage, gallop races, show jumping etc.
Apart from individual involvement you can also take part in groups too which is so much more fun. I am sure you would love to design your own horses and then petting them.
3. Marapets
Marapets is amongst the most popular free virtual pet websites which does not even require any download process as you can play the games online. Of course, you need to sign up here and then lead on to explore this pet universe which has 21 virtual worlds in it.
New content is added timely to the site till then you have various options like creating pets and taking care of them, playing games, exploring the world and much more.
The cartoon dolls that you create here are known as Marapets. You need to train them and take good care of them. Now, you can get them involved in various games and activities and even battles too. You can also dress up your virtual pets according to your taste which is customizable.
They have so many virtual animal worlds which adds versatility to the content and I am sure you will never get tired of exploring the quests and missions included in this game.
4. Webkinz
I am sure you would have remembered the cute stuff toys called Webkinz, well this site offers their playable digital counterparts. This is one of the most suitable virtual pet sites for kids and totally let them enjoy with various customization options.
Webkinz mainly targets kids of age 6+ and this is totally a different world full of fun, caring and learning a lot of things about pets.
Webkinz has more than 1000 options of pets for adopting and feeding and playing with. They are so adorable that I am sure your kids will learn to develop a feeling of care and concern for pets in real life too. Apart from this, Webkinz also offers over 100 games and activities to get involved in.
You can also collect various items which helps in games and other activities. Although the site is oriented for kids only but I think people of every age group will enjoy being a part of it. The site also offers a paid deluxe membership plan which is an optional upgrade.
5. Dragon Cave
Move over cute and adorable digital pets like dogs and cats because it is time for you to take care of the dragons. Dragon Cave is a type of virtual pet games online featuring a process of adopting eggs of dragons and raising them to their adulthood.
After a simple and free sign up process, you will enter a cave where you can find abandoned eggs. You can simply take one randomly and take care of it.
This virtual pet world also includes exploration too and the world is divided into so many areas like coast, desert, alpine, jungle etc. Despite being such an old site, it is updated regularly and new content is added timely so that the users do not get bored with the existing one.
Apart from taking care of the dragons, you are also supposed to breed them in order to create an interesting lineage. The more cross-over you do, the more interesting results you get to see. For versatility, you can find new dragons being added regularly.
6. IcePets
This is the time to move to some other virtual pet sites like this one called IcePets. This one is a free to play platform and includes a variety of features apart from adopting a pet digitally. In fact, they keep on organizing multiple events to keep the users engaged with them.
I think the site is more interactive than other ones and include a lot of activities related to pets like feeding, playing, changing color, customization etc.
You can also use the platform of IcePets for social interaction like forums, messaging etc. In fact, to make it even more interesting, they have different activities on the site like collecting items, shopping and a number of games too.
Exploration remains a big factor throughout and as the site’s universe is divided into various quests and missions, it becomes easier for the user to check them out. Pets are available in various species and you have further customization option to create more exotic options.
7. Moshi Monster
If you want to check out one of the cutest looking virtual pet sites then you need to check out the platform of Moshi Monster. It is a free and totally safe virtual pet site to offer various activities and interactive services related to digital pets.
The moshi monsters are actually quite cute creatures and you can easily adopt them on the site just by becoming a member of the community.
After this simple sign up process, you can also play games and take part in different activities. You can also win games and puzzles in order to level up your monster and take the game to next level. There are tons of virtual pet games to play and a huge world to participate.
Throughout the process, you should also keep a check on collecting various moshlings which are little cute creatures to earn additional points. There is also an upgrade option in form of membership card and you can also check out their store to buy various items on the site.
8. Sylestia
Sylestia is not just another type of virtual pet sites but it is more sort of an online game which revolves around virtual pets. It offers a wide range of features related to pet games which also includes great options of customization too.
Sylestia revolves around more than 20 species of virtual pets which are fully customizable. You can also capture and generate as many species as you want through inter-breeding.
The game totally relies on your imagination and how creative you can become. You can also create avatars through the items you collect throughout the game and these avatars are also fully customizable. And of course, do not forget to explore around the regions of Sylvestia.
Sylvesia also offers a shop which offers avatar shop, diamond shop and scale shop through which you can collect various items and other stuff. This site is all about your creativity and when you sign up on it, you can also take part in the social interaction and discussion forum of the site.
9. Neopets
Until you have virtual pet sites like Neopets I am sure your kids will never feel bored at all. In fact, it is one of the very first website active to deliver amazing interactive services and features regarding digital pets and the games related to them.
Neopets has this super huge community where you can discuss variety of things and can also find various like-minded people too.
Neopets also offers premium membership option which costs $7.95 per month and offers some upgraded features too. The rest of the features of Neopets remain similar to the other sites mentioned here like collecting items, playing games, taking care of the pets etc.
Games Like Dragon Cave
There are a variety of species of Neopets and you have complete liberty to customize them according to your choices. With the help of regular updates and additions, you can find new content as well as new pets on the site. And of course, do not forget to explore the vast world to discover great elements of the game.
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10. Flight Rising
The last mention amongst the virtual pet sites is Flight Rising which revolves around digital dragons as your pets. The concept is quite similar to that of Dragon Cave but this site has its own essence and features. You can kick start the process by simply getting yourself registered here.
The site is more adventurous than any other of the option provided here. And apart from breeding and taking care of the dragons, you can also get them involved in adventurous activities.
You have great customization options with you through which you can change color and patterns of the dragons giving them a completely different appearance. There are some mini-games to add versatility and you can also participate in various dragon battles too.
Dragon Cave All Dragons
The site also features a marketplace for collecting various items and curating different things. I really like the breeding system of the Flight Rising as it provides great options of creating new types of dragons and adding versatility to the game.
Conclusion
So, now you know that virtual pet sites have modified from just petting simple pets like dogs or cats to horse and even digital dragons too. So, while you are struggling with your kids to let them understand how it works with pets, I think you should better let them try their hands here.
Of course, Neopets remain a classic but I think we so many options right to the corner, you have better opportunity to incline your kids towards being kind and caring. I am sure this will be a great experience for your kids as well as you.
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