Page 22 - Old School Gamer Magazine Issue #21 Free Edition

DRAGON'S LAIR A HUGE GAME IN A SMALL ARCADE
By Michael Mertes
Dragon's Lair, one of the most famous games of the 1980s arcade era, is now available in a playable 1/6th scale arcade cabinet, thanks to New Wave Toys. Dragon's Lair was released initially in 1983 and blew away people seeing it for the first time with its impressive playable cartoon presentation. While the game and its subsequent sequels have been available on many platforms for years, the original machine is still very sought after.
New Wave Toys faithfully maintains the design of the original cabinet.
New Wave Toys' Replicade arcade lineup has been a godsend for someone like me who owns and enjoys arcade cabinets but has sadly run out of space to continue collecting them. Thanks to the Replicade's reduced footprint, I can purchase several of them and not have to worry about carting it down into my basement with a hand truck. New Wave Toys first launched their Replicade series with Centipede, and it became an instant hit with classic arcade fans. Following that release, New Wave Toys released Tempest, Street Fighter 2, and have now launched Dragon's Lair. Two things stand out about the Replicade cabinets: the first being that New Wave Toys takes both the positive and negative feedback on its products very seriously and is very active in supporting its customers. The second is that each Replicade the company releases improves upon the last with additional features that increases its playability.
As the 4th entry in the Replicade series, Dragon's Lair maintains a high standard of accuracy to the original full-scale cabinet. The cabinet's original shape is main- tained, and the artwork from the marquee, side art, and control panel are reproduced accurately. Dragon's Lair featured a digital scoreboard to highlight the player's score, lives, and credits, and New Wave Toys has managed to duplicate the scoreboard in this miniature completely. Along with the lighted marquee and bright screen, the scoreboard and lighted coin slots make this Replicade stand out in a room.
A replica LaserDisc player is included in the back of the cabinet.
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