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Dragon's Lair is an interactive film LaserDisc video game developed by Advanced Microcomputer Systems and published by Cinematronics in 1983, as the first game in the Dragon's Lair series.^[1]

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Amiga

Amiga is a family of personal computers introduced by Commodore in 1985.

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Amstrad CPC

The Amstrad CPC (short for "Colour Personal Computer") is a series of 8-bit home computers produced by Amstrad between 1984 and 1990.

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An amusement arcade, also known as a video arcade, amusements, arcade, or penny arcade (an older term), is a venue where people play arcade games, including arcade video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers (such as claw cranes), or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables.

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Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com LLC is an American genealogy company based in Lehi, Utah.

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Android (operating system)

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.

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Animation World Network

Animation World Network (often just "AWN") is an online publishing group that specializes in resources for animators, with an extensive website offering news, articles and links for professional animators and animation fans.

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App Store (Apple)

The App Store is an app marketplace developed and maintained by Apple, for mobile apps on its iOS and iPadOS operating systems.

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Apple IIGS

The Apple IIGS (styled as II) is a 16-bit personal computer produced by Apple Computer.

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Arcade cabinet

An arcade cabinet, also known as an arcade machine or a coin-op cabinet or coin-op machine, is the housing within which an arcade game's electronic hardware resides.

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Arcade game

An arcade game or coin-op game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in public businesses such as restaurants, bars and amusement arcades.

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Ascential

Ascential plc (formerly EMAP) is a British business-to-business media company specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services.

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Astron Belt

Astron Belt (アストロンベルト) is a LaserDisc video game in the form of a third-person, space combat rail shooter, released in arcades in 1983 by Sega in Japan, and licensed to Bally Midway for release in North America. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Astron Belt are 1983 video games and LaserDisc video games.

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Atari Jaguar CD

The Atari Jaguar CD is a CD-ROM peripheral for the Jaguar video game console.

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Atari ST

Atari ST is a line of personal computers from Atari Corporation and the successor to the company's 8-bit home computers.

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Atari, Inc.

Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and home computer company founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney.

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Backbone Entertainment

Backbone Entertainment was an American video game developer based in Emeryville, California.

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BD-J

BD-J, or Blu-ray Disc Java, is a specification supporting Java ME (specifically the Personal Basis Profile of the Connected Device Configuration or CDC) Xlets for advanced content on Blu-ray Disc and the Packaged Media profile of Globally Executable MHP (GEM).

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Blu-ray

Blu-ray (Blu-ray Disc or BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format designed to supersede the DVD format.

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Blu-ray Disc recordable

Blu-ray Disc Recordable (BD-R) and Blu-ray Disc Recordable Erasable (BD-RE) refer to two direct to disc optical disc recording technologies that can be recorded on to a Blu-ray-based optical disc with an optical disc recorder.

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Capcom

is a Japanese video game company.

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Cashbox (magazine)

Cashbox, also known as Cash Box, is an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996.

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CD Projekt

CD Projekt S.A. is a Polish video game developer, publisher and distributor based in Warsaw, founded in May 1994 by Marcin Iwiński and Michał Kiciński.

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CD-i

The Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I, later CD-i) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed and marketed by Dutch company Philips and Japanese company Sony. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and cD-i are CD-i games.

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CD-ROM

A CD-ROM (compact disc read-only memory) is a type of read-only memory consisting of a pre-pressed optical compact disc that contains data computers can read—but not write or erase—CD-ROMs.

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Chicken Little (2005 film)

Chicken Little is a 2005 American animated science fiction comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

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Cinematronics

Cinematronics Incorporated was an arcade game developer that primarily released vector graphics games in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Cinematronics are Cinematronics games.

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Cleanup (animation)

Clean-up is a part of the workflow in the production of hand-drawn animation.

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Code Mystics

Code Mystics is a Canadian video game developer specializing in both the emulation and remastering of older video games for modern systems, and porting of indie titles.

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Coleco

Coleco Industries, Inc. was an American company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as The Connecticut Leather Company.

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Coleco Adam

The Coleco Adam is a home computer and expansion device for the ColecoVision by American toy and video game manufacturer Coleco.

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Colossal Cave Adventure

Colossal Cave Adventure (also known as Adventure or ADVENT) is a text-based adventure game, released in 1976 by developer Will Crowther for the PDP-10 mainframe computer. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Colossal Cave Adventure are Atari ST games and CP/M games.

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Commodore 64

The Commodore 64, also known as the C64, is an 8-bit home computer introduced in January 1982 by Commodore International (first shown at the Consumer Electronics Show, January 7–10, 1982, in Las Vegas).

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Commodore User

Commodore User, (also referred to as CU) later renamed to CU Amiga, is a series of American and British magazines published by Commodore International.

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Computer and Video Games

Computer and Video Games (also known as CVG, Computer & Video Games, C&VG, Computer + Video Games, or C+VG) was a UK-based video game magazine, published in its original form between 1981 and 2004.

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Data East

, also abbreviated as DECO, was a Japanese video game, pinball and electronic engineering company.

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Dennis Publishing

Dennis Publishing Ltd. was a British publisher.

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Destineer

Destineer, Inc. was an American umbrella company covering a holding company, a video game publisher, and video game developer based in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

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Digital Leisure

Digital Leisure, Inc. is a Canadian publisher of software.

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Don Bluth

Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13, 1937) is an American filmmaker, animator, and author.

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Don Bluth Entertainment

Don Bluth Entertainment (formerly Sullivan Bluth Studios) was an Irish-American animation studio established in 1979 by animator Don Bluth.

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DOS

DOS is a family of disk-based operating systems for IBM PC compatible computers.

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Dr. Franken

Dr. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Dr. Franken are Cancelled Sega Genesis games.

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Dragon (magazine)

Dragon is one of the two official magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and associated products, along with Dungeon.

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Dragon's Lair

Dragon's Lair is a video game franchise created by Rick Dyer. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Dragon's Lair are LaserDisc video games.

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Dragon's Lair (1990 video game)

is a cinematic platform video game developed by Motivetime and published by CSG Imagesoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Dragon's Lair (1990 video game) are Dragon's Lair.

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Dragon's Lair (Game Boy Color video game)

Dragon's Lair is a 2001 action video game developed by Digital Eclipse and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Color handheld game console. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Dragon's Lair (Game Boy Color video game) are Dragon's Lair.

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Dragon's Lair (TV series)

Dragon's Lair is a television animated series by Ruby-Spears Productions based on the 1983 video game of the same name. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Dragon's Lair (TV series) are Dragon's Lair.

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Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp

Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp is a 1990 laserdisc video game by the Leland Corporation. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp are CD-i games, Cinematronics games, DSiWare games, DVD interactive technology, Digital Leisure games, Dragon's Lair, Full motion video based games, LaserDisc video games and Video games designed by Don Bluth.

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DVD

The DVD (common abbreviation for digital video disc or digital versatile disc) is a digital optical disc data storage format.

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DVD player

A DVD player is a device that plays DVDs produced under both the DVD-Video and DVD-Audio technical standards, two different and incompatible standards.

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E-mu Emulator

The Emulator is a series of digital sampling synthesizers using floppy-disk storage that was manufactured by E-mu Systems from 1981 until 2002.

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Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) is an American video game company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

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Electronic Games

Electronic Games was the first dedicated video game magazine published in the United States and ran from October 15, 1981, to 1997 under different titles.

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM) is a monthly American video game magazine.

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Escape from Singe's Castle

Escape from Singe's Castle, also known as Dragon's Lair Part II - Escape From Singe's Castle, is a 1987 video game from Software Projects. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Escape from Singe's Castle are Amstrad CPC games, Atari ST games, Classic Mac OS games, Dragon's Lair and ZX Spectrum games.

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Flux (magazine)

Flux was a short-lived magazine in the mid-1990s which focused on music (mostly hard rock and hip-hop), comic books and video games.

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Full-motion video

Full-motion video (FMV) is a video game narration technique that relies upon pre-recorded video files (rather than sprites, vectors, or 3D models) to display action in the game. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Full-motion video are Full motion video based games.

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Future US

Future US, Inc. (formerly known as Imagine Media and The Future Network USA) is an American media corporation specializing in targeted magazines and websites in the video games, music, and technology markets.

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Game Boy

The Game Boy is a handheld game console developed by Nintendo, launched in the Japanese home market on April 21, 1989, followed by North America and Europe later that year.

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Game Boy Color

The Game Boy Color (GBC or CGB) is an 8-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on October 21, 1998, and to international markets that November.

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GameCube

The is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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GameFan

GameFan (originally known as Diehard GameFan) was a publication started by Tim Lindquist, Greg Off, George Weising, and Dave Halverson in September 1992 that provided coverage of domestic and imported video games.

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GamePro

GamePro was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company that published online and print content covering the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software.

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GameSpy

GameSpy was an American provider of online multiplayer and matchmaking middleware for video games founded in 1999 by Mark Surfas.

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Gary Goldman

Gary Wayne Goldman (born November 17, 1944) is an American film producer, director, animator, writer and voice actor.

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Glossary of video game terms

This is a non-comprehensive list that includes terms used in video games and the video game industry, as well as slang used by players.

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GOG.com

GOG.com (formerly Good Old Games) is a digital distribution platform for video games and films.

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Grey market

A grey market or dark market (sometimes confused with the similar term "parallel market") is the trade of a commodity through distribution channels that are not authorized by the original manufacturer or trade mark proprietor.

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Halcyon (console)

The Halcyon is an unreleased home video game console produced by RDI Video Systems. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Halcyon (console) are LaserDisc video games.

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HD DVD

HD DVD (short for High Density Digital Versatile Disc) is an obsolete.

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Ideal Toy Company

Ideal Toy Company was an American toy company founded by Morris Michtom and his wife, Rose.

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Interactive film

An interactive film is a video game or other interactive media that has characteristics of a cinematic film.

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International Data Group

International Data Group (IDG, Inc.) is a market intelligence and demand generation company focused on the technology industry.

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IOS

iOS (formerly iPhone OS) is a mobile operating system developed by Apple exclusively for its smartphones.

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IPad

The iPad is a brand of iOS- and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple, first introduced on January 27, 2010.

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IPhone

The iPhone is a smartphone produced by Apple that uses Apple's own iOS mobile operating system.

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Joe & Mac

Joe & Mac, also known as Caveman Ninja and Caveman Ninja: Joe & Mac," ". AtGames.

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John Pomeroy

John Foster Pomeroy (born March 26, 1951) is an American animator who has worked for several major studios, including Walt Disney Animation Studios and Sullivan Bluth Studios.

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Kinect

Kinect is a discontinued line of motion sensing input devices produced by Microsoft and first released in 2010.

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LaserDisc

The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978.

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Linux

Linux is both an open-source Unix-like kernel and a generic name for a family of open-source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991, by Linus Torvalds.

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List of DSiWare games

This is a list of games and applications, collectively known as DSiWare, for the Nintendo DSi handheld game console, available for download via the DSi Shop and unplayable on earlier DS models. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and list of DSiWare games are DSiWare games.

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Los Angeles Times

The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.

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Mac (computer)

Mac, short for Macintosh (its official name until 1999), is a family of personal computers designed and marketed by Apple.

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Macintosh Plus

The Macintosh Plus computer is the third model in the Macintosh line, introduced on January 16, 1986, two years after the original Macintosh and a little more than a year after the Macintosh 512K, with a price tag of US$2,599.

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MacOS

macOS, originally Mac OS X, previously shortened as OS X, is an operating system developed and marketed by Apple since 2001.

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Memorymoog

The Memorymoog is a polyphonic electronic music synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 1982 to 1985, the last polyphonic synthesizer to be released by Moog Music before the company declared bankruptcy in 1987.

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Michael Rye

Michael Rye (born John Michael Riorden Billsbury; March 2, 1918 – September 20, 2012) was an American actor.

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Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft.

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Mobile game

A mobile game is a video game that is typically played on a mobile phone. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and mobile game are Mobile games.

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MPEG-2

MPEG-2 (a.k.a. H.222/H.262 as was defined by the ITU) is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information".

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Ms. Pac-Man

is a 1982 maze arcade video game developed by General Computer Corporation and published by Midway. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Ms. Pac-Man are Coleco games, Mobile games, Xbox 360 Live Arcade games and ZX Spectrum games.

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Multiplayer video game

A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is a weekly news magazine.

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Next Generation (magazine)

Next Generation was a US video game magazine that was published by Imagine Media (now Future US).

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Nintendo 3DS

The is a foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo.

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Nintendo DS

The (retroactively referred to as NDS or DS) is a 32-bit foldable handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005.

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Nintendo DSi

The is a dual-screen handheld game console released by Nintendo.

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Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) is an 8-bit home video game console produced by Nintendo.

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Nintendo eShop

The Nintendo eShop (also called Nintendo eShop Channel) is a digital distribution service for the Nintendo Switch, and formerly available via the Nintendo Network for the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS.

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Nintendo Switch

The is a video game console developed by Nintendo and released worldwide in most regions on March 3, 2017.

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Nonlinear gameplay

A video game with nonlinear gameplay presents players with challenges that can be completed in a number of different sequences.

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NTSC

NTSC (from National Television Standards Committee) is the first American standard for analog television, published in 1941.

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Ogg

Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation.

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Pac-Man

originally called Puck Man in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and released by Namco for arcades. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Pac-Man are Mobile games, Xbox 360 Live Arcade games and ZX Spectrum games.

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PAL

Phase Alternating Line (PAL) is a colour encoding system for analog television.

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Philips

Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly shortened to Philips, is a Dutch multinational conglomerate corporation that was founded in Eindhoven in 1891.

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Pioneer Corporation

, commonly referred to as Pioneer, is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo, that specializes in digital entertainment products.

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Play Meter

Play Meter (initially Coin Industry Play Meter) was an American trade magazine focusing on the coin-op amusement arcade industry, including jukebox and arcade game machines.

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Playboy

Playboy (stylized in all caps) is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, formerly in print and currently online.

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PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 (PS2) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 (PS3) is a home video game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. The successor to the PlayStation 2, it is part of the PlayStation brand of consoles. It was first released on November 11, 2006, in Japan, November 17, 2006, in North America, and March 23, 2007, in Europe and Australasia.

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PlayStation 4

The PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network (PSN) is a digital media entertainment service provided by Sony Interactive Entertainment.

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PlayStation Portable

The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment.

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Pole Position

is a racing arcade video game released by Namco in 1982.

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Pong

Pong is a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari and originally released on 29 November 1972. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Pong are Mobile games.

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Porting

In software engineering, porting is the process of adapting software for the purpose of achieving some form of execution in a computing environment that is different from the one that a given program (meant for such execution) was originally designed for (e.g., different CPU, operating system, or third party library).

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Quick time event

In video games, a quick time event (QTE) is a method of context-sensitive gameplay in which the player performs actions on the control device shortly after the appearance of an on-screen instruction/prompt.

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RDI Video Systems

RDI Video Systems (Rick Dyer Industries) was a video game company founded by Rick Dyer originally as Advanced Microcomputer Systems, and was well known for its Laserdisc video games, beginning with the immensely popular Dragon's Lair.

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ReadySoft

ReadySoft was a video game developer and publisher and distributor founded in 1987 by David Foster, based in Ontario, Canada.

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Rick Dyer (video game designer)

Rick Dyer is an American video game designer and writer best known for creating Dragon's Lair. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Rick Dyer (video game designer) are Dragon's Lair.

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Roller Coaster (video game)

Roller Coaster is a platform game which contains some strategy and puzzle elements. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Roller Coaster (video game) are ZX Spectrum games.

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ROM cartridge

A ROM cartridge, usually referred to in context simply as a cartridge, cart, or card, is a replaceable part designed to be connected to a consumer electronics device such as a home computer, video game console or, to a lesser extent, electronic musical instruments.

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Sega

is a Japanese multinational video game company and subsidiary of Sega Sammy Holdings headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

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Sega CD

The Sega CD, known as in most regions outside North America and Brazil, is a CD-ROM accessory for the Sega Genesis produced by Sega as part of the fourth generation of video game consoles.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the outside North America, is a 16-bit fourth generation home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Sewer Shark

Sewer Shark is a first-person rail shooter video game, and is the first on a home console to use full motion video for its primary gameplay. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Sewer Shark are 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games, Full motion video based games and Sega CD games.

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ShowBiz Pizza Place

ShowBiz Pizza Place, often shortened to ShowBiz Pizza or ShowBiz, was an American family entertainment center and restaurant pizza chain founded in 1980 by Robert L. Brock and Creative Engineering (CEI).

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A side-scrolling video game (alternatively side-scroller) is a game viewed from a side-view camera angle where the screen follows the player as they move left or right.

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Single-player video game

A single-player video game is a video game where input from only one player is expected throughout the course of the gaming session.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Software Projects

Software Projects was a computer game development company which was started by Manic Miner developer Matthew Smith, Alan Maton and Colin Roach.

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Sony Imagesoft

Sony Imagesoft Inc. was an American video game publisher that operated from 1989 to 1995 and was located in California.

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Space Ace

Space Ace is a LaserDisc video game produced by Bluth Group, Cinematronics and Advanced Microcomputer Systems (later renamed RDI Video Systems). Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Space Ace are 1983 video games, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer games, Atari Jaguar CD games, Atari ST games, CD-i games, Cinematronics games, DSiWare games, DVD interactive technology, Digital Leisure games, Full motion video based games, LaserDisc video games, RDI Video Systems games, Sega CD games and Video games designed by Don Bluth.

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Sprite (computer graphics)

In computer graphics, a sprite is a two-dimensional bitmap that is integrated into a larger scene, most often in a 2D video game.

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ST/Amiga Format

ST Amiga Format was a computer magazine that covered the Atari ST and Amiga computers.

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Starwave

Starwave was a Seattle, Washington-based software and website company, founded in 1993 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and led by CEO Mike Slade.

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Steam (service)

Steam is a video game digital distribution service and storefront managed by Valve.

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Storyboard

A storyboard is a graphic organizer that consists of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence.

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Stranger Things

Stranger Things is an American horror television series created by the Duffer Brothers for Netflix.

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Suite101

Suite101 was a collaborative publishing site based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.

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Taito

is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets, and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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The A.V. Club

The A.V. Club is an online newspaper and entertainment website featuring reviews, interviews, and other articles that examine films, music, television, books, games, and other elements of pop-culture media.

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The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, Louisiana)

The Daily Advertiser is a Gannett daily newspaper based in Lafayette, Louisiana.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.

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The Secret of NIMH

The Secret of NIMH is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien's children's novel, Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH.

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California.

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THQ

THQ Inc. was an American video game company based in Agoura Hills, California.

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TI-99/4A

The TI-99/4 and TI-99/4A are home computers released by Texas Instruments in 1979 and 1981, respectively.

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Time Gal

is an interactive movie video game developed and published by Taito and Toei Company, and originally released as a laserdisc game in Japan for the arcades in 1985. Dragon's Lair (1983 video game) and Time Gal are Full motion video based games, LaserDisc video games and Sega CD games.

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Ubisoft

Ubisoft Entertainment SA (formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is a French video game publisher headquartered in Saint-Mandé with development studios across the world.

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Universal Entertainment

formerly known as and Universal, is a Japanese manufacturer of pachinko, slot machines, arcade games and other gaming products, and a publisher of video games.

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Valve Corporation

Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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Video game crash of 1983

The video game crash of 1983 (known in Japan as the Atari shock) was a large-scale recession in the video game industry that occurred from 1983 to 1985, primarily in the United States.

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Video game remake

A video game remake is a video game closely adapted from an earlier title, usually for the purpose of modernizing a game with updated graphics for newer hardware and gameplay for contemporary audiences.

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Vorbis

Vorbis is a free and open-source software project headed by the Xiph.Org Foundation.

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Wii

The Wii is a home video game console developed and marketed by Nintendo.

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Windows 95

Windows 95 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of operating systems.

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Windows 98

Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems.

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Windows Media Video (WMV) is a series of video codecs and their corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft.

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Windows XP

Windows XP is a major release of Microsoft's Windows NT operating system.

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Xbox (console)

The Xbox is a home video game console manufactured by Microsoft that is the first installment in the Xbox series of video game consoles.

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Xbox 360

The Xbox 360 is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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Xbox 360 controller

The Xbox 360 controller is the primary game controller for Microsoft's Xbox 360 home video game console that was introduced at E3 2005.

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Xbox Game Studios

Xbox Game Studios (previously known as Microsoft Studios, Microsoft Game Studios, and Microsoft Games) is an American video game publisher based in Redmond, Washington.

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Xbox Games Store

Xbox Games Store (formerly Xbox Live Marketplace) was a digital distribution platform previously used by Microsoft's Xbox 360 video game console and formerly by the Xbox One.

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Xbox Live Arcade

Xbox Live Arcade (or XBLA) was a video game digital distribution service that was available for the Xbox and Xbox 360 consoles.

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Xbox One

The Xbox One is a home video game console developed by Microsoft.

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Ziff Davis

Ziff Davis, Inc. is an American digital media and internet company.

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Zilog Z80

The Zilog Z80 is an 8-bit microprocessor designed by Zilog that played an important role in the evolution of early computing.

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ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit home computer developed and marketed by Sinclair Research.

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1983 in video games

1983 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Mario Bros. and Pole Position II, along with new titles such as Astron Belt, Champion Baseball, Dragon's Lair, Elevator Action, Spy Hunter and Track & Field.

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1984 in video games

1984 saw many sequels and prequels along with new titles such as 1942, Boulder Dash, Cobra Command, Jet Set Willy, Karate Champ, Kung-Fu Master, Yie Ar Kung-Fu and Punch-Out!! The year's highest-grossing arcade games were Pole Position in the United States, for the second year in a row, and Track & Field in the United Kingdom.

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3DO Interactive Multiplayer

The 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, also referred to as simply 3DO, is a home video game console developed by The 3DO Company.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon's_Lair_(1983_video_game)

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