I love how the title "Quest for the Crown" implies that Graham's goal was specifically to kill the king by making him wait long enough so he could rip the crown off his corpse and claim the throne for himself.

Some of these characters have weird-ass names

Bold of Konami to make a Highway 401 simulator

What the fuck is the point of an enemy that turns a platform into ice?! THE ENTIRE GODDAMN GAME ALREADY DOES THAT!!

1983

When the police sends the mouse to knock your door down, that's when you know they mean business

It's just the arcade version minus the interesting cutscenes.

While Nintendo should be given credit for trying something different with the series, it's simply too short to get any actual milage out of it.

As a cartoon, this is phenomenal. Don Bluth knocked it out of the ball park with production beginning right after wrapping up The Secret of NIMH. And that comes with animation that looks straight out of a feature film.

However, as a game, Dragon's Lair leaves much to be desired. I'll admit there was only so much one could do with a interactive cartoon. But when all there is is quick-time event after quick-time event, it can be quite irritating. Made worse by the fact that a lot of these have an incredibly short window to perform and can be cryptic on what input you are being asked to make.

Yeah this game is genuinely awful. It's lack of any real control and the computer always feeling like its smarter than you just make this a nigh-unbearable experience.

An absolute killer on your hands, but still a decent sports game.

If business was this good, why doesn't Tapper just hire a waitress or two?

Obviously because there would be no reason for a game to exist. Buuuuut that could be an excuse for a multiplayer Tapper, which sounds fucking amazing. Imagine the chaos as both players fight over whose fault it is that a mug broke.

What mining company sends the guy with femurs made of celery to do this fucking job?!

Definitely superior to the original game due to having actual variety in its level design, rather than the same stage over and over again. This forces players to adapt to changing environments constantly, which makes them want to continue playing more.

Too bad that if this ever get's re-released, it's gonna be called "Pac-Mom" and her sprites are gonna add a pink bonnet.