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This page is for the original release. For the 2018 release, see Dragon's Lair Trilogy.

Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair	1989
Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp	1990
Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle	1991
Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread	1993
Dragon's Lair 3D: Return to the Lair	2002
Dragon's Lair Trilogy	2018

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Dragon's Lair is a quick time events game in the Dragon's Lair series.

The Steam and GOG.com versions received a major revamp in late 2017, with user reviews since then criticising changed timings compared to previous versions,^[1] controllers disconnecting,^[2] the game failing to recognize valid moves,^[3]^[4] and input prompts desyncing from the video.^[5] A game-breaking softlock in the elevator scene was reported to have been fixed in mid-2020.^[6] The status of the Microsoft Store version is unknown.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		This version differs greatly in quality and game play compared to the original LaserDisc version and most post-2000 ports.
Retail		1993-95 CD releases. Similar to the LaserDisc version but slightly lower quality video playback.
Retail		1998 CD/DVD release. Re-released in 1999 and 2001. A Macintosh release of this variant arrived in 2002.
Retail		2002 20th Anniversary release. Identical to the original LaserDisc version with new footage. Re-released in 2007 on a DVD.
GOG.com		Part of the Dragon's Lair Trilogy
Microsoft Store
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Microsoft Store
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
DOS
Windows
Microsoft Store
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

Cutscenes are only visible on half of the screen

This can be caused by the MS13-057/KB2803821 update; reinstall the update to resolve the issue.^[7]

Reinstall KB2803821^[7]

Open Programs and Features:
- Vista and later: Open the Start screen/Start menu, type appwiz.cpl and press ↵ Enter.
- Windows XP: Press ⊞ Win+R, type appwiz.cpl and press ↵ Enter.
View the installed updates:
- Vista and later: choose View installed updates.
- Windows XP: choose Show updates.
Locate KB2803821 and remove it.
Run Windows Update and install the update again to get a newer version that does not have this problem.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DOS video modes

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	ARM	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)						^[8]
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	7
Processor (CPU)	1.8 GHz dual core CPU	Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 at 2.2 GHz
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8800 Series ATI Radeon HD 3850 Intel HD 2000 Graphics 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GT 220 ATI Radeon HD 4550 Intel HD 3000 Graphics 512 MB of VRAM
Sound (audio device)	DirectX Compatible Sound Card

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Snow Leopard 10.6.8, or later
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo	Intel Core i Series
System memory (RAM)	1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD3000 or better 256 MB of VRAM

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

References

↑ Not Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022
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↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 MS13-057: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9 and 9.5 (wmvdmod.dll), and for Windows Media Player 11 and 12: July 9, 2013
↑ I bought and paid for dragon - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[1] Not Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[2] Not Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[3] Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[4] Not Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[5] Not Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[6] Recommended - last accessed on 7 January 2022

[KB2803821-7] 7.0 ^7.1 MS13-057: Description of the security update for Windows Media Format Runtime 9 and 9.5 (wmvdmod.dll), and for Windows Media Player 11 and 12: July 9, 2013

[8] I bought and paid for dragon - last accessed on 7 January 2022

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Developers

	RDI Video Systems
Publishers
Original	Cinematronics
1989-1995	ReadySoft
1997-present	Digital Leisure
Release dates
DOS	1989
Mac OS (Classic)	1990
Windows	March 9, 1998
macOS (OS X)	January 11, 2002
Linux	June 29, 2017
Taxonomy
Genres	Quick time events
Art styles	FMV
Series	Dragon's Lair

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-|widescreen resolution notes= Cropped to 16:9 from original 4:3 version. 4:3 mode is cropped further from 16:9 cropped version.<ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/dragons_lair_trilogy/whats_the_resolution/post4 What's the resolution?, page 1 - Forum - GOG.com]</ref>
+|widescreen resolution notes=
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-|60 fps notes               = N/A, due to using precomposited hand-drawn video. Likely 24 FPS with ≤12 FPS effective framerate.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/227380/discussions/0/810924774430846397/#c810924774438198591 FPS cap? :: Dragon's Lair General Discussions]</ref>
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