Dragon’s Lair Now Shrunk To RepliCade Size
Dirk the Daring has been shrunk to the size of a pencil! How will he defeat Singe and save Daphne now? Oh wait…they’re also the same size, so everything’s proportionate.
Dragon’s Lair is one of the hardest classic arcade units to keep running, because it’s not powered by a chipset like most other machines…it was basically a Laserdisc in a box. The Dragon’s Lair RepliCade is far easier to take care of and also much cheaper. This is because it’s twelve inches tall, or one-sixth the size of the original.
Are RepliCade games truly playable at that size? I’ve argued before the point of these things is just to collect them, but I got to try one out (the Centipede machine) at Portland Retro Gaming Expo. The trackball was smaller than my thumb, but it worked well enough. Tough dodging the spider at that size, though. They also had the Dragon’s Lair unit operational and demo-able, but someone else hogged it. It works just like the real thing does, including the digital scoreboard display at the top.
Though I just confirmed the Dragon’s Lair RepliCade is out there, you can’t really buy it just yet. You gotta pledge to the Kickstarter first. Is it cheating to “crowdfund” a device you’ve already built and likely have thousands of in warehouse storage? Probably, but you can actually get the Kickstarter version for cheaper than its MSRP will be — a $90 pledge, instead of the planned $119.99 sticker price. They’ll even throw in one of two exclusives not available anywhere — a coin slot keychain or a mini Laserdisc player replica.
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Plays the original Dragon’s Lair arcade game running on Daphne Laserdisc Emulator
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Fully functional secondary scoreboard displays player’s scores, lives, and credits
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4:3 aspect ratio
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Owner/Operator Menu featuring dip switch and cabinet settings
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Miniaturized control panel which features replica joystick and action buttons
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Solid wood cabinet construction
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Diecast metal coin door with storage compartment
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Illuminated marquee & LED cabinet accents
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Illuminated rear storage drawer with mini Laserdisc player replica
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Amplified multi-speaker audio reproduction with volume control
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High-resolution cabinet art reproduction on quality 3M vinyl overlays
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Built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery
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Officially licensed by Digital Leisure
However you choose to buy a Dragon’s Lair RepliCade, they will start shipping in March of 2020.
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September 18, 2020 @ 4:04 am
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