Dragon's Lair

A remake of the famous arcade game Dragon's Lair. The original consisted of colourful video clips, resembling a cartoon, and the gameplay was linked to the actions of a drawn character. Nothing like that will happen on the NES, of course. But the lack of complexity was on full display here. The main character - the hapless knight Dirk the Daring - dies from almost every touch of an enemy, be it a monster or simply a closed door. Due to the size of the sprite, the character is attacked by everything in a row, and the game's controls are a little tight. Getting the clumsy knight through all the obstacles to the princess is a true feat of gaming heroism.