Underplayed Gems

Dragon's Lair (1989)

Dragon's Lair cover
Platforms
DOS, Mac, Amiga
Where to get it
My Abandonware

How it feels

A slow, methodical side-scroller with awkward reversed controls and a need to explore for weapons, feeling clunky but deliberate.

slow-pacedside-scrollingretrosimplechallengingawkward controlsexploration

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Screenshots

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