Just today the SteamOS icon popped up on the store with their updated release! The developers haven't officially announced it on Steam, but rather on their forum. When I asked if this is officially release, they replied to me with this comment:
QuoteWe have released it for Linux, but please note that the Linux version is in a quasi Beta state. There are known issues with mouse and keyboard support but the Steam Controller will work. Note that button hovers may not display properly. We will be releasing more frequent updates for this version but wanted to get something in your hands for those current owners.
So keep in mind it's not quite perfect yet.
About the game
QuoteHaven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.
Control the actions of the daring adventurer, finding your way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles. In the mysterious caverns below the castle, your odyssey continues against the awesome forces that oppose your efforts to reach the dragon’s lair.
Dragon’s Lair is a fully animated classic arcade game from legendary animator Don Bluth. You’ll make your way through the castle and caverns below and wield your sword against some strange creatures. Beware of your foes, as they are numerous!
It's also on sale with 50% off right now, at £3.49 it's difficult to resist! You can find Dragon's Lair on Steam. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Insta-buy - Been waiting for this for a long time.
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inlinuxdude 29 Jun 2017
Bought!
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Good on them for actually releasing a Linux version, even if it took four years!
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slaapliedje 29 Jun 2017
Haha, I literally just bought this for the Atari Jaguar last week.
So, with my luck I had bought a few others and first tested I-war. It wouldn't load, so tried a few tricks, ended up unplugging the JagCD and tried a few restarts and got it to work. Then tried to get Dragon's Lair to load... it wouldn't read the disk... well, long story short.... many hours later and a resoldering of a few wires, it works again... but by that time it was 4am and my brain needed sleep. I recently got Space Ace as well, are they porting that to Linux too?
So, with my luck I had bought a few others and first tested I-war. It wouldn't load, so tried a few tricks, ended up unplugging the JagCD and tried a few restarts and got it to work. Then tried to get Dragon's Lair to load... it wouldn't read the disk... well, long story short.... many hours later and a resoldering of a few wires, it works again... but by that time it was 4am and my brain needed sleep. I recently got Space Ace as well, are they porting that to Linux too?
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slaapliedje 29 Jun 2017
So... the people that "waited" for this game, have they actually played it before? :p
The more games we get, the better I suppose... but personally I won't come remotely close to this one tho :D
The king of QTE (quick time events)
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Haha, I literally just bought this for the Atari Jaguar last week.
Can I borrow you time machine , please ?
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Uhm , great it got ported , but I admit I do not see the appeal.
It's like a movie-cartoon where it pauses every X minutes so you can push a button which may or may not progress.
( I never liked QTEs in cut-scenes )
It's like a movie-cartoon where it pauses every X minutes so you can push a button which may or may not progress.
( I never liked QTEs in cut-scenes )
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I had to grab this just for the nostalgia. I wasted a few dollars in the arcade just to beat this, back when this first came out.
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I remember playing Dragon's Lair in the arcades as a child. It was not very friendly to casual players like me though... It required a lot of practice, time, and money. It was designed to suck your wallet dry, basically.
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slaapliedje 29 Jun 2017
I remember playing Dragon's Lair in the arcades as a child. It was not very friendly to casual players like me though... It required a lot of practice, time, and money. It was designed to suck your wallet dry, basically.
Pretty much all the arcades were.
Fun story; The guy who ported Roadblasters to the Atari Lynx posted about his experience with doing that. Apparently there was code in the arcade which made it so once you got to a certain point your fuel would just drain much faster, forcing you to pump in more quarters. Fortunately he changed that in the Lynx.
I see that both Space Ace and Dragon's Lair is on sale, but sadly Space Ace doesn't show support for Linux. Anyone know if we have to wait another 4 years for it?
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slaapliedje 29 Jun 2017
Haha, I literally just bought this for the Atari Jaguar last week.
Can I borrow you time machine , please ?
Ha, during this attempted play session, I discovered that my A/V receiver attempts to take a composite input and output it through HDMI. I say attempt, because it looked like the horizontal 'hold' was missing, so the screen just kept flipping up and down. Thought for sure my Jaguar had finally bit the dust, but no, I just had to switch over to the 'DVD' input, that I have it hooked up to.
Need to get the S-Video cable and figure out how to convert that tot something so it looks better at 55inch...
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One of my most hated games of all time. Hate is not nearly a strong enough word,
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wintermute 30 Jun 2017
I see that both Space Ace and Dragon's Lair is on sale, but sadly Space Ace doesn't show support for Linux. Anyone know if we have to wait another 4 years for it?
They said in the release announcement that all the games would be getting updated to the new engine in the coming weeks.
There are known issues with mouse and keyboard support but the Steam Controller will work.
Steam Controller didn't work well for me at all. Mouse and keyboard work if you edit the prefs file to open the game in a window.
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Arehandoro 30 Jun 2017
I remember playing this long time ago and even though my memories have faded away a bit I recall a strong sentiment of boredom and anger.
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I bought it as soon as I saw the article. But I can't even get passed that start button . Steamcontroller and keyboard are both being ignored atm.
I'll need to do some digging for this :( (also I reported this on the steam announcement thread)
I'll need to do some digging for this :( (also I reported this on the steam announcement thread)
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slaapliedje 30 Jun 2017
I bought a DB15 to USB adapter, so I could play it with my Jaguar controller... :)
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Got this reply from the Devs over at the steam forum:
Loved these games back in the day..
Thanks for the port, greatly appreciated. It was mentioned in another post that space ace etc will be getting updated in the following weeks as well, would this include Linux support?
The plan is to continue to correct issues related to the Dragon's Lair build first, then follow up with Space Ace and Dragon's Lair 2 support for Linux. Naturally we're primarily focused on getting things working for SteamOS and will continue to debug. Next build update should be post holiday weekend. Targeting July 7th if not sooner.
Loved these games back in the day..
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slaapliedje 30 Jun 2017
Hmm, so how does this compare to using Daphne?
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