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Date: Tue, 9-Aug-83 08:56:39 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  9 08:56:39 1983
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I made a special trip last night to see
dragon's lair. Fortunately I got to watch
several people play the game befor I got 
chance to try my hand at it. It is tough
but there are some things you have to know
if you want to stay alive for more than
two minutes. Yes you do have to make decisions.
When Dirk the Daring goes through the door that 
takes him to the falling platform you are
not controlling him. He goes through that door
all by himself. When he's on that platform 
you will notice that as it drops, it hesitates
three times before dropping him into the abyss.
On the third hesitation you use the joystick
to make him get off the platform in the direction
he's facing. Too soon or too late and he's doomed.
Timing is critical in all scenarios. Wait until the scenario
has established itself. In the room with the balls
you have to wait for the smaller ball
to pass in front of you before you move.
In the boat you have to wait for the cave to flash.
Be warned, sometimes the image is reversed, so
it may be the right tunnel or the left, so you must
wait. 
	You may not believe this but I actually
saw a guy run the entire game. It took about
20 minutes, and every scenario repeated about
three times. At one point the machine told him
he was halfway through and if he wanted to
rescue Daphne he had to stick another 50c in there.
	He got to the dragon's lair, rescued
the princess and got a kiss on the cheek, where
the scene freezes and the game ends. 
	Those of us watching applauded. That guy
Dirk is really game.
				Ron Flannery