Don Bluth’s 1983 laser-disc arcade favorite Dragon’s Lair will be the first video game to be released in the high-definition Blu-ray Disc format using Blu-ray Java (BD-J). The title for Playstation 3 and all Blue-ray players has been digitally restored and enhanced for 1080p HD presentation with an all-new 5.1 surround sound mix, and also includes brand-new interviews and commentary with Bluth and colleagues Gary Goldman and Rick Dyer.
Dragon’s Lair features hand-drawn animation and has players controlling the actions of Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess Daphne from the clutches of an evil dragon and other treacherous monsters and obstacles that await in a medieval castle enchanted by a dark wizard. The new video transfer was pulled directly from the original film and cleaned frame by frame by Digital Leisure and authoring studio Infinite HD.
‘I’ve seen the newly restored footage and it just looks amazing,’ says Bluth. ‘It looks even better than I can remember. The visuals, the 5.1 surround sound audio, all I can say is Wow! Now a whole new generation can enjoy Dragon’s Lair all over again.’
Dragon’s Lair Blu-ray will be available April 9 at software and movie retailers, as well as online at www.digitalleisure.com. Digital Leisure plans to follow the release with Blue-ray versions of Space Ace and Dragon’s Lair II: Time Warp.
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