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32-403: Princess Daphne may refer to: Princess Daphne ( Dragon's Lair ) , a character from Dragon's Lair Princess Daphne (ship) , a 1954 former vessel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Princess Daphne . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

64-466: A blow-up doll bimbo. Nothing more than salacious and cynical bait for your hard-earned quarters (and Dragon's Lair swallowed a LOT of quarters)". Glamour model Tara Babcock ranked the "beyond beautiful" Daphne as the 16th "hottest video game" and wrote that "her half-naked, yet regal appearance, flowing blonde hair, big eyes with batting lashes and cute, ditzy appearance ... has been the subject of much controversy over 'sexism' in gaming!" Daphne's voice

96-621: A comic-book miniseries released in 2003. Plans for a feature-length film have existed since the 1980s and resurfaced in 2015, when Bluth launched two crowd-funding campaigns. While the Kickstarter campaign was unsuccessful, the Indiegogo campaign reached its target in early 2016. Most games in the Dragon's Lair series are interactive films where the player controls Dirk the Daring, in

128-626: A desert island) and From the Archives (a profile of a particular game developer or publisher). The 'Making Of's' is a recurring feature in which well-known developers are interviewed about the creation and design process behind their games. Classic titles covered in past issues have included Breakout ( Steve Wozniak ), Dungeon Master ( Doug Bell ), Smash TV ( Eugene Jarvis ), Starfox ( Jez San ), Rescue on Fractalus! ( David Fox /Charlie Kellner), Prince of Persia ( Jordan Mechner ), Berzerk (Alan McNeil), The Hitchhiker's Guide to

160-406: A dozen births, Bluth said "he thought it would be interesting if Daphne looked just as beautiful as ever; there's absolutely no sign she's been through anything". Professional voice actress Ellen Gerstell voiced the character in the cartoon, wherein her attire is a less-revealing dress. Princess Daphne was met with mostly positive reception and greatly contributed to the success of the game, which

192-597: A long pink dress, and includes some exclusive characters like Princess Daphne's father King Ethelred (voiced by Fred Travalena ), Dirk the Daring's horse Bertram (vocal effects provided by Peter Cullen ), Dirk the Daring's squire Timothy (voiced by Michael Mish), and Dirk the Daring's rival Sir Hubert Blunt (voiced by Peter Cullen ). Enemies include the Lizard King, the Phantom Knight, the Giddy Goons, and

224-511: A publisher, such as Durell , Llamasoft and Gremlin Graphics . On 27 September 2005, the magazine's original publishing company, Live Publishing, went into bankruptcy. The magazine's official online forums described the magazine as "finished" shortly before issue #19 was due for release. However, rights to Retro Gamer were purchased by Imagine Publishing in October 2005 and the magazine

256-493: A quest to save Princess Daphne. The game presents predetermined animated scenes, and the player must select a direction on the joystick or press the action button in order to clear each quick time event , with different full motion video segments showing the outcome. A perfect run of the 1983 arcade game with no deaths lasts no more than 12 minutes. In total, the game has 22 minutes or 50,000 frames of animated footage, including individual death scenes and game over screens. Dirk

288-456: A tribute to Zzap!64 was included, "The DEF Tribute to Zzap!64 ", celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Commodore 64 focused magazine. It also includes interviews with leading 80s and 90s programmers, such as David Crane , Matthew Smith and Archer Maclean . Regular columns also feature such as Back to the 80s and 90s, Desert Island Disks (what games would a gaming celebrity take to

320-501: Is a British magazine, published worldwide, covering retro video games . It was the first commercial magazine to be devoted entirely to the subject. Launched in January 2004 as a quarterly publication, Retro Gamer soon became a monthly. In 2005, a general decline in gaming and computer magazine readership led to the closure of its publishers, Live Publishing, and the rights to the magazine were later purchased by Imagine Publishing . It

352-509: Is a dragon who kidnaps Daphne. The game led to the creation of a short-lived television cartoon series, Dragon's Lair by Ruby-Spears Productions , where Dirk the Daring is voiced by Bob Sarlatte and the unseen storyteller that narrates each episode is voiced by Clive Revill . Changes in the TV series include the originally nameless Dragon being given the name Singe (voiced by Arthur Burghardt ), Princess Daphne (voiced by Ellen Gerstell ) wears

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384-453: The 'save the princess' motif, which makes me extremely suspicious about Daphne's princess credentials. There is a far greater chance that she is just a stripper with the stage name Princess than an actual princess, because if actual princesses dressed like she did the royal weddings wouldn't be so boring to watch". Jon M. Gibson of GameSpy called Daphne "the epitome of a damsel in distress ". Rob Mead of ST Format wrote "Daphne has to be

416-623: The 14th place on a similar list in 2012, Larry Hester of Complex opined Daphne "might be the finest damsel in distress ever. Sorry, Peach , Disney-style cel animation wins again". Back in 1983, JoyStik' s Joe Mendsky wrote "Daphne may look like the closest thing to a porn star in the annals of the video game, but she's not dumb. She's seen the line of quarters across the floor at the Denver arcade". Nearly three decades later, Complex said of her that there has "only ever really been one reason to play Dragon's Lair ", and stated: "Never mind that

448-463: The Daring is the main protagonist of the first game and subsequent franchise. As a knight of the kingdom, Dirk was entrusted with the rescue of Princess Daphne from Mordroc and Singe because all other knights were killed. He becomes heir to the throne upon saving Princess Daphne; following her rescue, Dirk and Daphne are married. In both games, Dirk is voiced by sound editor Dan Molina. Retro Gamer included Dirk on their list of top 50 game characters in

480-632: The Galaxy ( Steve Meretzky ), Crystal Castles (Franz X. Lanzinger), Tetris ( Alexey Pajitnov ), Sheep in Space ( Jeff Minter ) Out Run ( Yu Suzuki ) and Splat! (Ian Andrew). Issue 48 (February 2008) contained an exclusive interview with Manic Miner creator Matthew Smith, written by freelancer Paul Drury after a visit to Smith's family home in Liverpool. March 2010 (issue 75) saw John Romero collaborating with Retro Gamer , taking on

512-584: The Mudmen. Thirteen half-hour episodes were produced and aired on the ABC network from September 8, 1984, to April 27, 1985. It was last aired on the USA Cartoon Express between the late '80s and the early '90s. To keep the show in the spirit of the game, before each commercial break the storyteller asks what the viewer would do to solve the problem facing Dirk. After the commercial break, the outcomes of

544-528: The category "Top Ten Forces of Good" and called him "without a doubt, the epitome of the heroic knight". In the games, Princess Daphne is the beautiful daughter of King Aethelred and an unnamed queen. She serves as the series' damsel in distress . A beautiful maiden coveted by many princes and knights, her heart belongs to the kingdom's champion, Dirk the Daring. Princess Daphne was originally created by Rick Dyer's Advanced Microcomputer Systems (AMS, later RDI Video Systems ) team, then completely redesigned by

576-430: The dippiest woman on the planet. She's gone and got herself kidnapped again. Can you believe it? The woman is a victim. She might as well walk around with the words 'Kidnap me' tattooed on her forehead". Charlie Barratt of GamesRadar included her among the seven "damsels you DON'T want to save", arguing that "underneath the skimpy leotard and fluttering eyelashes, Daphne's no deeper than a cardboard cutout. No smarter than

608-515: The entire comic book series in 2006, as there are three issues that were previously unpublished. In the 1980s, a film version of Dragon's Lair was planned, with Alan Dean Foster involved in shaping the story. The project fell apart due to low interest from other studios. In 2015 and 2016, Bluth and Goldman crowdfunded US$ 731,172 for a 10-minute teaser for an animated feature-length Dragon's Lair prequel film, their first feature film since Titan A.E. Bluth and Goldman have announced that

640-507: The ex- Disney artist and animator Don Bluth . Bluth took his inspiration from photographs from the producer Gary Goldman 's collection of old issues of Playboy magazine, ultimately putting Daphne "in a very-revealing one piece ' thong ' bathing suit with a sheer veil that partially covered her". Due to the limited budget's constraints, Daphne's in-game vocals were supplied by the head of AMS' Clean-up Department, Vera Lanpher. For Dragon's Lair II , where Daphne has experienced more than

672-525: The film will provide more backstory for Dirk and Daphne and that Daphne will show that she is not a "blonde airhead". In March 2020, a live action film adaptation was approved by Netflix after one year of negotiations. Ryan Reynolds was in talks for the lead role. Reynolds, Roy Lee , Trevor Engelson , Bluth, Goldman, and former Bluth collaborator John Pomeroy are producers, with Dan and Kevin Hageman as writers. Retro Gamer Retro Gamer

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704-436: The gameplay was nothing more than a quarter-sucking game of trial-and-error and memorization. And, oh, God: Princess Daphne and her little sheer black dress. Jesus Christ. She was way too sexy. Our little brains exploded". Ranking her as the 14th "hottest video game girl of all time" in 2013, Steve Jenkins of CheatCodes.com wrote: "Don Bluth's animated portrayal of Daphne, the princess who just can't seem to keep out of trouble,

736-408: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Princess_Daphne&oldid=1152711826 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Princess Daphne (Dragon%27s Lair) The first game in

768-452: The newer generation of arcade games was considered outdated, and kept it from reaching the same popularity of the original. The two first games in the series are considered gaming classics, and are frequently re-released on each new generation of consoles, often bundled alongside the 1984 LaserDisc game Space Ace . The franchise has since expanded into other media, including a short lived animated series that aired on ABC in 1984 and

800-599: The role of 'Guest Editor', taking charge of the magazine's editorial and splashing his own unique style to a number of his favorite articles and subjects throughout the magazine. The magazine celebrated its 200th issue in October 2019 and as of March 2023, the staff consists of Editor Darran Jones, Production Editor Tim Empey, Features Editor Nick Thorpe and Art Editor Andy Salter. The magazine posts its own issue preview videos on its YouTube channel, featuring editor Darran Jones and Production Editor Drew Sleep as hosts. Three DVDs with 25 to 30 issues each have been released over

832-639: The series, Dragon's Lair , was originally released for arcades in 1983 by Cinematronics . It leveraged LaserDisc technology, offering greatly superior graphics compared to other contemporary video games . While many home ports were released in the following years, developers often had to make severe compromises to make the game work on the target platforms of the era, such as splitting it into two halves . A sequel, Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp , had started development as early as 1984, but would only see release in arcades in 1991. While its graphics were once again praised, its limited interactivity compared to

864-407: The various choices are shown before Dirk acts on the correct idea (with the occasional exception) to save the day. Don Bluth had no involvement in the TV series. A comic book miniseries based on the game, but incorporating elements from the cartoon series as well, like Dirk's horse Bertram, was released in 2003 by CrossGen , concurrent with a miniseries based on Space Ace . Arcana Studio published

896-664: Was described by Earl Green of Classic Gamer Magazine as "a high pitched voice that could cause harm to small pets". Green also wrote that "those of us who were entering adolescence at the time never quite forgave the TV show for covering Princess Daphne up, even though a vast improvement was made in giving her more personality and more intelligence, rather than the original game's helium-voiced ditzy blonde". Reviewing Dragon's Lair 3D in 2002, GameSpot ' s Ryan Davis wrote Daphne "sounds just as squeaky and ditzy as she did in 1983". Kristan Reed of Eurogamer wrote it "remains as simultaneously amusing and irritating as ever". Singe

928-512: Was re-launched on 8 December 2005. Retro Survival is a commercial CD retro games magazine put together by the freelance writers of Retro Gamer when Live Publishing collapsed. The CD was published in November 2005 and contains articles that would have appeared in Issue 19 of Retro Gamer , as well as several extras including a foreword by celebrity games journalist Mr Biffo . In June 2004,

960-426: Was taken over by Future plc on 21 October 2016, following Future's acquisition of Imagine Publishing. The first 18 issues of the magazine came with a coverdisk . It usually contained freeware remakes of retro video games and emulators , but also videos and free commercial PC software such as The Games Factory and The Elder Scrolls: Arena . Some issues had themed CDs containing the entire back catalogue of

992-408: Was the real attraction in this game… and attractive she was. (...) Princess Daphne's love of shear(sic!) clothing, plunging necklines, and her eternal 'damsel in distress' neediness made 50 cents a bargain to spend some quality time with her". Writing about the reason Dragon's Lair became so popular, Nikola Suprak of Hardcore Gamer stated: "Years of playing video games has made me very familiar with

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1024-436: Was then ported to various home platforms and followed by several sequels, remakes and spin-offs. She has been cited by multiple publications as one of the most attractive characters in video game history. UGO included her on their 2010 list of top 50 "video game hotties": "When the game was released, Daphne was the best-looking video game heroine around, so we still have a bit of a soft spot for her today". Including her at

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