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'''''Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread''''' is a video game in the ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' series, developed by Don Bluth Multimedia and published by ReadySoft Incorporated for the [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]] and [[MS-DOS]] in 1993. An [[Apple IIGS]] port was released in 2022.<ref>https://brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2gs/dragonslair3/?fbclid=IwAR1wBflMd1JETLxHUWTRfHCmkscrsLVKhJ9o4U4KLUXZkAkrKOWZyGqifYc</ref>
'''''Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread''''' is a video game in the ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' series, developed by Don Bluth Multimedia and published by ReadySoft Incorporated for the [[Amiga]], [[Atari ST]] and [[MS-DOS]] in 1992. An [[Apple IIGS]] port was released in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://brutaldeluxe.fr/products/apple2gs/dragonslair3/?fbclid=IwAR1wBflMd1JETLxHUWTRfHCmkscrsLVKhJ9o4U4KLUXZkAkrKOWZyGqifYc|title=Brutal Deluxe releases Dragon's Lair III for Apple IIGS |accessdate=2022-06-30}}</ref>


It mixed original footage with scenes from ''[[Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp]]'' that were not included in the original PC release due to memory constraints. The game also included a newly produced "Blackbeard the Pirate" stage that was originally intended to be in the arcade game but was never completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.d-l-p.com/community/forums/archives/default.asp?Action=View&MessageID=22033&Archive=Yes&Keywords= |title=Dragon's Lair Project Message Board |publisher=D-l-p.com |date=2002-01-23 |accessdate=2011-08-14}}</ref>
It mixed original footage with scenes from ''[[Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp]]'' that were not included in the original PC release due to memory constraints. The game also included a newly produced "Blackbeard the Pirate" stage that was originally intended to be in the arcade game but was never completed.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.d-l-p.com/community/forums/archives/default.asp?Action=View&MessageID=22033&Archive=Yes&Keywords= |title=Dragon's Lair Project Message Board |publisher=D-l-p.com |date=2002-01-23 |accessdate=2011-08-14 |archive-date=2011-07-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708215836/http://www.d-l-p.com/community/forums/archives/default.asp?Action=View&MessageID=22033&Archive=Yes&Keywords= |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=August 2015}}
{{more plot|date=August 2015}}
The wizard Mordroc's witch sister Mordread seeks revenge for her brother's death and captures [[Dirk the Daring (character)|Dirk the Daring]]'s homestead into an orb on her staff. Dirk was not in the house, so he begins pursuing Mordread to restore his home, and [[Princess Daphne (character)|Princess Daphne]] inside it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-53/TheOne_53_Feb_1993#page/n61/mode/2up/ |title=The One Magazine Issue 53 |date= |accessdate=2014-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Format_Issue_044_1993-03_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n97/mode/2up |title=Amiga Format - Issue 044 (1993-03) (Future Publishing) (UK) |date= |accessdate=2014-06-13}}</ref>
The wizard Mordroc's witch sister Mordread seeks revenge for her brother's death and captures [[Dirk the Daring (character)|Dirk the Daring]]'s homestead into an orb on her staff. Dirk was not in the house, so he begins pursuing Mordread to restore his home, and [[Princess Daphne (character)|Princess Daphne]] inside it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/theone-magazine-53/TheOne_53_Feb_1993#page/n61/mode/2up/ |title=The One Magazine Issue 53 |date= February 1993|accessdate=2014-06-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/Amiga_Format_Issue_044_1993-03_Future_Publishing_GB#page/n97/mode/2up |title=Amiga Format - Issue 044 (1993-03) (Future Publishing) (UK) |date= |accessdate=2014-06-13}}</ref>


Two levels also in ''Dragon's Lair II'' ("Dirk in Wonderland" and "Beethoven's Creative Gust") are featured, in addition to said game's lost and unfinished "Blackbeard the Pirate", and the final stage is an original one: "Father Time's Castle".
Two levels also in ''Dragon's Lair II'' ("Dirk in Wonderland" and "Beethoven's Creative Gust") are featured, in addition to said game's lost and unfinished "Blackbeard the Pirate", and the final stage is an original one: "Father Time's Castle".
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Revision as of 02:44, 29 March 2024

This article is about the 1992 release for computers. For other similarly-titled games in the series, see Dragon's Lair III.
Dragon's Lair III:
The Curse of Mordread
Developer(s)Don Bluth Multimedia
Publisher(s)ReadySoft
Designer(s)Tony Bozek
David Quesnelle
Composer(s)Shawn Moore
SeriesDragon's Lair
Platform(s)Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Apple IIGS
Release1992
Mode(s)Single-player

Dragon's Lair III: The Curse of Mordread is a video game in the Dragon's Lair series, developed by Don Bluth Multimedia and published by ReadySoft Incorporated for the Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS in 1992. An Apple IIGS port was released in 2022.[1]

It mixed original footage with scenes from Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp that were not included in the original PC release due to memory constraints. The game also included a newly produced "Blackbeard the Pirate" stage that was originally intended to be in the arcade game but was never completed.[2]

Plot

The wizard Mordroc's witch sister Mordread seeks revenge for her brother's death and captures Dirk the Daring's homestead into an orb on her staff. Dirk was not in the house, so he begins pursuing Mordread to restore his home, and Princess Daphne inside it.[3][4]

Two levels also in Dragon's Lair II ("Dirk in Wonderland" and "Beethoven's Creative Gust") are featured, in addition to said game's lost and unfinished "Blackbeard the Pirate", and the final stage is an original one: "Father Time's Castle".

References

  1. ^ "Brutal Deluxe releases Dragon's Lair III for Apple IIGS". Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  2. ^ "Dragon's Lair Project Message Board". D-l-p.com. 2002-01-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
  3. ^ "The One Magazine Issue 53". February 1993. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  4. ^ "Amiga Format - Issue 044 (1993-03) (Future Publishing) (UK)". Retrieved 2014-06-13.
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