This was a great trip down memory lane. My best friend and I would play this game at a local supermarket in our home town. He was always better at it than I was, he could finish it. Sadly, he passed away back in 1990. This made me smile and cry at the same time. Happy tears, though. I always love thinking of us being carefree teens in the 80's. Thanks for your upload.
I played this laserdisc game through mame arcade cabinets at my conventions. They had it, and I gave it a go. No quarters or tokens neccessary. I had fun playing this since it was very unique to me and had that Dragon's Lair feel. I loved it! ^^
Had completely forgotten about this game! There was a movie theater in my hometown that had this in it, around 88? (I recall it was when Die Hard and Roger Rabbit were in theaters) I dumped plenty of quarters into that machine either way.
I have to say that it does take you down memory lane. I was just 9 years old when I played this game for the fist time in my hometown, well more like a city. It was in the mid 80's. I use to go to my local market called Los Tres Amigos Market in California. I remember the big arcades I use to and still enjoy playing. The Amigos market had Mario Bros the original game from 1984 and Super Mario Bros Anytime I would get the opportunity to get a quarter I would use it to play. I loved playing super mario bros when it came out it was the IT arcade game. Next to these arcade games was this one, Don QUIX-OTE, i fucking hated the game, I wouldn't get passed the first scene. It was so fucking difficult for me to play this game, every time the arrows in green would appear somehow I wasn't fast enough to react and got killed. I never was able to conquer this dam game, nevertheless get better at it. I'm glad it only stayed in the market for a few weeks. The games I enjoyed playing as a child were, PACMAN, DONKEY KONG, MARIO BROS, SUPER MARIO BROS, GALAGA, HEAVY BARREL, 1942, DIGDUG, CENTIPEDE, CONTRA DOUBLE DRAGON, ZAXXON, POLE POSITION, XEVIOUS, PAPERBOY, TRON, SPY HUNTER, ALPHA MISSION, OUT RUN, BATTLEZONE, THEN CAME, MIKE TYSON'S PUNCH OUT, STREET FIGHTER, MORTAL KOMBAT
I recall there was a quote-unquote "kill screen" where if you die in a the hand scene, the game continues even though you died. And it goes through the possible deaths as well.
God nows how much shrapnell {change } i pumped into this.But i used to be able to crack it like this guy.maybe lost one man on the witch she was fast.Anybody from adelaide south australia will remember it was in tilt i think on hindley st circa 86ish and the academy cinema had dragon's lair which i never played because someone was always on it. academy also had donkey kong jnr another arcade classic. god i miss those days{splinta 73}
The game is loosely inspired by its namesake, Don Quixote, and features a heroic young knight named Don on a quest to save his love, the fair princess Isabella, who has been kidnapped by a wicked witch for human sacrifice to a demon. Don is accompanied on his travels by a donkey based on Rocinante the original Don Quixote's horse and a fat little man named Sancho castle as it is destroyed.
this was intended to be the first for the universal system 1, a standardised laserdisk based arcade board. other games planned for the board were a Mr. Do game and one based on lord of the rings.
Any chance we could get a vid of some of the more interesting deaths in this game? Like with other Laserdisk games, it's often just as interesting to see all the ways you can lose the game too!
I remember this like yesterday and the sequences were progressively faster and it felt like at least 45 minutes from beginning to the end and perfect play was a 300,000 I'm gonna watch this again and time travel. Did you get inside the game and make it easy? Just wondering dude. But nice you put this on. Thanks man. -951-
... ... ... Don Quixote what have they done to you? They turned a fantastic novel into a series of quick time events. And to top it all off they don't even pretend that this story is anything close to the plot of the novel. ooh... pain... I hate people.
Does anybody know who created the animation for this game? This is the first time I've heard of it, and yet it seems somehow familiar. It looks like a blast to play, with all kinds of familiar swords-and-sorcery tropes and plenty of tense moments.
The game was made in Japan, and the animation looks kinda Japanese. Many cartoons in the 80’s were animated in Japan (Jem and the Holograms was animated by Toei of all companies!!), so I wouldn’t be surprised.
The IMDb makes mention of Akio Sugino working as the director of the game's animation. While this has been hard to confirm, if it is true, this would make it part of his resume along with Golgo 13 and Tomorrow's Joe.
@@Protector0ne It's kind like a laserdisc game RPG (NPCs interaction, traveling and battles are all done through animation sequences). Search "LaserActive Don Quixote" you'll find footage.
japan why do you think all spaniards are blonde i mean I know that the spanish are not all one hair color either way, it's just that all blonde is... a really weird choice
+Jonathan Winkler I remember this game, I was a kid and I had no money to lose to put another quarter each time I lost (not internet at the time so your only chance was trial and error and a great memory plus money to burn). Your arcade hall was mesmerised when you played these games, but very few people did, so the season of laserdisk was short.
post 2 {jason gallego} yeh ithink the guys cut the cut scenes.But it was so intense and i was maybe 14/15 and the witch used to give me the jeebies,In the cuts.It was so draining and intense and brilliant and required incredible stamina of reflexes that it will probably always be the greatest game i ever cracked !, and it seemed like at least half an hour F****n brilliant f****n game .The music was intense beyond and after you killed the bitch it was like a huge weight came off you. I remember cursing intensely at her everytime she came on die you f*****n bitch die !die! die! watching her melt was the most gratifying end boss kill i can ever remember ! Because she was just so f*n evil. 10/10 masterpiece.{splinta 73}killed her lord yey!selah
Man, laser disc and VHS games kinda sucked, but they could have been great if they thought of the "rhythm game" genre back then. That way, the video can be canned and the video overlay just tells you how well you're doing. The audio plays your part with a synth chip, but the disc/tape has all the other parts.
On top of the game itself being a Dragon's Lair ripoff, the witch seems like almost a direct copy of the grim reaper from Dragon's Lair. game-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DLHD_2_tif_jpgcopy-1024x576.jpg
This game is absolutely shittier dragon’s lair and the scenes don’t even make sense… Why is he doing ANY of this nonsense? None of it is ever explained
This was a great trip down memory lane. My best friend and I would play this game at a local supermarket in our home town. He was always better at it than I was, he could finish it. Sadly, he passed away back in 1990. This made me smile and cry at the same time. Happy tears, though. I always love thinking of us being carefree teens in the 80's. Thanks for your upload.
this whole thing seems like one of Don Quixote's delusional hallucinations
+Squall Lee Don Quixote possessed by the ghost of Baron Munchhausen.
Squall Lee You read the book too?
But where’s the windmill?
O yeah
HUGE blast from the past from my childhood. Thanks for the play!
There is also the side game when you control Sancho in the same adventure and all you have to do is press left at the beginning of every stage.
What are you on about I cant find that any where
I played this laserdisc game through mame arcade cabinets at my conventions. They had it, and I gave it a go. No quarters or tokens neccessary. I had fun playing this since it was very unique to me and had that Dragon's Lair feel. I loved it! ^^
I love how these scenes have nothing to do with one another.
Wintericecrystal it is because the bad witch sends Sir Don Quixote far away time after time, to get him away from his sweet Dulcinea. What a bitch!
"Mom, can we pick up Dragon's Lair?"
"We have Dragon's Lair at home."
Dragon's Lair at home:
Actually not that bad TBH.
@@wackyswacky1374 is from the same creator of dragons lair
this actually feels like it would make a decent anime series
Absolutely love this laserdisc game, more playable and fun than Dragons lair. Because of the direction moves on screen.
Had completely forgotten about this game! There was a movie theater in my hometown that had this in it, around 88? (I recall it was when Die Hard and Roger Rabbit were in theaters) I dumped plenty of quarters into that machine either way.
7:20 "We've done well" Not really, every time there's danger, Sancho runs away! There's no "we: in it. It's all Don!
Thanks for this. I miss this game.
This really gives a Saturday Morning Cartoon FEELING.
Because of the style of animation
I have to say that it does take you down memory lane. I was just 9 years old when I played this game for the fist time in my hometown, well more like a city. It was in the mid 80's. I use to go to my local market called Los Tres Amigos Market in California. I remember the big arcades I use to and still enjoy playing. The Amigos market had Mario Bros the original game from 1984 and Super Mario Bros Anytime I would get the opportunity to get a quarter I would use it to play. I loved playing super mario bros when it came out it was the IT arcade game. Next to these arcade games was this one, Don QUIX-OTE, i fucking hated the game, I wouldn't get passed the first scene. It was so fucking difficult for me to play this game, every time the arrows in green would appear somehow I wasn't fast enough to react and got killed. I never was able to conquer this dam game, nevertheless get better at it. I'm glad it only stayed in the market for a few weeks. The games I enjoyed playing as a child were, PACMAN, DONKEY KONG, MARIO BROS, SUPER MARIO BROS, GALAGA, HEAVY BARREL, 1942, DIGDUG, CENTIPEDE, CONTRA DOUBLE DRAGON, ZAXXON, POLE POSITION, XEVIOUS, PAPERBOY, TRON, SPY HUNTER, ALPHA MISSION, OUT RUN, BATTLEZONE, THEN CAME, MIKE TYSON'S PUNCH OUT, STREET FIGHTER, MORTAL KOMBAT
This game was my childhood. At six years old I could never beat it, though. This is the first time I've ever seen that witch bitch taken down.
I would've had fun playing this in the 80's; back in the hey-day of laserdisc games... *if* they'd had the sense to put it in the arcades I went to.
THIS GAME RULES!!!
I recall there was a quote-unquote "kill screen" where if you die in a the hand scene, the game continues even though you died. And it goes through the possible deaths as well.
Who is watching this in 2017?
Best video game music of all time.
You can play this game on daphne emulator and download the roms and emulator for it.
🎵I AM I DON QUIXOTE! THE LORD OF LA MANCHA! MY DESTINY CALLS AND I GO!🎵
God nows how much shrapnell {change } i pumped into this.But i used to be able to crack it like this guy.maybe lost one man on the witch she was fast.Anybody from adelaide south australia will remember it was in tilt i think on hindley st circa 86ish and the academy cinema had dragon's lair which i never played because someone was always on it. academy also had donkey kong jnr another arcade classic. god i miss those days{splinta 73}
The game is loosely inspired by its namesake, Don Quixote, and features a heroic young knight named Don on a quest to save his love, the fair princess Isabella, who has been kidnapped by a wicked witch for human sacrifice to a demon. Don is accompanied on his travels by a donkey based on Rocinante the original Don Quixote's horse and a fat little man named Sancho castle as it is destroyed.
One of the best memories of my youth 😊
this was intended to be the first for the universal system 1, a standardised laserdisk based arcade board. other games planned for the board were a Mr. Do game and one based on lord of the rings.
Boy laserdisc was before it's time.
Well, if you like a game that's almost all quicktime events and pre-rendered cinematics.
Is the emulator called "Daphne" in reference to Daphne from Dragon's Lair?
+Gabriel Brown yes
Yes. There is also a emulator call Dexter named after the main character from Space Ace
"Save me!"
Yaphett Banks was there ever a sequel to Space Ace??
Kevin Andre I don't think so, but there is a sequel for Dragon's Lair, "Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp"
looks awesome. ty 4 upload & no commentary
I played it 20 years ago I think ... I completed a lot of times and I know that there were a bunch of secret moves which gave you more points :)
I had no idea so many different cartoon games existed
At first, I thought it was only Dragon's Lair and Space Ace, but it looks like I was wrong.
Hey, whatever happened to Sancho and that donkey at the end? They just vanish once Don makes it to the villain's lair.
Probably an oversight by Cervantes. He'll mention it in the sequel.
From the developer that gave us 'Mr. Do'.
Only flying games could ever work as laser disc games in the 1980's.
Any chance we could get a vid of some of the more interesting deaths in this game? Like with other Laserdisk games, it's often just as interesting to see all the ways you can lose the game too!
Dat voice acting!
I remember this like yesterday and the sequences were progressively faster and it felt like at least 45 minutes from beginning to the end and perfect play was a 300,000 I'm gonna watch this again and time travel. Did you get inside the game and make it easy? Just wondering dude. But nice you put this on. Thanks man. -951-
Nice video! Love this game!
Enjoyed that, remember it pays to be good)
1:52 Help, I'm being attacked by...killer peanuts?
I wish I had a chance to play this game when I had the chance in the past.
Gonna have to agree with that ... and I've actually read Don Quixote myself. And loved it, even! It's nothing like this, and ... so what?
This was developed by Universal of the Mr. Do! series.
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Don Quixote what have they done to you?
They turned a fantastic novel into a series of quick time events.
And to top it all off they don't even pretend that this story is anything close to the plot of the novel.
ooh... pain... I hate people.
Don Davis is back!
the game was hard to play but great to watch when i was a Kid (41 now)
I m Sorry to inform you that you are 44
@@Paul_Lee_Vendolo Actually, no. He's 47. Common mistake.
@@wittynicknamehere see you here in 2026
If those flying jellyfish were electric, wouldn't hitting them with a METAL sword be fatal for the guy swinging it?
This game i swear is overall a massive Big Lipped Alligator Moment.
+James Carlson That's laser disk games for you, deathtraps were it is not clear how the protagonist finds the solution.
A frequent visitor of TVTropes.com, I see....
@@leroyvisiongames2294 Well, made this quote back when I watched NC (Regrets, I got 'em), but I do check out the site, yes.
were people that did the MASK cartoon involved with this? the art and music both remind me of MASK.
Wha happened to them faithful Sancho and the donkey at the ending?
so a 14 minute video, gets the same commercial played 9 times in it?
It looked seamless right until the final stage.
Hay escenas que no me suenan de cuando lei el libro de Cervantes, pero bueno, todas las adaptaciones se toman algunas libertades con la obra original.
0:02 Universal? Like A 2012 Logo?
So whatp happens if you miss the cue at 10:23 with getting into the sky bucket thing?
He falls
th-cam.com/video/BTSu07MPM60/w-d-xo.html
i didn't know that Don Quixote fought Maleficent
Lol! I thought the same thing!
Does anybody know who created the animation for this game? This is the first time I've heard of it, and yet it seems somehow familiar. It looks like a blast to play, with all kinds of familiar swords-and-sorcery tropes and plenty of tense moments.
I was looking for this as well.. it looks like Rankin/Bass animation
It could be Toei, TMS, or Tatsunoko.
The game was made in Japan, and the animation looks kinda Japanese. Many cartoons in the 80’s were animated in Japan (Jem and the Holograms was animated by Toei of all companies!!), so I wouldn’t be surprised.
The IMDb makes mention of Akio Sugino working as the director of the game's animation. While this has been hard to confirm, if it is true, this would make it part of his resume along with Golgo 13 and Tomorrow's Joe.
I LOVE this game! How can I play it now?
12:35
NO CAPES!!!
TIL I’ve been pronouncing “Quixote” wrong this whole time........ always thought it was “QUICKS-oat”, not “kee-HO-tay”.
I only know how to play these on daphne but with windows 11 I guess I can’t play them again because the torrents don’t work anyway for some reason
Creepy and edgy music soundtrack! Quite a thrilling game, although I haven't yet played it.
wouldnt be don quixote without a fucking windmill. lmao!!!
6:50
So the tornado's a...dragon?
Avevo 10 anni quando ci giocavo e dopo molta pratica, riuscivo a finirlo con uno... massimo 2 gettoni
Voices speaking sound like from out of Southpark.
Don quixote for LA is a much more ambitious game
What? What game is that?
@@Protector0ne It's kind like a laserdisc game RPG (NPCs interaction, traveling and battles are all done through animation sequences).
Search "LaserActive Don Quixote" you'll find footage.
Internetless arcade laserdisc
I’d like to know who did the anime sequences. I’m tempted to say Toei or the like, but I’m not sure.
I found out who did the anime sequences. According to TV Tropes, it was Trans Arts, probably best known for “Prince of Tennis.”
なんとなく動画制作はタツノコプロっぽい気がする
Y mi Dulcinea dónde estaraaá? aah aaah
japan why do you think all spaniards are blonde
i mean I know that the spanish are not all one hair color either way, it's just that all blonde is... a really weird choice
Because ancient Spaniards were blonde haired and blue eyed. Another group assimilated the area and bred them to how they look today.
Bill Keith Yes it was north African Moors (Muslims) that invaded Portugal and Spain to give them the darker features they have today
lol holy crap what a shameless Dragon's Lair ripoff.
Jonathan Winkler No wonder I never heard of this game until now. (And I'm old enough to remember when it was in arcades!)
+Jonathan Winkler I remember this game, I was a kid and I had no money to lose to put another quarter each time I lost (not internet at the time so your only chance was trial and error and a great memory plus money to burn).
Your arcade hall was mesmerised when you played these games, but very few people did, so the season of laserdisk was short.
I remember...my best score was 774500.
Loop 2 end?
Why'd they even bother calling it Don Quixote?
post 2 {jason gallego} yeh ithink the guys cut the cut scenes.But it was so intense and i was maybe 14/15 and the witch used to give me the jeebies,In the cuts.It was so draining and intense and brilliant and required incredible stamina of reflexes that it will probably always be the greatest game i ever cracked !, and it seemed like at least half an hour F****n brilliant f****n game .The music was intense beyond and after you killed the bitch it was like a huge weight came off you. I remember cursing intensely at her everytime she came on die you f*****n bitch die !die! die! watching her melt was the most gratifying end boss kill i can ever remember ! Because she was just so f*n evil. 10/10 masterpiece.{splinta 73}killed her lord yey!selah
my personal record 774500.
Man, laser disc and VHS games kinda sucked, but they could have been great if they thought of the "rhythm game" genre back then. That way, the video can be canned and the video overlay just tells you how well you're doing. The audio plays your part with a synth chip, but the disc/tape has all the other parts.
Just for fun.
This just blatantly rips off Dragon's Lair!
No
Smartphoneless arcade laserdisc
On top of the game itself being a Dragon's Lair ripoff, the witch seems like almost a direct copy of the grim reaper from Dragon's Lair.
game-insider.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/DLHD_2_tif_jpgcopy-1024x576.jpg
isabella > kimberly
This looks intense. The music is so terrible though.
The music almost feels like something Brad Fiedel would do for The Terminator, but with less emphasis on the synth sound.
This game is absolutely shittier dragon’s lair and the scenes don’t even make sense… Why is he doing ANY of this nonsense? None of it is ever explained