From: 2261as@gmuvax2.gmu.edu ( )
Subject: Re: Starblade and DL2: Time Warp
Organization: George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 00:59:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep24.000738.14212@wam.umd.edu> vgriscep@wam.umd.edu (VGR (Craig Pell)) writes:
>In article <mikep.717272711@du248-07.cc.iastate.edu> mikep@iastate.edu (Michael K Patterson) writes:
>>
>>>>p.s. Who do you think which is one hot chick, Princess Daphne of Dragon 
>>>>Lair or the orange-haired babe in Space Ace ???
>>
>>>Hey no contest! Kimberly was a _babe_, but Daphne was an ice queen.
>
>Agreed.
>Someone once told me that there is one frame, where the energized Dexter is
>rescuing Kimmy on the cycle, where her nipple pokes out.  Forgive my dirty
>curiosity but I simply must investigate this sometime.  :-)
>
Sorry, I've seen SpaceAce in the arcade the whole way through, but
can't remember.  If the scene did happen I'd guess it was during the
"Dex, the infanto ray's about to be fired at Earth..." where they're
on some sort of motorbike and it's a rough ride--ooh kinky.
I've a SpaceAce question.  I believe on that scene where there's
a globe w/ 3 lasers.  You jump across out of range of the laser that's
firing, into the next one, next laser fires, you jump to the last
opening, then sometimes I can energize, sometimes I can't (I should
escape through the tunnel) but I expected to energize and ended
up firing at the globe then getting zapped.

As for the Daphne vs Kimberly comparison.  I never saw them at
close enough time to make a fair comparison.  But who says
Daphne didn't have an aversion to clothing (remember how many
kids she and Dirk had).  
Daphne:  "To slay the dragon, use the magic sword (turns her
nearly exposed derriere).  Ooh.  I see you have your own magic 
sword.  

>>1) how many people played in arcades where the first screen was Dirk walking
>>   across the moat? 
>
>I have never known an actual DL machine to use this scene.  Understandable,
>since even without it the game manages to totally befuddle the average
>game player.  (That "closing wall" is a toughie.  :-)  )
>
>>2) If you have seen the Laser disk all the way through, you will see a scene
>>   after the black knight which lasts about 5 seconds... dirk walks around a
>>   staircase. I have NEVER seen this in the arcade. 
>
>(It should be noted that the "Black Knight" here is the one with the electric
>sword in the room of square tiles --- not the knight on the horse.)
>Me neither.  I assumed when I saw this that it was probably the result of
>moving off the edge of the floor.  Never tried it on the machine, though.
>
Huh?  I thought the end of the Black Knight screen was the tunnel
zooming forward to Dirk to walk through.
The only scene I recall where dirk walks around a staricase was where
those
"purple things" come out, you slice the 1st one then just charge up
the stairs and OH NO! I forgot what else to do, they're closing in
on me NNNOOOOO!!!
>
>The first.  Despite its frustrating laser disc lags.  The second is fun but
>too easy due to every move being so explicitly flashed.  Not to mention,
>all the deaths in DL2 are wimpy prior to Level 6.  In DL there are gruesome
>deaths at every turn.
>
The deaths in DL aren't THAT gruesome.  Getting stuffed into
a coffin by undead skeletons, BIG DEAL.  A bunch of lava men
pop their heads our of a lava pool then one more head with
Dirk's helmet on.  Seeing the Black knight swing @ Dirk then
he twirls Dirk's helmet on the tip of his sword.  Getting 
thoroughly crushed by tentacles, skeleton claw, vines.  Falling
into deep chasms, flaming pits.  (My personal favorite) swing
at a flying sword, miss and become a pin cushon.  Actually, that's
just the favorite one that I remember.
My question, at the end of the bucking horse screen, Dirk kicks
open a door, walks through then a flame burst flies into the closed
door.  Where'd it come from?  Was it the dragon?