Arcade & Classic Games · 73

Difficulty ramps often happen through speed rather than new rules, letting the player understand everything while still losing because the familiar problem stops waiting politely. That connects nicely with a historical detail: Dragon's Lair used LaserDisc animation in 1983, trading free movement for spectacular cartoon visuals far beyond what ordinary arcade hardware could draw in real time. Old arcade sound effects are short because they had a difficult job: be heard over every other old arcade sound effect.