Switch Limited Run #36: Dragon's Lair Trilogy Classic Edition

When you pull out the drawer, the Dragon's Lair arcade attract mode sound plays. Let that sink in. Switch Limited Run #36: Dragon's Lair Trilogy Classic Edition for the Nintendo Switch packages all three Dragon's Lair games on a physical cartridge inside a 12 x 12 inch LaserDisc-inspired box with an integrated sound chip, limited to 2,000 copies worldwide.

Dragon's Lair changed everything when it hit arcades in 1983. Don Bluth's hand-drawn animation made every other game in the arcade look primitive overnight. We pumped quarters into that cabinet knowing we'd die in seconds, and we didn't care. The animation was that stunning. Having the full trilogy, Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp, and Space Ace, on a single Switch cartridge is already a gift. But this edition makes it an event.

The individually numbered LaserDisc box features a pull-out drawer that triggers the sound chip. Inside you'll find a 1.5-inch black nickel enamel pin of Dirk the Daring, three frame-worthy lithographs featuring art from each game, a papercraft model of the original arcade cabinet, an 18 x 24 inch poster, and a printed foil LaserDisc folder to store the poster, lithographs, and papercraft. The craftsmanship here is exceptional. That sound chip drawer mechanism alone puts this in a category most collector's editions can't touch. Region-free, and at 2,000 units, this is the kind of piece that becomes the centerpiece of a display shelf.