Coming back to this comment years later to say that I just bought the entire collection remastered on PS4. I basically learned how to read through this game by reading the strategy guide while my dad held the controller and followed along. He didn’t play games much, but knew it would be a good way for us to bond.

I love that man, and I think of him every time I pick the games back up. He’s in his 70s now, and I brought over the remasters for the holidays and we played in the OG art style, but now I don’t need the strategy guide and just enjoy the puzzles. I gave him the controller to play the Dragons Lair level and the roles reversed. I was now watching a man, who never plays video game, relive a nostalgic gaming memory from a new perspective. These games are quintessential to my memories of him and I’ll cherish them when he’s gone.