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What is Cliff Hanger?

  What is Cliff Hanger? If you grew up in the 80's during the Dragon's Lair craze, you may have stumbled upon a little arcade game called Cliff Hanger. But, there isn't a ton of info about it online, so I decided to really dive into it. So, join me as we take a look back and see what exactly Cliff Hanger even is, and if it's a good game or not. Let's take a look!          So first off let's start with what Cliff Hanger is. So, Cliff Hanger is an arcade game made by Stern Electronics where you control Cliff Hanger as he tries to save princess Clerisse from the evil count Draco.     When playing the game, you'll notice that there are a bunch of stutters, and you can sometimes here someone speaking Japanese... wait a minute! This isn't an original animation like Dragon's lair! Heck, Cliff isn't even his real name! That's right, Cliff Hanger actually uses footage from an anime! But not just any anime, but Hayao Miyazaki's dire...