4/5 A cheap and welcome upgrade from the earlier DVD set
  by Garrett Aja (North Las Vegas, NV)
When last seen on DVD, Dungeons & Dragons featured a plethora of special features, but one very big problem: music replacement in 9 of the series' 27 episodes. Suddenly gone were all examples of Rob Walsh's music for the show, in all episodes except the third season premiere, "The Dungeon at the Heart of Dawn". Somewhat less annoying, but still notable was the omission of most of the "Today on Dungeons & Dragons" preview clips, and the wrong credits for most episodes (with the ones featured being altered so as to not include the Marvel Productions logo). The darker, more interesting Season 2 opening was relegated to the special features disc, and only in a poorly transferred and time-compressed format. All in all, the set was a big disappointment.

Now, out of the blue, we have this set, a budget re-issue appearing in the wake of the closure of BCI Eclipse. And, happily, the set fixes the main problem with its predecessor: Rob Walsh's music is back! The video is basically the same as the BCI set, though the menus are far more spartan this time around, and the chapter breaks are a bit different. All is not perfect, though, the preview clips are still missing, and the end credits are still wrong (apparently a result of Saban's prior ownership of the series-one has to wonder if a future release will see the Marvel Productions logo return now that Disney owns Marvel Comics). Another big issue are the layer breaks in discs 1 and 2-they occur in the middle of scenes and are quite sloppy. Amazingly, Disc 3's layer change occurs between acts during "Citadel of Shadow". Since the episodes on Discs 1 and 2 with the layer changes both feature no Rob Walsh music, it seems as if someone encoding the discs knew fans would be placing a priority on the 9 improved episodes on Discs 2 and 3, and took proper care with those episodes above all else.

The packaging is ultimately the oddest part of the package. The back of the box has the wrong running order for Season 3, and the discs themselves are within black paper sleeves, which are kept secure in a slot in the package. It looks more like the packaging for a computer game, and is very strange. However, it's the biggest flaw in a generally satisfactory set, though I do find myself annoyed that I must keep two different DVD sets in my possession for the full D&D experience. Otherwise, this set is heartily recommended.

3/5 A decent enough kid's show from the 80's. Horrid packaging.
  by Michael Gmirkin (Beaverton, Oregon, USA)
I vaguely recall this show from the 80's. Figured I'd give it a rewatching. Not as good as I recalled it being. But then I'm sure my tastes have changed since I was 8.

I have to say however that I *despise* the packaging. It's horrible! You've got the oversized outer plastic case. But then rather than have any kind of brackets or clips for the DVDs like a normal case, it just has the discs in paper sleeves in a shoddy holder. Who designed this case? Homer Simpson? Worst ... design ... ever!

So, yeah, okay show. Horrible packaging.

5/5 Would buy ANY edition of this AMAZING cartoon
  by Cool Red Duff (Allentown, PA)
Of course I bought the first DVD set of this AMAZING cartoon a few years back, but quite honestly, I would buy ANY edition they bring out of this. What a FANTASTIC cartoon!!! When this aired back in the 80's when I was a kid, I couldn't WAIT to see what was going to happen with every new episode, it was SO THRILLING and ADDICTING. The animation was EXCELLENT, the characters were people you could relate with, and the stories were like something you'd see in a Big-Budget movie. I can't BELIEVE that the Powers-That-Be in Hollywood have NOT grabbed this and turned it into a Live-Action Trilogy, it would be HUGE. Hopefully, some of the Powers-That-Be in Hollywood are reading this right now, and will smarten up and bring it to the Big Screen where it belongs. Even though this edition CLEARLY lacks all the fun stuff from the first DVD set, it is ABSOLUTELY WORTH OWNING. I LOVE that they condensed all 27 episodes into 3 discs, that was a nice feature, but the BIGGEST REASON to buy this is because they FINALLY have the original, and QUITE intense background music in the episode "The Dragon's Graveyard" which is WORTH the price alone in my book. When I read a review about the original episode of "The Dragon's Graveyard" with the original music, I honestly couldn't believe it, but I JUST watched that episode the other day and it was JUST as I remembered it. There are so many episodes in this series that I ABSOLUTELY LOVED, but the one I keep watching over and over again is "The Treasure of Tardos" which I think would make a FABULOUS Live-Action movie. Hollywood, get WITH IT and get this Fan-Favorite show on the Big Screen!!!

3/5 Worth The Price-Tag
  by A. J. BOOTON (Colorado, USA)
27 episodes of D&D for $13? Definitely worth having an extra copy of the complete cartoon. It does not even remotely compare to the $40 BCI edition with all of the extras; and remastered, however. This version, played on my Blu-ray player couldn't even help color-correct this edition; parts would be 'bright' and then all of a sudden wash-out and get dull; even on a dual-layered disc, it just felt compressed with each disc running approximately 3 hours and 18 minutes. The sound is great; the packaging is ultra strange, a large clamshell case that holds... envelopes.

If you're a completist; it's worth mentioning that the 9 episode "The Beginning" introduction DVD version (that also comes in the HUGE clamshell case that holds... one envelope) comes with a DIFFERENT picure disc, it is titled "The Animated Series, Beginnings" (thankfully not "The Animated Series, Disc 1 : Episodes 1-9" as this disc release, which I'm surprised it's not), and the picture on the disc is different, it's a world map of the layout of the land -- Tolkien style.

5/5 One of the best ever
  by J. Allen (Los Angeles, California)
I'm so glad this FINALLY came to dvd. I know there was a better set released recently but after they went out of business this is great for fans that didn't get a chance to buy the previous set. The only bummer is they never had a chance to finish it and close it properly back in the day :)