Laserdisc based arcade games were tried off and on by various arcade manufacturers from the early 80s to the early 90s. Using laserdiscs allowed the manufacturers to create games that had graphics light years beyond what anything else was capable of. But those wonderful graphics came at a cost, and that cost was the limited amount of video a single laserdisc could hold.
The laserdisc format itself was not defective. But unfortunately most implementations of it were. Games like Dragon's Lair, Super Don Quixote, and Cliff Hanger were all extremely repetitive games where the only real object was to press the right direction at the right time to keep watching the video. Other games used the laserdisc video as a background for a space shooter, which was a much better implementation, but didn't help much if the original shooter wasn't any fun. The laserdisc technology had real potential, but unfortunately it was mostly wasted. Some modern games like Pump It Up and the newer versions of Dance Dance Revolution could have been done on laserdisc based hardware twenty years ago.
Laserdisc based games are very popular with certain collectors, despite the fact that they really aren't very fun. The people who collect laserdisc games have a peculiar tendency to sell the games soon after restoration, because they get tired of them quickly. Although a few hardcore collectors have basements with twenty different laserdisc titles in them. My personal suggestion is to stay away from laserdisc games, due to cost, and the fact that the discs and players self destruct over time. If you simply must have one, then I suggest getting a Dragon's Lair, along with a new disc, and new disc player (both of which can still be found if you wave enough cash around).
Albegas -
This was another adventure game that had a puny production run. No copies of this game exist today.
Astron Belt -
The was the first laserdisc game ever made. It is a space battle game that used the laserdisc video mostly as background for a sprite based shooter.
Badlands -
Konami simplified the laserdisc experience down to a single button. Press that button at the right time to keep the game playing (not kidding)!
Bounty Hunter -
This is a bad light gun game with bad live acting. This game came out in 1994, so there is a small chance that you may encounter one of these out on location.
Bega's Battle -
Used video from the Harmagedon cartoon.
Casino Strip -
Twin monitor game. Play cards in the bottom monitor, and watch boys and girls undress in the top one. There were like nine or ten different discs available for this game.
Cliff Hanger -
Adventure game, used animation from the Lupin III anime.
Cobra Command -
Cartoon pilot game, not to be confused with the other game by the same name.
COPS -
Another bad gun game with bad live actors. Not even the Atari name could save this one.
Crime Patrol - See Crime Patrol 2
Crime Patrol 2 -
Sucky light gun game.
Cube Quest -
Freaky space game with a vibrating seat. The laserdisc provided backgrounds for this sprite based game.
Dragon's Lair -
Help Dirk the Daring rescue Daphne. There were several scenes on the disc that never got played. A modern ROM upgrade is now available that adds those scenes.
Dragon's Lair II -
See Dragon's Lair.
Esh's Aurunmilla -
A whole lot like Dragon's Lair.
Fast Draw -
Bad live acting helps you feel like a real wild west gunslinger.
Fire Fox -
Semi realistic flight sim, based on a movie of the same name. I actually remember playing this one.
Freedom Fighter - Adventure game that used footage from the Galaxy Express cartoons.
Galaxy Ranger -
Sega Space game.
Gallagher's Gallery -
Gallagher tells you to shoot things, and you obey!
Goal To Go -
Football game, where you select plays from a menu, and then you get to see how they work out. I remember seeing this one at "The Tilt" back in the mid 80s.
Gold Medal Track and field style game, only two copies were made. Only one laserdisc survives for this title, and it has laser rot. So this game is pretty much just a memory.
GP World - Racing game that used the laserdisc to generate the road and background.
Interstellar Laser Fantasy -
Another freaky space pilot game.
Laser Grand Prix - Racing game that used the laserdisc to generate the road and background.
M.A.C.H. 3 -
Very realistic flight sim, one of the better laserdisc games.
Mad Dog McCree -
Light gun game with live actors. I remember seeing this one several times.
Mad Dog II -
See Mad Dog McCree
Ninja Hayate -
Teenage Ninja's have all the fun!
NFL Football - Not a true laserdisc game, as it used a CED videodisc. Same basic idea as Goal to Go, except that all the video came from the same game (which was either Raiders vs. Chargers or Dallas vs. Redskins, depending on which disc was installed).
Quarter Horse - Horse racing gambling game.
Road Blaster - Data East adventure game that is unrelated to Road Blasters.
Space Ace - Like Dragon's Lair, but in space.
Space Pirates -
This game was based around the idea of fighting "spcae pirates" and collecting some sort of crystals. It used (terrible) live actors, instead of cartoon characters. Controls consisted of a light gun.
Star Rider -
Very cool racing game by Williams that came in a cool motorcycle sit on cabinet.
Street Viper - Drive a Dodge Viper and listen to ZZ Top.
Super Don Quixote - Adventure game that came in a cabinet that looked a lot like a fridge.
Time Gal - Like Dragon's Lair, except that you are a girl, and you travel in time.
Time Traveler - One of the worst games ever to make a big profit. Time Traveler was the world's first (and only), laserdisc/hologram game. It came in Sega's white holodome cabinet, and was basically one hundred percent gimmick. I remember this one costing a dollar to play back in the early 90s.
Thayer's Quest - Used a keyboard, and couldn't be completed because they never finished programming the game.
Us vs. Them - Sprite game about alien invaders with funny video backgrounds.
Who Shot Johnny Rock? - Bad live action game that got ported to the 3DO.