Daphne is an emulator (both Windows and Linux versions exist) for some of the laserdisc games found in arcades during the 80s. It's released under the GPL. It can use actual laserdisc players or MPEG video -files. If you're going to use MPEG files, you'll need a decent pc.
More than 40 games were made using this technique. Gameplay was very limited, because of the huge access time of the laserdisc system.
Daphne is the damsel-in-distress you have to rescue in Dragon's Lair. It's the only laserdisc game most people remember.
At the moment, the following games are supported:
Astron Belt (1983, SEGA, Bally, first laserdisc game ever)
Cliff Hanger (1983, Stern, Uses Lupin III -material)
Cobra Command (1984, Data East)
Dragon's Lair (1983, Don Bluth, Cinematronics, Advanced Microcomputer Systems)
Esh's Aurunmilla (1984, Funai)
Galaxy Ranger (1984, SEGA, Bally)
Space Ace (1983, Don Bluth, RDI Video Systems, Cinematronics, Magicom)
Star Blazer (Japanese version of Galaxy Ranger)
Super Don Quix-ote (1984, Universal)
Thayer's Quest (1984, RDI Video Systems)
links
- http://www.daphne-emu.com
- www.digitalleisure.com (sells cdrom versions of the games)