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{{Infobox console
|title = Arcade LaserDisc
|logo = dragons-lair-classic-arcade.jpg
|developer = Misc
|type = [[:Category:Arcade|Arcade systems]]
|release = 1982
|discontinued = 1995
|emulated = {{✓}}
}}
A [[LaserDisc]] video game is an [[arcade emulators|arcade]] game that uses pre-recorded video (either live-action or animation) played from a [[wikipedia:LaserDisc|LaserDisc]]. The first LaserDisc video game was Sega's
[http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/pages/ab.asp Astron Belt] released in 1983. The genre was popularized by [http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/pages/dl.asp Dragon's Lair] released shortly after in the same year. The usage of LaserDiscs provided graphics close to an animated or live-action film which was vastly ahead of other arcade games at the time. However, with the drawback of limited interactivity compared to regular arcade games.
==Emulators==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Name
! scope="col"|Operating System(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="6"|PC
|-
|[[DAPHNE]]
|Windows, Linux, macOS
|[http://www.daphne-emu.com/ 1.0.12]
|{{✗}}
|{{~}} <small>(WIP)</small>
|{{✓}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platform
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|}
=== Comparisons ===
*'''[[DAPHNE]]''' is the primary emulator for LaserDisc arcade games. Supports more games than MAME. Use DaphneLoader to update DAPHNE and auto download games.
*'''[[MAME]]''' has support for six LaserDisc games and two that DAPHNE doesn't support; Cube Quest and Firefox.
==Games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Game
! scope="col"|DAPHNE
! scope="col"|MAME
! scope="col"|Ports*
|-
|Astron Belt
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Badlands
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Bega's Battle
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Chantze's Stone
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Cliff Hanger
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Cobra Command / Thunder Storm
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Cosmos Circuit
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Crime Patrol
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Crime Patrol 2: Drug Wars
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Cube Quest
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Dragon's Lair
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Dragon's Lair II: TimeWarp
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Esh's Aurunmilla
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Fast Draw Showdown
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Firefox
|{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Freedom Fighter
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Galaxian 3
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Galaxian 3: Attack of the Zolgear
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Galaxy Ranger / Star Blazer
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|GP World
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Interstellar Laser Fantasy
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|The Last Bounty Hunter
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|M.A.C.H. 3
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Mad Dog McCree
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Mad Dog II: The Lost Gold
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|NFL Football
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Ninja Hayate
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Road Blaster
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Space Ace
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Space Pirates
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Star Rider
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Super Don Quix·ote
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Thayer's Quest
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Time Gal
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Time Traveler
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Us vs. Them
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}}
|-
|Who Shot Johnny Rock?
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|-
|Zorton Brothers
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|}
This list is updated as of MAME 0.197 and DAPHNE 1.0.12.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> '''Ports:''' for a list of what systems the games have been ported to check [http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/related/ports.asp this link].
[[Category:Arcade]]
[[Category:Arcade emulators]]
