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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 SystemPlatform(s)
! scope="col"|Latest Version
! scope="col"|Active
! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]]
! scope="col"|[[Recommended emulatorsEmulators|Recommended]]
|-
! colspan="6"|PC/ x86
|-
|[[DaphneDAPHNE]]|align=left|{{Icon|Windows, |Linux, OS X|macOS}}
|[http://www.daphne-emu.com/ 1.0.12]
|{{✗}}
|-
|[[MAME]]
|Multi-platformalign=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}}
|[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}]
|{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}}
=== Comparisons ===
*'''[[DaphneDAPHNE]]''' is the primary emulator for LaserDisc arcade games. Supports more games than MAME. Use DaphneLoader to update Daphne DAPHNE and auto download games. The [[libretro]] core currently only works for Android.*'''[[MAME]]''' has support for a few six LaserDisc games and two that Daphne DAPHNE doesn't support; Cube Quest and Firefox . The reason MAME doesn't emulate many LaserDisc-based systems, is largely due to indecisions regarding the disc preservation method and Qube Questformat. This will hopefull be fixed in the future thanks to the [https://www.domesday86.com/ Domesday Project 86] which employs a combination of specialized hardware and open-source software to preserve the discs in a far more faithful manner than ever before.
==Games==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col"|Game
! scope="col"|DaphneDAPHNE
! scope="col"|MAME
! scope="col"|Ports*
|-
|Bega's Battle
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓✗}}
|-
|Chantze's Stone
|-
|Ninja Hayate
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗✓}}
|-
|Road Blaster
|-
|Thayer's Quest
|{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗✓}}
|-
|Time Gal
|{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✓}}
|}
<small>This list is updated as of MAME 0.197 and Daphne DAPHNE 1.0.12.</small>
<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].
