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=== Comparisons ===
*'''[[DAPHNE]]''' is the primary emulator for LaserDisc arcade games. Supports more games than MAME. Use DaphneLoader to update DAPHNE and auto download games. The [[libretro]] core currently only works for Android.
:*'''[[Hypseus Singe]]''' is an SDL2 update to the DAPHNE emulator engine. '''It also includes support for SINGE simulation'''. Hypseus Singe supports emulation (Daphne) and Simulation (Singe). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92f2fFqjeXE&lc=UgzuBl0hD7127n-vgx54AaABAg.9XlY_rSf2ZY9XmmEiJ1hrg Hypseus is essentially the Daphne codebase, so will run original ROM sets to give authentic emulation of Daphne supported games]. There are features added to Daphne that allow display enhancements, in SDL2, over the original version. These allow it to support enhanced 4k MPEG-2 video in all games and support multiple screens to mimic the original hardware scoreboard for instance. With the 32bit upgrade on the VLDP, Hypseus now supports the full range on Singe 2 games (previously Singe 2 video length could cause issues). Hypseus (as per original Daphne Singe 1) runs an 8-bit (lightweight) overlay, which is far less resource intensive on SBCs, such as the Raspberry Pi and its kin. This also. in certain users eyes, provides a more authentic Retro look to the games over the modern 32bit overlays. Singe 2 and Hypseus Singe are aimed at different audiences both in hardware and aesthetics... Gameplay, in both, is identical.
*'''[[MAME]]''' (as of 0.242) now has support for seven LaserDisc games and three that DAPHNE doesn't support; Cube Quest, Firefox, and Time Traveler (only playable on the Singe version of Daphne). The reason MAME doesn't emulate many LaserDisc-based systems, is largely due to indecisions regarding the disc preservation method and format. This will hopefully be fixed in the future thanks to the [https://www.domesday86.com/ Domesday86 project] which employs a combination of specialized hardware and open-source software to preserve the discs in a far more faithful manner than ever before.
