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langdoguk:
Hi there , I've been reading about Daphne games for some time now so I got the rom set this week , started it up and the intro's are amazing but the actual games seem to be jumpy and hard to make out if I'm actually playing them or not , maybe just very hard to control as I've never played them before.  :dunno
I've only heard good things about them , am I missing something ?
Daphne lovers I really don't mean to offend , just wondering what you guy's think.
Dartful Dodger:
This should be in the root of the software forum. It's been over a month since someone posted in Game Review, so I don't think you'll get a response from the people who know what their talking about.

I tried to install it once, this was years ago, the set up seemed painful and there weren't any good tutorials or how to's, so I gave up.

Now that you got me thinking about it again I'll try to install it this weekend.

The only advice I can give you, is do what I plan on doing:

Try a Google with Daphne emulators and whatever game you want to play.  By now it's got to be easier and they may have some useful tutorials.

Good luck.
langdoguk:
I got the set from 'mameburmer' ( I think ,link on byoac , and the set up help was enough to get me going , I can't even work mame only mame 32) ,  give it a try an see mate , I want to love the games cos they look fantastic :applaud:
neil324:

--- Quote from: Dartful Dodger on February 13, 2007, 09:17:19 pm ---This should be in the root of the software forum. It's been over a month since someone posted in Game Review, so I don't think you'll get a response from the people who know what their talking about.

I tried to install it once, this was years ago, the set up seemed painful and there weren't any good tutorials or how to's, so I gave up.

Now that you got me thinking about it again I'll try to install it this weekend.

The only advice I can give you, is do what I plan on doing:

Try a Google with Daphne emulators and whatever game you want to play.  By now it's got to be easier and they may have some useful tutorials.

Good luck.

--- End quote ---

Just use a good frontend like Atomic with their add-ons very easy to use
DaveMMR:

--- Quote from: langdoguk on February 14, 2007, 04:41:31 pm ---I got the set from 'mameburmer' ( I think ,link on byoac)

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Doubt it.  Can't link to roms or burners.


--- Quote from: langdoguk on February 12, 2007, 05:59:07 pm --- ...the actual games seem to be jumpy and hard to make out if I'm actually playing them or not , maybe just very hard to control as I've never played them before.

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Since you stated you've never played them, let me explain the Daphne games:  They are emulating arcade laserdisc video games.   Think of them as fancy DVD menus (actually, the DVD-Video versions of Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, et. al. are essentially that).  These games use video footage and you have to move the joystick a certain way (or press the correct key in the case of keyboard) at the right time for the "video" to play to the "success" part.  If you miss (or do nothing), the video jumps to (in the case of Dragon's Lair) Dirk's grisly demise. 

You're not actively controlling the protagonist - just making decisions.   And yes, it will be jumpy because the "disc" (or image) is being accessed at different points - it's not a linear viewing of the footage.

They are simple, but they can be fun.  Enjoy! 
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