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Anubis_au:
Hi all

As part of the setting up and configuring of my MAME pc, I've been looking at various other emulators, one of which is Daphne.

I downloaded the various files needed for Daphne, installed it according to UncleT's guide (thank again, UncleT). I got Dragon's Lair to test out Daphne with, but something is not right.

The Dragon's Lair movie is a single .m2v file, and the framefile has only one frame reference point, to frame 151.

When I launch Dragon's Lair, the following sequence of images / videos are seen on screen:

1. A whole bunch of white 'static' pictures with black writing flash by quickly on screen (looks like system setup / initiation information)
2. A whole bunch of coloured 'static' pictures with writing flash by quickly (looks like info on inserting coincs for 1,2 player games, congratulations you've reached this section / finished the game etc - I read flashes of it, and it seems this part of the video is all the game on-screen messages).
3. The Dragon's Lair title comes on, and then the intro video (you play Dirk the Daring etc) plays, for only ten seconds or so
4. The video resets to the Dragon's Lair title screen, and then plays the intro video properly and all the way through.
5. I insert coins, and it brings up a screen telling me to insert coins for 1,2 player game
6. I press Start Game, and it goes through various scenes of the game, not allowing me to make any moves, and so Dirk dies / regens / dies / regens etc

Has anyone experienced this sort of thing with their Daphne setup? Any advice where / what I'm going / doing doing?

If it helps, I'm running Daphne via MaLa via batch file call, exactly as UncleT's guide has it (ie with nohwaccel turned on).

ahofle:
FWIW, my installation of Daphne does exactly what you describe in steps 1-5.  But of course I am able to move once the game starts.  :dunno 

Anubis_au:
From memory, the 'game' sequence, once started, goes something like this:

Dirk runs through a gate
Dirk faces a wall being bricked, and tries to jump through
Dirk gets brocked up and dies
Dirk regens
Dirk jumps on a flying horse
Dirk crashes into a pylon and dies

etc

At no point do I get to make any moves to save Dirk. What should be happening at this point in the game?

ahofle:
Do you know what version of DL rom you have?  There is an 'enhanced' version which has the 'correct' sequencing (Dirk goes over moat, over drawbridge, into castle, etc).  The original game's sequencing was incorrect apparently.

Original sequence:
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/related/sequence.asp

Correct 'intended' sequence (enhanced romset):
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/tech/enhancements/dle21.asp

At any rate, if you are seeing the wall being bricked scene first, try pressing up on the joystick.  That should advance you to the next scene.  Here is the complete walkthrough:
http://www.dragons-lair-project.com/games/related/walkthru/lair/easy.asp

Dmod:
Sounds like the game is running properly...  and is just not recognizing your joystick entries.  There's a place where you can configure input controls for Daphne.  By default, it's probably just set up for keyboard inputs.  You'll need to configure your joystick settings.

When you move the joystick, you should be able to hear a short beep.

Since the game is all prerecorded animations, you don't really "move" Dirk so much as pick a direction that controls the next animation sequence that gets played.  Try watching for flashes in the animation that give hints on which direction to move next.

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