DigitalLeisureDVD

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The Scoop

In order to make Daphne as easy to use as possible, we've made a deal with a company that holds the copyrights to several laserdisc games, Digital Leisure. They sell several DVD's that let you play some laserdisc games on a DVD player (or on a PC with a DVD drive).

Digital Leisure has given you permission to auto-download these games using Daphne as long as you prove that you own them by inserting a DVD.

Did Digital Leisure force you to go this route (by legal threats for example) ?

No, they did not approach us or threaten us. We approached them and the reason really is because we wanted to find a way to make Daphne easy to use for newbies, and the only way to make it easy to use was to make it automatically set up everything needed to play its supported games. In other words, the main motivating factor was we were tired of people complaining that Daphne was too hard to use (seriously).

If I buy a Digital Leisure DVD, will this help support the Daphne team? (ie does the Daphne team make money off of sales)

No, the Daphne team does not make any money off DVD sales. The main reason for supporting some Digital Leisure DVD's is to provide a convenient legal way for the end user to play these games. For this reason, there will be no support for new Digital Leisure products.

Do I have to buy a DVD to play these games?

Digital Leisure DVDs are not required to use the latest version of Daphne. If you have captured your own laserdisc or have a real laserdisc and player, you can still use these methods by changing the laserdisc options in the game settings. While these methods are functional and supported by the Daphne software, the auto-download method is strongly recommended because it is, by far, the easiest to get working.

Auto-downloadable Games

The Digital Leisure games that Daphne will automatically download are:

• Dragon's Lair
• Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp
• Space Ace
• Thayer's Quest

Which DVD's To Buy?

It is strongly recommended to use the DVD-Video version on the Dragon's Lair 20th Anniversary Box set (3 DVD set). These versions are sometimes marked as PS2/Xbox compatible. All references to 20th Anniversary Edition in this wiki refer to the DVD-Video version.

You can buy these games on Amazon, Ebay, in some retail stores, and directly from Digital Leisure Shop - Under the DVD-Video section.

WARNING About 20th Anniversary PC DVD-ROM:
Digital Leisure also sells a 3-in-1 20th Anniversary PC DVD-ROM which is not supported by DAPHNE.  This has confused several people.
DAPHNE only supports the DVD-VIDEO 20th Anniversary edition, which works on a DVD player.  The PC DVD-ROM does not work on a DVD player, but instead requires a PC.
You can read more in this thread: https://www.daphne-emu.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=2525

Dragon's Lair

Try the 20th anniversary DVD-VIDEO edition, not the PC DVD-ROM.

This single boxset will allow you to play Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp, and Space Ace with Daphne.

About Dragon's Lair HD (High Definition):
Digital Leisure also sells a High Definition version of Dragon's Lair called Dragon's Lair HD on PC DVD-Rom.
Daphne does not work with this version and we have no plans to make it work at this time.

Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp

Try the 20th anniversary DVD-VIDEO edition, not the PC DVD-ROM.

This single boxset will allow you to play Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp, and Space Ace with Daphne.

Space Ace

Try the 20th anniversary DVD-VIDEO edition, not the PC DVD-ROM.

This single boxset will allow you to play Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair II: Timewarp, and Space Ace with Daphne.

Thayer's Quest

Try the DVD Video version.