DaphneX Xbox

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DaphneX
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General
AuthorKubik
TypeArcade
Version0.96 Beta
LicenseMixed
Last Updated2003/06/14
Links
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Website

DaphneX is an LaserDisc arcade machine emulator for the Original Xbox.

Installation

Supply .m2v, .ogg, .dat files for the game you want to play. If you have a PC version of Daphne, you are in luck as you can use your same mpeg/ogg/dat files.

You will also need to supply the ROM images for the games. For help creating mpegs to use with DaphneX, please visit the Daphne website.

Recommended Resolutions for Dragons Lair and Space Ace are 640x480, however 720x480 should also work. This is mainly to support DVD-VIDEO mpeg rips.

Games with overlays should be generally be 512x480. See the Daphne website for valid resolutions. Resolutions of 720x480 should be considered the maximum for DaphneX.

One single mpeg is highly recommended as the seeking will be faster and the general gameplay experience will be better. Also the DVD-ROM mpegs are not very good quality and have interlacing issues. Keep this in mind, since Daphne can only display as good as the source. The best source is to use your original laserdisc.

Framefile info

The PC allowed you to use whatever framefile you wanted, however the Xbox version does not have a file selector, so you must use the following convention for framefile filenames:

  • lair.txt - Dragon's Lair (& alternates)
  • ace.txt - Space Ace (& alternates)
  • astron.txt - Astron Belt (& alternates)
  • galaxy.txt - Galaxy Ranger
  • blazer.txt - Star Blazer
  • cobra.txt - Cobra Command (all vers)
  • cliff.txt - Cliff Hanger + Alt
  • superdon.txt - Super Don Quixote
  • bega.txt - Bega's Battle
  • inter.txt - Interstellar
  • thayers.txt - Thayer's Quest
  • esh.txt - Esh's Aurunmilla
  • badlands.txt - Badlands
  • lair2.txt - Dragon's Lair 2
  • ace91.txt - Space Ace '91
  • mach3.txt - MACH3
  • uvt.txt - Us vs. Them

Mpegs should also go in a directory following the same convention.

  • mpeg\lair
  • mpeg\ace
  • mpeg\astron
  • mpeg\galaxy
  • mpeg\blazer
  • mpeg\cobra
  • mpeg\cliff
  • mpeg\superdon
  • mpeg\bega
  • mpeg\inter
  • mpeg\thayer
  • mpeg\esh
  • mpeg\badlands
  • mpeg\lair2
  • mpeg\ace91
  • mpeg\mach3
  • mpeg\uvt

Roms:

  • roms\lair - Dragon's Lair F2
  • roms\dle11 - Dragon's Lair Enhanced 1.1
  • roms\dle20 - Dragon's Lair Enhanced 2.0
  • roms\ace - Space Ace
  • roms\sae - Space Ace Enhanced
  • roms\astron - Astron Belt
  • roms\astronp - Astron Belt (Pioneer)
  • roms\galaxy - Galaxy Ranger
  • roms\blazer - Star Blazer
  • roms\cobraab - Cobra Command (astron belt hardware)
  • roms\cliff - Cliff Hanger
  • roms\cliffalt - Cliff Hanger (alternate)
  • roms\sdq - Super Don Quixote
  • roms\sdqshort - Super Don Quixote (short scenes)
  • roms\bega - Bega's Battle
  • roms\interstellar - Interstellar
  • roms\tq - Thayers Quest
  • roms\tqalt - Thayers Quest Alternate
  • roms\esh - Esh's Aurunmilla
  • roms\badlands - Badlands
  • roms\lair2 - Dragon's Lair 2
    • (dl2_211.bin, dl2_300.bin, dl2_314.bin, dl2_317.bin, dl2_318.bin, dl2_319.bin, dl2_316e.bin, dl2_319e.bin, dl2_319es.bin)
    • (where 'e' is euro version, 'es' spanish*)
  • roms\ace91 - Space Ace '91 - ace91.bin, ace91e.bin
  • roms\mach3 - MACH3
  • roms\uvt - Us Vs. Them

If you do not follow this directory system, the game will not work.

You will need to change the first line of the framefiles to the following. Example: 

Dragon's Lair
-------------
.\mpeg\lair

Make sure your file location looks exactly like this with the game name - replacing lair (ace, etc) for other games.

Copy the tree over to your xbox hard drive. Run DaphneX.

Assuming you have the files needed, the game should start up. If something is wrong an error message should appear.

User guide

For general help on DaphneX, please visit the Daphne homepage and documentation. Most everything from the PC applies to the Xbox version also.

EvolutionX can cause DaphneX to lockup with IGR enabled. Please turn off IGR in evox.ini before running DaphneX if you have problems.

Supported games

Game supported in version 0.96:

  • Dragon's Lair, Dragon's Lair 1.1, and Dragon's Lair 2.0 (100%).
  • Space Ace, and Space Ace Enhanced V2.0 (100%).
  • Astron Belt (Hitachi & Pioneer) (100%).
  • Galaxy Ranger (100%).
  • Star Blazer (not working).
  • Cobra Command (Astron Belt hardware).
  • Cliff Hanger + Alternate (100%).
  • Super Don Quixote (100%).
  • Bega's Battle (working with some issues).
  • Interstellar (working with some issues).
  • Thayer's Quest (100%).
  • Esh's Aurunmilla (working).
  • Badlands (working).
  • Dragon's Lair 2 (all ROM versions 100%).
  • Space Ace 91 (USA, Euro - Beta Driver).
  • MACH3 (not 100%).
  • Us Vs. Them (not 100%).

DVD/CDRW Media

DaphneX on DVD-R have been tested to work. Keep in mind that the XBOX Disc media has a file size limitation of 1GB.

If your mpeg is greater than 1GB, it wont be readable. Other than this, should work no problems.

Controls

L+R+Left-Stick Thumb - Return to menu

L+R+Start+Back (main menu) - Exit to Dashboard

Left-Stick Thumb - Seektest on highlight game

Known issues

  • MACH3 & Us v Them dips not hooked up.
  • Cobra Command (Astron Belt Hardware) dipswitches not hooked up
  • Bega's Battle dips not 100%.
  • Issue when restarting a game from menu.. Wrong scene sometimes plays, then corrects itself.
  • Reset back to menu on Dragon's Lair 2 / Space Ace '91, not 100% working.

Media

Daphne (Laser Disk) Emulator - LaunchBox Tutorials (Unbroken Software, LLC)

Changelog

V0.96

  • Fixed some more bugs in the choosing games in menu. *should* be good now, Thanks to Krill123 for testing.
  • Added keyboard support to Thayers Quest (kbd must be plugged in b4 starting DaphneX).
  • Fixed text display on Thayers Quest. Added option to toggle also.
  • Fixed LDP text display not being reset between games.
  • Added prelim MACH3 driver. Not 100% yet.
  • Added prelim Us vs Them driver. Not 100% yet.
  • Fixed problem with incorrect marquees in menu on first run of a new release.
  • Cobra Command: reproduced crash, runs in debug, crashes in release. It crashes in ogg code (audio). For now can't figure this out. To revisit.
  • Tested on DVD-R. Works fine. No file can be greater than 1GB. Xbox limitation.

V0.95

  • Fixed Begas Battle (I broke it , sorry).
  • Tested Cobra Command on AB hardware. Works. May have been same problem as Bega.
  • Fixed game options default bug when choosing the games in the menu.
  • Fixed multiple sfx on choosing game menu.
  • Return to menu now 'LEFT TRIGGER + RIGHT TRIGGER + LEFT THUMBSTICK BUTTON', triggers were getting pressed accidentally while playing.

V0.94

  • Exit to Dashboard is now functional on Main Menu (LTRIG + RTRIG + START + BACK).
  • Seektest is now added to front-end. Highlight game and press left thumb stick.
  • New front-end features, including choosing games that show in Main Menu (please let me know if you find any problems with this).
  • Fixed possible font overflow.

V0.93

  • Added real Interrupts to DL2. Emulation should be 100% accurate now.
  • Added *ALL* available ROM sets. See above for naming conventions.
  • NOTE: 2.11 Roms use 1st pressing of DL2 laserdisc, all others use 2nd pressing.
  • Ace91 interrupts hooked up (Beta driver, not complete)
  • MACH3 driver under development.. not active in this build.

V0.92b

  • Fixed Ace91 marquee. Didn't update the menu images. Sorry.

V0.92

  • Added Space Ace '91 USA, Euro Roms which runs on DL2 hardware (beta).
  • Added Dragon's Lair 2 3.19, and 3.19 Euro Romsets.
  • Added VP380 Laserdisc emulation for Euro versions of above games.
  • Added options for above games including RomVersion selector.

V0.91

  • Fixes from the PC version including possible lockups with multiple mpegs.
  • Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp (Romset 3.15).. beta driver.. you are on your own.
  • New marquees for Galaxy Ranger (thanks to Dan Nocera).
  • Fixed a lockup with D3D render collisions on multiple mpegs (finally).
  • Reset back to menu is now 'LEFT + RIGHT TRIGGER' since DL2 used 'start+select'.

V0.90

  • Fixed Cobra Command Stretch option.


V0.80

  • Fixed framefile parser, should work if there is no <CR> at end of last line.
  • Added Logfile output. Daphne_log.txt is in UDATA\FFDAFF00\subdir.
  • Improved Sound driver (multiple sample instances).
  • Added new menu sound effects.
  • Fixed bug with sound shutdown that caused a memory leak on subsequent startups.
  • Fixed more vldp init startup stuff between games. Should resolve no audio issues.
  • Shouldn't crash now if menu sound files are missing.
  • Added sfx to button press on errors.

V0.70

  • Memory Leak fixed. No more crashes after 30 mins! Thanks for Cheule for testing help.
  • Zipped Roms now work. Place them in the 'roms' directory. Zipfile should be named the same as the directory for roms would be. eg. Dragon's Lair roms = lair.zip.
  • Stretch Mode Option - if mpeg is smaller than 720x480, will fill to 720x480.
  • Improved Game Options screen.
  • Added autoscroll to menu screens if holding down dpad.
  • Added Interstellar.
  • Added Thayer's Quest.
  • Added Esh. Not fully tested since I don't have mpegs.
  • Added Badlands. Not fully tested since I don't have mpegs.
  • Fixed VLDP init problem causing games to not start immediatley on subsequent startups.

V0.60

  • Fixed audio crackling on attract mode with no audio.
  • Fixed random no audio on game startup.
  • Fixed issue with cpu's not being closed down properly causing a crash if you try to start Bega more than once.
  • Fixed joypads on Astron Belt, Cobra Command, Bega etc.
  • 'Game Issues' screen hooked up.

V0.50

  • Return to menu and play a new game works now.
  • Added version control to options.bin file. Autodeletes if not correct version.
  • Adjusted scroll speed on menu.
  • Added Credits/Build num screen.
  • Added Controller Help Screen.
  • New games added, see list.
  • Fixed bug with blank skips & searches causing random lockups.
  • Revised readme.txt.

V0.20

  • Framefile parser improved.
  • Multiple mpegs now work (DVD-VIDEO rips).
  • Parsing mpegs should work now, and has a progress display (not finished).
  • Changed to 720x480 video mode to support DVD-VIDEO mpegs.
  • Blanks on skips and searches enabled.
  • Revised readme.txt

V0.11

  • CGI overlays working (Astron Belt).
  • Fixed rendering bug,should run even smoother now.
  • Preliminary support for returning to menu from game (BACK + START).
  • Revised readme.txt

V0.1

  • First release. Games supported Dragon's Lair/Space Ace.
  • Astron Belt running without CGI.

Credtis

Greets:

  • #xbins.
  • #xboxhacker.
  • www.xbox-scene.com.
  • team Xecuter.
  • Mame team.

External links

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