Daphne - RetroBIOS¶
| Type | standalone + libretro |
| Classification | community_fork |
| Source | https://github.com/libretro/daphne |
| Upstream | https://github.com/mirror/daphne-emu |
| Version | Git |
| Profiled | 2026-03-23 |
| Cores | daphne |
| Systems | arcade-laserdisc |
Technical notes
LaserDisc arcade game emulator. Port of Daphne 1.0 (Matt Ownby) to libretro. Each game loads its own arcade ROM set from a ZIP file named after the game (e.g. lair.zip). ROMs are loaded from a content-relative directory structure (homedir/roms/) with CRC32 verification (game.cpp:767-781). The core never accesses the RetroArch system directory. Additional per-game data (framefiles, sound samples, overlay BMPs) is also loaded relative to the content directory.
No BIOS or firmware files required.
Why no files
.info declares no firmware (firmware_count absent). Code confirmed: the core never calls RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_SYSTEM_DIRECTORY. All files (ROM ZIPs, framefiles, sound, pics) load from the content directory via g_homedir (libretro.cpp:1153, set to rom_path/..). No shared system BIOS or firmware.
Generated on 2026-03-25T14:56:43Z