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Someone did it about 10 years ago: http://www.laserdisc-replacement.com/ http://www.laserdisc-replacement.com/ via http://my-cool-projects.blogspot.com/search/
by throw4amP 1y ago
Someone did it about 10 years ago:
http://www.laserdisc-replacement.com/ http://www.laserdisc-replacement.com/ via http://my-cool-projects.blogspot.com/search/label/vldp-hw http://my-cool-projects.blogspot.com/search/label/vldp-hw
The DEXTER unit has connectors that are compatible with various industrial LD players and was designed as a drop-in replacement. Files containing frame-by-frame data are loaded onto the device. The end user has the option of driving the Dexter LD emulator using a software emulator like DAPHNE, or just it into the original arcade hardware.
Some games do weird things with sync https://www.daphne-emu.com:9443/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=3170 https://www.daphne-emu.com:9443/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=3170 and additional hardware like https://www.daphne-emu.com:9443/mediawiki/index.php/BegasSyncGenerationReplacement https://www.daphne-emu.com:9443/mediawiki/index.php/BegasSyn... is required.
It really does amaze me just how deep the rabbit hole goes, and that people have actually managed to preserve these games.
- mrandish 1y agoCool. Good to know someone made a solution. After a quick look it seems like a solid offering that's been battle tested. I guess the only unfortunate part is that the code isn't open source and the price may be a little steep for hobby DIYers. But for operators who want to get a classic LD cabinet working, it seems reasonable enough since it's complete solution, the maker supports it and, with over a thousand sold, it's probably already been made to work with every LD game and the usual gremlins have already been identified and dealt with.