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Scott Duensing edited this page 2022-07-16 00:43:44 +00:00

  • Why is it named Singe?

    Singe is the name of the dragon in Dragon's Lair. As Singe (the program) began as an add-on to Daphne (the princess in Dragon's Lair) I kept with the Dragon's Lair theme.

  • What is the difference between Daphne, Singe, Hypseus, and Singe 2.x?

    Daphne is an actual laserdisc game emulator that can run a handful of classic laser games. Daphne/Singe or Singe 1.x is the original version of Singe that was an add-on for the Daphne emulator. Originally it was shipped as a game DLL for Daphne and then later combined into a single binary with the Daphne emulation features removed. Hypseus-Singe is an enhanced fork of Daphne with Singe 1.x and some Singe 2.x support. Finally, Singe 2.x is an all-new, built-from-scratch, upgrade of the original Singe. In short, if you want accuracy, use Daphne or Hypseus if they support emulating the desired game. If it's a Singe game, use Singe 2.x or you can try Hypseus. Obviously we'd like you to use Singe 2.x. :-)

  • Why should we not call it an "emulator"?

    Emulators use the real software or ROMs from the original game and pretend to be the machine they were originally intended to run on. From the game's perspective, it's business as usual. Singe, on the other hand, requires that every game be re-implemented (aka "ported") to run on Singe. While the end result may be very similar, how it works is entirely different.

  • Can I run Singe 1.x games on Singe 2.x?

    Yes! Probably. But you likely won't want to. Almost everything (that I know of) from Singe 1.x has been converted and enhanced for Singe 2.x.

  • Why does the game I just installed not show in the menu?

    Whoever packaged the game failed to include a proper games.dat file. Yell at them!

  • Why is HD video slow?

    Due to the way Singe accesses video files to provide frame seeking, it is unable to offload video decoding to the video card. High definition video requires a lot of CPU!

  • Why does my audio stutter?

    Users have discovered that most Singe audio and stuttering problems are related to their installed audio driver - especially Realtek based devices. Try updating your sound drivers or switching to the generic Windows HD Audio driver. Disable surround sound - use stereo, not 5.1 or 7.1. If your drivers do not allow you to use stereo, you can use Virtual Audio Cable to fix this.

    • Install VB-CABLE. https://vb-audio.com/Cable/
    • Go to Windows sound settings (right-click sound on the taskbar then Sounds and then Playback).
    • Right-click the Cable Input device and choose "Set as default device". (You will lose your current sound output. Don't panic.)
    • Go to the Recording tab.
    • Right-click Cable Output, then Properties, then Listen, and finally Enable Listen to This Device and in the drop-down list choose your actual listening device.
    • You should have sound again.
    • Load up Singe, and your audio will be working and lag free!

    (Thanks to http://www.emuline.org/profile/95768-salmon85 for this!)