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| caption = LaserActive CLD-A100 with the Sega Genesis PAC module installed
| caption = LaserActive CLD-A100 with the Sega Genesis PAC module installed
| manufacturer = [[Pioneer Corporation]]
| manufacturer = [[Pioneer Corporation]]
| type = [[Technological convergence|Converged device]], [[:Category:Home consoles|home video game console]]
| type = [[Technological convergence|Converged device]], [[:Category:Home video game consoles|home video game console]]
| generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth]]
| generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth]]
| releasedate = JP: August 20, 1993<br/>NA: September 13, 1993
| releasedate = JP: August 20, 1993<br/>NA: September 13, 1993
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|[[ares]]
|[[ares]]
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS}}
|[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases/tag/nightly nightly]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases]<br/>||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}}) ||{{Emulator compatibility|link=https://ares-emu.net/compatibility/pioneer-laseractive?status=-1|24|26}} <ref group="lower-alpha">There were [https://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/PioneerLaserActive/Titles.html 57 official titles]. Additionally, 2 ''Myst'' prototypes (for the American Sega PAC though judging by Japanese language presence inside them, the Japanese release was likely in the works) are known to exist: 02-110, 02-111 + unconfirmed 02-114 whose existence [https://forums.sonicretro.org/threads/mega-ld-dumping-project.32596/page-2#post-783915 is only known from a single low-res image]. Unreleased game ''Steel Driver'' is rumored to exist as well. Only games relevant to corresponding PAC(s) are counted. I.e. for Genesis/Mega Drive emulators, only support for Mega-LD games is counted. MegaLD and LDROM2 emulation support was built from extensive reverse-engineering of the register interface of the Pioneer PD6103A IC using the MegaLDRegEditor program below on real hardware, and most aspects of the hardware are emulated fully and correctly at this time. This is the first LaserActive emulator capable of booting and running games, with no known differences from the real hardware.</ref>
|[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases/tag/nightly nightly]<br/>[https://github.com/ares-emulator/ares/releases {{AresVer}}]<br/>||{{Ya}} ||{{Green}} {{License|ISC}} ({{License|Permissive}}) ||{{Emulator compatibility|link=https://ares-emu.net/compatibility/pioneer-laseractive?status=-1|24|26}} <ref group="lower-alpha">There were [https://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/PioneerLaserActive/Titles.html 57 official titles]. Additionally, 2 ''Myst'' prototypes (for the American Sega PAC though judging by Japanese language presence inside them, the Japanese release was likely in the works) are known to exist: 02-110, 02-111 + unconfirmed 02-114 whose existence [https://forums.sonicretro.org/threads/mega-ld-dumping-project.32596/page-2#post-783915 is only known from a single low-res image]. Unreleased game ''Steel Driver'' is rumored to exist as well. Only games relevant to corresponding PAC(s) are counted. I.e. for Genesis/Mega Drive emulators, only support for Mega-LD games is counted. MegaLD and LDROM2 emulation support was built from extensive reverse-engineering of the register interface of the Pioneer PD6103A IC using the MegaLDRegEditor program below on real hardware, and most aspects of the hardware are emulated fully and correctly at this time. This is the first LaserActive emulator capable of booting and running games, with no known differences from the real hardware.</ref>
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|rowspan="6" |Post-Processing
|rowspan="6" |Post-Processing
|[[Shaders_and_filters#AI-powered filters|AI-powered filter compatible]]<br /><small>([https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gfecnt/nvidia-freestyle-ansel-enhancements-geforce-experience-article/ Freestyle])</small>
|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/AI-powered filter compatible}}
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|[[Shaders_and_filters|Filters]]
|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Filters}}
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|[[Shader_Presets|Shader chain]]
|{{Enhancements/Post-processing/Shader chain}}
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|rowspan="12" |Quality of life
|rowspan="11" |Quality of life
|Automatic updater
|Automatic updater
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|[[Ripping games|Capable image format support]]
|Command-line options
|{{Ya}}[[Ripping games#Analog|*]]
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|colspan="2" |LD player
|colspan="2" |[[Disc Drive emulation|LD player]]
|{{~}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LD capture">Pioneer LaserActive supports [[Home media players|Audio CD]], [[Home media players|Video CD]], [[Home media players|CD-G]], [[wikipedia:LV-ROM#LD-ROM|LD-ROM²]], [[Wikipedia:LaserDisc#LD-G|LD-G]] and [[Home media players|Laser Videodisc]]. Advanced features like frame-by-frame playback or enhanced karaoke modes (e.g., for CD+G, a related but distinct format) may require inserting a Sega PAC (S-10) or NEC PAC (N-10) for improved functionality during VCD viewing. Without the Sega PAC, the LaserActive can still play the audio portion of a CD+G disc as a standard audio CD, but it won't display the graphical content. The NEC PAC (N-10) doesn't add CD+G support in the same way, as its focus is on TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine compatibility. Unlike most optical-disc standards, LaserDisc is not fully digital, and instead requires the use of analog video signals.<br />Use [[Ripping games#Analog|this section]] for more infomation about LD capture. [https://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/PioneerLaserActive/Software.html#emulation LD-ROM² disc image support added to Ares].</ref>
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|rowspan="5" |Peripherals
|rowspan="5" |Peripherals
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|Karaoke PAC
|Karaoke PAC
|{{Na}}<ref group="lower-alpha" name="LD capture"/>
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|NEC PAC
|NEC PAC
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===3D Goggles (GOL-1)===
===3D Goggles (GOL-1)===
An active shutter 3D system compatible with 6 LD-ROM games: ''3D Museum'', ''Vajra 2'', ''Virtual Cameraman 2'', ''3D Virtual Australia'', ''Dr. Paolo no Totteoki Video'', ''Goku''. Up to 2 goggles can be connected to a console with the 3D Goggles Adaptor (ADP-1) sold separately. The official adaptor/goggles are very rare, but any 3rd-party CRT-based LCD shutter controller can be used instead, as can any pair of LCD shutter 3D glasses that connect via 3.5mm jack (this includes the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Famicom]] 3D glasses).
An active shutter 3D system compatible with 6 LD-ROM games: ''3D Museum'', ''Vajra 2'', ''Virtual Cameraman 2'', ''3D Virtual Australia'', ''Dr. Paolo no Totteoki Video'', ''Goku''. Up to 2 goggles can be connected to a console with the 3D Goggles Adaptor (ADP-1) sold separately. The official adaptor/goggles are very rare, but any 3rd-party CRT-based LCD shutter controller can be used instead, as can any pair of LCD shutter 3D glasses that connect via 3.5mm jack (this includes the [[Sega Master System]] and [[Famicom]] 3D glasses).
==Emulation issues==
The LaserActive Project wishes to document all LaserActive media. On their FAQ page, they have this to say about the possibility of creating a LaserActive emulator:
<blockquote>Emulation of the LaserActive, if attempted at all, would be an incredibly difficult task – due to the hybrid nature of the system's hardware (utilizing Sega/NEC hardware in synchronization with the unique LD player hardware) and the analog-digital composite image (analog video background, digital in-game graphics generated by said Sega/NEC hardware).<ref>https://laseractive.wordpress.com/faq/</ref></blockquote>
Emulator developer Nemesis has made an effort to dump [https://segaretro.org/LaserActive#List_of_games the games for the system] (except for porn games).<ref name="Nemesis">https://gendev.spritesmind.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1647&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0</ref> Copies of the games sent to him were supposed to be dumped and then returned.<ref name="Nemesis"/>


==References==
==References==
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* {{YouTubeChannelOwner|LAPProject|LAPP YouTube page}}
* {{YouTubeChannelOwner|LAPProject|LAPP YouTube page}}
* {{YouTubeVideo|-yGxV5E7tTw|Retro RGB: Interview With LaserActive Emulation Creator: Nemesis}}
* {{YouTubeVideo|-yGxV5E7tTw|Retro RGB: Interview With LaserActive Emulation Creator: Nemesis}}
[[Category:Backward-compatible consoles]]
[[Category:Backward-compatible video game consoles]]
[[Category:CD-ROM-based]]
[[Category:CD-ROM-based]]
[[Category:Discontinued consoles]]
[[Category:Discontinued video game consoles]]
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]]
[[Category:Home consoles]]
[[Category:Home video game consoles]]