Difference between revisions of "Pioneer LaserActive"
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+ | |title = Pioneer LaserActive | ||
+ | |logo = laser.png | ||
+ | |developer = Pioneer Corporation | ||
+ | |type = [[:Category:Home consoles|Home video game console]] | ||
+ | |generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]] | ||
+ | |release = 1993 | ||
+ | |discontinued = 1996 | ||
+ | |emulated = {{~}} | ||
− | Pioneer released the LaserActive model '''CLD-A100''' in Japan on August 20, 1993 at a cost of ¥89,800 | + | }}The '''[[gametech:Pioneer LaserActive|Pioneer LaserActive]]''' is a converged, fourth-generation device capable of playing [[LaserDisc]]s, compact discs, console games, and LD-G karaoke discs. It was released by [[wikipedia:Pioneer_Corporation|Pioneer Corporation]] in 1993. In addition to LaserActive games, separately sold add-on modules (called "PACs" by Pioneer) accept [[Sega Genesis emulators|Mega Drive]] and [[PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|PC Engine]] ROM cartridges and CD-ROMs. |
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+ | Pioneer released the LaserActive model '''CLD-A100''' in Japan on August 20, 1993, at a cost of ¥89,800 and in the United States on September 13, 1993, at a cost of {{Inflation|USD|970|1993}}. NEC later released a cloned version of the system, the NEC PDE-LD1, which also accepted Pioneer's PAC modules. The LaserActive was a commercial failure. | ||
==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Platform(s) | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Latest Version | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]] | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]] | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|<abbr title="Free/Libre and Open-Source Software">FLOSS</abbr> | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|Active | ||
+ | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | ! colspan="8"|PC / x86 | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |[[MAME]] | ||
+ | |align=left|{{Icon|Windows|Linux|macOS|FreeBSD}} | ||
+ | |[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}] | ||
+ | |{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||? | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
===Emulation issues=== | ===Emulation issues=== | ||
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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: | 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 | + | <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 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 will be dumped and then returned.<ref name="Nemesis"/> | |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | * https://laseractive.wordpress.com/ | + | * [https://laseractive.wordpress.com/ LaserActive Preservation Project] |
− | * https://www.youtube.com/user/LAPProject | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/user/LAPProject LAPP YouTube page] |
[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||
− | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Home consoles]] |
+ | [[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]] |
Revision as of 05:15, 5 July 2021
Developer | Pioneer Corporation |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fourth generation |
Release date | 1993 |
Discontinued | 1996 |
Emulated | ~ |
The Pioneer LaserActive is a converged, fourth-generation device capable of playing LaserDiscs, compact discs, console games, and LD-G karaoke discs. It was released by Pioneer Corporation in 1993. In addition to LaserActive games, separately sold add-on modules (called "PACs" by Pioneer) accept Mega Drive and PC Engine ROM cartridges and CD-ROMs.
Pioneer released the LaserActive model CLD-A100 in Japan on August 20, 1993, at a cost of ¥89,800 and in the United States on September 13, 1993, at a cost of $970. NEC later released a cloned version of the system, the NEC PDE-LD1, which also accepted Pioneer's PAC modules. The LaserActive was a commercial failure.
Emulators
Name | Platform(s) | Latest Version | Libretro Core | Accuracy | FLOSS | Active | Recommended |
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PC / x86 | |||||||
MAME | 0.266 | ✓ | ? | ✓ | ✓ | ? |
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:
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).[1]
Emulator developer Nemesis has made an effort to dump the games for the system (except for porn games).[2] Copies of the games sent to him will be dumped and then returned.[2]