LaserDisc

Main article: Wikipedia:LaserDisc

LaserDisc (LD) was a commercial format for optical discs released in 1978 under a consortium of Philips, MCA, and Pioneer, it stores digital data and features combined digital/analog video (audio can be both digital and analog). While the LaserDisc is currently not produced, the technologies used in it would later contribute to the development of more efficient formats that are still well-known today like CD, DVD and even Blu-ray. The most common use case for LaserDisc was to store video, so most of the video games that used this format were interactive films (of which the most famous are Dragon's Lair and Space Ace).

LaserDisc Arcade

• Arcade LaserDisc
• Sega Titan Video arcade game Sports Fishing is the only known LaserDisc game on that platfrom

LaserDisc Consoles

• Pioneer LaserActive
• RDI Halcyon

LaserDisc Computer

• Pioneer Palcom PX-7 (+LD-700) - It was meant for attaching to a LaserDisc player, and as such has Superimpose capabilities (putting pictures and texts above the Laser Disc image). The PSG sound is stereo, contrary to almost all MSX machines. Pioneer also sold the ER-101 interface (Laser Vision) unit which made it possible for all MSX computers to have the same functionalities as the Palcom PX-7.
• BBC Master AIV (+Philips VP415) - Viewing the discs required a BBC Master AIV - an Acorn BBC Master expanded with a SCSI controller and the 65C102 "Turbo" co-processor - which controlled a Philips VP415 LaserVision laserdisc player.

See also

• Home media players
• Ripping games#Analog