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The {{nihongo|'''LaserActive'''|レーザーアクティブ|Rēzā Akutibu|lead=yes}} is a hybrid [[LaserDisc player]] and [[home video game console]] released by [[Pioneer Corporation]] in 1993. Marketed as a high-end, modular entertainment system, it was designed to combine movies, music, and video games into a single unit. Out of the box, the base unit could natively play standard [[LaserDisc|LaserDiscs]] and [[Compact discs]], but support for video games required optional expansion modules known as PACs. Each PAC enabled compatibility with a specific gaming platform and its media formats.
The {{nihongo|'''LaserActive'''|レーザーアクティブ|Rēzā Akutibu|lead=yes}} is a hybrid [[LaserDisc player]] and [[home video game console]] released by [[Pioneer Corporation]] in 1993. Marketed as a high-end, modular entertainment system, it was designed to combine movies, music, and video games into a single unit. Out of the box, the base unit could natively play standard [[LaserDisc]]s and [[compact disc]]s, but support for video games required optional expansion modules known as PACs. Each PAC enabled compatibility with a specific gaming platform and its media formats.


With the Mega-LD PAC, the system could play exclusive Mega-LD discs (a proprietary [[LD-ROM]] format), as well as [[Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]] cartridges and [[Sega CD/Mega CD|Sega CD/Mega-CD]] discs. With the LD-ROM² PAC, it supported exclusive LD-ROM² discs, along with [[HuCard]] cartridges and [[CD-ROM²]] discs for the [[PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16]]. The LaserActive was the only system capable of playing LD-ROM game discs, which were not cross-compatible between PACs.
With the Mega-LD PAC, the system could play exclusive Mega-LD discs (a proprietary [[LD-ROM]] format), as well as [[Sega Genesis/Mega Drive]] cartridges and [[Sega CD/Mega CD|Sega CD/Mega-CD]] discs. With the LD-ROM² PAC, it supported exclusive LD-ROM² discs, along with [[HuCard]] cartridges and [[CD-ROM²]] discs for the [[PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16]]. The LaserActive was the only system capable of playing LD-ROM game discs, which were not cross-compatible between PACs.
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;Mega-LD PAC (PAC-S1 / PAC-S10)
;Mega-LD PAC (PAC-S1 / PAC-S10)
:Developed with [[Sega]], this PAC enabled support for  Mega-LD software as well as standard [[Sega Genesis]] cartridges, [[Sega CD]] discs, and [[CD+G]] discs. It included a LaserActive-branded [[Sega Genesis controller|6-button Genesis controller]] (model CPD-S1) and retailed for {{USD|600|1993|round=0}}.<ref name="LaserActive Press Release">{{Cite press release |title=Pioneer's LaserActive Arrives |date=13 September 1993 |publisher=Pioneer Electronics |url=https://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/laseractive-press-release.html |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> It was the most widely adopted module among LaserActive owners.
:Developed with [[Sega]], this PAC enabled support for  Mega-LD software as well as standard [[Sega Genesis|Genesis]] cartridges, [[Sega CD]] discs, and [[CD+G]] discs. It included a LaserActive-branded [[Sega Genesis controller|6-button Genesis controller]] (model CPD-S1) and retailed for {{USD|600|1993|round=0}}.<ref name="LaserActive Press Release">{{Cite press release |title=Pioneer's LaserActive Arrives |date=13 September 1993 |publisher=Pioneer Electronics |url=https://www.cedmagic.com/tech-info/laseractive-press-release.html |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> It was the most widely adopted module among LaserActive owners.


;LD-ROM² PAC (PAC-N1 / PAC-N10)
;LD-ROM² PAC (PAC-N1 / PAC-N10)
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;Computer Interface PAC (PAC-PC1)
;Computer Interface PAC (PAC-PC1)
:This PAC was equipped with an [[RS-232]] port, allowing the CLD-A100 to be controlled with custom computer software. It shipped with a 33-button infrared remote (more advanced than the standard 24-button remote) and a [[DOS]]/[[Classic Mac OS]] program called ''LaserActive Program Editor'' on [[floppy disk]], including demo programs for the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' LaserDisc series.
:This PAC was equipped with an [[RS-232]] port, allowing the CLD-A100 to be controlled with custom computer software. It shipped with a 33-button infrared remote (more advanced than the standard 24-button remote) and program for [[MS-DOS]] and [[Classic Mac OS]] called ''LaserActive Program Editor'' on [[floppy disk]]. It includes demo programs for the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' LaserDisc series.


===LaserActive 3-D Goggles===
===LaserActive 3-D Goggles===
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! scope="col" | Japanese
! scope="col" | Japanese
! scope="col" | English
! scope="col" | English
! scope="col" | Release date
! scope="col" | Release date<ref name="tk_nz">{{cite web |title=LASER ACTIVE Software List |url=http://tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_PNC_LA1993-1996.html |website=GAME Data Room |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250924100317/tk-nz.game.coocan.jp/gamedatabase/software/DB_PNC_LA1993-1996.html |archive-date={{date|2025-09-24}} |language=ja}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Catalog number
! scope="col" | Catalog number
! scope="col" | Release date
! scope="col" | Release date<ref name="tk_nz" />
! scope="col" | Catalog number
! scope="col" | Catalog number
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | 3D Museum
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | 3D Museum
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| 1994 || PEANJ1012
| {{date|1994-06-25}} || PEANJ1012
| 1994 || PEASJ1012
| {{date|1994-02-25}} || PEASJ1012
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | 3D Virtual Australia{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | 3D Virtual Australia{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Start date|1996|03|11|df=y}} || PEASJ5042
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| {{date|1996-03-11}} || PEASJ5042
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Akuma no Shinban (Demon's Judgment){{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Akuma no Shinban (Demon's Judgment){{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1993 || PEANJ5003
| {{date|1993-08-20}} || PEANJ5003
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Angel Mate{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Angel Mate{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1993 || PEANJ5002
| {{date|1993-10-25}} || PEANJ5002
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
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| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ5021
| {{date|1994-12-22}} || PEASJ5021
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Billusion Collection: [[Minayo Watanabe]]{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Billusion Collection: [[Minayo Watanabe]]{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1994 || PEANJ5025
| {{date|1994-10-25}} || PEANJ5025
| 1994 || PEASJ5025
| {{date|1995-02-25}} || PEASJ5025
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Billusion Collection, Vol. 2: Yuko Sakaki{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Billusion Collection, Vol. 2: Yuko Sakaki{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1994 || PEANJ5028
| {{date|1994-11-25}} || PEANJ5028
| 1994 || PEASJ5028
| {{date|1995-04-25}} || PEASJ5028
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Don Quixote: A Dream in Seven Crystals
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Don Quixote: A Dream in Seven Crystals
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ5022
| {{date|1994-12-22}} || PEASJ5022
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Dora Dora Paradise{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Dora Dora Paradise{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1994 || PEANJ5005
| {{date|1994-03-25}} || PEANJ5005
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
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| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ5030
| {{date|1994-10-25}} || PEASJ5030
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Ghost Rush!
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Ghost Rush!
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ1018
| {{date|1994-12-03}} || PEASJ1018
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Goku
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Goku
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1995 || PEANJ1032
| {{date|1995-10-20}} || PEANJ1032
| 1995 || PEASJ1010
| {{date|1995-06-15}} || PEASJ1010
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | The Great Pyramid
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | The Great Pyramid
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || PEASJ5002
| {{date|1993-08-20}} || PEASJ5002
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Hi-Roller Battle
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Hi-Roller Battle
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || PEASJ1002
| {{date|1993-12-20}} || PEASJ1002
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Hyperion
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Hyperion
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ5019
| {{date|1994-05-27}} || PEASJ5019
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | I Will: The Story of London
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | I Will: The Story of London
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || PEASJ1001
| {{date|1993-08-20}} || PEASJ1001
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | J.B. Harold - Blue Chicago Blues
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | J.B. Harold - Blue Chicago Blues
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| 1994 || PEANJ5017
| {{date|1994-12-20}} || PEANJ5017
| 1995 || PEASJ5036
| {{date|1995-04-15}} || PEASJ5036
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | J.B. Harold - Manhattan Requiem
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | J.B. Harold - Manhattan Requiem
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| 1993 || PEANJ5004
| {{date|1993-10-25}} || PEANJ5004
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Melon Brains
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Melon Brains
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| 1994 || PEANJ1031
| {{date|1994-12-15}} || PEANJ1031
| 1994 || PEASJ1011
| {{date|1994-09-20}} || PEASJ1011
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Pyramid Patrol
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Pyramid Patrol
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || PEASJ5001
| {{date|1993-08-20}} || PEASJ5001
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Quiz Econosaurus
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Quiz Econosaurus
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| 1993 || PEANJ5001
| {{date|1993-08-20}} || PEANJ5001
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
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| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1995 || PEASU1033
| {{date|1995-01-25}} || PEASJ1033
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Rocket Coaster
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Rocket Coaster
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || {{dunno}}
| {{date|1993-12-20}} || PEASJ5013
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Space Berserker
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Space Berserker
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || PEASJ1003
| {{date|1994-02-25}} || PEASJ1003
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | [[Time Gal]]{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | [[Time Gal]]{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1995 || PEASJ5039
| {{date|1995-03-25}} || PEASJ5039
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | [[Triad Stone]]
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | [[Triad Stone]]
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ5014
| {{date|1994-03-25}} || PEASJ5014
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Vajra
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Vajra
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| 1993 || PEANJ1001
| {{date|1993-10-25}} || PEANJ1001
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Vajra 2{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Vajra 2{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
| 1994 || PEANJ1016
| {{date|1994-10-31}} || PEANJ1016
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as Mega LD}}
|-
|-
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| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1993 || PEASJ5015
| {{date|1993-12-10}} || PEASJ5015
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Virtual Cameraman 2: Phuket, Thailand / Pickup Compilation{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Virtual Cameraman 2: Phuket, Thailand / Pickup Compilation{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| {{Yes}} || {{No}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| colspan="2" {{N/A|Unavailable as LD-ROM²}}
| 1994 || PEASJ5020
| {{date|1994-04-15}} || PEASJ5020
|-
|-
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Zapping "Satsui"{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
! scope="row" {{Rh|align=right}} | Zapping "Satsui"{{efn|name=ja-exclusive}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
| 1994 || PEANJ5023
| {{date|1994-06-10}} || PEANJ5023
| 1994 || PEASJ5024
| {{date|1994-08-25}} || PEASJ5024
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 00:21, 15 October 2025

Template:Short description Template:Infobox information appliance

The Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a hybrid LaserDisc player and home video game console released by Pioneer Corporation in 1993. Marketed as a high-end, modular entertainment system, it was designed to combine movies, music, and video games into a single unit. Out of the box, the base unit could natively play standard LaserDiscs and compact discs, but support for video games required optional expansion modules known as PACs. Each PAC enabled compatibility with a specific gaming platform and its media formats.

With the Mega-LD PAC, the system could play exclusive Mega-LD discs (a proprietary LD-ROM format), as well as Sega Genesis/Mega Drive cartridges and Sega CD/Mega-CD discs. With the LD-ROM² PAC, it supported exclusive LD-ROM² discs, along with HuCard cartridges and CD-ROM² discs for the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. The LaserActive was the only system capable of playing LD-ROM game discs, which were not cross-compatible between PACs.

Pioneer released LaserActive model CLD-A100 in Japan on August 20, 1993, for Template:JPY, and in North America on September 13, 1993, for Template:USD. An NEC-branded version of the player, the LD-ROM² System (model PCE-LD1), launched in December 1993 at the same price and was fully compatible with Pioneer's PAC modules.[1] The LaserActive was discontinued in 1996, with approximately 10,000 units sold.[2]

Accessories

PAC modules

File:Pioneer LaserActive CLD-A100.jpg
LaserActive CLD-A100 and on top are, from left: Mega-LD PAC with controller, standard 24-button remote, and LD-ROM² PAC with controller

Pioneer released several expansion modules, known as "PACs," which enabled the LaserActive to play software from other platforms and expand its capabilities. In each case, the Japanese model number is listed first, followed by the North American version.

Mega-LD PAC (PAC-S1 / PAC-S10)
Developed with Sega, this PAC enabled support for Mega-LD software as well as standard Genesis cartridges, Sega CD discs, and CD+G discs. It included a LaserActive-branded 6-button Genesis controller (model CPD-S1) and retailed for Template:USD.[3] It was the most widely adopted module among LaserActive owners.
LD-ROM² PAC (PAC-N1 / PAC-N10)
Developed with NEC, this PAC added support for LD-ROM² titles, along with HuCard cartridges, CD-ROM² discs, and CD+G discs. The Japanese model could also play Arcade CD-ROM² titles using an Arcade Card Duo. Like the Sega module, it sold for Template:USD and included a branded Turbo Pad (CPD-N1/CPD-N10). NEC also released a version in their branding called the PC Engine PAC (model PCE-LP1). Due to the TurboGrafx-16's limited success in North America, the PAC-N10 is significantly rarer than its Sega counterpart.
Karaoke PAC (PAC-K1)
This PAC enabled playback of the LD-ROM-based LaserKaraoke (LD-G) discs. It featured two microphone inputs with individual volume and tone controls. Retail price was approximately Template:USD.[3]
Computer Interface PAC (PAC-PC1)
This PAC was equipped with an RS-232 port, allowing the CLD-A100 to be controlled with custom computer software. It shipped with a 33-button infrared remote (more advanced than the standard 24-button remote) and program for MS-DOS and Classic Mac OS called LaserActive Program Editor on floppy disk. It includes demo programs for the Tenchi Muyo! LaserDisc series.

LaserActive 3-D Goggles

The LaserActive 3-D Goggles (model GOL-1) used an active shutter 3D system compatible with several LD-ROM titles, including 3-D Museum (1994), Vajra 2 (1994), Virtual Cameraman 2 (1994), Dr. Paolo no Totteoki Video (1994), Goku (1995), and 3D Virtual Australia (1996), the last official LaserActive release.

The goggles could also display 3D autostereogram images.[4] A separate goggle adapter (model ADP-1) allowed one or two goggles to connect to the CLD-A100.

Software

The LaserActive uses a unique disc format called LD-ROM (LaserDisc Read-Only Memory). Like the LV-ROM format on which it is based, the LD-ROM is an optical disc format that can store analog video, analog audio, and computer files (in a file system) on the same side of a disc. LD-ROMs do not use the same file system as LV-ROMs, however; also, an LD-ROM can store up to 540 megabytes of file data, compared with LV-ROM's 324. An LD-ROM can store up to 60 minutes of analog audio and video alongside the digital file system.Template:Fact

The tables below list 31 software titles released on LD-ROM for the LaserActive; of these, 13 were released only in Japan. 23 of the 31 were made for the Mega LD PAC, and 15 were made for the LD-ROM² PAC. Only a handful of titles were released in both formats.

One additional title listed below, Myst, was never officially released for the LaserActive. Circa 1995, a game developer named Brian Rice (of Brian Rice Inc.) was leading the conversion of Myst to Mega LD. Conversion was almost entirely complete, and the game was to be published by Sunsoft. But, Rice encountered a major problem. Normally, an animated dissolve or wipe effect transitioned the view when the player moved between scenes in the game. Each transition animation had six frames. Yet in some circumstances, the animation did not stop at the sixth frame, but continued to shift the player's view to other scenes in the game. Rice ascribed the runaway animation to a bug in the LaserActive hardware. Development and publication were scrapped.[5]

Another unreleased game, called Steel Driver, is rumored to exist.

North American market
Title Language options LD-ROM² Mega LD
Japanese English Release date Catalog number Release date Catalog number
scope="row" Template:Rh | 3D Museum No Yes 1994 PEANU1012 1994 PEASU1012
scope="row" Template:Rh | Don Quixote: A Dream in Seven Crystals No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1994 PEASU5022
scope="row" Template:Rh | Ghost Rush! Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1995 PEASU1018
scope="row" Template:Rh | Goku No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1995 PEASU1010
scope="row" Template:Rh | The Great Pyramid Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1993 PEASU5002
scope="row" Template:Rh | Hi-Roller Battle Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1993 PEASU1002
scope="row" Template:Rh | Hyperion No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1994 PEASU5019
scope="row" Template:Rh | I Will: The Story of London Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1993 PEASU1001
scope="row" Template:Rh | J.B. Harold - Blue Chicago Blues Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1995 PEASU5036
scope="row" Template:Rh | J.B. Harold - Manhattan Requiem Yes Yes 1993 PEANU5004 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Melon Brains No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1994 PEASU1011
scope="row" Template:Rh2 | Myst No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² Unreleased
scope="row" Template:Rh | Pyramid Patrol No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1993 PEASU5001
scope="row" Template:Rh | Quiz Econosaurus Yes Yes 1993 PEANU5001 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Road ProsecutorTemplate:Efn Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1995 PEASU1033
scope="row" Template:Rh | Rocket Coaster No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1993 PEASU5013
scope="row" Template:Rh | Space Berserker Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1993 PEASU1003
scope="row" Template:Rh | Triad Stone Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 1994 PEASU5014
scope="row" Template:Rh | Vajra No Yes 1993 PEANU1001 Unavailable as Mega LD

Template:Notelist

Japanese market
Title Language options LD-ROM² Mega LD
Japanese English Release date[6] Catalog number Release date[6] Catalog number
scope="row" Template:Rh | 3D Museum No Yes 25 June 1994 PEANJ1012 25 February 1994 PEASJ1012
scope="row" Template:Rh | 3D Virtual AustraliaTemplate:Efn Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 11 March 1996 PEASJ5042
scope="row" Template:Rh | Akuma no Shinban (Demon's Judgment)Template:Efn Yes No 20 August 1993 PEANJ5003 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Angel MateTemplate:Efn Yes No 25 October 1993 PEANJ5002 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Back to the EdoTemplate:Efn Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 22 December 1994 PEASJ5021
scope="row" Template:Rh | Billusion Collection: Minayo WatanabeTemplate:Efn Yes No 25 October 1994 PEANJ5025 25 February 1995 PEASJ5025
scope="row" Template:Rh | Billusion Collection, Vol. 2: Yuko SakakiTemplate:Efn Yes No 25 November 1994 PEANJ5028 25 April 1995 PEASJ5028
scope="row" Template:Rh | Don Quixote: A Dream in Seven Crystals Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 22 December 1994 PEASJ5022
scope="row" Template:Rh | Dora Dora ParadiseTemplate:Efn Yes No 25 March 1994 PEANJ5005 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Dr. Paolo no Totteoki VideoTemplate:Efn Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 25 October 1994 PEASJ5030
scope="row" Template:Rh | Ghost Rush! Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 3 December 1994 PEASJ1018
scope="row" Template:Rh | Goku Yes No 20 October 1995 PEANJ1032 15 June 1995 PEASJ1010
scope="row" Template:Rh | The Great Pyramid Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 20 August 1993 PEASJ5002
scope="row" Template:Rh | Hi-Roller Battle Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 20 December 1993 PEASJ1002
scope="row" Template:Rh | Hyperion No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 27 May 1994 PEASJ5019
scope="row" Template:Rh | I Will: The Story of London Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 20 August 1993 PEASJ1001
scope="row" Template:Rh | J.B. Harold - Blue Chicago Blues Yes Yes 20 December 1994 PEANJ5017 15 April 1995 PEASJ5036
scope="row" Template:Rh | J.B. Harold - Manhattan Requiem Yes Yes 25 October 1993 PEANJ5004 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Melon Brains Yes No 15 December 1994 PEANJ1031 20 September 1994 PEASJ1011
scope="row" Template:Rh | Pyramid Patrol No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 20 August 1993 PEASJ5001
scope="row" Template:Rh | Quiz Econosaurus Yes Yes 20 August 1993 PEANJ5001 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Road Blaster Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 25 January 1995 PEASJ1033
scope="row" Template:Rh | Rocket Coaster No Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 20 December 1993 PEASJ5013
scope="row" Template:Rh | Space Berserker Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 25 February 1994 PEASJ1003
scope="row" Template:Rh | Time GalTemplate:Efn Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 25 March 1995 PEASJ5039
scope="row" Template:Rh | Triad Stone Yes Yes Unavailable as LD-ROM² 25 March 1994 PEASJ5014
scope="row" Template:Rh | Vajra No Yes 25 October 1993 PEANJ1001 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Vajra 2Template:Efn No Yes 31 October 1994 PEANJ1016 Unavailable as Mega LD
scope="row" Template:Rh | Virtual CameramanTemplate:Efn Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 10 December 1993 PEASJ5015
scope="row" Template:Rh | Virtual Cameraman 2: Phuket, Thailand / Pickup CompilationTemplate:Efn Yes No Unavailable as LD-ROM² 15 April 1994 PEASJ5020
scope="row" Template:Rh | Zapping "Satsui"Template:Efn Yes Yes 10 June 1994 PEANJ5023 25 August 1994 PEASJ5024

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Contemporary devices

In the early 1990s, a number of consumer electronics manufacturers designed converged devices around CD-ROM technology. At the time, CD-ROM systems were expensive. The LaserActive was one of several multipurpose, multi-format, upmarket home entertainment systems with software stored on optical discs. These systems were premised on early conceptions of multimedia entertainment.

Some comparable systems are the Commodore CDTV, Philips CD-i, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, and Tandy Video Information System.

Reception

Computer Gaming World in January 1994 stated that although LaserActive was "a better product in many ways" than 3DO, it lacked software and the NEC and Sega control packs were too expensive.[7]

See also

References

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