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Super gaming console only did everything...except sell

In 1993, most gamers were busy making sweet love to their Super Nintendos and Sega Genesises. The two systems dominated the 1990s. Many companies attempted to challenge the two juggernauts with their own consoles. None, however, were as gungho as Pioneer’s LaserActive.

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T9X695793d ago

That thing is $970!?! Holy balls, I thought the PS3 price at launch was bad but that is just insane.

darthv725792d ago

This thing "IS" a damn fine piece of hardware. HQ movies and games before the "HD" era. I have this machine with the genesis pac. I must say that every game (well maybe not EVERY game) was basically a laserdisc quality game with simple reactive input. Think dragons lair or space ace but using a genesis controller.

In fact, you could actually play back the arcade laserdiscs for space ace and dragons lair (which i have). You couldnt "play" the game but simply watch from beginning to end the entire sequences that comprise those games. Cool none the less. No other laser disc movie players (including other pioneer units) could do that (that i have tried).

I got mine as a store demo from incredible universe (before frys bought them out) at an "incredible" price of $50 for the main unit. The genesis pac was $10. I have seen the turbo/pc engine pacs going for hundreds on ebay and a good friend of mine has it.

I have several movies as well including the best version of star wars eps 4, 5 and 6 made (before lucas went back and ruined them with all that special ed crap).

It is a real shame that the laser pickup unit in mine went bad. Cost me $170 in parts and labor to fix. I could pay for it but now i just like having it in my collection more than anything else. It makes a good conversation piece with my gaming friends. Same goes for my Toshiba SD-2300 NUON dvd player. That one is interesting as well. Think atari jaguar on steroids and plays dvd movies with "extra special" features no regular player could access.

UltraNova5792d ago

WOW almost 1k! In todays standards its approximately $5000!

SaiyanFury5792d ago

The original PS3 price tag was 600 bucks, a high adoption price to be honest. But to adopt the original NEO-GEO was something like 700 dollars. On top of that, the huge capacity cartridges cost nearly 200 dollars a piece. Now we can emulate the things, but back in the day it was hugely costly. I have very little knowledge of Pioneer's CLD-A100 Laseractive system but a near 1000 dollar price tag is completely insane, considering the year was 1993. That equates to an insane adoption cost, and it's no big surprise it didn't take off. I'd love to see it being used, I guess I'll look to youtube for that exposure.

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phinch5793d ago

for gameplay on youtube :D

Non_sequitur5793d ago

Laser Disc was a good technology. It had the highest definition of any media format until blu-ray.

darthv725792d ago

digital-vhs wasnt as common as laserdisc was. It was the precursor to dvd and was right after video cd. Not to mention that with d-vhs you still had the issues of rewinding after you watched a video.

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Five Games I'd Love To See On the Neo Geo AES+

These classics need to make a return.

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EasilyTheBest17d ago

Blues Journey is the game I'd like to see.

Popsicle17d ago

Pre-ordered mine a few days ago. Love this concept and hope there are more games announced. I can’t justify paying the prices for games that collectors are asking for. It’s the primary reason I own almost every console except the Neo Geo.

Agent7517d ago

I've pre ordered one here in the UK, no games though, as I'll move it on for a higher price. The white model looks awesome, but as expected, the price is too high. We'll probably see more of those all in one cartridges from China containing every AES game. In the UK, AES+ game at £70 ($95) is better than eye watering prices for the originals, but these games are so old and I can honestly say SNK didn't release many classics. The Metal Slug series is the only series I rate, there were just too many Street Fighter clones and not enough scrolling fighting games. Overall, the Neo Geo was poor for all genres apart from one on one fighters. Videos on YouTube asking for games from that console generation to be ported to the AES+, but who'd want to pay £70 for Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter 2? There's a lot of SNK collections out there, the best being Metal Slug Anthology on the PlayStation 2. The Street Fighter Anniversary Collection on the Switch contains 12 games for around £30, instead of £840 if released on the AES+. For collectors, the AES+ is the best news since sliced bread. Are there enough SNK fans out there? Nowhere near. Those £70 cartridges will soon start creeping up in price and it'll be a re-run of the original console.

Flenter16d ago

I always wanted one in the 90's but couldn't afford it. Now i can but i think if i get one it will be collecting dust fast. It's a nostalgia thing i guess.

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Warhammer Classics is now available for PC via Steam

"Boutique publisher SNEG has joined forces with Games Workshop and its developer & publisher partners to unveil their new label in classic video game preservation with Warhammer Classics. Now available on Steam in an accessible, future-proofed form, this massive undertaking restores more than 20 seminal and cult-favorite Warhammer video games, bringing them back to PC." - Games Workshop and SNEG.

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Pyrite 64 Released, a Game Editor for Making Your Own N64 Games

Prominent N64 modder HailToDodongo has released the first version of N64 game engine and editor, Pyrite64, alongside a short highlight video.

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