Pioneer LaserActive
The
Pioneer LaserActive was a short-lived
Laserdisc-based game console released by
Pioneer in 1993. In addition to LaserActive games, separately sold add-on modules (referred to as "PAC" by Pioneer) expanded the hardware to include compatibility with the
Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis and
PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 game cartridges and HuCards and CDs.
Models
The Pioneer
CLD-A100 system was released 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 $970 US. NEC also released a cloned version of the system identified as the NEC PDE-LD1. Both systems supported the additional PAC modules interchangeably.
Modules
The plug-in modules listed below are formatted in American Model Number/Japanese Model Number
Sega PAC (PAC-S10/PAC-S1)
Pioneer Electronics (USA) and
Sega Enterprises released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive
Mega LD discs, in addition to the hundreds of existing SEGA-CD and Genesis titles, as well as standard CD+G discs. It was the most popular add-on bought by the greater part of the LaserActive owners, costing roughly
US$ 600. It comes with the usual Mega Drive/Genesis controller pad signed with a gold Pioneer LaserActive logo on it.
NEC PAC (PAC-N10/PAC-N1)
Pioneer Electronics (USA) and NEC Home Electronics released this module that allows users to play 8-inch and 12-inch LaserActive
LD-ROM2 discs, as well as current TurboGrafx CD-ROM discs, game HuCards and CD+G discs. This PAC is today one of the most sought after accessories for the system[
citation needed], and the Laserdisc compatible games are equally rare[
citation needed]. Note: the Japanese version of the PAC is unable to play American HuCard games, and the same is valid the other way around.[
citation needed] The retail price was US$ 600. It comes with the usual PC Engine/TurboGrafx 16 controller pad signed with a gold Pioneer LaserActive logo on it.
Karaoke PAC (PAC-K10/PAC-K1)
This PAC allows the CLD-A100 to use all NTSC LaserKaraoke titles. The front panel has two microphone inputs with separated volume controls, as well as tone control. The retail price was US$ 350.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive
And yeah, I have one with the Atari PAC in my HT rack, owned it since new.
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