PIONEER LASER ACTIVE
A very strange system. Fully compatible with Megadrive-Mega
CD-PCEngine-PCEngine CD-Rom games.
The system was distributed in Japan (also under the NEC label) and,
later, in the USA. This version was compatible with Sega Genesis,
Sega CD, NEC Turbografx-16 and NEC Turboduo games.
Specific titles that used Laser Active superior capabilities were
made on Lased Disks: at least ten games were published. Some needed
the Sega module to work, the others the NEC module. These modules
were used to produce the graphics and the Laser disks were used to
stock videos and pictures of high quality.
Probably it was the most priced videogame system ever made and now it
is one of the most rare one (in particular the USA version that was
sold in probably less than 100 units).
The system and its three expansions. From left to right: Mega
LD module, LD-Rom module, Karaoke module.
If you want to see some game-screens from Laser Active titles check
the software section here:
LASER ACTIVE
GAMES
These pages are © 1998-2001 of Fabrizio
Pedrazzini
Images are © original sources - All trademarks © respective
owners