The Official Pioneer LaserActive Player thread-

[BigusSchmuck]

I dug up some of my old EGMs from the 90s the other day and have been re-reading a lot of LA articles. I remember playing the system at HH Gregg bitd and have always held a fascination with the behemoth. I might turn around and actually get one some day. My fiance will probably kill me though lol

Just bribe her with old laserdisc movies. That's what I did, although she still wants Songs of the South... I'm not sure if I will drop the cash for that movie anytime soon. Maybe if I get a bonus this year.

[Mathius]

I dug up some of my old EGMs from the 90s the other day and have been re-reading a lot of LA articles. I remember playing the system at HH Gregg bitd and have always held a fascination with the behemoth. I might turn around and actually get one some day. My fiance will probably kill me though lol

Just bribe her with old laserdisc movies. That's what I did, although she still wants Songs of the South... I'm not sure if I will drop the cash for that movie anytime soon. Maybe if I get a bonus this year.

That's a start.

[SuperDeadite]

3D Museum is a rather amusing little disc.   No one should ever buy an LA for 3D Museum, but everyone with an LA should have 3D Museum.

[BlueBMW]

I cheated and hooked up my master system to rum 3d goggles while I played 3D museum.

[esteban]

I cheated and hooked up my master system to rum 3d goggles while I played 3D museum.

I do this when I go out to a movie theatre. I always ask for a seat near an electrical receptacle; most folks are understanding.

One time the guy next to me asked if he could play a game...sadly, I had to inform him that I didn't bring a CRT that day.

[PunkCryborg]

I got a pair of famicom 3d glasses for $25 off ebay a while back. I believe those should work the same as the expensive official LA glasses and plug in with the same 3.5mm jack.

[TheClash603]

I got a pair of famicom 3d glasses for $25 off ebay a while back. I believe those should work the same as the expensive official LA glasses and plug in with the same 3.5mm jack.

I actually use the Famicom 3D glasses whenever I play 3D things on any of my old systems.  They are the best designed and most comfortable of all 3D glasses of that era.

With that said, you still need the ADP-1 adapter to use these 3D glasses on a Laseractive.  I am the biggest moron when it comes to electronic stuff like this, but I do not believe you can just hook the Famicom glasses directly to the system in any way.

[SuperDeadite]

Yeah you need the Adapter for connection.   However you can also just turn on a 3d famicom or mastersystem game with the googles plugged in there and simply look at the LA games.   It will work fine.

[DragonmasterDan]

I cheated and hooked up my master system to rum 3d goggles while I played 3D museum.

You had some other brand 3D glasses (maybe Asus)? where did you get those?

[jeffhlewis]

I have a pair of these and they work fantastic on the SMS:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ASUS-3D-VR-100-GLASSES-FOR-ASUS-VIDEO-CARDS-SEGA-3D-GLASSES-SUBSTITUTE-/370901532793?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item565b744079

[BlueBMW]

I have those same asus glasses and they work awesome.

[DragonmasterDan]

I have a pair of these and they work fantastic on the SMS:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-ASUS-3D-VR-100-GLASSES-FOR-ASUS-VIDEO-CARDS-SEGA-3D-GLASSES-SUBSTITUTE-/370901532793?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item565b744079

Thanks, I've purchased them

[xcrement5x]

I actually had no clue the US release of 3D museum was that pricy, the JP version can be had much cheaper.  I always thought Goku and Ghost Rush were more expensive than it. 

Also, consider me another person that vouches for the quality of the replacement ASUS ones as well.  I find the official LA goggles a bit too dark personally, so they just sit up on display.  I have thought about grabbing a pair of the Famicom ones since I've heard they are just really comfortable, but it would be the only Famicom piece of hardware I would own.

[Opethian]

famicom ones cant get power from the LA so you will need a famicom to plug into for power I believe.

[xcrement5x]

Wow, so in the end that US copy of Road Blaster went for $500!  I'm definitely happy I got my Japanese copy for a fraction of that.  Some of these titles I will probably just never grab unless I find them super duper cheap.

That reminds me, Clash did you ever give Back to the Edo a try?  Was it interesting at all?

[TheClash603]

Back to the Edo sucks.  lol

If I didn't have every other game, in which case missing one just seems weird, I would never suggest anyone pay the asking price!

I am an idiot though lol

[BlueBMW]

I think I paid $140 for my Road Blaster but it was LD only.

I need to try out that Don Quixote you sold me clash....

[SuperDeadite]

For anyone that wants to fap, here's the codes to see all the vids in Angel Mate.





Enter the codes at the title screen.
左 = Left
右 = Right
上 = Up
下 = Down

[Opethian]

too bad they don't have coeds for paolo

[xcrement5x]

too bad they don't have coeds for paolo

Yeah, Deadite said that game was kind of a chore.

So I just saw on the Cyberroach site that he had a cheat codes for Vajra Ni as well:
Vajra 2
-Unlimited karma / HP: on the title screen press these buttons in order: up, II, I, down, I, II, up, II, I, down, I, II, select (by Vince)
-Access code to disc side 2: 0719 (by Vince)


I bet there are codes in most of those girly games, especially Paolo if there is no saving.  I can't imagine how they'd do testing or QA on them during development without codes of some sort.   However, I just don't know how you would find them without extensive trial and error.

[TheClash603]

Angel Mate is a bit of a chore, looking forward to check that shit out!

[DragonmasterDan]

Angel Mate is a bit of a chore, looking forward to check that shit out!

The roulette wheel cheats/ spinning wheel to unlock the video sequences cheats

[xcrement5x]

I played most of the games from my last hauly this weekend and actually spent the most time with Paolo I think.  I was busy getting just frustrated with Virtual Cameraman when thankfully Deadite mentioned that certain girls are not unlockable until other girls have been completed, what a tease...

[DragonmasterDan]

I played most of the games from my last hauly this weekend and actually spent the most time with Paolo I think.  I was busy getting just frustrated with Virtual Cameraman when thankfully Deadite mentioned that certain girls are not unlockable until other girls have been completed, what a tease...

How far did you get in Road Blaster?

[xcrement5x]

I played most of the games from my last hauly this weekend and actually spent the most time with Paolo I think.  I was busy getting just frustrated with Virtual Cameraman when thankfully Deadite mentioned that certain girls are not unlockable until other girls have been completed, what a tease...

How far did you get in Road Blaster?

Not far enough

I played it last as I went through everything and that was around the time my daughter woke up.  I tried to play for awhile but she kept wanting to play with the controller as she sat in my lap, which made it difficult to do much of anything.    She did really enjoy the opening though!

[DragonmasterDan]

Not far enough

I played it last as I went through everything and that was around the time my daughter woke up.  I tried to play for awhile but she kept wanting to play with the controller as she sat in my lap, which made it difficult to do much of anything.    She did really enjoy the opening though!

Heh, I kind of prefer the cheesy Road Avenger intro music though.

Edit: Fixed the messed up quotes

[BlueBMW]

I can get to what I believe to be the final stage but it always bests me.... still an excellent game.

Dan, you must be referring to this...

I believe this video must be the arcade version... but my absolute favorite part of Road Blaster/Prosecutor starts at 11:24.  Classic 80's pop up headlights like a BOSS

[DragonmasterDan]

I can get to what I believe to be the final stage but it always bests me.... still an excellent game.

Dan, you must be referring to this...

Yep. That's the song.

I believe this video must be the arcade version... but my absolute favorite part of Road Blaster/Prosecutor starts at 11:24.  Classic 80's pop up headlights like a BOSS

And yeah, that's the arcade version (or an emulation of it). Unlike the Sega CD and LA versions the arcade version (and the Playstation and Saturn ports) has a crosshair.

[TheClash603]

Why did they have a crosshair in the other versions?  Where there sections moving the crosshair was involved?

[DragonmasterDan]

Why did they have a crosshair in the other versions?  Where there sections moving the crosshair was involved?

The answer to that question is that the original arcade game was a conversion kit for Cobra Command another LD game with a crosshair and they simply used the same framework to design Road Blaster, change out the flight stick for a steering wheel, a new ROM with the engine, and new video.

I've not played an actual arcade machine of it (apparently Data East only managed to sell around dozen conversion kits for it in the US as the arcade industry was in a major slump in 1985, LaserDisc games had high failure rates and the arcade operator had to already have a working dedicated Cobra Command LD cabinet to convert from) but from what I recall of the 32-bit ports it's mostly used to see how far the wheel is turned in any one direction.

[SuperDeadite]

The crosshair was for "aiming" your car.  When you turbo ram you need the target car in the crosshair or you fail.

[TheClash603]

Thanks for the history Dan.  It is crazy to think they only sold 12 of the game.  I also never knew it wasn't in a dedicated cab.

I suppose the LA game must be dirt cheap compared to a kit of the arcade game.  Now that $500 ebay price seems like a value.

[DragonmasterDan]

Thanks for the history Dan.  It is crazy to think they only sold 12 of the game.  I also never knew it wasn't in a dedicated cab.

I suppose the LA game must be dirt cheap compared to a kit of the arcade game.  Now that $500 ebay price seems like a value.

Some guy had 40-50 NOS Road Blaster conversion kits for sale maybe 12 years ago. He wanted a lot of money for them and only sold a couple, then seemingly disappeared. That's part of how we know the story about how few of them actually sold.

[SuperDeadite]

Complete with original shrink wrap with 3D Goggle sticker.
Price = $50 MOTHA FUCKAS!!! bahahahahahahahahahahaha!

[xcrement5x]

Mother of god...



Congrats man!

[TheClash603]

Complete with original shrink wrap with 3D Goggle sticker.
Price = $50 MOTHA FUCKAS!!! bahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Not impressed, you live in Japan where you probably could've easily found it for $20.  Sourcing these games in the U.S. is where the challenge is.

Welcome to the club where you own each individual LA title officially released!

Now you just need to get the real deal non-squiggly version of the games.

[xcrement5x]

I came across these while searching for stuff and figured I'd share for anyone interested:

US Road Prosecutor w/obi - 29,800 yen
http://page18.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/w93255269

US Don Quixote w/obi - 14,800 yen
http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n125295857

Assuming they don't get a lot of bids they could be decent deals for those interested.  The last US Road Prossy went for about $500 (ugh) and a complete Don Q averages around $200-$250 from what I've seen recently.  The seller has a lot of other complete looking LaserActive games for sale as well, it's just odd that they all appear to be US copies in Japan.  Sadly, no Goku or Blue Chicago for mees

[TheClash603]

In general, do U.S. games gain a premium in Japan due to their "import" nature, or are Japanese collectors more apt to just stick to games in their native language?

[SuperDeadite]

In general Japanese don't give a shit about USA stuffs, except for USA exclusive games.  There is a supraisingly high amount of Japanese developed NES games that were never actually released on Famicom.

As for this lot, it's gonna be a gaijin proxy war for sure lol.

[Opethian]

BCB get!

[TheClash603]

My butt hurts.

[Opethian]

My butt hurts.

all the way to the bank you still got LA games Ill never get. HABEEB IT

[EvilEvoIX]

I just found a pioneer laseractive with nec and sega PAC, laseractive conttollers for both, gsmes for both, and 50 laserdiscs for $700.  I guess it's a good deal but I could never justify spending that.

[SuperDeadite]

if it's the USA Turbo Grafx 16 PAC, that's a really good deal.

[SuperDeadite]

just checked the yahoo links from xele. and both games went to proxies.  No surprise there. ROLF

[BlueBMW]

Yeah, figure the following....

Laseractive unit  $150
PAC S10 (US) $120
PAC S1 (JP) $120
PAC N10 (US) $500+
PAC N1 (JP) $250
PAC K1 $50

So yeah if it was a US TG16 PAC then $700 would be a great deal.  Laserdiscs themselves arent worth much, but if some of them were laseractive games then it would be a mega score.

Oh and its totally justified!  Laseractive games offer a unique gaming experience that cant be had elsewhere.

[Mathius]

Oh and its totally justified!  Laseractive games offer a unique gaming experience that cant be had elsewhere.

Quit. Making. This. Sound. APPEALING! The game room can't take anymore. IT CAN'T TAKE IT!

[BlueBMW]

The laseractive stacks nicely with other stereo system components....

[TheClash603]

Oh and its totally justified!  Laseractive games offer a unique gaming experience that cant be had elsewhere.

Quit. Making. This. Sound. APPEALING! The game room can't take anymore. IT CAN'T TAKE IT!

We gotta see a list of the whole lot, so we can group buy and split that sucker up!

[EvilEvoIX]

if it's the USA Turbo Grafx 16 PAC, that's a really good deal.

You tell me, seems to be a hit.  I'll keep an eye on this guy but he's a hike for me, going from basically DC to North Carolina is a haul, maybe I can keep him dropping the price.