Playdia

Playdia
Manufacturer Bandai
Type Home video game console
Generation Fifth generation
Retail availability
Media CD-ROM
CPU 8-bit Toshiba TMP87C800F
Controller input Infrared Joypad
Predecessor Bandai RX-78
Successor Apple Bandai Pippin

The Playdia (プレイディア Pureidia) (developed under the codename "BA-X"[2]) is a home video game console released exclusively in Japan in 1994[3] at the initial price of ¥24,800.[4] It was intended for a young audience and, like many consoles of the era (e.g. the LaserActive and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer), was marketed more as a multimedia home entertainment system than as a dedicated gaming console,[5] with anime quiz software and edutainment making up most of the game library. The Playdia uses a single infrared joypad with simple controls. Bandai, the Playdia's manufacturer, was the only software publisher to support this console.

Playdia title complete list

1994 (11 titles)

1995 (16 titles)

1996 (6 titles)

Not for sale (6 titles)

Internal details

PCB Scan of the Bandai Playdia.

References

  1. ↑ "GameForest - TVゲームの歴史 - プレイディア". Retrieved 2008-07-10.
  2. ↑ Starr, Michael; Chapple, Craig. VINTROPEDIA - Vintage Computer & Retro Console Price Guide 2009. Lulu. 2008. p84.
  3. ↑ "Video Game Consoles Rarity Guide". Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  4. ↑ Forster, Winnie (2005). The encyclopedia of consoles, handhelds & home computers 1972 - 2005. GAMEPLAN. p. 201. ISBN 3-00-015359-4.
  5. ↑ "Overseas ProSpects: Bandai BA-X". GamePro (64) (IDG). November 1994. p. 268.

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