Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Arcade Lifestyle => Topic started by: italiandoh on August 19, 2010, 10:39:49 AM
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For those of you that still don't know, the MSX Palcom laserdisc home system has been emulated by the openMSX emulator (http://openmsx.sourceforge.net/index.php).
Here's an overview (http://www.geocities.jp/dcc13579/palcomsoft-menu.htm) of the games that are available for this system, released in Japan only in the 80s:
And here's a video of the emu in action: openMSX: Laserdisc preview (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Pze7UsGy50)
Matteo
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Thanks for the notification Matteo.
A question, does the MSX Palcom LD is a standard (like the standard '3DO' for instance)? Or is it a *standalone* system?
What is the difference with this 'system' for example? :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/cirqus_voltaire/neolegend9a.jpg)
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Thanks for the notification Matteo.
A question, does the MSX Palcom LD is a standard (like the standard '3DO' for instance)? Or is it a *standalone* system?
The Palcom system was a MSX computer released by Pioneer in the 80s. It was a MSX 1 compatible computer with some add ons by Pioneer to allow interfacing with a laserdisc player. It had a genlock and a serial custom port dedicated to the communication with the LDP, with extra MSX commands to access to laserdisc software. More on this system can be found here (http://www.mccw.hetlab.tk/93/msxlaserdisc/en.html).
What is the difference with this 'system' for example? :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/cirqus_voltaire/neolegend9a.jpg)
The system in this picture in the Pioneer LaserActive system, released as home system in the first part of 90s. This is more of a console style platform rather than a computer. It had a slot in which you could put a so called "pack" to enable interactivity, otherwise it was just a standard NTSC laserdisc player (the CLD-A100 model). Depending on the pack, it could become a Sega Genesis or a NEC Turbografx, with full CD-ROM and LD support. It could also be controlled by an external computer or become a karaoke system with two more different packs. This has nothing to do with the Palcom system. More on this can be found here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive).
Matteo