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Pioneer Laseractive magazine ad with Sonic

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  1. Dec 11, 2009 #1
    Mobiethian

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    I was sorting through a Sonic box of mine and I found this magazine ad. Unfortunately the second page is missing and I don't know what mag it's from. It shows Sonic with CDs as well as a console picture with a Sega-like controller.

    I thought this was pretty neat but mysterious and likely Sonic CD oriented. Does anyone know anything more about it?

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  2. Dec 11, 2009 #2
    Mad Echidna

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    Interesting. It sounds like it was a Laserdisk player that allowed console add ons in cartridge form, or something. The controller is the same as the one that shipped with the Genesis 3.
     
  3. Dec 11, 2009 #3
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    And the one that came with the Saturn.
     
  4. Dec 11, 2009 #4
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    That Laseractive machine had add-ons that allowed one to play 1) MD and Mega CD and 2) PC-Engine games (not sure about PC-Engine CD-ROM games). There also were "Mega LDs", MD games on Laserdisc or so, FMV games most likely. Google should help...

    EDIT: Yeah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_LaserActive
     
  5. Dec 11, 2009 #5
    Mad Echidna

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    Oh, really? The saturn just used the redesigned Genesis controller? Interesting. Was the plug the same?

    Seeing all this laserdisk stuff just makes me amazed that Pioneer ever thought anyone would pay that kind of money for a fucking disk. I remember seeing a copy of some animated movie that took place in central park at Media Play for like $100 when I was a kid.
     
  6. Dec 11, 2009 #6
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    Alright. Great info! Well since Sonic is in the ad, would that probably be in reference to Sonic CD? It is a 1993 ad so I figured it was.
     
  7. Dec 12, 2009 #7
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    "A Troll in Central Park" was on laserdisc? :O
     
  8. Dec 12, 2009 #8
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    Well... it would make sense since this was compatible with the SEGA-CD.
     
  9. Dec 12, 2009 #9
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    The Laser Active could play both Sega Genesis and Sega CD games when it was released, provided you had the megadrive adapter. The ad is probably referencing sonic himself.
     
  10. Dec 12, 2009 #10
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    That makes more sense. I'm glad to know some more about it now.
     
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