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Playdia
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Also known as Playdia Quick Interactive System, Playdia QIS, プレイディア, Bandai Playdia, BA-X

The (developed under the codename "BA-X") is a fifth-generation home video game console released exclusively in Japan in 1994 at the initial price of ¥24,800. It was intended for a young audience and, like many consoles of the era (such as the LaserActive and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer), was marketed more as a multimedia home entertainment system than as a dedicated gaming console, 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 t

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Bandai
CVG system.type
Home video game console
CVG system.generation
Fifth generation
CVG system.cpu
8-bit NEC μPD78214GC @12MHz; 8-bit Toshiba TMP87C800F @8MHz (Z80 derivative)
CVG system.media
CD-ROM
CVG system.controllers
Infrared Joypad
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Bandai RX-78Terebikko
CVG system.successor
Apple Bandai Pippin
CVG system.graphics
Asahi Kasei AK8000
CVG system.sound
Asahi Kasei AK8000

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Playdia
publication date
1994-09-23
price
24800
discontinuation date
1996-00-00
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  • Overview
  • Playdia software
  • 1994
  • 1995
  • 1996
  • Not for sale
  • Hardware
  • References
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The (developed under the codename "BA-X") is a fifth-generation home video game console released exclusively in Japan in 1994 at the initial price of ¥24,800. It was intended for a young audience and, like many consoles of the era (such as the LaserActive and the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer), was marketed more as a multimedia home entertainment system than as a dedicated gaming console, 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 (except for VAP who published Ie Naki Ko - Suzu no Sentaku instead of Bandai).

==Overview== The Playdia has a CD-ROM drive, and the software is on CD-ROM. The controller has two AAA batteries with infrared wireless that can be stored in the main unit. The target age group was set mainly for elementary school students as both the hardware and software were inexpensive for home games at the time.

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