Playdia
Sign in to saveThe (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
Key facts
- CVG system.logo
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- CVG system.image
- Bandai-Playdia-Set-R.jpg
- CVG system.manufacturer
- 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
- CVG system.predecessor
- 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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Article
9 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Playdia software
- 1994
- 1995
- 1996
- Not for sale
- Hardware
- References
- External links
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.