Author Topic: Bandai Playdia  (Read 921 times)

guyjin

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Bandai Playdia
« on: November 19, 2007, 02:43:01 PM »
So, do any of you own one? are any of the games for it actually fun?
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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2007, 02:53:05 PM »
I really know next to nothing about the system, but it looks... interesting.
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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2007, 03:06:31 PM »
No, and no.

It might be more fun than a PCFX though.

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2007, 03:42:34 PM »
It's the PC-FX's retarded cousin!

http://www.vidgame.net/BANDAI/playdia.htm

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2007, 04:35:01 PM »
The Playdia looks 100% crappier than the PC FX.

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #5 on: November 19, 2007, 05:10:41 PM »
Looks like it wanted to be a PC-FX, though (which itself wanted to be like the US Sega CD).  Mostly animated video with very little interactivity.  I don't know if I'd dare pay xxx yen for it, though.  That's a god damn lot of yen!

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #6 on: November 19, 2007, 06:45:59 PM »
It would be cool to get a hold of a Playdia and a game, find out what it's using for video and as a "for the hell of it" project, make the world's most retarded VCD player.  :lol:

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #7 on: November 19, 2007, 08:50:56 PM »
Looks like it wanted to be a PC-FX, though (which itself wanted to be like the US Sega CD).  Mostly animated video with very little interactivity.  I don't know if I'd dare pay xxx yen for it, though.  That's a god damn lot of yen!

it's sad that I know exactly what you're talking about when you say xxx yen.
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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #8 on: November 19, 2007, 09:52:26 PM »
actually you can find new playdias für less than $30 here in japan. but never bought one of'em, since there are "no games" available.
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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2007, 07:34:29 AM »
I don't have one, but I've heard of it before, and tried to remember what it was called before now. Wouldn't mind playing one.

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2007, 08:20:42 AM »
Probably cool just to try out, but face it the Playdia is dollar bin system. It ranks right up there with 32X (well, actually the 32X can be elevated higher b/c it has games) but unless your a DBZ fan or a cheese ball like Keranu you really don't want to buy one of these.

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2007, 04:30:38 PM »

The console has an extensive library of children's games and hentai.  Great mix.  :lol:

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2007, 05:37:27 PM »

The console has an extensive library of children's games and hentai.  Great mix.  :lol:

And yet no loli. Go fig.  :-k

On a serious note, could somebody post the file structure of a Playdia disc (any disc), with filenames? I don't need an ISO, I'm just curious of how this works on the software side of things.

Oh and no Dragon's Lair, what's up with that?
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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #13 on: November 21, 2007, 02:23:35 AM »
Oh and no Dragon's Lair, what's up with that?

One reason: Bandai RULES! They actually managed to fight off those parasites who wants to release that crap on every system in existance.

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Re: Bandai Playdia
« Reply #14 on: November 21, 2007, 03:07:51 AM »
One reason: Bandai RULES! They actually managed to fight off those parasites who wants to release that crap on every system in existance.

I wish they'd released that 'crap' on HuVideo, but they didn't and that's why I like kicking hobos.
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