After 16 years, a Sega fan finally emulates the rare Pioneer LaserActive console
By
LaSombra
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A detailed longform article chronicling the 16-year journey of a Sega fan who set out in 2009 to emulate the Pioneer LaserActive (and its Mega LD variant), a rare hybrid console combining Genesis hardware with LaserDisc technology. The piece covers the technical challenges, wrong turns, and eventual success of finally emulating one of the last vintage home consoles that hadn't been emulated. It also includes updates on a Cowboy Bebop PS2 fan translation, emulator improvements, FPGA developments, and other fan translation projects.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledThe LaserActive 'might be the last vintage home console of note which hadn't been emulated,' but no longer
In April 2009, a Sega fan decided to look into emulating the Mega LD, a quirky and little-known hybrid of Genesis and LaserDisc. This week he finished the job.
The 16 year odyssey of 'time, money, wrong turns and frustration' it took to finally emulate the Pioneer LaserActive
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