Manufacturer | Bandai |
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Type | Home video game console |
Generation | Fifth generation |
Retail availability |
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Media | CD-ROM |
CPU | 8-bit Toshiba TMP87C800F |
Controller input | Infrared Joypad |
Predecessor | Bandai RX-78 |
Successor | Apple Bandai Pippin |
The Playdia (プレイディア Pureidia?) (developed under the codename "BA-X") is a 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 (e.g. 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.