SEGA’S $600 GENESIS THAT I CAN’T PLAY, YET! | UNBOXING The Pioneer LaserActive PAC-S10 | Retro Renew
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- SEGA’S $600 GENESIS THAT I CAN’T PLAY, YET! | UNBOXING The Pioneer LaserActive PAC-S10 | Retro Renew
In today's episode of Retro Renew, I unbox a brand new Sega Genesis for the Pioneer LaserActive LaserDisc Player. The Pioneer CLD-A100 was capable of playing Sega Genesis, Sega CD and Mega LD games if you have the PAC-S10 Control Pack (which I am unboxing in this video) as well as TurboGrafx HuCards, TurboCD, SuperCD, and LD-Rom2 games with the PAC-N10 Control Pack. The LaserDisc player retailed at over $900 and the Control Packs were $600 each when it was introduced in 1993! This is an uncommon Sega Genesis console that I won’t be able to play until I get my hands on a Pioneer CLD-A100 LaserActive LaserDisc Player! Enjoy the unboxing!
So here's what you will find in this video:
► 0:00 Intro
► 1:00 LaserActive Background Info
► 5:30 PAC-S10 Unboxing!
► 12:33 PAC-S10 Size Comparison
► 13:05 Final Thoughts/Conclusion
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Huge Sega Genesis fan. I’ve never seen this version before. Mind blown 🤯
I'm a Sega kid! This is something I didn't even know existed. Amazing stuff man!
Me too dude! I love Sega! Wish they still made hardware. I’m glad you enjoyed this video! Really cool piece of Sega history! Cheers David!
I guess it's true what they say "you learn something new everyday" because I've never seen this very fascinating stuff
So glad you found this interesting Matt! I’m glad I was able to show you something new! Cheers buddy!
I can relate to what he is talking about. I actually brought the Pioneer Laser Active disc player for about $300 in one of those mail order catalog in 1995 and still have it around. Have the Genesis module and controller too. It is a great device and nice build.
That’s awesome dude! Sounds like you got a really good deal on it! Hoping to get my hands on the player soon and start collecting laserdiscs! Cheers buddy!
Lucky you, I bought one with the Sega add-on in 93 and paid over $2,000 or $2,500, can’t remember!
Just found your channel and enjoyed this video.
We have the LA and the pacs but thankfully bought them over a decade ago.
One day I keep saying to myself that when I have free time (lol) I will do a video or get someone here un Australia to do a video on our pc1.
There are no videos with it actually being used on a dos pc which would be cool.
Keep up the good work
Another amazing video! And no, we'd never heard of this laser disc player before. Your presentation was great!! Can't wait to watch you repair it!!! Get tech!
Thank you Futago! I can’t wait to start repairing it. Should be a lot of fun! Cheers buddy and happy holidays!
Very cool, looking forward to it being used!
Me too Johnny! Can’t wait to get the LaserActive! Videos to come! Stay tuned buddy! Cheers!
Super cool!
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it! Cheers iocat!
Awesome stuff man! I have a Pioneer CLD-515 laserdisc player that I use on and off. But I never new that they made a version compatible with a Sega console! So cool
That’s awesome! I’ve been wanting to get into laserdiscs for a while. Something about those large optical discs and the cover art that attracted me. Can’t wait to get one and start collecting some classic films! Cheers buddy!
Definitely interested in more retro-console content. This is the era of consoles I grew up with and it's always nice seeing them get some new life through restoration.
Plenty of retro console content to come! Stay tuned buddy! Cheers!
That’s crazy to find this in box!
I know! I feel very fortunate to have it in my collection! Cheers Vincent!!
Because nobody bought it... Super duper expensive 😬
I have 3 units 1 is an NEC version laseractive only had issues with the Pc engine pack and the lower board at the rear of the pack needed recapping amazing to find one in such condition
That’s good news! Thank you for the insight. Sounds like the Sega PAC is pretty robust. Hopefully I can find a decent condition LaserActive player to go with it! Cheers buddy!
How did i miss this episode. Great stuff Tito! These are so interesting I have seen one of these around on my hunts. I saw one at a book off before in the display case. These rare game consoles are really cool pieces of history and need exploration. Id love to see you repair one of these. Looking forward to more about this console from what ive researched there is a PC engine module too. Id love to get my hands on one.
I am definitely planning to repair one! Yep the is ps engine/turbografx module as well as a karaoke one! This was a pretty versatile piece of machinery! Cheers!!
Dude....just omfg your channel is so pro.
Thank you dude 🙏!
great unboxing!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it!! Cheers!
Sincerely, I'm not a habitual commenting UA-cam videos but your videos like so much and I got more knowledge with my favourite systems like sega MegaDrive. I didn't know about this console and would like buy one but...maybe in the future.
Thanks for your time and sorry about my English
Thank you so much Adrian! That really means a lot to me! I’m glad I am able to share these videos with everyone!
You should definitely pick one of these up if you get the opportunity! The Genesis/Mega Drive is one of my all time favorite consoles!!
Your English is very good by the way! Thank you again buddy! Cheers!
Crazy cool. Would love to see more about the
Repairs and some more history on the thing.
Awesome! Thank you for letting me know! It looks like there are quite a few people who are interested in seeing more about the console! Will definitely look into make some in the future! Cheers buddy!
Retro Man Cave did one, part 1 reparing the device: ua-cam.com/video/_rvRRCa8Kik/v-deo.html and part 2 repairing the mega drive pack and showing the device in use: ua-cam.com/video/YKTzZHywlUY/v-deo.html He also showed some more laser disc games in another video.
Nice! I’ll definitely have to check that out. Now I need to get the LaserActive player, haha! Thanks for the heads up! Cheers dude!
Very nice!.great vid.👍
Thank you ROBO! So glad you enjoyed it! Cheers buddy!
Wow, that thing was made when I was 7 years old.... insane!!
Really cool find man! And new in the box even. That retail price is nuts for 1993 lol. I could never get used to the genesis controllers though. Love the look of the front plate.
I know it’s insane how much they charged. It no wonder why it didn’t do well. I agree the front plate looks really cool. The logos and design are spot on. I also noticed later the the L and D on the mega LD logo were orange and blue like sonic and tails. I wonder if that was done on purpose? Cheers Gabriel!
@MachoNachoProductions --- Are the US and JP modules and players interchangeable?
Loving the sega videos! Happy gaming and stay safe my friend
Thank you Lee! So glad you’re enjoying the Sega videos! I’m a huge fan of Sega! You stay safe as well and happy Holidays to you! Cheers bud!
I remember seeing the laser active with the genesis insert at the home theater store when I was a kid and thought it was so cool. I remember my dad was shopping for a prologic add on unit for his stereo. Didn’t realize it cost so much. There was also a turbo grafx unit too. I heard the one chip used in the genesis insert can go bad. It was in a discussion back in 2010 or something I came across a while back...
Wow, never knew this existed. Looks very stylish
It’s definitely not a well know version of the Genesis. Extremely over the top, but that’s why it’s so cool, haha! Cheers buddy! Thank you for the comment!
Check out a variac transformer for the voltage issue. Fwiw the voltage out of our walls varies based on use and time of day it's not always spot on 120v.
Can’t wait to see it in action.
Me too! It’s tough tracking down a working American version. Most of them have issues due to their age. But I think it will be a fun challenge to repair one. Cheers Madblaster6! Great to hear from you!
Nice piece of history :)
Thank you r4dius! Totally agree! Cheers dude!
I can't be certain, but I feel like I saw one of these in a Sears catalog back in the day. Haha. Interested to see you acquiring the other required component and associated repairs. It's my hope that you'll also find the PC Engine addon for it! All great content for your channel. Happy holidays to you Tito! Take care.
That would have been awesome to see these advertised in catalogs! I agree, I’ll definitely need to track down the PC engine add on too! Thank you for the kind comment buddy, really appreciate it! Happy holidays to you too! Cheers!
Did you ever get the DVD/laser disc player to make this work? I would love to see a video on that. I never heard of this crazy cool thing and would love to see more.
I know it was new old stock, but still. For its age, that thing is MINT. What a nice and obscure piece to add to the collection. Can't wait to see it in action!
Thank you Gooch! I was so happy with the condition!
Me too buddy! As soon as I get things up and running I’ll be sure to make a video! Cheers dude!
Recap it, pull the battery asap.
Also, you should be able to use it on it's own. It outputs RGB to the A100, which the player drops to composite to mix in with the native composite signal of the Laserdisc. You can't usually get RGB from the laseractive unless you tap these pins anyway as Laserdisc can't do anything higher than composite.
I have had this and the laserdisc player since 1995. Used to play it a lot with Sega CD games but mostly used it a laserdisc player and to play the few laseractive games I had. The only downside was the the laserdisc player only had composite output and no S-video. I was always on the lookout for the NEC Turbografx-16 PAC , very rare and expensive now. I paid $100 for the Laserdisc player with the Genesis PAC. It was a floor-model at PC Richard electronics store.
That’s an awesome deal and really cool that you got one early! Thank you for sharing! I really want to get some Mega LD games for the laserdisc but they’re so expensive. Would be so neat! Again, thanks for sharing buddy! Happy holidays to you! Cheers!
This is amazing! I've been trying to figure out what this thing was for years! I remember playing on one of these as a kid when the were new, parents were shopping for furniture and the store had one of these set up as a demo. My sister and I entertained ourselves playing on this while they shopped. I had played Genesis at friends' houses, but had never seen something like this an was pretty amazed. I also remember the whole setup being stupid expensive, I think about $2000 including the required LD player. Asked my parents if we could get it and they just laughed! But anyway, I'm excited to see this since I've never seen mention of it since nor met anyone who has heard of it. I was starting to think I just dreamt it or it was some retail demo station that didn't exist in the wild or something.
Side note- Did you ever acquire the corresponding LD player? For what it's worth, the Japanese model will likely work fine on US voltage without a converter. I'm sure you know the power supply is an AC-to-DC converter, but there should be enough tolerance built in to handle 120v input on a 100v power supply (and more than likely if you meter an outlet the actual voltage in your house is probably closer to 110.) Where you really have to worry about using a converter on that small of a difference is with heating elements and motors where they're by nature more sensitive to small voltage differences. I have a Japanese Dreamcast from launch that has always been used on US voltage without conversion and still works great 20+ years later.
Yep, I got a broken American unit and fixed it 👍. I love it!
There was also a pcengine connector like the genesis connector for the laser active as well
Hey Tito, listed voltages like those listed on Japanese appliances are nominal voltages. if the voltage was to go down or up 10 to 20 volts it would still be safe. Usually, these tolerances are built into power products. Depending on where you live if you were to actually measure the voltage coming from your wall socket throughout different times of day it varies quite a lot. Hope this helpful
That is great too know! Do you want know if it will affect the console long term?
@@MachoNachoProductions if it was to affect anything it would usually affect the power supply only due to that being what is taking in the voltage and converting it to DC for the console. You can look at some forums on some similar power rated items and what people have said. But traditionally at least in my experience I’ve had a Japanese Wii where the power supply was rated nominally at 110 and I live in the US where it’s 120v and it’s been running fine for the last 3 years with pretty frequent use. Unless it’s like a 30 volt difference you should be pretty okay. I’m not an electrical engineer by any means but having taken electrical classes for my aircraft courses most circuits have pretty big tolerances built in and the listed voltage is nominal.
Awesome! Really appreciate the insight!
@@MachoNachoProductions of course ! Thought I’d let you know in case those laser disc players are easier to find from the Japanese market.
What a bizarre thing. LaserDisc was out the door in the 90's so it's so odd this got made.
HAHA! I totally just found one of these upgrade modules in a box in my closet!
too bad I don't have that laser disc player for this anymore...
Dude what did you do to get your hands on one of those??? Those are hard to come by
I have a LaserActive with the TurboGrafx module and I adore it. It was a gift from my late father (who btw, worked for JVC when they were trying to make the X'eye a thing...). I don't have any cue cards but I'm happy to report that it plays burned PCE CD games (so mostly I play Rhondo of Blood on it ^.^)
I’m sorry to hear about your father. Sounds like he had an amazing job, so cool he was there while jvc was working on the x’eye! Rhondo of blood is such an amazing game. Arguably the best for the tg16. Cheers buddy!
Unfortunately both the X'eye and the LaserActive were doomed in the US from the start... a couple things I have yet to hear a youtuber talk about with these devices is that two of their biggest selling points were that they were also home karaoke and CDV players. Karaoke had yet to really catch on in the states and CDV (Video CD format) was huge in Asia but never really made it over to the states.
Now you gotta get the turbo grafx 16 gamepack!
I was just looking into getting a laserdisc player too. Got some rare Berserk anime laserdiscs that I bought for the amazing cover art, but there are japanese commentaries on them that seemingly aren't anywhere online so I would like to be able to play and capture those and commission someone to translate them. I love the genesis though so this is tempting to look into as well lol.
Me too dude! Been wanting to get into laserdisc collecting. I love the cover art and those huge discs are awesome! Watching some classic anime on them will be a lot of fun! Will probably need to pick up Akira and Ghost in the Shell when I get the LaserActive player! Thank you for the comment buddy! Cheers!
Your intro alone made me a subscriber. Not to mention anything Sega as I am a huge fan. From the master system, genesis, sega cd and dreamcast. Are my favorites.
I had master system, genesis dreamcast. Second would be tgfx16 and the CD. Third PS2
Thank you so much for the sub G Lock! Really appreciate it buddy!
Me too! Huge Sega fan! Dreamcast is in my top 3 favorite console for sure!
I really hope you enjoy the channel and thank you again!! Cheers!
what are the measurements of the module itself?
Screw the tower of power, this got a laserdisc player! So cool. Hope you got the laserdisc player
Your 6 button controller, is based on the Japanese Megadrive 6 button controller, the US and European ones were slightly bigger, since the difference in hand size per market, and another neat feature, the Japanese megadrive controllers have a blue start button to match the reset button of the japanese mega drive systems, the rest of the world are white/grey coloured.
Oh awesome! Thank you for the info! I was so confused when I held it, I was like “man this feels a lot smaller than I remember” haha! Appreciate the clarification and insight! I actually really like the smaller form factor. May need to pick another Japanese 6 button! Cheers Jonathan!
Looking forward to the video when you have it working!
Awesome Saul! Will definitely be making a video on this in the future! Cheers buddy!
i feel like it was opened to check that everything was there and thats it
That must have cost you a small fortune! I have never seen the box for one of those, very cool.
I was fortunate to get a pretty decent deal for one of these, about $250! It’s my Christmas present this year, haha! I feel very fortunate to have this in my collection. Now I just need the Player, haha, oh gosh what have gotten myself into, lol! Cheers buddy!
I would like to see your tools ..like soldering iron and stuff ..would love to see a video on it
Nice 👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you Mai! Cheers and happy holidays!
Nice pick up. Hopefully you'll find the player soon. I heard the caps in the PACs are prone to leaking just based on age. You might want to check them even though your PAC is new.
Thank you csgx1! I heard the same thing. I’ll definitely be checking the caps out. Maybe do a live stream of me replace the caps on the PAC! Really appreciate the heads up buddy! Cheers!
any plans to do the upcoming boxy pixel hingeless GBA SP? Really interested to see one of those built up with bluetooth and wireless charging like youve done with your other GBA SP videos.
Absolutely! It looks amazing! Can’t wait to get my hands on one!! Stay tuned!
Let's be honest, Laserdisc was a high-end luxury video format. This would have been marketed toward people who already had thousands put into their home video/audio set up and probably didn't want to "cheapen" it or clog up space with a video game console
It was definitely marketed as a high end video format for sure which is why it didn’t do so well in the US. I think in some Asian countries it did really well. Notably Japan’s and Hong Kong. I think they had a better rental infrastructure that made watching LDs more affordable. Cheers Michael!
use a hair dyer to open old tape of things, leaves the wrapping good.
I remember seeing this a lot in magazine ads for like GamePro and Game Players. Being a young kid and seeing the cost of it, I knew this was something that I'd never be able to experience, and ultimately it didn't really matter anyway. Awesome pickup. The condition is ridiculous. What was the cost of it, Tito? Comparable to its original retail cost?
Thank you Justin! It was way cheaper than the original cost. I got it for around $250-280 which is was actually a pretty good deal! I feel like I got lucky with the auction. Cheers dude!
10:27 That's pretty awesome!... also.... pretty old? LOL!
Haha yep, it’s crazy to think how long ago that is now. I remember the 90s like it were yesterday, haha! Cheers Francisco!
@MachoNachoProductions --- Compatible with 32X?
That's crazy, never knew this existed O_O.
Thank you kingdiesel! I feel very lucky to have it in the collection! Cheers buddy!
I’ve seen this thing before, but I’d love to see it functioning
Got some great videos coming soon for it! May even do some live streams fixing it up! Cheers!
Whoooaaah $600 for this module alone along with controller , that’s insane.
I know! It’s crazy! Not sure what Pioneer was thinking, haha! Cheers buddy!
makes me want to track both one of these and a LaserActive player for myself, I just have one question that I can't find an answer to, what FM synthesis chip does the PAC-S10 use, does it use the YM2612 or the YM3438 (knowing how most of the companies that did this kind of release used the 3438 I'd assume this would be no exception, although this is Pioneer we're talking about here so maybe they cared more than the others but highly unlikely)?
That’s a great question! I’ll be sure to check that out when I replace all the caps. I’ll probably make a video of it. Stay tuned buddy! Cheers!
That’s insane! I can’t believe how much it cost back then, but for someone who owns a laserdisc player that must not be much I guess
Haha, that’s true. If you were buying laserdiscs back in the day you were either an enthusiast or had some extra cash. At least we can enjoy them today at a discount, haha! Cheers Dr Carrot!
We owned a laserdisc from 88 and we kept on upgrading the player until the ld demise in 98-99. There was only a compatible ld player, which was pretty basic audio videorelated (no autorreverse, no ac-3rf outputs etc)
That flap slam was satisfying AF 🤤
Haha, totally was 💯!
@@MachoNachoProductions hey since I got your attention,
you never mentioned what chip is incharge of the sound.
Is it the original stereo chip seen in the "High Definition Graphics" models of the Genesis/Maga Drive, the one seen in later modal 1's and modal 2 varient of the yamaha chip or is it a completely custom sound chip?
Sorry dude, haven’t had a chance to crack it open yet. I’m going to probably do a live stream on it some time in the future opening it and the laserdisc. Stay tuned and check out that live stream and remind me. Cheers buddy! We’ll get to the bottom of it.
I would totally be interested and didn’t know this was a thing. My first console was a genesis and first handheld was a game gear. Never had a gameboy till this year.
Awesome, thank you Ryan! Glad there is interest in this! Same here, my first console was the Genesis, and my first handheld was the Game Gear! I got a gameboy pocket when Pokémon came out. I’m a huge Sega fanboy and am glad it’s getting some more attention these days! Cheers Ryan and thank you for the comment!
I bet going to Tito's house would be like going to the candy shop! For retro gamers haha
Haha! Hopefully it will be one day! I live in a small apartment and a lot of my stuff is in storage containers since I don’t have the space to have everything all set up on display. We can always dream! Cheers bud! As usual, always great to hear from you man! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions I hear you man my stuff is all in boxes in the basement but I'm going to go through it soon and try to get it on display! Take care buddy!
Nice! You too dude! Happy holidays!
Didn't know about that console! Actually i didn't know for JVC also. Cool, i love every retro console and i am so happy that i still learning about unknown retro consoles! We've learned something today ;-).
How much costs you?
So glad I was able to show you this console! It cost around $280. Cheers and happy New Years buddy!
I'm not sure If you seen the listing or not, but as of this video. There's currently Laseractive for $539 on eBay from user "yellowchoo". Since the Caps on both the Genesis & PC Engine Pacs are bad, I recommend recapping them. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for the heads up! Might need to check it out. It’s a bit above my budget. Hoping to get one for a bit cheaper and that maybe needs some work done to it, that way I can make an interesting video for you guys, haha! Thanks again buddy! Really appreciate the heads up! Cheers!
When you finally get around to servicing this, there are a couple areas you probably want to pay close attention to - namely the area around the Pioneer IC (which handles communication with the laser disc drive) and the 3-4 vias near C129. The PAC-S10 I just fixed had traces that were ruined by electrolytic fluid, which manifested itself by, first, freezing up every time the console booted and accessed the laser disc drive, and second, by sound missing on genesis games that the Z80 was responsible for. I've written up my experience here to help others who want to take on the PAC-S10 challenge:
www.reddit.com/r/consolerepair/comments/maqep2/laseractive_sega_pacs10_an_odyssey_in_console/
So maybe you dont know but I believe that not only will you be able to play SEGA Genesis games if that module is in the Laser Active it will play SEGA CD games. Also, there is a TurboGRAFX module as well for that thing.
Yes you are correct! It can play Sega cd and mega LD games. Yep I also am planning to find a turbografx unit as well! That would complete the LaserActive collection!! Cheers Joshua!
What a find! I remember the press articles about it... How did you source it?
I got it on eBay. It was an auction that didn’t go as high as I expected it to. I definitely got lucky! Cheers buddy!
One of these days, somebody’s going to find a way to put the 32X on this.
You asked if we'd like to see more about this laserdisc system. Of course! Your videos are called "Retro Renew" not only "Handheld Renew," so go for it! Especially since this isn't a well known version of the Sega genesis. I'd love to learn more about it!
Awesome! Sounds good! Will definitely make a video once I get everything up and running! Thank you for letting me know! Cheers Cameron and happy holidays!
You ever manage to find the player for this?
0:07 *The Sega Mega Drive, which was renamed to "Genesis" for the North American market for trademark and marketing reasons
If you're a SEGA fan you're aware of this :) Solid purchase and a great piece of history!
Thanks Ammer! I’m so happy to have it in my collection! Cheers buddy and happy holidays!
Our HH Gregg had one in the mid 90's I think it had Silpheed running on it
That’s awesome! It would have been awesome to see this thing running in the store! Thank you for sharing John! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions17 year old me was blown away. Only one I have seen in person.
I would have been pretty blown away too!
i played one of these with the sega cd module and tg16 model at incredible universe in the home theater demo room i decided to buy the cdx and 32x. we tried stuffing the 32x into the laser active module it didnt work it dont have the cables. i have been wanting to buy one for years though it is empty space to fill the length of the laserdisc play the tg16 module is the same size.
I need a cdx in the collection 😅! Perhaps one day I will find one and you will find a LaserActive
@@MachoNachoProductions i would need the sega and nec game modules or its just a laserdisc player. and i found some but they are higher price than they was new.
I would try to upload the laser active bios to a micro sd card, insert it into the cartridge, run the laser active bios on my genesis cdx and get a multi-media harvester.
did you ever got a 6 button controler to compare the size? maybe its because the last time you used one your hands were smaller also hahah :)
Never seen it in action. However the ridiculousness of the cost for the unit was heavily covered. Which if you had this Lazerdisc player was still $100 the buying the Genesis and Sega cd on there own. It was nuts.
I know! Totally crazy. Cheers Dallen!
@@MachoNachoProductions Cheers Mate.
On certain days, I have the same level of neuroticism not wanting to damage the foam packaging of my electronics
Haha, I’m always that way! Cheers!
Make sure you replace the capacitors on both boards. The caps were bad from the factory. All PAC-S10s must have their caps replaced no matter how unused they are. Btw- it has 88 caps, no joke. Enjoy!
Will definitely replace them all. Oh man 88?! That’s crazy, I hear there’s over 200 in the LaserActive player. This will be a huge project! Should be fun. Cheers buddy!
I've been convincing myself that a Pioneer LaserActive and PAC purchase is justifiable in the future given that I'd also like to build a small library of anime LaserDiscs. Very unique piece of electronic history. I've always enjoyed and admired the fringe console electronics that are licensed and well made.
Me too dude! I love it when game companies license their tech! Collecting some movies and anime on laserdisc is also part of justification for picking this PAC up, haha! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions Planning any vids around the Holidays to keep an eye out for or you going to lay low after this purchase? =P
Great question! I think I’m going to try and stick to my schedule. I got a couple videos I can do. They may be a bit simpler than my usual. Definitely stay tuned buddy! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Have you considered doing like a mellow 90-minute stream on YT where you maybe do a small mod, chat with the community, collect a few super chats and it cuts out a boat load of prep and editing? I think it would be cool to watch and might end up being less work for you if you felt like you wanted a change of pace this Holiday season. =)
That’s a really great suggestion! I would love to do a live stream! Been thinking about it and researching it for a while. Streaming is a very new thing to me. Not sure I will do one during the holiday season but I am planning on starting soon, perhaps in the new year! Was also trying to figure out it YT or twitch was better. Not sure what people prefer? I may do a pole. What do you think would be the better platform for streaming my kind of content? Really appreciate the input dude!
Saw a few of those Mega LD games at Super Potato Akihabara a few years back. From the artwork they all seemed like bad shooters with FMV backgrounds. Would be awesome if this took of the way Sega CD did.
Whoa nice! Super Potato definitely seems like a place that would carry some of these games. I wonder how much they run for?
I think you’re right, it looks like most of these games are FMV types. Still kinda cool and I’m sure fun to play for a short while. The cover art for the games look really cool though! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions When I was there I think 3 years back, they were very affordable, the demand for them is not there. I remember something like 4500 yen or 45 USD per title.
Oh man that is awesome! When we can travel again, I really want to go to Japan and pick up some games/consoles! I feel like they have better prices there. Thanks for the info!
Tito,those always need to be recapped ,they have lots of issues with the original Capacitors
Thank you David! I am totally planning on recapping it. Feels strange to recap something that is “new”, haha! I’m hoping there aren’t any leak caps in there. Fingers crossed! Cheers buddy!
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Please don't ever listen to the vids/people who say to twist the caps off the board. lol
A very last resort might be to very carefully snip through the old caps with sharp snips, keeping the snips as parallel to the PCB as possible, but any mechanical stress on the pads could rip them (and the traces) up.
A far safer method is to invest in some soldering "tweezers", so you can hit both pads/legs with heat at the same time...
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A hot air station can also work, but be sure to wear safety glasses, as the caps will often "explode", and ping into your eyes otherwise. You just have to keep shuffling the heat between the two pads, then very carefully lift the cap off with tweezers, being sure not to put any real pressure on it until the solder is molten.
Some SMD parts will have a tiny dot of glue under them, though, so will need a bit more gentle wiggling (and heating) to remove them. Too much heat for too long can "popcorn" the PCB, though. The hot air station should be set to no more than around 340C.
(I've found the stations need to be set a fair bit hotter than the solder's melting point to work.)
When using the soldering tweezers, it's also worth using a regular soldering iron to add a tiny bit of fresh solder to the old stuff. It generally makes it a lot easier to remove the caps.
Also, adding a small dab of liquid "No Clean" flux to each pad can help a lot.
Wow thank you for all the advice and amazing comment! Really appreciate it! I also definitely don’t recommend twisting caps off, very likely to rip off the pads. I’ve had good luck with cutting them. The tweezers look interesting and I’ve been thinking about getting a hot air station for a while may need to pull the trigger and get one! Thanks again for the comment! Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions No problem. ;)
I'm not officially qualified in soldering, but have been doing repairs since CRT / LCD / Plasma TVs, VCRs, and arcade boards, and I've learned enough to know that twisting components off boards isn't the best idea. hehe
But, I will admit that on my own stuff, I did used to snip through the caps sometimes if I was rushing or being a bit lazy. It's definitely the lesser of the two evils.
Good luck with the recap, and getting hold of a nice LaserActive. ;)
You had me checking on eBay again earlier for prices on a LaserActive. They're actually not too bad at all for a Japanese version. Only around £400-500 for a "mostly working" one.
I've not had a Laserdisc player in many years, but still have three discs here.
When I repaired a player (Pioneer DVL-919) for somebody a few years ago, he sent about 30 discs with it too, and I ended up watching ALL of them. lol
There's still something about watching classic movies on Laserdisc. It was just at that point where the quality was nice enough on a CRT, but still had a touch of "grit" about it that suited movies on celluloid quite well.
It didn't look too badly on a modern TV either.
That’s awesome dude! Thank you so much for sharing! Now you got me really excited about movies on laserdisc! Gonna have to start looking if they have some of my favorites! Very exciting! Cheers dude!
I have never had A laser active or the Genesis addon for it. I have seen A LOT of reports of bad capacitors in the Genesis add on though. Due to the track record of cap failure and the high cost of the laser active stuff a preemptive recap may not be a bad idea. Console 5 may even have a cap kit for it.
Yep just bought the cap kit. Will replace them soon!
Maybe I missed it, but I am curious to know how much this NOS unit cost you. I wasn’t aware of this one before today. I have all the other Genesis variants that you featured, but it looks like I now have another one to find for my collection. This is certainly a cool and unique device. Thanks for another great video!
Hey Brian! Great question, I completely forgot to mention it i the video but I spent about $280 on it which in my opinion was a pretty good deal. Feel very lucky that I won the auction at such a great price! So glad you enjoyed the video buddy! Cheers!
@@MachoNachoProductions Sounds like you got a really good deal on it to me. Especially considering how much of a savings when compared to it’s cost when new!
Totally agree! The savings are immense considering the original price! Both in nominal and real terms! Cheers Brian! Happy holidays!
la intro es muy bonita pero tiene un fallo la pantalla de la game boy que sale al final se ve una huella en el centro,,,ponlo bien por favor
This is the Polymega's daddy ... True story
😂 it is! Hadn’t thought about that
didn’t know about that and now i want one lol
@@linkthehero1234 shoot I want one also ... But it's a bit pricey. I like it though
The six button was always smaller than the 3 button controller.
They totally are. But this 6 button one is smaller than the 6 button controllers I’ve seen in the US. Someone said in the comments that the Japanese ones were smaller. Cheers!
People should play a drinking game to this video an drink everytime you repeat yourself!!!
I had the TG-16 Pac but never owned a LaserActive.
Wish I'd kept the Pac :(
Oh man, totally! The TG16 pac is quite rare.
It is a mega drive, the name was changed for North America
Wonder if you can plug a 32x into it.
Great question! I definitely plan on trying this! I don’t see why it wouldn’t fit. Cheers buddy!
Didn't the LaserActive make a TurboGrafx16 module as well?
Great question Finn! They did! It’s the PAC-N10 for North America or the PAC-N1 in Japan. I definitely plan on trying to get one of those as well! They also made a karaoke PAC as well. Cheers buddy!
@@MachoNachoProductions So despite the different voltages between the American and Japanese units, can they both play the same PACs?
That is a really good question Finn! I honestly don’t know the answer to that one. I’m hoping someone who does know can chime in. Again great question and thank you for asking it! Cheers bud!
Damn, you must've dropped a fortune on that thing.
I got a fantastic deal on it, I paid about $250 for it and they routinely go for around $500 and more. I feel very fortunate. Right place at the right time! I consider this my Christmas present to myself, haha! Hoping to get an equally good deal on the laser active player. Cheers Jim! Happy holidays!
@@MachoNachoProductions Daanng man! That's a steal! I have the player and the Genesis Pak. Amazing piece of video game history. I'm still on the look out for the Turbografx Pak.
Thanks Adam! I got really lucky in the auction!
Me too, I’m on the look out for the player and the turbogarfx! Hopefully we can both score one and get good deals! Cheers buddy!
I can think of a place you can put that thing.
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Even if it's unused they are bad, guaranteed! It's a purified with all game systems from the time.
It has a genesis logo, but comes with asian controller. Japan and asian pal have those small controllers
Yeah, it’s quite the unique combination. I really like the smaller Japanese controller, very comfortable. Cheers Victor!
Use the ounce gold price for a inflation calculator. It’s more accurate.
May have to do this in the future. I typically use consumer price index. Appreciate the heads up! Cheers dude and happy holidays!
@@MachoNachoProductions you and your family too!