Sega Mega LaserDisc Games Playable On Ares!

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

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🔹🔷 Massive News! 🔷🔹

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IN A WORLD… where gaming history teeters on the brink of oblivion… One legendary machine is about to rise from the shadows…

 

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🔹🔷 The Sega Mega Laserdisc 🔷🔹

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Long thought lost… now within our reach. But to truly understand its legacy, you need to know the story of the Pioneer LaserActive — a $2,000+ technical masterpiece that only the wealthy could afford. Debuting in October 1993 to compete with the 3DO, this $700 base unit could do it all: Play music, games, karaoke, interactive software, and over 7,500 movies with unmatched picture quality. Run massive Laserdiscs — the precursor to the DVD — powering arcade legends like Dragon’s Lair and Space Ace. Use the $350 Laser Karaoke pack with mixer and mic to sing along to over 250 titles.

 

The system’s power came from add-on LD-ROM packs: Mega-LD Pack (with Sega): Play 8” and 12” Mega-LD discs, Sega CDs, Genesis carts, and CD+G discs. Came bundled with Pyramid Patrol and a 4-in-1 Sega classic collection (Revenge of Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Columns). LD-ROM² Pack (with NEC): Play LD-ROM² discs, NEC CD-ROM², Super CD, HuCard games, and more. Bundled with Econosaurus and a 4-in-1 Hudson Soft classic collection (Gate of Thunder, Bonk’s Adventure, Bonk’s Revenge, Bomberman). Only a handful of extra games were made — including Space Berserker, High Roller, Vajra, and Manhattan Requiem — now holy grails among collectors.

 

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🔹🔷 Videogame Esoterica 🔷🔹

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Videogame Esoterica has ignited the hunt:

 

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🔹🔷 Witness The Legends Reborn 🔷🔹

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🎯 Space Berserker: 

 

🎯 Pyramid Patrol: 

 

🎯 Vajra:

 

🎯 Vajra 2:

 

🎯 Hi Roller Battle:

 

🎯 Ghost Rush!:

 

 

🎯 Pioneer LaserActive Special:

 

This isn’t just preservation… This is a rescue mission. And the clock is ticking. Join the hunt. Save the games. Make history. 💿

 

Space Berserker: https://archive.org/compress/megald-space-berserker-peasu1003-2025-08-10
Rocket Coaster: https://archive.org/compress/megald-rocket-coaster-peasu5013-2025-08-10
Pyramid Patrol: https://archive.org/compress/megald-pyramid-patrol-peasu5001-2025-08-10

Myst B2 Prototype: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1oxuW5Z0auBE2nfiXttQR5svX5oxvqe19
Pioneer LaserActive Japan BIOS v1.01 and v1.05: https://archive.org/compress/pioneer-laseractive-japan-bios-v1.01-v1.05

Special Fork of Ares: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1XbynGXgIBz5nbOjvXw0hu-de7-lYGF34

Modifié dimanche à 22:25 par M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r
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[mr_punjana]

Hi is this incorporated into the latest version of Ares or do we have to use a specific version that emulates the Mega LD?  If so could someone provide a link. 

 

Hope we can preserve these very rare discs if the collectors are out there as this format is prone to disc rot. 

 

Thank you. 

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

I've updated the main post!

[mr_punjana]

Amazing work by the Ares dev's and Mega LD disc preservers, and for you to share here thank you so much. Great to see this rare system and games starting to get preserved     

 

Also loved the promotional video about the player "Remember the operating instructions manual is your secret weapon!" LOL. 

 

Hope to see more added to this thread in the future would be great to see the full library one day.  Like you said this is a preservation rescue mission. 

Modifié samedi à 04:10 par mr_punjana

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

Yes well the work isn't my own, I'm just trying to bring more awareness to the project! All praise should go to those involved in bringing this effort to the masses! Video game preservation is important!

[bojo5150]

Can you post the US bios?

[zeg4m3r]

Merci beaucoup pour ce partage.

Je rêvais d'essayer des jeux Pioneer Mega LD depuis tellement longtemps .. merci l’Émulation et emuline !!

[juice]

this is great news , i cannot wait to play these games, love dragons lair and other laserdisc classics, these are great , thankyou very much to all involved

 

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

9 hours ago, bojo5150 said:

Can you post the US bios?

It's actually already in the bios files but it's naming convention makes you think it's all Japanese. Everything is there to play in the links.

[juice]

when i load space berserka, i get a display messege saying - the cartridge memory is not present. how do i get past this screen and load the game thanks. rockect coaster works fine

 

 

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

just format through that menu that tells you it's out of memory. Use the start button you mapped not the other buttons to confirm. It will restart and work properly after that.

[juice]

thanks man, these games are great, give thanks to all involved, have a great day

 

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

2 hours ago, juice said:

thanks man, these games are great, give thanks to all involved, have a great day

 

My pleasure! 😄

 

[nosoucy62]

salut !

 

comment mapper les touches de la manette ?

je lance un jeu mais je reste bloqué sur la page d'accueil de ares et sega megaLD sans possibilité de lancer quoi que ce soit.....on peu juste choisir son controller (control - fighting - megamouse)....

merci pour votre aide

[xttx]

35-40 fps in myst. Haven't tried anything else yet. I guess the cause is that the HDD is simply not fast enough for such a bitrate. I hope to see lossy-encoded dump someday...

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[ultimatepump]

Where do we go for Dragon's Lair and whatever else is in the collection?  I'd like to collect and preserve please.

On 8/15/2025 at 9:58 AM, bojo5150 said:

Can you post the US bios?

I think this may be it:Pioneer LaserActive v1.04 (US) Bios.bin

[M0d3rnR3tr0Gam3r]

1 hour ago, ultimatepump said:

Where do we go for Dragon's Lair and whatever else is in the collection?  I'd like to collect and preserve please.

I think this may be it:Pioneer LaserActive v1.04 (US) Bios.bin

This is all the dumps for now, more will be posted when they're available.

[ultimatepump]

Very good.  Thanks!