An early marketing brochure for the BA-X.
The BA-X Bandai Home Entertainment Interactive System was the name of a prototype game console that had been announced and shown by Bandai at the Tokyo Toy Show in June 1994. 3 months later, the final version was released as the Playdia Quick Interactive System.[1]
Features[]
The prototype featured new advancements, such as a CD-ROM drive and a wireless "Infrared Rays" controller with some differently colored buttons than the final production unit.[2][3]
Gallery[]
Specification chart
Magazine coverage of Bandai's announcement of the BA-X
1994 Tokyo Toy Show
(skip to 30s for BA-X)
番外編！’94東京おもちゃショーへＧＯ！
(skip to 40s for BA-X)
References[]
- ↑ The Bandai Playdia -- Bandai's Educational Home Console by Kelsey Lewin, YouTube. 2017-07-03.
- ↑ The Playdia / プレイディア (Bandai - 1994), initially advertised as the BA-X by VGDensetsu, Twitter. 2016-04-07.
- ↑ 今日はプレイディア20歳の誕生日ということで発売前のパンフ。 by hiropapa00 (Japanese), Twitter. 2014-09-22.
External links[]
- Prototype at Wikipedia
- After the prototype PlayStation: six more obscure games consoles at The Guardian (2015-07-07)