Chart of the first 12 Playdia titles.
Nearly every title for the Playdia console was published by Bandai. Many took advantage of the CD-ROM format to present full motion video, though with simplistic gameplay.
The first launch titles in 1994 were targeted towards young children. At least 8 promotional discs were given away with the console or in special promotions; some were intended for retailers to demonstrate the console in stores.
The Playdia logo was redesigned in 1995 for titles that targeted older audiences.
Soft sales drove Bandai to introduce releases for older audiences in 1995, which included higher-priced titles focused on Japanese pop idols. Improved sales helped Bandai mitigate initial losses on the platform.[1]
Contents
Released titles[]
Product IDs typically began with "BAPD-" for early retail releases and "BKPD-" for latter releases.
Promotional titles[]
Product IDs began with "BS-" for promotional or "Sample Soft" units that were given way.
| Promotional Playdia Title | Product ID | Release Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playdia Quick Interactive System Sample Soft | BS-002 | 1994-09-23 | For retailers. |
| Yumi to Tokoton Playdia ("Dokidoki Campaign" Present Soft) | BS-003 | 1994-09-23 | Limited to 5000 units.[1] |
| Yumi to Tokoton Playdia ("Wakuwaku Campaign" Storefront Sample Soft) | BS-004 | 1994-09-23 | For retailers. |
| Go! Go! Ackman Planet | BS-005 | 1994-11 | 200 units included with V Jump magazine.[1] |
| Jump Limited Special: 4 Great Heroes Battle Collection | BS-006 | 1995-?? | 300 units included with Weekly Shōnen Jump.[3] |
| Bandai Item Collection 70’ | BS-007 | 1995-04 | Given to console buyers at point of purchase.[4] |
| Elements Voice Series Sample Soft | BS-008? | 1995-07-28 | For retailers? (UNCONFIRMED)? |
| Playdia iQ Kids Sample Soft | BS-009 | 1995-07-28 | For retailers. |
| Kero Kero Keroppi: Uki Uki Party Land | BS-010 | 1995-??-?? |
Aftermarket titles[]
CD-ROMs for Banpresto's Micha King arcade kinetoscopes are playable on standard Playdia consoles.[5]
| Micha King Title | Product ID | Release Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micha King Disc: Sentai Series | S-218 | 1996 | For arcade operators. |
| Micha King Disc: Sailor Moon SuperS | S-227 | 1996 | For arcade operators. |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Bandai Playdia -- Bandai's Educational Home Console by Kelsey Lewin, YouTube. 2017-07-03.
- ↑ Playdia mise a jour, liste by BoboPJ64, GameTronik (French). 2008-01-24.
- ↑ Bandai Playdia Jump Gentei Special 4 Dai Hero BATTLE Taizen by soma_11, eBay. 2018-06-21.
- ↑ プレイディア非売品ゲーム情報 (Japanese) by naporitanPG at Twitter. 2018-07-12.
- ↑ みちゃ王用ディスク。 (Japanese) by じろのすけ, Twitter. 2017-04-27.
- ? Denotes that the release was anecdotally identified online, but little other evidence has yet been found to confirm that it actually shipped.
See also[]
- List of Pippin titles at the Pippin @World & Atmark Wiki
- List of WonderSwan titles and WonderSwan Color titles at the WonderSwan Wiki
External links[]
- Bandai Playdia checklist at RF Generation
- Bandai Playdia Games at Giant Bomb
- Bandai Playdia: Games & Emulation at Video Game Console Library
- Console : La Bandai Playdia at Musée des Machines (French)
- Playdia All Games at GameFAQs
- Playdia Games at Console City
- Playdia Games at DragonHints
- Playdia Game List at Video Game Association (Japanese)
- Playdia: Jogos at Video Game Data Base (Portuguese)
- Playdia (JP) at VGCollect
- Playdia Plataforma at Museo Del Videojuego (Spanish)
- Playdia Soft 1994-1996 at GAME Data Room (Japanese)
- Playdia (Bandai) at GeoCities (Japanese)
- Game Database Playdia at Sakekan (Japanese)
- List of Playdia game titles at Wikipedia (Japanese)
- Playdia title complete list at Wikipedia
