Laser Active version of Road Blaster Fx/Road Avenger

Just saw a video of Road Blaster Fx/Road Avenger on the pioneer laseractive (mega ld) and must say this is the best I have ever seen the game look.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2LMxG_dq9U&feature=related

It looks better than even the psx version! interesting that this version features music not used in any other version.

Not sure if the road prosecutor name is for the U.S. release or European. Anyone know if this version plays better then the others or any other details? Also how rare is it and are there any pics of the mega ld version?

 

Here is a blog that has a post on Roadblasters as well as a picture.

http://migzou.blog84.fc2.com/blog-entry-36.html

It's one of the rarer versions of the game with copies usually going for around Y40,000 to Y70,000.

Here is the MSX version of the game...

http://gorry.haun.org/diary/direct.cgi?2004070402

The game also exists on the mac and windows but they are crap.

 

Yeah, it looks nice but whats wit that soundtrack? The Saturn and PSX versions use the arcade soundtrack while the Mega CD version has the best soundtrack by WolfTeam. Does anyone know about the MSX version? What type of soundtrack does that use?

Yakumo

 

Considering it's age it's likely to be the arcade version. Don't you think ? This is just an educated guess, though.

 

Wow, thanks for the picture of the MSX/VHD copy of road avenger, never even knew it exsisted lol Big fan of Road Avenger and all its versions, I do love the opening on the laserdisc version, with the radio DJ talking about the "avengers" movments.....

The VHD version would I assume be just like the laserdisc version, accept it was on a record type disc, as VHD (Video High Density) was in competition with the CED (Capacitance Electronic Device) released by Thorn EMI and others at the end of the 70;s/early 80's. A forerunner to the supior laserdisc/laservision, so as you can imangine, laserdisc wiped the floor with it. The CED players are ten a penny in the UK (have one myself) but been after a decent priced VHD player (pref by JVC) for a LOOOOOOOONNNNNGGG time. When they appear on ebay UK (seen 3 in the past 6 years) they sell for ridiculas amounts, still, now I know a MSX/VHD version exsits, perhaps its time to raid the childrens University piggy bank lol

Altho, is the MSX that controls the VHD a standard MSX or one of the pioneer units used to control the laserdisc players as well!?!?

 

You will need both an NTSC-J VHD player compatible with MSX games such as the HD9500 and the JVC MSX computer HC-95 which has the approriate interface. Having had one for quite a while, I have to admit that it's interesting, but not very heavily used. Also, the MSX laserdisc or Laseractive versions of games like Time Gal appear to be higher resolution than the VHD versions. I have never done side by side comparisons of them, however.

 

mmmm.....I do like old "tinkering" like this lol so thanks for the model numbers so I at least know what to look for. Now time to trawl the auction sites, I may be some time....

 

I didn't realise there were any games on MSX VHD format, this is some excellent internettings.

Infact i've come back to edit, I love all things videogame laserdisc and of similar ilk related, some vids or screens of the MSX VHD versions of titles released on Laseractive might destroy my mind.

 

I thought so but the Saturn &PSX versions have a different soundtrack which are also meant to be the arcade original versions. The mega CD version which is older than the Saturn & PSX versions has a new soundtrack from WolfTeam however that version is about the same age as the LaserActive release.

 

I know on youtube there is a japanse member who posted a msx vhd of a dirt bike game.

If it weren't for the price I would love to get this version of road avenger, I still think its the best fmv game ever made.

Only beaten the Saturn version though. Hands down the mega cd version has the best sound track.

I can't believe a couple here in the states that writes novels is going to write one based on this game, despite it being so obscure.

 

Yea you can read an extract from here

http://www.mmp-publishing.com/

Read it and its not easy going, considering the source material isnt dis-similar from parts of mad max, there isnt an awful lot of stroy telling to be done, so its pretty padded out.

Still its a nice attempt

 

The VHD system is also on the Sharp X1. I would love to have a Laseractive version of Time Gal as well as the arcade version (yeah I can dream...)

 

The LD version soundtrack is by one of my favorite game composers, Motoaki Takenouchi (Landstalker, Shining Force 2, GunGriffon)

It's very hard to find, I've been trying to track down a copy for about a year just so I could hear the soundtrack. I was going to buy one at mandarake for the low low price of 25000 yen, but someone beat me to it at the last minute.

Does anyone know a way to listen to the music on the Mega CD version without playing the game?

 

Are MCD-games unrippable? This is actually a serious question, I've never owned a Mega-CD or a single MCD-game, but I successfully ripped lots of Saturn and PC-Engine CD's. Put them in and rip them like an audio CD with any suitable program.

If you've already tried and it doesn't work, forget what I said.

 

Mega-LD games are currently unrippable. Though somewhere on these forums I had a quick discussion with someone about it and they aren't impossible to rip. You'd have to wire up a bit of circuitry to be able to capture an image but it isn't impossible by any means.

Standard MCD games are regular CDs rippable in any CD-ROM made in the last 15 years.

 

Ah right, Laserdisc. I though MCD because bombman confused Mega-LD with Mega-CD.

Anyway, there's a port of the LD-versions of both Road Blaster and Thunder Storm available as a double-feature package for the Saturn and PlayStation. You might want to check that out. I'm no expert on Laserdisc-games, but it's a port of the LD-version and it would be rippable. Costs only about 30$ as well.

 

Do you think a custom program could be written and loaded on an Everdrive that would read and dump the data from ram? I would assume that the actual game data is relatively small.

 

http://www.assemblergames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28735&highlight=mega-ld

Here is the actual thread. Possible that using an EverDrive would be useful.

Problem is most Mega-LD games suck giant balls.

 

I guess I have to spell it out:

These are the three soundtracks for the game.

Original arcade and most ports: Michael Nakamura
I am not interested in this soundtrack.

Mega LD ONLY: Motoaki Takenouchi
I want to hear this, but since there's no chance of the game or soundtrack being ripped or posted on youtube, I am going to buy it eventually, and play it to hear the different music.

Mega CD ONLY: Motoi Sakuraba
I want to hear this too, more clearly, without all the noises from the game or whatever getting in the way, and I was asking if there's a way to rip the music from this. I just thought of a way to do it though, so forget I said anything

 

Also, the port you mentioned costs not even 1000 Yen.