<s>
The	O
(	O
developed	O
under	O
the	O
codename	O
"	O
BA-X	O
"	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
released	O
exclusively	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1994	O
at	O
the	O
initial	O
price	O
of	O
¥	O
24,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
LaserActive	B-Device
and	O
the	O
3DO	B-Device
Interactive	I-Device
Multiplayer	I-Device
)	O
,	O
was	O
marketed	O
more	O
as	O
a	O
multimedia	O
home	O
entertainment	O
system	O
than	O
as	O
a	O
dedicated	O
gaming	O
console	O
,	O
with	O
anime	O
quiz	O
software	O
and	O
edutainment	O
making	O
up	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playdia	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
single	O
infrared	O
joypad	B-Device
with	O
simple	O
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bandai	O
,	O
the	O
Playdia	B-Device
's	O
manufacturer	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
only	O
software	O
publisher	O
to	O
support	O
this	O
console	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
VAP	O
who	O
published	O
Ie	O
Naki	O
Ko	O
-	O
Suzu	O
no	O
Sentaku	O
instead	O
of	O
Bandai	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playdia	B-Device
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
software	O
was	O
supplied	O
on	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controller	O
used	O
two	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
with	O
a	O
wireless	O
method	O
using	O
infrared	O
rays	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
stored	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
unit	O
when	O
not	O
in	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playdia	B-Device
could	O
create	O
stunning	O
anime-style	O
Full	O
Motion	O
Video	O
using	O
CD-based	O
games	O
(	O
FMV	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Bandai	O
did	O
create	O
a	O
few	O
video	O
games	O
with	O
an	O
interactive	O
component	O
based	O
on	O
their	O
franchise	O
series	O
,	O
including	O
Gundam	O
,	O
Sailor	O
Moon	O
,	O
Ultra	B-Application
Man	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Ball	I-Application
Z	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
simple	O
interactive	O
cartoon	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
just	O
directs	O
the	O
on-screen	O
figure	O
by	O
choosing	O
from	O
the	O
menu	O
options	O
that	O
are	O
presented	O
to	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
Playdia	B-Device
control	O
pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Playdia	B-Device
was	O
the	O
only	O
8-bit	O
fifth-generation	B-Application
game	O
machine	O
,	O
because	O
the	O
products	O
of	O
the	O
competitors	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
were	O
equipped	O
with	O
32-bit	O
CPUs	O
and	O
64-bit	O
CPUs	O
across	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
QIS	O
is	O
an	O
abbreviation	O
of	O
"	O
Quick	O
Interactive	O
System	O
"	O
and	O
indicates	O
a	O
high-speed	O
access	O
function	O
to	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Playdia	B-Device
had	O
very	O
poor	O
sales	O
,	O
therefore	O
for	O
Bandai	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
was	O
a	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
successor	O
was	O
the	O
unsuccessful	O
Apple	B-Device
Pippin	I-Device
that	O
Bandai	O
co-developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
09/23	O
-	O
Bishōjo	B-Application
Senshi	I-Application
Sailor	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
S	I-Application
-	O
Quiz	O
Taiketsu	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
08/24	O
-	O
Ultraman	B-Application
-	O
Oide	O
yo	O
!	O
</s>
