LaserCast - The LaserDisc Podcast

We flashback to the golden age of eighties retrogaming and the heyday of LaserDisc games, a genre pioneered by Dragon’s Lair and Space Ace. We also delve into the FMV Sega CD games of the nineties, including the infamous Night Trap.

Today we look at the evolution of LD audio, from early attempts at Analog Stereo, CX Noise Reduction, Digital Stereo and finally the advent of Dolby Digital AC3 and DTS multi-channel formats.

This episode is focused on the revolutionary non-linear video editing sytem produced by Lucasfilm’s Droid Works which was powered by the LaserDisc format. Also, we discuss the trials and tribulations of video editing in general along with the mysterious EditDroid Return of the Jedi Demo LD.

Today we give an overview of the entire history of A New Hope, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi on the LaserDisc format, from the early releases all the way to the later THX remasters and special editions.

In our debut episode we provide a brief overview of the LaserDisc format, also known as Videodisc, Laservision or Discovision. LaserDisc, or LD for short, was the first commercial optical disc format available to consumers. Before CD, DVD and Blu-Ray, LD provided groundbreaking multimedia features in a large futuristic-looking shiny disc. Tell us what you think … Continue reading "01 – A Brief History of LaserDisc"