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Any info on acquiring a system and Thayer's Quest would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch!

Oh man, I wish I could help you on that one.  Those are near impossible to find outside of eBay, and even then they almost never show up.  My only suggestion to you is to keep your eye out on eBay in strange places, because you may get (REALLY) lucky and find an auction where somebody just thinks they have an ond LaserDisc player that's not worth anything.  Sometimes those end up having low BIN's and are in other categories besides video games.  You probably know all of this already, though, if you're looking for something like a Halcyon.  Other than paying full price from a collector (which probably wouldn't be *too* hard), you're just going to have to get luckier than anyone I know.  

Where might I locate such a collector? (If I find myself less lucky than anyone you or I know :)

I only know of one collector for sure who definatley has one, but he might be kind of hard to find as he seems to have dropped from the community.  Also, I don't think that he would be willing to sell his off.

Good luck on trying to get one man!  If you do find one, be sure to let all of us know.

What is this system?

It was a VERY short lived laserdisk system.  Only two games were released for it;  Thayers Quest which is a Dragins Lair type game and Dallas vs. Washington (I think) which was a football game that used actual footage from an NFL game for the game.

I think it retailed for around $2000 dollars when it was released back in the early 80's.

For 2k I can't believe it did not last longer. :-/

Jesus!
I never knmew anything about it before now either.
I better do some thurough checking of the shops basement.
Anyone have a picture of it?

http://www.w3tourney.com/cat_rdi.cfm

Picture you requested.

Thing reminds me of a VCR.
I can say i have never seen one of those.
It is big enough that i would have noticed it.
I will be on the look out for it. If i can snatch one up out of the store i will only be asking a few thousand for it.

But seriously good luck on your search. Sounds like you have alot of work cut out for yourself.

Thank you for the continued research and input. Party at my place when it arrives! (You collectors listening?!)

Sweet.  I am so there.  |D

I will be there even thou I don't know where there is.  :-/

Im already here.
Vivace is really nice. Had soda and munchies waiting.
Where are you guys?

Too bad the thing wouldn't be very good party entertainment.  There aren't exactly any Mario Party or GoldenEye clones out for it.

You missed out i don't go to a party with out GoldenEye.
It is THE multiplayer game.

But anyways to get somewhat serious.
Did you mean you had found one by that comment vivace? "Party at my place when it arrives"

Alas, no. I'm beginning to think that all 2 or so examples were destroyed in house fires set by lawn gnomes . . . Seriously, doesn't ANYONE know where one is or how to obtain one???

I think I might have a brochure for one somewhere at home.  If not, the person who was supposed to send it to me never did.  Neither would surprise me, but I'll have a look around for it this weekend if I get time.

I was just listening to the 8-2-04 Retro Gaming Radio show and he said there where only 10 of these systems in the world.

Dunno if that is true or not, but they are certainly super rare.  The thing cost $2,000 when it came out.

EDIT: Just saw that Sauza beat me to it, a long time ago.  Ah well.

football game....only $125 shipped

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3945&item=6163613828&rd=1&ssPageName=WD1V

Thats pretty cool.

I would actually buy that for that price.  Damn brokedness.  |D

Yeah but could you ever get the system to play it?

No, but I could brag about having Halcyon software.  

True. But then when people say lets play it the bragging right are shot down.

you could play catch with it or something.

And while doing that pretend it is a football.

*clings to her N-Gage and looks around horrified*

not to worry. you can't play football with a taco.

But hockey is cool.  That thing actually feels liek a puck!

and it of course deserves to be beaten with sticks.