The Super NES CD-ROM [1] [a] (commonly abbreviated to SNES CD) is an unreleased add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) video game console. It was built upon the functionality of the cartridge -based SNES by adding support for the CD-ROM format.

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, [b] Super NES or SNES, [c] is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, [16] 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America.

Sony, who had designed the sound chip for the snes, was looking to design a system that improved the memory and audiovisual abilities. By 1992, Sony and Nintendo broke apart, apparently due to an agreement where Sony would get publishing profits from its system.

The first incarnation of the PlayStation, nicknamed the Nintendo PlayStation to distinguish it from the 1994 console of the same name, is a prototype developed by Sony in collaboration with Nintendo. It was designed as hybrid console, compatible with Nintendo's Super NES cartridges as …

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated as Super NES and SNES), commonly known as Super Nintendo, is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo. It is the second video game home console released by Nintendo internationally.

The Super NES CD-ROM (commonly abbreviated to SNES CD) was unreleased add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was built upon the functionality of the cartridge based SNES by adding support for a CD-ROM based format known as Super Disc.

Jul 6, 2015 · Last week offered up a truly incredible retro gaming find – the SNES PlayStation. This astonishing piece of video gaming history might sound like some kind of inane practical joke, but it’s the...

Feb 25, 2024 · The SNES-CD (Also referred to as the "Super CD" or "Super Disc") refers to an unreleased add-on for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, which would have allowed the system to play disc-based games.

Dec 3, 2020 · After a successful partnership between Nintendo and Sony yielded a superior sound chip for the SNES, the two companies decided to collaborate on a CD-ROM project for the 16-bit system.

Jan 27, 2025 · Diehard Nintendo fans know that Sony and Nintendo almost worked together for a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES that would have been called the SNES PlayStation. In the 11th hour Nintendo got cold feet and pivoted to a deal with Phillips, which could certainly be considered the Big N’s greatest fumble.