Super NES CD-ROM
The Super NES CD-ROM (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 a CD-ROM-based format known as Super Disc.
SNES-CD add-on prototype concept art | |
| Also known as | Super Famicom CD-ROM Adapter, Nintendo PlayStation |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Nintendo, Sony |
| Type | Video game console add-on |
| Generation | Fourth generation |
| Lifespan | Canceled |
| Media | CD-ROM, ROM cartridge |
The SNES-CD was developed in a joint venture between Nintendo and Sony. Sony also planned to release it as a hybrid console, the PlayStation, similar to Sharp's Twin Famicom and NEC's TurboDuo. Another partnership with Philips yielded a few Nintendo-themed games for the CD-i platform instead of the SNES-CD.
After the SNES-CD was canceled, Sony developed its own new and unrelated console using the PlayStation name. The first PlayStation console became the chief competitor of Nintendo's next console, the Nintendo 64.