Still, the CD-ROM drive itself wouldn't spin up, and a system check mode failed on the "CD I/F" test. The system was sending commands to the CD drive but not receiving any responses back.

The SNES PlayStation CD-ROM prototype sold for around $360,000. It was back on February 13, 2020 that we first reported the SNES PlayStation CD-ROM prototype reaching $30,000 in bids.

It was known the Super Nintendo PlayStation prototype could power on, but it was unable to boot software from CD-ROM, or even play music.

The partnership expanded in 1988, when the two companies began developing a CD-ROM add-on for the SNES, combining cartridge and disc functionality to support larger games and improved audiovisual ...

jandrese [/url]":ya6w52r1]IIRC the SNES-CD was supposed to include some 3D support hardware. In retrospect it probably made more sense to release it as a completely separate console, since the ...

Die-hard SNES fans have crafted a homebrew game compatible with Nintendo's unreleased SNES CD-ROM peripheral, the scrapped "Nintendo PlayStation." ...

The prototype features a slot for Super Famicom and Super Nintendo games and a CD-ROM drive which was meant to play discs. While the drive was not working when it was found in 2009, it has been ...

The rivalry between Sony and Nintendo was very fresh and strong back then because of the whole SNES CD-ROM affair." Cuthbert told Nintendo Life that the unfinished Star Fox 2 was "about 95 percent ...