Hi Folks ! I need help ! I want to build my own Snes-Cd-Drive-Extension, but I have no Idea how it´s done. At all: is it possible to do it yourself? I would be very grateful if you could help me out... thx Caladmaethor
The SNES was designed to have the capability to be put on a dock that had a CDROM drive of some sort built in, but the drive was never released, and I have heard nothing about one ever being made. I'll look though.
something like this? not a guide jsut an explanation http://www.gamersgraveyard.com/repository/snes/history/snescdrom.html
thats correct and that CD-Drive is now known to the world as the Sony Playstation. The story? Glad you asked! In 1991, Phillips and Nintendo were working on a SNES-CD add-on that would be compatible with Phillips' CD-i system. Nintendo was going to control the licensing of the games on the add-on and Phillips was just giving then the CD-Drive. Nintendo allowed Phillips to make a few games with their characters (A Mario and a Link game were released) That deal fell through because of a deal Nintendo and Sony made back in 1988 about licensing and other legal stuff -- Sony was the only company that could license and SNES-CD games -- not even Nintendo. In fact, Sony made all the sound chips for the SNES. Anyways, at the CES in 1991, Sony was showing off the "Playstation" -- a system that could play "Super Discs" (CDs holding 680MB) and SNES cartridges. Later that year, it was decided that the Playstation would be a console unto itself that was a joint effort between Nintendo and Sony and Nintendo would work with Phillips on the SNES-CD Project. Sony threatened to sue Nintendo saying it was a conflict of interest, but Nintendo insisted it wouldn't interfere. Nintendo later on announced its plans to work exclusively with Phillips, violating all contracts with Sony. Sony said they'd work on it themselves and they parted ways with Nintendo, though the Playstation still had the ability to play SNES games. In 1992, Nintendo made their official "We're not working with Sony anymore" announcement and they continued to push back the SNES-CD release date. Sony worked with Sega and released the MegaCD addon for the MegaDrive (Genesis). Later that year, Nintendo, Sony, and Phillips decided instead to work on an industry standard of the CD game format and got to work. Sony and Nintendo compromised about the game licensing for the Playstation and the SNES-CD. Nintendo had rights to all games for both systems, whereas Sony had the rights to all other software (they wanted it to be liek a home PC). In the end, Nintendo started working on other SNES projects, such as the FX-chip and other little side-projects that just pushed the SNES-CD back. It was never released. Aren't I just a wealth of video game knowledge?
Hmm, on one hand, I don't really care. On the other hand, it makes me want to know more about it. Such an internal conflict! I think I'll go eat a twinky to sooth my disrupted soul.
actually, what I belive he is talking about is different. There was a module (basicly a CD burner) that connected to the bottom of the machine that allowed you to play "roms" or copy the cartridge to the cd burner, they were distributed for game programers, I had one. That is where all the roms you see on the internet come from mostly. The one I had was named DRNES or DR nintendo or something. I think he wants to reproduce one of those.
http://n64.icequake.net/#backup Read that about backup devices, looks like there is half a dozen different devices, some it seems are still made.
Didnt Sony have to pay Nintendo royalties last year cos Nintendo 'remembered' they owned the name 'Playstation'?
that is correct... silly forgetful Nintendo... Don't get me wrong... I've been OG Nintendo since the beginning, and always will be.
