Nintendo's 32bit SNES CD: CANCELLED

In this video, Did You Know Gaming takes a look at the history of Nintendo's SNES CD, a cancelled platform that Nintendo hoped would expand the lifespan of the Super Famicom / Super Nintendo. Follow DYKG on: Twitter: http://bit.ly/2oOavs2 Instagram: http://bit.ly/2oO4jjA Facebook: http://bit.ly/2nIrFp9 Website: http://bit.ly/NpYDbD Research/Writing by Dr Lava Video Editing by TheCartoonGamer Narration by Dazz Sources/Further Reading: Game Over: Press Start to Continue (book by David Sheff) Revolutionaries at Sony: The Making of the Sony Playstation and the Visionaries Who Conquered the World of Video Games (book by Reiji Asakura) Ken Kutaragi: PlayStation Developer (book by Katy Duffield) Marvelous: Another Treasure Island Shogakukan (Japanese guide book, developer interview) Weekly Famitsu magazine (Japanese), Jul 3 1992 issue Weekly Famitsu magazine (Japanese), Sep 25 1992 issue Weekly Famitsu magazine (Japanese), Jul 9 1993 issue Dagblaðið Vísir newspaper (Icelandic), Mar 31 1990 edition New York Times newspaper, Jun 3 1991 edition Nintendo Power magazine, Apr 1992 issue Next Generation magazine, Jun 1995 issue Next Generation magazine, Dec 1996 issue Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, Mar 1993 issue Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, May 1993 issue Electronic Games magazine, Apr 1993 issue Super Play magazine, Sep 1993 issue Super NES CD-ROM System Documentation (PDF: https://web.archive.org/web/20180619040333/https://www.1morecastle.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/SNES-CD-ROM-System-1993.pdf) https://web.archive.org/web/20070930184527/http://www.chronocompendium.com/wiki/index.php?title=Super_Play_Magazine_Woolsey_Interview https://web.archive.org/web/20120817080000/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/farewell-father-article https://web.archive.org/web/20120218120358/http://psx.ign.com/articles/060/060188p1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120516003333/http://www.edge-online.com/features/making-playstation https://web.archive.org/web/20220118215338/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/features/psones-betrayal-and-revenge-story/ https://web.archive.org/web/20230826061332/https://kotaku.com/the-weird-history-of-the-super-nes-cd-rom-nintendos-mo-1828860861 https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/2020/03/07/exclusive-meet-the-person-who-spent-360000-to-own-the-nintendo-playstation-prototype/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170322023347/http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2016/07/someone_has_actually_made_a_game_which_works_on_the_snes_playstation https://www.vg247.com/sega-and-sony-almost-teamed-up-on-a-console http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/40680/nintendo-play-station-superdisc-discovered #nintendo #snes #snescd


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