Chronology of CD based consoles and add-ons.

Post by **zilack_kid** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:23 am

Okay, so I'm working on an article about the Sega CD and I was trying to find out what was the first/earliest CD based console/add-on. The list I've come up with so far is (from earliest to newest): TurboGrafx CD, Philips CDi, Sega CD, Panasonic 3DO, Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, and Atari Jaguar CD. If I've gotten the order wrong or missed anything please let me know.

Post by **Ivo** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:15 am

zilack_kid wrote:Okay, so I'm working on an article about the Sega CD and I was trying to find out what was the first/earliest CD based console/add-on. The list I've come up with so far is (from earliest to newest): TurboGrafx CD, Philips CDi, Sega CD, Panasonic 3DO, Sony Playstation, Sega Saturn, and Atari Jaguar CD. If I've gotten the order wrong or missed anything please let me know.

Check the Amiga CDTV which is missing in your list.

Apparently the FM towns marty was the first 32-bit cd console (Japan only) and the Amiga CD32 was the first one of those released outside Japan. You may be interested in those.

Post by **Duane Dibbley** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:28 pm

Saturn preceded PlayStation. Also, since many PS2 games are on CD, you may as well include that in your list.

Post by **Godot102** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 6:29 pm

Also add Neo geo CD. You could put ps2 on your list but add a note to it saying only the blue disc games.

Website · Post by **Hobie-wan** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:33 pm

Oh hey, NEC PC-FX as well.

Post by **Breetai** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 7:55 pm

Don't forget that the Sega CD was created in response to NEC's unit; not the SNES.

Post by **Menegrothx** » Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:05 pm

There's atleast Bandai Playdia and Apple Bandai Pippin. Is Casio Loopy CD-based?

Post by **Breetai** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:58 am

Menegrothx wrote:There's atleast Bandai Playdia and Apple Bandai Pippin. Is Casio Loopy CD-based?

Well, he didn't specify non-kiddie consoles are not.

Post by **Menegrothx** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 5:52 am

Breetai wrote:
Menegrothx wrote:There's atleast Bandai Playdia and Apple Bandai Pippin. Is Casio Loopy CD-based?
Well, he didn't specify non-kiddie consoles are not.

Pippin did have some real games though

I almost feel like getting one just for the fact that there's a Bungie FPS game that's not Halo... on Apple Bandai Pippin of all consoles

Post by **isiolia** » Thu Oct 11, 2012 3:27 pm

Menegrothx wrote: Pippin did have some real games though I almost feel like getting one just for the fact that there's a Bungie FPS game that's not Halo... on Apple Bandai Pippin of all consoles

As nifty as Super Marathon (much less a Pippin) would be as a curiosity...

No real need for a Pippin to play Marathon. It's readily available for free, legally, either in original form for the Mac (and Windows for Marathon 2 only), or via Aleph One to play the trilogy on OS X, Windows, or Linux.

Also been put on XBLA I believe.

Plus, even if it were a matter of playing the software, far as I've seen you can do that on the classic Mac OS. If you can even find a copy.

Again, the machine and such would be quite cool to have as a collector's item, but practically speaking (such as it is) I'm not sure there's actually a reason to pursue one.

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