Super CD-ROM²
From NEC Retro
- This article is for the Super CD-ROM² accessory. For the Super CD-ROM² format, see CD-ROM² systems.
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The Super CD-ROM² (スーパーシーディーロムロム) is an add-on for the PC Engine, allowing compatible hardware to run Super CD-ROM² games.
In PC Engine terms, the Super CD-ROM² is a successor to the CD-ROM², offering compatibility with regular CD-ROM² software without the need for an Interface Unit (or System Card), as well as granting access to the new Super CD-ROM² format. Older CD-ROM² units can be "upgraded" with the Super System Card to offer similar functionality.
Hardware
The Super CD-ROM² has been ridiculed for its design by commentators, as its need to attach to the PC Engine's expansion port leads to it looking as if it were "eating" the older system. This design does have its advantages, however - it is a more comfortable fit for the PC Engine SuperGrafx (which does not physically fit inside a CD-ROM² Interface Unit).
Physical scans
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| CD-ROM² systems |
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| CD-ROM² (1988) | Super CD-ROM² (1991) | Arcade CD-ROM² (1994) |
| Hardware |
| CD-ROM² (Interface Unit | RAU-30) (1988) | TurboGrafx-CD (1989) | PC Engine Duo (1991) | Super CD-ROM² (Super CD-ROM² Adaptor) (1991) | TurboDuo (1992) | PC Engine Duo-R (1993) | LaserActive (1993) |
| System Cards |
| System Card | Super System Card | Arcade Card Pro/Duo |
| Games Express CD Card |