Timeline (Gaming at its Finest)

This is the timeline for Gaming at its Finest, here it will include game and console release dates, press conferences, and other major events.

1980s

 * December 3, 1988 - This is when Nintendo and Sony sign the first deal to make the product later known as the SNES-CD

1990s

 * November 21, 1990 - Nintendo releases the Super Famicom in Japan.
 * May 24, 1991 - Around a week before CES, Nintendo executives notice some 'flaws' in the deal they made with Sony. They call Sony up to redo the deal. [1] Unlike the original deal, Nintendo keeps the rights to their disc-based games. This deal also reformatted Sony's individual console, the "Play Station", into a SNES-SNES-CD combo unit.
 * June 1, 1991 - This is the day in which both the Tokyo Toy Show and Summer CES take place.
 * Summer CES - Nintendo and Sony reveal their partnership and hint the SNES-CD. They dominate.
 * Tokyo Toy Show - While the Summer CES was Nintendo and Sony's spotlight, the Tokyo Toy Show was SEGA's spotlight. Here, they revealed the Mega-CD, the CD add-on to the Mega Drive. Competitors such as NEC, Phillips, and Atari also revealed their own products. NEC revealed the TurboDuo and Super CD-ROM². Phillips talked about the upcoming CD-i (Magnavox OddeCD in North America). Atari revealed the Atari Panther, a 32-bit system, which would be released on August 16, 1991; a week before the SNES' (Super Famicom) planned release date in North America.
 * August 16, 1991 - Atari Corp. releases the Atari Panther to  North America
 * August 23, 1991 - Nintendo releases the SNES in North America.