Many of the best PlayStation games never left Japan or Europe. Because these titles often use extensive CD audio or high-quality cinematic FMVs, file sizes can be massive.

chdman extractcd -i "game.chd" -o "game.cue"

The format has become the gold standard for archiving and playing disc-based retro games. While there is no such thing as an "exclusive" game that natively runs only in CHD format, many curators host exclusive collections or packs where the entire library has been pre-converted into CHD to save massive amounts of digital storage. 🧩 What is a CHD File?