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Post by The Laird on Jul 25, 2014 18:05:28 GMT
The TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem, originally known in Japan as the PC Engine, is a video game console joint-developed by Hudson Soft and NEC, released in Japan on October 30, 1987, and in the United States on August 29, 1989. It was the first console released in the 16-bit era, albeit still utilizing an 8-bit CPU. Originally intended to "beat" the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), it ended up competing against the likes of the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, Super Nintendo, and even the Neo Geo AES. The TurboGrafx-16 has an 8-bit CPU and a dual 16-bit GPU; and is capable of displaying 482 colors simultaneously, out of 512. With dimensions of 14 cm×14 cm×3.8 cm (5.5 in×5.5 in×1.5 in), the NEC PC Engine once held the record for the world's smallest game console ever made. In the United Kingdom, Telegames released a slightly altered version of the American model simply as the TurboGrafx around 1990 in extremely limited quantities. Although there was no full-scale PAL region release of the system, imported PC Engine consoles were largely available in France and Benelux through major retailers thanks to the unlicensed importer Sodipeng (Société de Distribution de la PC Engine, a subsidiary of Guillemot International). Two major revisions, the PC Engine SuperGrafx and the PC Engine Duo, were released in 1989 and 1991, respectively. The entire series was succeeded by the PC-FX in 1994, which was only released in Japan. Read more: Wikipedia
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Post by Riddick on Jul 29, 2014 22:34:28 GMT
I like the TG-16. It never really caught on in the USA. It was only in the last 10 years that I acquired a small TG-16 collection and then sold it when I needed some quick cash. So, I have had plenty of experience with the system. It had such a hard time competing against the Genesis and SNES which really had better marketing and bigger hit titles.
One of the things that kept me away from the console when it was new, was the higher price tag, especially for the CD unit. That thing was $399.99 IIRC!
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Post by The Laird on Jul 31, 2014 18:58:41 GMT
I would love the CD unit!
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Post by Riddick on Jul 31, 2014 21:35:19 GMT
I don't really know much history of the Turbo Grafx/PC engine as far as success is determined. I do have the idea for some reason that it was immensely popular in Japan. Did this system compete very well against the Mega Drive and Super Famicom across the UK and Japan?
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Post by The Laird on Aug 1, 2014 16:22:36 GMT
I don't really know much history of the Turbo Grafx/PC engine as far as success is determined. I do have the idea for some reason that it was immensely popular in Japan. Did this system compete very well against the Mega Drive and Super Famicom across the UK and Japan? I detail this in the first 15 minutes of my video I posted above. It was incredibly successful in Japan and stood toe to toe with the competition. It never got a proper release in the UK/Europe.
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