History of video games/Platforms/TurboGrafx-16
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A Japanese PC Engine console with controller.
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A significantly larger North American TurboGrafx-16 console with controller.
History[edit | edit source]

Launch[edit | edit source]
The PC Engine was launched in 1987 in Japan, and saw a North American release as the TurboGrafx-16 in Fall of 1989.[1][2] The TurboGrafx-16 cost $200 at launch in the United States of America.[2]
The console saw two major contemporary variations in the PC Engine SuperGrafx and the TurboDuo. A portable version of this console would later be released as the TurboExpress.
Legacy[edit | edit source]
Global sales of TurboGrafx-16 consoles totaled 10 million.[3] The system was never released in Europe, and sold only 2.5 million consoles in North America.[1][3]
NEC would later attempt to enter the home console market again with the PC-FX.
Technology[edit | edit source]
The PC Engine / TurboGrafix-16 uses an 8-bit Hudson Soft HuC6280A processor clocked at 3.6 Megahertz.[1][2]
The PC Engine has eight kilobytes of RAM.[1][4][2]
Notable games[edit | edit source]
1987[edit | edit source]
1988[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Consoles[edit | edit source]
Controllers[edit | edit source]
TurboGrafx CD[edit | edit source]
Accessories[edit | edit source]
Official Internals[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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- ↑ a b c d McFerran, Damien (6 May 2012). "The Ultimate Retro Console Collectors' Guide" (in en). https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-the-ultimate-console-collectors-guide. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
- ↑ a b c d Schilling, Melissa A. (2003). "Technological Leapfrogging: LESSONS FROM THE U.S. VIDEO GAME CONSOLE INDUSTRY". California Management Review 45 (3): 6–32. doi:10.2307/41166174. https://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=b2d46f68-463b-411b-b85b-bee9d1eb106f%40sessionmgr101. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ↑ a b "The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time Feature on GamePro.com". 11 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071011165344/http://gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111822.shtml. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ↑ "PC-Engine (TurboGrafx 16) System-specific information for cc65". https://cc65.github.io/doc/pce.html. Retrieved 7 November 2020.