TurboGrafx-16
Also known as PC Engine, TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem, TurboGrafx 16, PC-Engine, PCE, TG16
The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console developed by Hudson Soft and manufactured by NEC. It was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1989. The first console of the fourth generation, it launched in Japan to compete with Nintendo's Family Computer, but its delayed U.S. debut placed it against the more advanced Sega Genesis and later the Super NES.
Key facts
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- TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine
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- North American TurboGrafx-16 (top) and the original Japanese PC Engine (bottom)
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- NECHudson Soft
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- Home video game console
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- Fourth
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- 1987–1994
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- HuCard
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- HuC6280
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- Composite or RF TV out;
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Article
22 sectionsContents
- History
- Add-ons
- TurboGrafx-CD/CD-ROM²
- Super CD-ROM²
- Arcade Card
- Variations
- CoreGrafx
- SuperGrafx
- Shuttle
- TurboExpress
- LT
- Duo
- Third-party models
- Other foreign markets
- Technical specifications
- Peripherals
- Library
- Reception
- Legacy
- Notes
- References
- External links
The TurboGrafx-16, known as the outside North America, is a home video game console developed by Hudson Soft and manufactured by NEC. It was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1989. The first console of the fourth generation, it launched in Japan to compete with Nintendo's Family Computer, but its delayed U.S. debut placed it against the more advanced Sega Genesis and later the Super NES.
The TurboGrafx-16 features an 8-bit CPU paired with dual 16-bit graphics processors, and supports up to 482 on-screen colors from a palette of 512. The "16" in the console’s North American branding was criticized as misleading. With dimensions of , the PC Engine remains the smallest major home console ever released.