NEC's Turbografx-16 History Recounted

Thanks to GameSpy for its comprehensive article discussing NEC's classic Turbografx-16 console. The article explains: "The PC-Engine went on sale in Japan in December 1987, and was the first major console launch since Nintendo's release of the Famicom in July of 1983", and muses: "The PC-Engine appealed to gamers that wanted a more arcade-like gaming experience than could be offered by the aging Famicom", before the author concludes: "If you're a fan of 8- and 16-bit games and think you've seen everything the other platforms have to offer, you might just want to take a plunge into the Turbo, and discover a whole new library of classic games."

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Re:The best thing about the TG16

[CoffeeJedi]

it wasn't just you

kids were adamnant back then about their favorite system, i remember the arguments we all had about the TG16 being '16 bit' or not, problem was, we as 12 year olds had NO IDEA what a 16 bit processor was, of course that didn't stop anyone from getting into PHYSICALLY VIOLENT FIGHTS over the issue. I think that the general consensus at my junior highschool was "instead of using a 16 bit processor, it uses two 8-bit ones", whatever that was suppsoed to mean