NEC's Turbografx-16 History Recounted

Posted by simoniker on Thursday May 27, 2004 @12:06AM from the bonk-bonkity-bonk dept.

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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Great great system by bile · 2004-05-27 00:45 · Score: 2, Insightful

Can't get much better than a Duo with an Arcade Card. The top down and side scroller shooters are wonderful. It's a real shame NEC and later TTI screwed up so badly with 3rd party support. The stuff done with that machine was awsome. First CDROM for a home console, full motion video, home development kits, modem, mouse, the Express, the poor SuperGrafx. Great stuff.