---
title: NEC PC Engine Super Grafx
categories:
- Consoles
params:
  name: PC Engine Super Grafx
  image: /media/museum/photos/nec_super-grafx_1s.jpg
  logo: /media/museum/logos/nec_pce-supergrafx_logo.gif
  company: /companies/nec
  company_name: NEC
  tabs:
  - photos
  - hardware
  - software
  - emulators
  - links
  photos:
  - title: SUPER GRAFX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/nec_super-grafx_1bis.jpg
  - title: BOX
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/photos/nec_super-grafx_box.jpg
  hardware:
  - title: PACHINKO CONTROLLER
    subtitle: ''
    text: This is a pachinko controller for the PC Engine. The angled part which sticks out between the two main sections of the controller is a slider to adjust the angle of the pachinko balls as they come out.
    image: /media/museum/hardware/nec_pce_pachinko-controller.jpg
  - title: TURBO PAD
    subtitle: ''
    text: ''
    image: /media/museum/hardware/nec_turbografx_turbopad.jpg
  emulators:
  - title: Ootake
    url: http://www.ouma.jp/ootake/
    platform: Windows
    text: Frequently updated Japanese emulator
  - title: Magic Engine
    url: http://www.magicengine.com/
    platform: Multiplatform
    text: Commercial but excellent NEC PC Engine emulator. A must.
  links:
  - title: Necstasy
    url: http://www.necstasy.net/fr/
    text: PC-Engine & PC-FX TOC database
  - title: pcenginefx.com
    url: http://pcenginefx.com/
    text: The NEC console ressource.. Excellent.
  - title: The PC Engine Software Bible
    url: http://www.pcengine.co.uk/
    text: PC-Engine software archive. Very complete.
  - title: TurboGrafx.net
    url: http://www.turbografx.net/
    text: An English Turbo site with TG info and links!
  - title: TurboGrafx16
    url: http://www.atari7800.com/turbo/
    text: TurboGrafx16 dedicated website
  - title: Universo PCcengine
    url: http://pcengine.cjb.net/
    text: Nice brazilian site
  related:
  - /museum/nec-coregrafx
  - /museum/nec-coregrafx-ii
  - /museum/nec-pc-engine
  - /museum/nec-pc-engine-duo
  - /museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-r
  - /museum/nec-pc-engine-duo-rx
  - /museum/nec-turboduo
  - /museum/nec-turbografx-16-turbografx
  software:
  - /software/1941-counter-attack
  - /software/aldynes
  - /software/battle-ace
  - /software/daimakaimura
  - /software/darius-plus
  - /software/madoh-oh-granzort
  oc_id: 1234
  source:
    url: https://web.archive.org/web/20230507102640/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1234
    date: '2023-05-07'
---

Rumoured to be a follow up to the [PC Engine](/museum/nec-pc-engine/), the Super Grafx turned out to be merely an update. It was released without any warning by NEC and never found a place in the marketplace because earlier PCE consoles were still being manufactured at the same time.

Despite having four times the RAM, it featured the same 8 bit processor and sound capabilities as the PC Engine, although it now had an extra GPU. Having two GPUs meant the Super Grafx could display two background layers and allowed more depth and colour, but they were limited by the processor and didn't really give the system much of a performance boost.

The console didn't sell well and games were expensive at around $110. Only six games were specifically released for the Super Grafx, the most notable being Capcom's 1941 which is not available for any other console, and today reaches very high prices, especially when in complete condition, as it had a rather fragile cardboard box that easily gets ruined.

Fortunately the Super Grafx was compatible with all the PC Engine's HuCard and CD games. In fact, it is the only machine that can play all the games released for the PCE series of consoles. Although it was designed to be used with the newer Super CD-ROM² drive, which was released at around the same time, it can also be used with the old CD-ROM² drive by using the RAU-30 adapter.

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Text co-written by \*\_Ste\_\* and Taneli Lukka

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