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NEC TurboGrafx-16/Turbografx	Consoles	Japan	1989	8 bit HuC6280A	name image logo company company_name specs tabs photos hardware emulators links related oc_id source TurboGrafx-16/Turbografx /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_1s.jpg /media/museum/logos/nec_turbografx_logo.gif /companies/nec NEC label value NAME TurboGrafx-16/Turbografx label value MANUFACTURER NEC label value ORIGIN Japan label value YEAR 1989 (U.S.A.), 1990 (Europe) label value END OF PRODUCTION Unknown label value BUILT IN LANGUAGE None label value KEYBOARD 8-way d-pad, 2 buttons + Run + Select label value CPU 8 bit HuC6280A label value SPEED 7.16 MHz (Switchable by software to 1.79 MHz) label value CO-PROCESSOR 16 bit HuC6260 Video Color Encoder, 16 bit HuC6270A Video Display Controller label value RAM 8 KB label value VRAM 64 KB label value GRAPHIC MODES usually 256x240, 512x240 max. label value COLORS 512 palette, 482 on screen (241 background & 241 sprite) label value SOUND 6 PSG channels label value SIZE / WEIGHT Unknown label value I/O PORTS TurboChip slot, gamepad port label value BUILT IN MEDIA TurboChip label value OS Unknown label value POWER SUPPLY Unknown label value PERIPHERALS TurboGrafx-CD label value PRICE Unknown photos hardware emulators links title subtitle text image TURBOGRAFX /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_1.jpg title subtitle text image FRONT /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_front.jpg title subtitle text image REAR /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_rear.jpg title subtitle text image REAR #2 The rear cache is removed, revealing the expansion connector. /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_rear_2.jpg title subtitle text image TOP /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_top.jpg title subtitle text image LABEL /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_label.jpg title subtitle text image TURBO PAD /media/museum/photos/nec_turbografx_turbopad.jpg title subtitle text image PACHINKO CONTROLLER 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. /media/museum/hardware/nec_pce_pachinko-controller.jpg title subtitle text image TURBO PAD /media/museum/hardware/nec_turbografx_turbopad.jpg title url platform text Ootake http://www.ouma.jp/ootake/ Windows Frequently updated Japanese emulator title url platform text Magic Engine http://www.magicengine.com/ Multiplatform Commercial but excellent NEC PC Engine emulator. A must. title url text Necstasy http://www.necstasy.net/fr/ PC-Engine & PC-FX TOC database title url text pcenginefx.com http://pcenginefx.com/ The NEC console ressource.. Excellent. title url text The PC Engine Software Bible http://www.pcengine.co.uk/ PC-Engine software archive. Very complete. title url text TurboGrafx.net http://www.turbografx.net/ An English Turbo site with TG info and links! title url text TurboGrafx16 http://www.atari7800.com/turbo/ TurboGrafx16 dedicated website title url text Universo PCcengine http://pcengine.cjb.net/ Nice brazilian site /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-pc-engine-super-grafx /museum/nec-turboduo 1240 url date https://web.archive.org/web/20230130060457/http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=1240 2023-01-30

Released in 1989, the TurboGrafx-16 was the American name for the PC Engine.

Originally marketed as a competitor for the NES, it sold well initially, but never achieved the same success the PC Engine enjoyed in Japan.

Games for the TG-16 came on credit card sized TurboChips, similar to the cards that could be used on the original Master System.

TG-16 games have a distinct style, featuring large, colourful sprites, which still hold up well today. The 16 attached to the end of the name referred to the fact it had 16 bit graphics. While the system itself was only 8 bit, the custom chips meant it was still a powerful machine and the graphics were remarkable for the time.

A CD add-on was released two years before the Mega CD, making the PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 the first console capable of playing CD games. The TurboGrafx-CD received its own upgrade in the Super System Card which increased Ram to 256 KB. The Arcade Card Pro was never released outside of Japan.

The machine received a limited release in Europe, where it was known simply as the Turbografx. Very few details are available about the European version but it has been suggested that no games were ever released, leaving users with just the one game that came with the console.

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