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The TurboGrafx-16 is a 16-bit console that sold well in Japan, but failed in the North American market.
The central CPU of the TG-16 is 8-bit while the graphics card is 16-bit and can display 482 colors at once.
The PC Engine was very popular in Japan. It outsold the Nintendo Famicom upon its release. It is considered equal to the Super Famicom which is a 16-bit gaming console that was not released in Japan until 1990. The PC Engine sales started to drop due to the release of the Super Famicom. Nippon Electric Company then released an Arcade Card that greatly increased the system's RAM. The expansion was not released in the U.S.
The TGX16 came out in North America with a CD-ROM periphereal that cost about 400 USD. It was called the TurboGrafx-CD. The debut titles of the TGXCD were considered to be must-have, but the library of TG-CD grew very slow compared to the TG-16 chips. Although the library did not grow as fast as the TGX16, the TGXCD had some games considered to be gems by gamers like Dracula X: Rondo of Blood.
The TGX16 is considered a 16-bit console, but struggled against its competition since it was a 8-bit-16-bit hybrid. It also struggled in North America
because many big developers supported the PC Engine, but also made games primarily for Nintendo.
According to Gamepro.com, the TurboGrafx-16 is the #9 worst-selling game systems of all time.
TurboGrafx-16 - Recent Games
TurboGrafx-16 - Upcoming Games
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Alien Crush expected release 1989 |
TG16, WSHP | Naxat Soft, Compile |
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| Platform Name: | TurboGrafx-16 |
| Release Date: | Aug. 29, 1989 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 10,000,000 |
| Original Price: | $0 |
| Producing Company: | NEC Technologies, Inc. |
| Total Games: | games |
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