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While the system was quite small in Japan (where it was called the PC-Engine CD-ROM2), the TurboGrafix CD was made substantially larger, most likely in order to fit with the enlarged TurboGrafx 16 console. The enlarging of hardware in the US by NEC was in part due to the perception that Americans simply prefered their things large. However, this had the side-effect of making the system look far less attractive. Also, the initial price of $400 made it an unnattractive buy. Worse off, even the Turbo fanbase would mostly stay away, waiting instead for the Turbo Duo (PC Engine Duo in Japan), which combined Turbochip and CD functionality into a far sleeker system.
In addition to being extremely bulky, the unit required a "System Card" (a TurboChip with information needed to access the CD drive) to be inserted into the TurboGrafx 16's card slot. Updated system cards were later released to give the unit the same memory capacity as the updated Turbo Duo.
A plus for the unit is that it had an internal RAM, allowing for users to save their gameplay without buying seperate RAM modules for their system.
Full-motion-animation was not used much in games for the Turbo CD, this being before the "multimedia gaming" fad that the Sega CD and the 3DO fell into. The cinematics in the games were usually anime in nature, which served to partially hide the limits of the unit's 1X CD drive, with some of the most beautiful cutscenes being present in Ys Book I and II, Cosmic Fantasy 2, and the remake of Valis: The Fantasm Soldier.
The system didn't have that many games released for it, but with no region lock on the CDs, it was entirely possible to play Japanese CD-ROM games, so long as they did not require the Japan-only Arcade Card.
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NEC's attempt to boost up it's ailing TurboGrafx 16.
The TurboGrafx CD was NEC's attempt to offer a meatier experience than current Turbochip (Hu-Card) games were offering, in part to compete against the Sega Genesis. The resulting games on this system, the first CD-based system ever released, are some of the most treasured games in the history of the hobby, most notably the Ys series.While the system was quite small in Japan (where it was called the PC-Engine CD-ROM2), the TurboGrafix CD was made substantially larger, most likely in order to fit with the enlarged TurboGrafx 16 console. The enlarging of hardware in the US by NEC was in part due to the perception that Americans simply prefered their things large. However, this had the side-effect of making the system look far less attractive. Also, the initial price of $400 made it an unnattractive buy. Worse off, even the Turbo fanbase would mostly stay away, waiting instead for the Turbo Duo (PC Engine Duo in Japan), which combined Turbochip and CD functionality into a far sleeker system.
In addition to being extremely bulky, the unit required a "System Card" (a TurboChip with information needed to access the CD drive) to be inserted into the TurboGrafx 16's card slot. Updated system cards were later released to give the unit the same memory capacity as the updated Turbo Duo.
A plus for the unit is that it had an internal RAM, allowing for users to save their gameplay without buying seperate RAM modules for their system.
Full-motion-animation was not used much in games for the Turbo CD, this being before the "multimedia gaming" fad that the Sega CD and the 3DO fell into. The cinematics in the games were usually anime in nature, which served to partially hide the limits of the unit's 1X CD drive, with some of the most beautiful cutscenes being present in Ys Book I and II, Cosmic Fantasy 2, and the remake of Valis: The Fantasm Soldier.
The system didn't have that many games released for it, but with no region lock on the CDs, it was entirely possible to play Japanese CD-ROM games, so long as they did not require the Japan-only Arcade Card.
TurboGrafx CD games
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| Platform Name: | TurboGrafx CD |
| Release Date: | Aug. 1, 1990 |
| Online Support: | False |
| Install Base: | 0 |
| Original Price: | $400 |
| Producing Company: | NEC Technologies, Inc. |
| Total Games: | games |
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Yuko Asho first in Valis: The Fantasm Soldier |
4
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Manto first in Tengai Makyou: Ziria - Haruka naru Jipang |
4
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Ranma Saotome first in Ranma 1/2 |
3
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Dogi first in |
3
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Bonk first in Bonk's Adventure |
3
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Adol Christin first in |
3
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Kabuki Danjirou first in Tengai Makyou II: Manjimaru |
3
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Ryoga Hibiki first in Ranma 1/2 |
2
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Akane Tendo first in Ranma 1/2 |
2
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Ryo Sakazaki first in Art of Fighting |
2
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Japan first in |
11
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Castle first in |
6
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Dungeon first in |
6
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Cave first in |
6
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Town first in Animal Crossing |
5
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Temple first in |
4
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Space first in Spacewar! |
3
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Tavern first in |
2
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Church first in King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne |
2
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Mine first in |
2
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Virtual Console first in |
31
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2D first in Tennis for Two Simulator |
28
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Non-Player Character first in |
13
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Bosses first in DND |
11
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Boss Fight first in DND |
11
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Women Antagonists first in |
11
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Health first in |
11
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Nudity first in Beat 'Em & Eat 'Em |
10
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Final Boss first in |
9
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Death first in |
9
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