![]() ![]() Its 8-bit CPU was also faster than the 16-bit CPU of the SNES, though not the Mega Drive. It was the first console that came reasonably close to arcade-quality graphics, approaching that of a mid-range arcade machine at the time. ![]() While the central CPU of the TG-16 is 8-bit, the dual GPU processor setup and graphics card is 16-bit, and can display 482 colors at once out of a 512 color palette. The TurboGrafx-16 was the first console to be marketed as a 16-bit console, though it is debatable whether it qualifies as a 16-bit console. This was a fairly novel feature at release. The optional TurboBooster accessory attaches to the expansion port, and boosts the system's video RAM, while provisioning the system for composite video output, and stereo sound. The TurboStick, an arcade-style controller and the TurboTap, a 5-player multitap, were also offered.Ī large expansion port at the rear of the console is hidden under a removable plastic cover. The TurboGrafx-16 was the first (and only) major console release by any company to include a multifire (turbo)-capable controller. The original TurboGrafx-16 console included one TurboPad controller, and the pack-in title: Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. Games were distributed on HuCards, which are roughly the size of a credit card and about twice as thick similar to the Sega Card used by the Master System. ![]() The console is known as the PC Engine Plus in the UK (where many gamers preferred importing the Japanese PC Engine instead) and as simply the TurboGrafx elsewhere in Europe. It was released in North America on August 29, 1989, and was released in a very limited manner in Europe in 1990. It is known in Japan as the PC Engine and was released in Japan on October 30, 1987. The TurboGrafx-16 is a fourth generation, 8/16-bit video game console manufactured by Nippon Electric Company ( NEC), with the assistance of Hudson. ![]()
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