TurboGrafx-16
PC Engine rebrand
TurboGrafx-16 is a video game console released by NEC in 1989, competing against the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo.
Known as the PC Engine in Japan, it was the first console to offer a CD-ROM add-on.
Despite a strong library of shooters and arcade ports, it struggled in the American market: I still have my TurboGrafx-16 in the closet somewhere.
Final Cold War year
- 1987Late twentieth-century year
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- Sega Genesis16-bit home console
- NintendoJapanese video game company
third place · marketing · failure · discontinuation · 1994 · localization · rebrand · import
Comfort in distress
- controllerDevice directing a system
- AV cableAudio-visual transmission wire
- multitapRepeated keypress letter selection
- expansion portInterface for add-on components
8-bit · chip · processor · cartridge · region lock · composite video
Explosive maze arcade character
- platformerLeap-based video game
- side-scrollerHorizontally scrolling video game
- shooterOne who fires weapons
Optical storage medium
- cutscenesNon-playable game footage
- voice actingUnseen performer's vocal art
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
Seldom found or seen
- valuableWorth considerable money
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- eBayWeb auction marketplace
- gradingAssigning marks to work
reproduction · import · limited run · sealed · loose · manual · case · insert
1989
Final Cold War year
- 1987Late twentieth-century year
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
- Sega Genesis16-bit home console
Nintendo · third place · marketing · failure · discontinuation · 1994 · localization · rebrand · import · collector
console
Comfort in distress
- controllerDevice directing a system
- AV cableAudio-visual transmission wire
- multitapRepeated keypress letter selection
expansion port · 8-bit · chip · processor · cartridge · region lock · composite video
Bomberman
Explosive maze arcade character
- platformerLeap-based video game
- side-scrollerHorizontally scrolling video game
- shooterOne who fires weapons
CD-ROM
Optical storage medium
- cutscenesNon-playable game footage
- voice actingUnseen performer's vocal art
- soundtrackMusic accompanying visual media
rare
Seldom found or seen
- valuableWorth considerable money
- mint conditionPerfect, unused state
- eBayWeb auction marketplace
grading · reproduction · import · limited run · sealed · loose · manual · case · insert · lot
TurboGrafx-16Sega Genesis
16-bit home console
Super Nintendo · SNES · Mega Drive · NES
TurboGrafx-16Super Nintendo
1990s home gaming console
PlayStation 2 · PlayStation · Game Boy · Sega Genesis · Nintendo Switch