History of video games/Platforms/TurboGrafx-16

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  A Japanese PC Engine console with controller.
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  A significantly larger North American TurboGrafx-16 console with controller.

The PC Engine was launched in 1987 in Japan, and saw a North American release as the TurboGrafx-16 in Fall of 1989.^[1][2] The TurboGrafx-16 cost $200 at launch in the United States of America.^[2]

The console saw two major contemporary variations in the PC Engine SuperGrafx and the TurboDuo. A portable version of this console would later be released as the TurboExpress.

Global sales of TurboGrafx-16 consoles totaled 10 million.^[3] The system was never released in Europe, and sold only 2.5 million consoles in North America.^[1][3]

NEC would later attempt to enter the home console market again with the PC-FX.

The PC Engine / TurboGrafix-16 uses an 8-bit Hudson Soft HuC6280A processor clocked at 3.6 Megahertz.^[1][2]

The PC Engine has eight kilobytes of RAM.^[1][4][2]

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  The PC Engine from the front left.
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  The PC Engine from the front right.
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  The PC Engine from the back left.
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  The PC Engine from the back right.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx Console from the front left.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx Console from the front right.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx Console from the back left.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx Console from the back right.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx II Console from the front left.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx II Console from the front right.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx II Console from the back left.
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  The PC Engine Core Grafx II Console from the back right.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 from the front left.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 from the front right.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 from the back left.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 from the back right.

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  CoreGrafx II controller.
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  CoreGrafx II controller.
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  TurboGrafx-16 TurboStick
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  The PC Engine TurboStick
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  The PC Engine Controller plug.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 controller plug.

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  The TurboGrafx-16 CD Base.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 CD Base.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 CD Base.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 CD Base.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 CD installed.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 CD installed.

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  The TurboBooster add on gave the system RCA ports to allow for stereo audio and composite video output.
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  The TurboBooster attached to the rear of the console.
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  The TurboTap was a multitap that expanded one controller port to five controller ports.
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  The PC Engine RF Adapter
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  The TurboGrafx-16 RF Adapter
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  The NEC PC Engine AC Adapter, meant for use in Japan.
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  The NEC TurboGrafx-16 AC Adapter, meant for use in North America.
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  The NEC TurboGrafx-16 CD AC Adapter, meant for use in North America.
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  dbGrafx front, a post production unofficial add on.
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  dbGrafx back, a post production unofficial add on.
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  Everdrive front, a post production unofficial add on.
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  Everdrive back, a post production unofficial add on.

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  The TurboGrafx-16 motherboard top contains most components.
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  The TurboGrafx-16 motherboard bottom is sparse, sporting traces and a socket.
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  The TurboBooster board is compact.

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