Introduction

In Japan, shortly after the introduction of Nintendo’s Famicom (NES), the electronics giant NEC entered into the video game market with the introduction of their “next generation” system, known as the PC Engine. Boasting a 16-bit graphics chip capable of displaying up to 256 colors on screen at once, at a number of resolutions. Although its CPU wasn’t much more powerful that of the NES, its spectacular graphics chip and six-channel sound bettered the Famicom in every way. It utilized a sleek new card format (HuCards, Turbochips) to hold its software, rather than bulky cartridges. It was also the first console to boast a CD-ROM drive, for full orchestral soundtracks and even (gasp!) full motion video. The PC Engine was immensely popular in Japan, outselling the Famicom by a significant margin. (Excerpt from TG-16 Museum)

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6/24/00
•    Thanks to “David Eagle”, the previous page maintainer.
•    I also did a re-design of this page, with a new logo, and buttons.  Hopefully it looks pretty good. I also added and updated emulators, utilities, technical info, and more… which was pretty much didn’t exist before.