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TurboGrafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16, known as the PC Engine outside North America, is a home video game console developed by Hudson Soft and manufactured by NEC. It was released in Japan in 1987 and in North America in 1989. The first console of the fourth generation, it launched in Japan to compete with Nintendo's Family Computer, but its delayed U.S. debut placed it…

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Best-selling game
Bonk's Adventure
CPU
HuC6280 @ 7.16 MHz
Discontinued
FR: December 25, 1993 · NA: May 11, 1994 · JP: December 16, 1994
Display
Composite or RF TV out; 565×242 or 256×239, 512 color palette, 482 colors on-screen
Generation
Fourth
Graphics
HuC6270 VDC · HuC6260 VCE

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TurboGrafx-16

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Edges144
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Avg. degree1.99
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TurboGrafx-16

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related to Library · 48
TurboGrafx-16 → Adventure Island, Air Zonk, Alien Crush, Alpha Zones, Axe, Bomberman, Bonk, Capcom, Champion Edition, Compile, Cosmic Fantasy, Darius Plus, Densetsu, Devil's Crush, Dungeon Explorer, Electronic Gaming Magazine RPG, Examples, Final Lap Twin, Galaga, Hudson
related to Arcade Card · 27
TurboGrafx-16 → Arcade Card, Arcade Card Duo, Arcade Card Pro, Arcade CD-ROM², Art, By, CD-ROM² System, Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury Special, Fighting, HuCard, Japanese Arcade Card, Kādo, NEC, Neo-Geo, North America, North American, On March, PC Engine, Ports
related to Peripherals · 23
TurboGrafx-16 → All PC Engine, Another, Cordless Pad, Famicom's, II, In Japan, It, Japan, MultiTap, NES, North America, Pad, PC Engine, PC Engine Coregrafx, PC Engine Pad, Run, Select, The, The Cordless Multitap, The TurboPad
related to Technical specifications · 21
TurboGrafx-16 → CPU, HuC6260, HuC6270, HuCard ROM, HuCards, Hudson Soft HuC6280 CPU, Hz, It, KB, MHz, PAL, PAL-formatted HuCards, PC Engine HuCards, PCM, RAM, The, The European, The TurboGrafx-16, TurboChips, TurboGrafx-16 HuCards
related to TurboGrafx-CD/CD-ROM² · 20
TurboGrafx-16 → CD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM Squared, CD-ROM-ROM, December, Fighting Street, HuCards, II, It, Japan, Monster Lair, November, PC Engine, The, The CD-ROM², The TurboGrafx-CD, This, TurboGrafx-CD, United States, Ys Book
related to Reception · 17
TurboGrafx-16 → ACE, CD, Europe, GamePro, IGN, In, In Japan, In North America, Initially, Japanese, NEC, Nintendo, PC Engine, Reviewing, Sega, Though, Turbo Duo
related to Other foreign markets · 10
TurboGrafx-16 → American, Daewoo Electronics, Haitai, It, Japan, Outside North America, PC Engine Shuttle, South Korea, South Korean, Vistar
related to Legacy · 8
TurboGrafx-16 → BizHawk, Emulation, In, It, Japanese-exclusive PC-FX, Mednafen, NEC, Popular
Released · 5
TurboGrafx-16 → ESP: August 21, 1990, FR: November 22, 1989, GB: December 21, 1989, JP: October 30, 1987, NA: August 29, 1989
Discontinued · 3
TurboGrafx-16 → FR: December 25, 1993, JP: December 16, 1994, NA: May 11, 1994

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pc engine released console nec japan games system cd-rom² north hudson super video america game also original american two controller

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TurboGrafx-16Best-selling gameBonk's Adventure1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16CPUHuC6280 @ 7.16 MHz1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16DiscontinuedFR: December 25, 19931.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16DiscontinuedNA: May 11, 19941.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16DiscontinuedJP: December 16, 19941.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16DisplayComposite or RF TV out; 565×242 or 256×239, 512 color palette, 482 colors on-screen1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16GenerationFourth1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16GraphicsHuC6270 VDC1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16GraphicsHuC6260 VCE1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16Lifespan1987–19941.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16ManufacturerNEC Hudson Soft1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16MediaHuCard1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16Memory8 KB RAM1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16Memory64 KB Video RAM1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16RelatedLaserActive1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16ReleasedJP: October 30, 19871.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16ReleasedNA: August 29, 19891.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16ReleasedFR: November 22, 19891.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16ReleasedGB: December 21, 19891.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16ReleasedESP: August 21, 19901.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16SoundPSG, 5 to 10-bit stereo PCM1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16SuccessorPC Engine SuperGrafx1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16SuccessorPC-FX1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16TypeHome video game console1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16Units sold10 million (HuCard only)1.00infobox
TurboGrafx-16Units sold1.92 million (CD-ROM2 + Duo)1.00infobox

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