History of video games/Platforms/TurboGrafx-16

History thumb|TurboGrafx-16 logo. Launch The PC Engine was launched in 1987 in Japan, and saw a North American release as the TurboGrafx-16 in Fall of 1989. The TurboGrafx-16 cost $200 at launch in the United States of America.Schilling Melissa A. Technological Leapfrogging: LESSONS FROM THE U.S. VIDEO GAME CONSOLE INDUSTRY California Management Review 2003 45 3 9 6–32 10.2307/41166174 https://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=1&sid=b2d46f68-463b-411b-b85b-bee9d1eb106f%40sessionmgr101 19 November 2020 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. Legacy Global sales of TurboGrafx-16 consoles totaled 10 million.The 10 Worst-Selling Consoles of All Time Feature on GamePro.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071011165344/http://gamepro.com/gamepro/domestic/games/features/111822.shtml web.archive.org 17 November 2020 11 October 2007 The system was never released in Europe, and sold only 2.5 million consoles in North America. NEC would later attempt to enter the home console market again with the PC-FX. Technology The PC Engine / TurboGrafix-16 uses an 8-bit Hudson Soft HuC6280A processor clocked at 3.6 Megahertz.McFerran Damien The Ultimate Retro Console Collectors' Guide https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/df-hardware-the-ultimate-console-collectors-guide Eurogamer 7 November 2020 en 6 May 2012 The PC Engine has eight kilobytes of RAM.PC-Engine (TurboGrafx 16) System-specific information for cc65 https://cc65.github.io/doc/pce.html cc65.github.io 7 November 2020 Notable games 1987 J.J. & Jeff 1988 Space Harrier Gallery Consoles Controllers TurboGrafx CD Accessories Official Internals References TurboGrafx-16 PC Engine 2100%__NOTOC__