Turbografx 16

a 16-bit console released by nec corporation in 1990 that sold 10 million worldwide. it sold better than 32-bit 3do interactive multiplayer (10 million), and 16-bit neo geo and 32-bit atari jaguar (250,000). it sold only 2.5 million in usa and is an entry level collector’s item. the best selling game was bonk’s adventure which sp-wned 2 sequels and weren’t great. the good games on the system were all shmups like blazing lasers, and r-type. the reason why it looked inferior to sega genesis was the 8-bit cpu. it was the first console to use cd format in 1991. cd games include wonderboy iii (platformer), ys i and ii (jrpg) and street fighter. legendary axe 1/2 were an alter beast clones. neutopia i/ii were zelda nes clones.

– cpu: 8-bit zilog z80a
o 3.546893 mhz for pal/secam, 3.579545 mhz for ntsc
– graphics: vdp (video display processor) derived from texas instruments tms9918
o up to 32 simultaneous colors available (one 16-color palette for sprites or background, an additional 16-color palette for background only) from a palette of 64 (can also show 64 simultaneous colors using programming tricks)
o screen resolutions 256×192 and 256×224. pal/secam also supports 256×240
o 8×8 pixel characters, max 463 (due to vram sp-ce limitation)
o 8×8 or 8×16 pixel sprites, max 64
o horizontal, vertical, and partial screen scrolling
– sound (psg): texas instruments sn76489
o 4 channel mono sound (3 square waves, 1 white noise)
o 3 tone generators, 10 octaves each, 1 white noise generator
– sound (fm): yamaha ym2413
o mono fm synthesis
o switchable between 9 tone channels or 6 tone channels + 5 percussion channels
o included as built-in “accessory” with j-panese master system (1987)
o supported by certain games only
– boot rom: 64 kbit (8 kb) to 2048 kbit (256 kb), depending on built-in game
– main ram: 64 kbit (8 kb), can be supplemented by game cartridges
– video ram: 128 kbit (16 kb)
– game card slot (not available in the master system ii)
– game cartridge slot (not included on newer brazilian models, as these have built-in games)
o j-panese and south korean consoles use vertical shaped 44-pin cartridges, the same shape as sg-1000 and mark ii
o all other consoles use 50-pin cartridges6 with a horizontal shape
o the difference in cartridge style is a form of regional lockout
– expansion slot
o unused, pinout compatible with 50-pin cartridges (but opposite gender) in all regions

the successor was the 32-bit pc-fx and had a ton of adult hentai and anime dating sims on it. things american culture aren’t supposed to like.
gamer 1: remember blazing lasers on turbografx 16?
gamer 2: yeah, i remember the reason gamers didn’t buy it, because it was back at the beginning when every j-panese manufacture thought they could make a videogame console and succeed in america (ie: neo-videogame crash of 1984).