<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
outside	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
designed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
NEC	O
Home	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
console	O
marketed	O
in	O
the	O
fourth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
,	O
commonly	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Application
era	I-Application
,	O
though	O
the	O
console	O
has	O
an	O
8-bit	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
(	O
CPU	O
)	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
graphics	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
after	O
the	O
Japanese	O
model	O
was	O
imported	O
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
France	O
from	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
delayed	O
United	O
States	O
release	O
meant	O
that	O
it	O
ended	O
up	O
competing	O
with	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
and	O
later	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
has	O
an	O
8-bit	O
CPU	O
and	O
a	O
dual	O
16-bit	B-Device
graphics	B-Architecture
processing	I-Architecture
unit	I-Architecture
(	O
GPU	B-Architecture
)	O
chipset	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
video	B-General_Concept
display	I-General_Concept
controller	I-General_Concept
(	O
VDC	O
)	O
and	O
video	O
color	O
encoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
are	O
capable	O
of	O
displaying	O
482	O
colors	O
simultaneously	O
,	O
out	O
of	O
512	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
dimensions	O
of	O
just	O
14cm	O
×	O
14cm	O
×	O
3.8cm	O
(	O
5.5	O
in	O
×	O
5.5	O
in	O
×	O
1.5	O
in	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
is	O
the	O
smallest	O
major	O
home	B-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
ever	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
HuCard	B-Device
cartridges	B-Protocol
and	O
later	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
optical	O
format	O
with	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
16	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
North	O
American	O
name	O
and	O
the	O
marketing	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
as	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
platform	O
despite	O
having	O
an	O
8-bit	O
CPU	O
was	O
criticized	O
by	O
some	O
as	O
deceptive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
very	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gained	O
strong	O
third-party	O
support	O
and	O
outsold	O
the	O
Famicom	O
at	O
its	O
1987	O
debut	O
,	O
eventually	O
becoming	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
's	O
main	O
rival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
failed	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
blamed	O
on	O
the	O
delayed	O
release	O
and	O
inferior	O
marketing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese	O
models	O
were	O
grey	O
market	O
imported	O
,	O
modified	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
beginning	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
but	O
an	O
official	O
PAL	B-Language
model	O
(	O
named	O
simply	O
"	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
"	O
without	O
the	O
"	O
16	O
"	O
)	O
planned	O
for	O
1990	O
was	O
cancelled	O
following	O
the	O
disappointing	O
North	O
American	O
launch	O
with	O
the	O
already-manufactured	O
stock	O
of	O
systems	O
liquidated	O
via	O
mail-order	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
least	O
17	O
distinct	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
were	O
made	O
,	O
including	O
portable	O
versions	O
and	O
those	O
that	O
integrated	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
model	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
SuperGrafx	I-General_Concept
,	O
was	O
rushed	O
to	O
market	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
featured	O
many	O
performance	O
enhancements	O
and	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
supersede	O
the	O
standard	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
succeeded	O
by	O
the	O
PC-FX	B-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
successful	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
created	O
as	O
a	O
collaborative	O
effort	O
between	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
,	O
who	O
created	O
video	O
game	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
NEC	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
was	O
dominant	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
market	O
with	O
their	O
PC-88	B-Device
and	O
PC-98	B-Operating_System
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
pure	O
coincidence	O
,	O
NEC	O
's	O
interest	O
in	O
entering	O
the	O
lucrative	O
video	O
game	O
market	O
coincided	O
with	O
Hudson	O
's	O
failed	O
attempt	O
to	O
sell	O
designs	O
for	O
then-advanced	O
graphics	B-General_Concept
chips	I-General_Concept
to	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
made	O
its	O
debut	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
1987	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
a	O
tremendous	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
had	O
an	O
elegant	O
,	O
"	O
eye-catching	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
very	O
small	O
compared	O
to	O
its	O
rivals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
,	O
coupled	O
with	O
a	O
strong	O
software	O
lineup	O
and	O
third-party	O
support	O
from	O
high-profile	O
developers	B-Application
such	O
as	O
Namco	O
and	O
Konami	O
gave	O
NEC	O
a	O
temporary	O
lead	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
sold	O
500,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
expansion	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
success	O
for	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
,	O
selling	O
60,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
months	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
1989	O
,	O
NEC	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
consoles	O
and	O
more	O
than	O
80,000	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
units	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
found	O
out	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
enthusiasm	O
in	O
its	O
name	O
"	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
"	O
and	O
also	O
felt	O
its	O
small	O
size	O
was	O
not	O
very	O
suitable	O
to	O
American	O
consumers	O
who	O
would	O
generally	O
prefer	O
a	O
larger	O
and	O
"	O
futuristic	O
"	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
decided	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
system	O
the	O
"	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
"	O
,	O
a	O
name	O
representing	O
its	O
graphical	O
speed	O
and	O
strength	O
and	O
its	O
16-bit	B-Device
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
lengthy	O
redesign	O
process	O
and	O
NEC	O
's	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
viability	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
delayed	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
was	O
eventually	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
City	O
and	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
test	O
markets	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
two	O
weeks	O
after	O
Sega	O
of	O
America	O
released	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
CPU	O
to	O
test	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
NEC	O
,	O
Sega	O
did	O
not	O
waste	O
time	O
redesigning	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
system	O
,	O
making	O
only	O
slight	O
aesthetic	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	O
quickly	O
eclipsed	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
after	O
its	O
American	O
debut	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEC	O
's	O
decision	O
to	O
pack-in	O
Keith	B-Application
Courage	I-Application
in	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Zones	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
game	O
unknown	O
to	O
western	O
gamers	O
,	O
proved	O
costly	O
as	O
Sega	O
packed-in	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
hit	O
arcade	O
title	O
Altered	B-Application
Beast	I-Application
with	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
1989	O
,	O
NEC	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
coin-op	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
console	O
is	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
Japanese	O
name	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
rather	O
than	O
its	O
American	O
name	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
imports	O
from	O
Japan	O
drew	O
a	O
cult	O
following	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
unauthorized	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
imports	O
available	O
along	O
with	O
NTSC-to-PAL	O
adapters	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
during	O
the	O
late	O
1980s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1989	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
company	O
called	O
Mention	O
manufactured	O
an	O
adapted	O
PAL	B-Language
version	O
called	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
November	O
1989	O
to	O
1993	O
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
consoles	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
some	O
add-ons	O
were	O
imported	O
from	O
Japan	O
by	O
French	O
importer	O
Sodipeng	O
(	O
Société	O
de	O
Distribution	O
de	O
la	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
)	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Guillemot	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
largely	O
available	O
in	O
France	O
and	O
Benelux	O
through	O
major	O
retailers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
seeing	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
falter	O
in	O
America	O
,	O
NEC	O
decided	O
to	O
cancel	O
their	O
European	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Units	O
for	O
the	O
European	O
markets	O
were	O
already	O
produced	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
essentially	O
US	O
models	O
modified	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
PAL	B-Language
television	O
sets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
March	O
1991	O
,	O
NEC	O
claimed	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
750,000	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
consoles	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
500,000	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
relaunch	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
market	O
,	O
in	O
mid-1992	O
NEC	O
and	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
transferred	O
management	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
joint	O
venture	O
called	O
Turbo	O
Technologies	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
released	O
the	O
TurboDuo	O
,	O
an	O
all-in-one	O
unit	O
that	O
included	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
built	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
console	O
gaming	O
market	O
continued	O
to	O
be	O
dominated	O
by	O
the	O
Genesis	O
and	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
August	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
NEC	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
units	O
and	O
CD-ROM²	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
adds	O
up	O
to	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine/TurboGrafx	I-General_Concept
-16	I-General_Concept
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
CD-ROM²	O
units	O
sold	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
licensed	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
Dead	O
of	O
the	O
Brain	O
Part	O
1	O
&	O
2	O
on	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CD-ROM²	O
is	O
an	O
add-on	O
attachment	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
add-on	O
allows	O
the	O
core	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
to	O
play	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
in	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
format	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
standard	O
HuCards	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
made	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
the	O
first	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
use	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
as	O
a	O
storage	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
in	O
November	O
1989	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
remodeled	O
interface	O
unit	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
different	O
shape	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
had	O
a	O
launch	O
price	O
of	O
$399.99	O
and	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
bundled	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	B-Application
Street	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Lair	I-Application
were	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
launch	O
titles	O
;	O
Ys	B-Application
Book	I-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
soon	O
followed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1991	O
,	O
NEC	O
introduced	O
an	O
upgraded	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
,	O
which	O
updates	O
the	O
BIOS	O
to	O
Version	O
3.0	O
and	O
increases	O
buffer	O
RAM	B-Architecture
from	O
64	O
KB	O
to	O
256	O
KB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
upgrade	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
several	O
forms	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
was	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Duo	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
with	O
a	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
and	O
upgraded	O
BIOS/RAM	O
already	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Super	O
System	O
Card	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
an	O
upgrade	O
for	O
the	O
existing	O
CD-ROM²	O
add-on	O
that	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
replacement	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
System	O
Card	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
owners	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
already	O
own	O
the	O
original	O
CD-ROM²	O
add-on	O
could	O
instead	O
opt	O
for	O
the	O
Super-CD-ROM²	O
unit	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
add-on	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
which	O
combines	O
the	O
CD-ROM	B-Device
drive	O
,	O
interface	O
unit	O
and	O
Super	O
System	O
Card	O
into	O
one	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
1994	O
,	O
NEC	O
introduced	O
a	O
third	O
upgrade	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
,	O
which	O
increases	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
onboard	O
RAM	B-Architecture
of	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
to	O
2MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
upgrade	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
models	O
:	O
the	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
Duo	O
,	O
designed	O
for	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
consoles	O
already	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
model	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
functionalities	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
System	O
Card	O
and	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
Duo	O
into	O
one	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
games	O
for	O
this	O
add-on	O
were	O
ports	O
of	O
the	O
Neo-Geo	B-Operating_System
fighting	O
games	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Art	B-Application
of	I-Application
Fighting	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ports	O
of	O
World	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Fatal	B-Application
Fury	I-Application
Special	I-Application
were	O
later	O
released	O
for	O
this	O
card	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
several	O
original	O
games	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
Arcade	O
CD-ROM²	O
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
this	O
point	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
and	O
Turbo	O
Duo	O
was	O
already	O
waning	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
thus	O
,	O
no	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
of	O
either	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
Japanese	O
Arcade	O
Card	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
console	O
through	O
a	O
HuCard	B-Device
converter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
variations	O
and	O
related	O
products	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CoreGrafx	O
is	O
an	O
updated	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
8	O
,	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
same	O
form	O
factor	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
it	O
changes	O
the	O
color	O
scheme	O
from	O
white	O
and	O
red	O
to	O
black	O
and	O
blue	O
and	O
replaces	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
radio	O
frequency-output	O
connector	O
with	O
a	O
composite	O
video	O
AV	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
recolored	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
model	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
CoreGrafx	O
II	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aside	O
from	O
the	O
different	O
coloring	O
(	O
light	O
grey	O
and	O
orange	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
CoreGrafx	O
except	O
that	O
the	O
CPU	O
was	O
changed	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
HuC6280	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
SuperGrafx	I-General_Concept
,	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
CoreGrafx	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
an	O
enhanced	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
hardware	O
with	O
updated	O
specs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
model	O
has	O
a	O
second	O
HuC6270A	O
(	O
VDC	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
HuC6202	O
(	O
VDP	O
)	O
that	O
combines	O
the	O
output	O
of	O
the	O
two	O
VDCs	O
,	O
four	O
times	O
as	O
much	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
twice	O
as	O
much	O
video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
a	O
second	O
layer/plane	O
of	O
scrolling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
uses	O
the	O
revised	O
HuC6280A	O
CPU	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
sound	O
and	O
color	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
were	O
not	O
upgraded	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
expensive	O
price	O
tag	O
a	O
big	O
disadvantage	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
only	O
five	O
exclusive	O
SuperGrafx	B-General_Concept
games	O
and	O
two	O
hybrid	O
games	O
(	O
Darius	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
and	O
Darius	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
were	O
released	O
as	O
standard	O
HuCards	B-Device
which	O
took	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
extra	O
video	O
hardware	O
if	O
played	O
on	O
a	O
SuperGrafx	B-General_Concept
)	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
system	O
was	O
quickly	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SuperGrafx	B-General_Concept
has	O
the	O
same	O
expansion	O
port	O
as	O
previous	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
consoles	O
,	O
but	O
requires	O
an	O
adapter	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
original	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
add-on	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
SuperGrafx	B-General_Concept
console	O
's	O
large	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Shuttle	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
,	O
1989	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
less	O
expensive	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
,	O
retailing	O
at	O
¥	O
18,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reduced	O
price	O
was	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
expansion	O
port	O
from	O
the	O
back	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
that	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
CD-ROM²	O
add-on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RF	O
output	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
also	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
A/V	O
port	O
for	O
the	O
Shuttle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Shuttle	O
was	O
also	O
distributed	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
GT	I-Application
is	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
,	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
as	O
the	O
TurboExpress	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
play	O
only	O
HuCard	B-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
LT	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
in	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
form	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
retailing	O
at	O
¥	O
99,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LT	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
a	O
television	O
display	O
(	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
AV	O
output	O
)	O
as	O
it	O
has	O
a	O
built-in	O
flip-up	O
screen	O
and	O
speakers	O
,	O
just	O
as	O
a	O
laptop	B-Device
would	O
have	O
,	O
but	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
GT	O
,	O
the	O
LT	O
runs	O
on	O
a	O
power	O
supply	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
LT	O
has	O
full	O
expansion	O
port	O
capability	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
CD-ROM²	O
unit	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
LT	O
the	O
same	O
way	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
CoreGrafx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
LT	O
requires	O
an	O
adapter	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
enhanced	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
240px240pxNEC/Turbo	O
Technologies	O
later	O
released	O
the	O
TurboDuo	O
,	O
which	O
combined	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
(	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
Super	O
System	O
Card	O
on	O
board	O
)	O
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
into	O
one	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEC	O
Home	O
Electronics	O
released	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Duo	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
21	O
,	O
1991	O
,	O
which	O
combined	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
unit	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
can	O
play	O
HuCards	B-Device
,	O
audio	O
CDs	O
,	O
CD+Gs	O
,	O
standard	O
CD-ROM²	O
games	O
and	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
updated	O
variants	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
:	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Duo-R	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
1993	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Duo-RX	O
on	O
June	O
25	O
,	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC-KD863G	O
is	O
a	O
CRT	B-Device
monitor	I-Device
with	O
built-in	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
console	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
27	O
,	O
1988	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
¥	O
138,000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
NEC	O
's	O
PCs	B-Device
 '	O
naming	O
scheme	O
,	O
the	O
PC-KD863G	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
eliminate	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
buy	O
a	O
separate	O
television	O
set	O
and	O
a	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
no	O
BUS	O
expansion	O
port	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
CD-ROM²	O
System	O
and	O
memory	O
backup	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X1-Twin	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
licensed	O
PC	O
Engine-compatible	O
hardware	O
manufactured	O
by	O
a	O
third-party	O
company	O
,	O
released	O
by	O
Sharp	O
in	O
April	O
1989	O
for	O
¥	O
99,800	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
hybrid	O
system	O
that	O
can	O
run	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
and	O
X1	B-Device
computer	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pioneer	O
Corporation	O
's	O
LaserActive	B-Device
supports	O
an	O
add-on	O
module	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
games	O
(	O
HuCard	B-Device
,	O
CD-ROM²	O
and	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
"	O
LD-ROM²	O
"	O
titles	O
that	O
work	O
only	O
on	O
this	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NEC	O
also	O
released	O
their	O
own	O
LaserActive	B-Device
unit	O
(	O
NEC	O
PCE-LD1	O
)	O
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
add-on	O
module	O
,	O
under	O
an	O
OEM	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outside	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
console	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
South	O
Korea	O
by	O
a	O
third-party	O
company	O
,	O
Haitai	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Vistar	O
16	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Daewoo	O
Electronics	O
distributed	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Shuttle	O
in	O
the	O
South	O
Korean	O
market	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
uses	O
a	O
Hudson	B-General_Concept
Soft	I-General_Concept
HuC6280	I-General_Concept
CPU	O
—	O
an	O
8-bit	O
CPU	O
modified	O
with	O
two	O
16-bit	B-Device
graphics	B-Architecture
processors	I-Architecture
—	O
running	O
at	O
7.16	O
MHz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
8	O
KB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
64	O
KB	O
of	O
Video	O
RAM	B-Architecture
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
display	O
482	O
colors	O
at	O
once	O
from	O
a	O
512-color	O
palette	B-Data_Structure
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sound	O
hardware	O
,	O
built	O
into	O
the	O
HuC6280	B-General_Concept
CPU	O
,	O
includes	O
a	O
PSG	O
running	O
at	O
3.58MHz	O
and	O
a	O
5-10	O
bit	O
stereo	O
PCM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
games	O
use	O
the	O
HuCard	B-Device
ROM	B-Protocol
cartridge	I-Protocol
format	O
,	O
thin	O
credit	O
card-sized	O
cards	O
that	O
insert	O
into	O
the	O
front	O
slot	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
HuCards	B-Device
have	O
38	O
connector	O
pins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
HuCards	B-Device
(	O
alternatively	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
TurboChips	B-Device
"	O
)	O
reverse	O
eight	O
of	O
these	O
pins	O
as	O
a	O
region	O
lockout	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
power	O
switch	O
on	O
the	O
console	O
also	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
lock	O
that	O
prevents	O
HuCards	B-Device
from	O
being	O
removed	O
while	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
powered	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
European	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
did	O
not	O
have	O
its	O
own	O
PAL-formatted	O
HuCards	B-Device
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
its	O
limited	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
instead	O
supporting	O
standard	O
HuCards	B-Device
and	O
outputting	O
a	O
PAL	B-Language
50Hz	O
video	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
originally	O
sold	O
with	O
a	O
standard	O
controller	O
known	O
simply	O
as	O
the	O
Pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboPad	O
became	O
standard-issue	O
with	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
subsequent	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
starting	O
with	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Coregrafx	O
,	O
immediately	O
phasing	O
out	O
the	O
original	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Pad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
and	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
consoles	O
only	O
have	O
one	O
controller	O
port	O
;	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
controllers	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
and	O
play	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
,	O
a	O
separate	O
peripheral	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
the	O
MultiTap	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
the	O
TurboTap	O
,	O
was	O
required	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
controllers	O
to	O
be	O
plugged	O
into	O
the	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
using	O
different	O
diameter	O
controller	O
ports	O
,	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
controllers	O
and	O
peripherals	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
consoles	O
and	O
vice	O
versa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TurboDuo	O
would	O
revert	O
to	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
controller	O
port	O
that	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
uses	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
new	O
TurboDuo-branded	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
TurboPad	O
and	O
TurboTap	O
peripherals	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
DuoPad	O
and	O
the	O
DuoTap	O
respectively	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
made	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
official	O
TurboGrafx-16/Duo	O
Adapter	O
was	O
also	O
produced	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
an	O
extension	O
cable	O
that	O
allowed	O
any	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
controller	O
or	O
peripheral	O
to	O
be	O
connected	O
into	O
the	O
TurboDuo	O
console	O
(	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
console	O
as	O
a	O
side	O
effect	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
peripherals	O
were	O
produced	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
and	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
released	O
the	O
Ten	O
no	O
Koe	O
2	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
progress	O
in	O
compatible	O
HuCard	B-Device
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Avenue	O
Pad	O
6	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1993	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
port	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
four	O
action	O
buttons	O
numbered	O
"	O
III	O
"	O
through	O
"	O
VI	O
"	O
;	O
unlike	O
the	O
three-button	O
pad	O
,	O
these	O
buttons	O
did	O
not	O
duplicate	O
existing	O
buttons	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
added	O
new	O
functionalities	O
in	O
compatible	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
six-button	O
controller	O
,	O
the	O
Arcade	O
Pad	O
6	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
NEC	O
Home	O
Electronics	O
in	O
1994	O
,	O
replacing	O
the	O
TurboPad	O
as	O
the	O
bundled	O
controller	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
Duo-RX	O
(	O
the	O
last	O
model	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
total	O
of	O
686	O
commercial	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
featured	O
Keith	B-Application
Courage	I-Application
in	I-Application
Alpha	I-Application
Zones	I-Application
as	O
a	O
pack-in	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
title	O
Mashin	B-Application
Eiyuuden	I-Application
Wataru	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
console	O
received	O
strong	O
third-party	O
support	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
console	O
struggled	O
to	O
gain	O
the	O
attention	O
of	O
other	O
developers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
brought	O
over	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
popular	O
franchises	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bomberman	B-Application
,	O
Bonk	O
,	O
and	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
to	O
the	O
system	O
with	O
graphically	O
impressive	O
follow-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
also	O
designed	O
and	O
published	O
several	O
original	O
titles	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Air	B-Application
Zonk	I-Application
and	O
Dungeon	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compile	O
published	O
Alien	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
and	O
Devil	B-Application
's	I-Application
Crush	I-Application
,	O
two	O
well-received	O
virtual	O
pinball	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
contributed	O
several	O
high-quality	O
conversions	O
of	O
its	O
arcade	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
,	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
,	O
Final	B-Application
Lap	I-Application
Twin	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Splatterhouse	B-Application
,	O
as	O
did	O
Capcom	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Street	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
II	I-Application
 '	I-Application
:	I-Application
Champion	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
large	O
portion	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
library	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical-scrolling	O
shooters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
Konami	O
's	O
Gradius	B-Application
and	O
Salamander	B-Application
,	O
Hudson	O
's	O
Super	B-Device
Star	I-Device
Soldier	I-Device
and	O
Soldier	B-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
Namco	O
's	O
Galaga	B-Application
'	I-Application
88	I-Application
,	O
Irem	O
's	O
R-Type	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Taito	O
's	O
Darius	B-Application
Alpha	I-Application
,	O
Darius	B-Application
Plus	I-Application
and	O
Super	B-Application
Darius	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
console	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
platformers	O
and	O
role-playing	O
games	O
;	O
Victor	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
The	B-Application
Legendary	I-Application
Axe	I-Application
won	O
numerous	O
awards	O
and	O
is	O
seen	O
among	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
'	O
s	O
definitive	O
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ys	B-Application
I	I-Application
&	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
two	O
games	O
from	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
's	O
Ys	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
particularly	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cosmic	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
an	O
RPG	O
ported	O
from	O
Japan	O
to	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
that	O
earned	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Magazine	O
RPG	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
in	O
1993	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
was	O
very	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
one	O
point	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
console	O
in	O
the	O
nation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
sold	O
well	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
,	O
it	O
suffered	O
from	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
from	O
third-party	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
and	O
publishers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1990	O
,	O
ACE	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
racing	O
game	O
library	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
"	O
all	O
the	O
popular	O
consoles	O
,	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
is	O
way	O
out	O
in	O
front	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
range	O
and	O
quality	O
of	O
its	O
race	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
was	O
ranked	O
the	O
13th	O
greatest	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
of	O
all	O
time	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
catalog	O
of	O
games	O
worth	O
playing	O
,	O
"	O
but	O
also	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
third-party	O
support	O
and	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
second	O
controller	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
controversy	O
over	O
bit	O
width	O
marketing	O
strategy	O
reappeared	O
with	O
the	O
advent	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
Jaguar	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
did	O
not	O
market	O
its	O
1979	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
system	O
with	O
bit	O
width	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
used	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1994	O
,	O
NEC	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
console	O
,	O
the	O
Japanese-exclusive	O
PC-FX	B-Device
,	O
a	O
32-bit	O
system	O
with	O
a	O
tower-like	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Emulation	O
programs	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
exist	O
for	O
several	O
modern	O
and	O
retro	O
operating	O
systems	O
and	O
architectures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Popular	O
and	O
regularly	O
updated	O
programs	O
include	O
Mednafen	B-Language
and	O
BizHawk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
(	O
TurboChip/HuCARD	O
)	O
,	O
TurboGrafx-CD	O
(	O
CD-ROM²	O
)	O
and	O
Turbo	O
Duo	O
(	O
Super	O
CD-ROM²	O
)	O
games	O
were	O
released	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
download	O
service	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
later	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
several	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
ten	B-Device
TurboGrafx-16	I-Device
games	I-Device
were	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
Hudson	O
released	O
an	O
iPhone	B-Device
application	O
entitled	O
"	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
GameBox	O
"	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
buy	O
and	O
play	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
select	O
Turbo	B-General_Concept
Grafx	I-General_Concept
games	O
via	O
in-app	O
purchases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2012	O
JRPG	O
Hyperdimension	B-Application
Neptunia	I-Application
Victory	I-Application
features	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Peashy	O
,	O
that	O
pays	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
rapper	O
Kanye	O
West	O
's	O
8th	O
solo	O
album	O
was	O
initially	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
titled	O
"	O
Turbo	B-General_Concept
Grafx	I-General_Concept
16	I-General_Concept
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2019	O
and	O
at	O
Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
2019	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
,	O
a	O
dedicated	B-Device
console	I-Device
featuring	O
many	O
built-in	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
6	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-Device
Mini	I-Device
and	O
its	O
peripheral	O
accessories	O
would	O
be	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
from	O
its	O
previous	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2020	O
launch	O
date	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
COVID-19	O
pandemic	O
disrupting	O
supply	O
chains	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
