PC Engine
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The PC Engine, released in North America as the TurboGrafx-16 is a video game console originally developed by NEC Home Electronics and Hudson Soft in a collaborative effort between 1987 and 1994 (Japan)/1989 and 1995 (US). The system combined a Hudson-produced 8-bit CPU, the HuC6280A (an enhanced 6502 — the TurboGrafx-16 was, in fact, 8-bit — with a six-channel PCM sound system with a few perks) and rather capable video hardware (variable screen resolution, many colors on screen at once and very large sprites, though only two sprite "layers" with a background layer in between). Games were distributed on "HuCards" — effectively a ROM board on a card. There was also a CD add-on which also saw some Sega releases.
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Sega support
While Sega initially supported the platform to some extent, the Sega Mega Drive entered the market in direct competition and so Sega focused their efforts on their own console. In the US, the TurboGrafx-16's marketing was poor (only being sold in major cities and with little advertising), and hence the console landed in a distant third after the Mega Drive and Super Nintendo, but in Japan the tables were turned, with the PC Engine greatly outselling the Mega Drive. This prompted Sega to back the console until the release of the Sega Saturn.
List of Sega games for the PC Engine (JP)
- After Burner II (1987)
- Altered Beast (1988)
- Columns (1990)
- Fantasy Zone (1986)
- OutRun (1986)
- Power Drift (1988)
- Shinobi (1987)
- Space Harrier (1985)
- Thunder Blade (1987)
List of Sega games for the TurboGrafx-16 (US)
- Fantasy Zone (1986)
- Space Harrier (1985)
Other PC Engine games also released for Sega systems
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| Atari 2600 (1977) | Intellivision (1979) | ColecoVision (1982) | Atari 5200 (1982) | PC Engine (1987) | CD-ROM² (1988) | Super CD-ROM² (1991) | R-Zone (1995) | Game.com (1997) | WonderSwan (1999) | Neo Geo Pocket Color (1999) | N-Gage (2003) | LeapFrog Didj (2008) | Stadia (2019) |