PC Engine
PC Engine

The PC Engine was released by NEC, a Japanese company, in 1987. The PC Engine was a collaborative effort between Japanese software maker Hudson Soft (which maintains a chip-making division) and NEC. Hudson was looking for financial backing for a game console they had designed, and NEC was looking to get into the lucrative game market. The PC Engine was and is a very small video game console, due primarily to a very efficient three-chip architecture and its use of HuCards, credit-card sized data cartridges. It featured an enhanced MOS Technology 65C02 processor and a custom 16-bit graphics processor, as well as a custom video encoder chip, all designed by Hudson.

The PC Engine was extremely popular in Japan, beating Nintendo's Famicom in sales soon after its release, with no fewer than twelve systems released from 1987 to 1993. It was capable of up to 512 colours at once in several resolutions, and featured very robust sprite handling abilities. The Hudson-designed chroma encoder delivered a video signal more vibrant and colourful than both the Famicom and the Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis and is largely regarded as the equal to Nintendo's Super Famicom, although that system was not released until 1990.

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We all know that one of the criticisms with the Turbo Express is the battery life (or lack of it!). If you want to use your console whilst in a car (we strongly suggest as a passenger!) then this gadget is a godsend. Simply plug one end into the car cigarette lighter, and the other into your Turbo Express and you have an instant power supply. This...
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The most unusual accessory for the Turbo Express! The TV Tuner pack turns your Turbo Grafx into a portable TV; just like the Sony Watchman from the late 80's. This item is for use with an analogue TV signal. This item is boxed and in good working order.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£18
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£34
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£28
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
The manual has a photocopied cover
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£18
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£20
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£10
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£16
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£18
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This is a Japanese PC Engine game that will only run on a Japanese console or a modified console.
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£12
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£10
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This is a Japanese PC Engine import that will only run on a Japanese console, or a modified Console.
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£16
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