Classic Game Room HD – TURBOGRAFX-16 video game console review
March 1, 2010
Classic Game Room HD reviews the NEC Turbografx-16 video game console (also known as the PC-Engine in Japan, although there are differences). Released in 1989 in the U.S. the Turbografx-16 has a number of exclusive titles like Blazing Lazers and Bonk’s Adventure, many of which are now available for the Nintendo Wii Virtual Console.
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I really wanted one …
I really wanted one of these, but now, after watching this review, I’m not so sure anymore. Obviously NEC were money-hungry whores. You needed to buy and accessory to do anything other than the basics. You needed an accessory for 2-players, you needed an accessory for composite video. Why?! The Magnavox Odyssey from 1972 had 2 controllers! The NES from 1983 had composite video!
If I bought one, it would almost make me feel dirty for supporting such rampant greed when it’s supposed to be fun.
I Loved Ys 1 And 2 …
I Loved Ys 1 And 2 On The TG16-CD.
“Hew-Card”
“Hew-Card”
“Letting you know …
“Letting you know it’s angry.” Unexpected LOL!
I was born in 1989
I was born in 1989
I’m loving the …
I’m loving the jazzy background music..
I remember wanting …
I remember wanting one and starting to save up for one, but then we decided to go with the Super Nes. Some cool games on TG16, but I’m sure glad we went with power…Super Power!
huuh-card!!!
huuh-card!!!
Lmao I’m a pro …
Lmao I’m a pro online
“Hue-Card”
“Hue-Card”
it is a HuCard …
it is a HuCard pronounced like the “hu” sound in “Hudson”.
Nice up-close …
Nice up-close review for one of history’s long lost game systems. I remember happily gaming away back in the 16-bit era with my Super NES and Genesis…the TG16 was that system you heard about and read about, but many of us never played it.
Learned a couple of things, too…one controller port? Ugh.
Anyway, good review as always.
This is such a fun …
This is such a fun console. But all I had for like 1.5 years was splatterhouse. I was ok with that. : )
You should do a …
You should do a review on game cases
“And it turns red, …
“And it turns red, letting you know it’s angry.”
Compared to Genesis …
Compared to Genesis, the central and video processors are not that powerfull but the sound chip is much better sounding than that INFERIOR FM chip in Sega. So overall, the games actually sound BETTER on Turbografx than on Sega Genesis, and since sound plays a major part in games… big points for this system!!!
“And it turns red, …
“And it turns red, letting you know it’s angry.”
go to player1 it …
go to player1 it sells turbografx games and turbografx
I love console …
I love console reviews, nice job man!
Why are most of …
Why are most of your reviews 4.5 stars? Who are the people who could possibly be disappointed..?
Wow with out that …
Wow with out that rear cover off it reminded me of the Colecovision Atari add-on.
No way dude. I’m …
No way dude. I’m happy as they come especially when It comes to these reviews. seems to me like your angry.
Like Serraxor said, …
Like Serraxor said, there is an AV-out accessory called the “Turbo Booster” which looks like the plastic covering on the back. And the accessory port on the back was for the CD ROM add on.
Still, the Japanese PC Engine and the dock for the CD ROM2 drive was how the North America should have gotten it to.
@zborgerd Thanks …
@zborgerd Thanks for that nice little handy wall of text. :3
Collectors should …
Collectors should consider an import card adapter (e.g. Kisado converter or similar product), or a modded console or simply just an import PC Engine to play games. The import library is excellent.
There are also composite video pins on the expansion port (as well as a mod ffor RGB). You can buy first-party rear-shells that give you composite a/v out as well as built-in save memory which you can also back-up to a memory card called the Tennoke bank.