![]() ![]() NEC’s lack of experience in this sector coicided with the decline of Hudson Soft that, after failing to seel their chips to Nintendo, was waiting for some fresh cash to build its own unit. However those were the years during which in Japan was blooming the home entertainment industry and future giants as Nintendo and Sega were rapidly acquire large slices of market. The japanese multinational NEC during the 80s was famous in Japan for its line of personal computers, namely the PC-88 and the PC-98 that were dominating the scene and proved to be a great success. So let’s examine a bit in depth this a bit obscure but capable piece, known in US and Europe as TurboGrafx-16 or simply TurboGrafx, the first among the fourth generation of home console, the 16-bit generation. On October 30th, 1987, NEC’s PC Engine hit the shelves in Japan and, despite a huge success there, it never had the same fortune in the West, where, however was eagerly awaited. ![]() Today another piece of late 80s brood of home console celebrate it 30th birthday.
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