PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16

The PC Engine, known as the TurboGrafx-16 in North America, is a console released by NEC in 1987. It competed with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the Sega Genesis.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) Although it's still powered by an 8-bit CPU, it is the very first 16-bit console to be released on the market, as it has a 16-bit GPU capable of displaying an impressive 512 simultaneous colors.
 * 2) The games are stored on cards, which are minimalistic and do not take up too much space.
 * 3) Called "The Holy Grail of Shooter Games" for a reason, and that is that much of the console's library comprises of shoot 'em up games.
 * 4) It has a better sound chip than the Genesis, as well as a slightly more powerful processor so its games rarely exhibit much slowdown.
 * 5) It marked innovation by including a CD-ROM add-on, which allowed for an even more enhanced color palette and crystal clear voices.
 * 6) The controllers have built-in turbo switches.
 * 7) Its CD addon was the first ever CD-based home video game system ever to be produced.
 * 8) As said by the Angry Video Game Nerd, its library of games isn't as big, so it isn't as tainted, it doesn't have a lot of really bad games.
 * 9) Sleek design, especially the later Duo models. The original PC Engine is also known as one of the smallest consoles in the world.
 * 10) Usually, when you buy it on eBay, it comes with the five-port multitap. The system only has one controller port, so it's nice that the purchases available usually come with it.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Its library of games isn't as big as its competitors', Nintendo and Sega.
 * 2) The cables of the controllers are pretty short.
 * 3) Its add-on, the mh:crappygames:TurboGrafx-CD, flopped, at least in North America.
 * 4) It library includes a few bad games, for example, Darkwing Duck.

Reception
The console was extremely popular in Japan and it even outsold Sega's Mega Drive there. However it failed to catch on in North America due to the Sega vs. Nintendo war, and it never even got a PAL release outside of France.

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