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So here we are celebrating another console’s 28th birthday. Recently, we had the Sega Genesis anniversary and now we have the NEC TurboGrafx-16 to add to this list. The TurboGrafx-16 is the North America version of the NEC PC Engine and for some reason is a lot larger than the original little white box. Apparently, […]
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The Legendary Axe Rocks TurboGrafx-16 – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 19th, 2014 
Carl Williams When NEC launched the TurboGrafx-16 in North America they faced many challenges. For one they were slightly off as far as what gamers on this side of the pond wanted. Sega was closer and therefore outsold the NEC machine regularly. The Legendary Axe was quite the showcase title for the TurboGrafx-16. It definitely should have […]
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Kick Punch Through New York City in Vigilante – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 19th, 2014 Carl Williams The Turbo Grafx-16 launched with two arcade titles, Vigilante and R-Type. The Sega Genesis on the other hand launched with several arcade ports (all but two, I believe).Vigilante is believed by many a gamer to be the spiritual successor to Kung-Fu Master (remember China Warrior?). Just remember the late 80’s were a “unique” time to […]
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Tags: 1989, altered beast, arcade, August 19th, carl williams, China Warrior, fighting, final fight, Kung-Fu Master, Last Battle, nec, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, streets of rage, tg-16, today in history, Turbo Grax-16, Vigilante 
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Keith Courage Earns Packin Rights on TurboGrafx-16 – August 19th, 1989 – Today in Video Game History
August 18th, 2014 Carl Williams This was NEC’s answer to Altered Beast, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones. There is no arcade tie-in here (though the TurboGrafx-16 did launch with R-Type). NEC was at a disadvantage as far as arcade ports went. That didn’t stop them from trying different things such as a pinball game at launch. Keith Courage in Alpha […]
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Posted in NEC, News Tags: 1989, 25 years old, action, amazon, August 19th, carl williams, ebay, Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, legend of zelda, nec, nintendo, pack in, r-type, retro, retro gaming magazine, rgm, tg-16, today in history, turbo grafx-16, TurboChip 1 Comment »
New Game: First Turbo Grafx-16 Hu-Card in Over 20 Years Sells Out in Less Than One Day at CCAG
July 27th, 2014 Carl Williams Attendees of the Classic Console and Arcade Gaming Show in Cleveland Ohio this weekend were lucky enough to be attending a landmark event. This is the first time in over 20 years that a Turbo Grafx-16 Hu-Card was made available- Atlantean by Aetherbyte Studios. Atlantean is a side scrolling shooter that features rarities on the […]
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New Game: Mysterious Song II: Eternal Silence Announced for Turbo Grafx-16/PC-Engine CD-ROM
November 8th, 2013 Carl Williams Eponaosft, developers of the original Mysterious Song title, have just announced the sequel, Eternal Silence. Expanding on the original, Eternal Silence will feature additional playable characters, new weapons, new spells and more interesting additions to woo fans of the original and those fans that have just discovered their NEC machines aren’t as dead as they […]
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Posted in Console, News Tags: 2, cd-rom, eponasoft, eternal silence, final fantasy, frozen utopia, II, mysterious song, pc-engine, retro, retro gaming magazine, tg-16, turbo grafx-16, two 1 Comment »
