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	NEC SuperGrafx
	DW FACTS by Dark Watcher
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Developer	Manufacturer	Release Date	Country(s)	Initial Price	Model Number	Game Releases	Overall Rating
NEC	NEC	Nov-89	Japan	$299 USD	PI-TG4	5 Unique	8.0
Ratings	Reviews	Pictures\Media	Specs\Manuals	Games\Emulation	Models	Clones	Links

Ratings
Consoles are rated based upon the available technology at the time of its release. Ratings based upon a 10 point scale (10 being excellent\very rare).
Console Design (appearance, functionality)	06
Console Durability (sturdy or frail and fragile)	08
Controllers (design, response, feel, use)	07
Graphics (graphical capability and presentation)	07
Audio (sound, music, speech, effects)	07
Media (game media format, design, durability)	08
Packaging (appeal, durability of packaging)	06
Game Library (quality, quantity of game library)	08
Innovations (technological industrial strides)	02
Gamer Value (good investment for the gamer?)	04
Collector Value (good collector investment?)	08
Games Rarity (general availability of games)	09
Console Rarity (general availability of a system)	08

Reviews

Picture courtesy of Charles Lee.

DW FACTS
- by Dark Watcher

In 1989, NEC decided to yet again redesign the highly successful PC Engine console, and upgrade it with more RAM. This new design, called SuperGrafx, was sold in Japan only and was created to compete against the threat of the Nintendo Super Famicom system. NEC stopped distributing SuperGrafx when they saw their PC Engine was still selling well. Only 5 games were made to take advantage of the upgraded SuperGrafx, and it played all PC Engine games as well as use the CD add-on.

The following is an interesting article on the PC Engine 2, which would be realized as the SuperGrafx (EGM, July, 1989).

PC Engine 2 Article

HANDS ON REVIEW

Coming soon...

Pictures & Media

Various picture\media for this console. Click pictures to enlarge.

NEC SuperGrafx - Box Cover

NEC SuperGrafx - Styro Inner Box

NEC SuperGrafx - Box Contents

NEC SuperGrafx - Instructions

NEC SuperGrafx - Console Packaging

NEC SuperGrafx - Hardware

NEC SuperGrafx - In Action 1

NEC SuperGrafx - In Action 2

NEC SuperGrafx - In Action 3

The following excellent pictures courtesy Charles Lee.

NEC SuperGrafx - Top

NEC SuperGrafx - Hardware

NEC SuperGrafx - Bottom

NEC SuperGrafx - Side 1

NEC SuperGrafx - Side 2

NEC SuperGrafx - Back

NEC SuperGrafx - Controller

NEC SuperGrafx - Front

Specs & Manuals

For the hardware enthusiasts out there - all the detail you\we love.

Processor Type	Processor Speed	Other Processor Information	RAM \ Video RAM
Hudson Soft HuC6280A (8-bit)	3.58 MHz or 7.16 MHZ	HuC6260 VCE \ HuC26270A VDC	32 KB \ 128 KB
Screen Resolution	Color Palette	Polygons \ Sprites	Audio
256x x 224 to 512 x 242	512 colors (9-bit), 482 on screen	N\A \ 128	Six (6) PSG audio channels
Media Format	Media Capacity	Games Released	Other Supported Formats
HuCard	20 Mb	5 Unique + 1 Enhanced (compatible with 700+)	HuCard, CD-ROM², Super CD-ROM², Arcade CD-ROM²
Internal Storage	External\Removable Storage	Game Controllers	Other Game \ Peripheral Devices
None	None	Gamepad (2 button + Run\Select)	PC Engine CD-ROM², Tennokoe 2 (game save device), RAU-30, etc.
Controller Ports	Network Ports	Other Ports	Audio \ Video
One (1)	None	EXT-BUS Expansion	5-pin DIN (Composite)
Power Supply - External	Other Outputs	Other Details \ Notes
Input: 100V 50\60Hz Output: DC 9V 800 MA	I\O Port (was never utilized)	Compatibility Mode Switch (SuperGrafx vs. PC Engine)
Manuals
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Games & Emulation

Games, media format, emulators and screen shots for titles released on this system.

Battle Ace box

Battle Ace box
Software for the NEC SuperGrafx was distributed in the HuCard format. As with standard PC Engine games, titles came in standard CD style casing.

The five (5) unique titles for this system all proudly display the SuperGrafx logo on the front and back covers of the CD inlays. A nice touch is the system graphic with accompanying text describing the system.

The instructions for these games are in Japanese, due to the exclusive regional release of this system. The titles themselves are rather easy to pick up after a little trial and error.

NEC SuperGrafx Game Boxes

SuperGrafx logo 1941: Counter Attack box Aldynes box Battle Ace box Daimakaimura box Darius Alpha box Madouou Granzort box

NEC SuperGrafx Game Screenshots

1941: Counter Attack

1941: Counter Attack box

Aldynes

Aldynes box

Battle Ace

Battle Ace box

Daimakaimura

Daimakaimura box

Darius Alpha

Darius Alpha box

Madouou Granzort

Madouou Granzort box

Third Party Emulators
Program	Website	Description
MagicEngine	http://www.magicengine.com	Excellent program for PC Engine and SuperGrafx emulation. Available for DOS, Windows and Mac OSX.

Models

Additional authorized releases for this console.

No additional models were released. This system is compatible with the PC Engine \ TurboGrafx-16 system.

Clones

Non-licensed releases (clones).

No clones were released for this system.

Links

Highly recommended additional sites\resources for this system.

Name	Website	Description
PCEngineFX.com	http://www.pcenginefx.com	The best place on the net for everything NEC.

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