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{{Infobox console | {{Infobox console | ||
|title = PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) | |title = PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) | ||
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|image2 = SuperGrafx-Console-Set.jpg | |image2 = SuperGrafx-Console-Set.jpg | ||
− | |imagecaption = '''Above''': The PC Engine | + | |imagecaption = '''Above''': The PC Engine.<br/>'''Below''': The SuperGrafx. |
− | |developer=[[NEC | + | |developer = [[:Category:NEC consoles|NEC Home Electronics, Hudson Soft]] |
− | |type=[[:Category: | + | |type = [[:Category:Consoles|Home video game console]] |
|generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]] | |generation = [[:Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles|Fourth generation]] | ||
− | + | |release = 1987 | |
− | |release=1987 | ||
|discontinued = 1994 | |discontinued = 1994 | ||
− | |successor = | + | |successor = SuperGrafx, [[PC-FX emulators|PC-FX]] |
|emulated = {{✓}} | |emulated = {{✓}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
− | The '''[[gametech:TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine|PC Engine]]''' ('''PCE''') was a 16-bit system released jointly by [[wikipedia:Nec|NEC]] and [[wikipedia:Hudson Soft|Hudson Soft]] in Japan on October 30, 1987 and in the US on August 29, 1989. It had a Hudson Soft HuC6280 8-bit CPU at 7.16 MHz and 1.79 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 64KB of VRAM. The CPU was teamed up with a 16-bit graphics processor and 16-bit video color encoder chip, both built by Hudson Soft. When it came time to seek other potential markets, the two companies eventually caved to a limited American release in 1989 under a completely different model and name: the '''TurboGrafx-16'''. The European versions varied throughout the countries, being the western version in Spain and United Kingdom and Japanese models in Benelux regions. | + | The '''[[gametech:TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine|PC Engine]]''' ('''PCE''') was a 16-bit system released jointly by [[wikipedia:Nec|NEC]] and [[wikipedia:Hudson Soft|Hudson Soft]] in Japan on October 30, 1987 and in the US on August 29, 1989. It was retailed for $399.99 ($809.09 in 2018 money). It had a Hudson Soft HuC6280 8-bit CPU at 7.16 MHz and 1.79 MHz with 8KB of RAM and 64KB of VRAM. The CPU was teamed up with a 16-bit graphics processor and 16-bit video color encoder chip, both built by Hudson Soft. When it came time to seek other potential markets, the two companies eventually caved to a limited American release in 1989 under a completely different model and name: the '''TurboGrafx-16'''. The European versions varied throughout the countries, being the western version in Spain and United Kingdom and Japanese models in Benelux regions. |
The joint venture, formed in North America as TTI, made an add-on called the '''PC Engine CD''' ('''PCE-CD''') / '''TurboGrafx-CD''' ('''TG-CD''') that loaded games from discs instead, much like the Sega CD but better supported. The '''PC Engine Duo''' / '''Turbo-Duo''' combined the add-on into the unit with more RAM as yet another failed attempt to relaunch the failing console in the West. | The joint venture, formed in North America as TTI, made an add-on called the '''PC Engine CD''' ('''PCE-CD''') / '''TurboGrafx-CD''' ('''TG-CD''') that loaded games from discs instead, much like the Sega CD but better supported. The '''PC Engine Duo''' / '''Turbo-Duo''' combined the add-on into the unit with more RAM as yet another failed attempt to relaunch the failing console in the West. | ||
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When it first launched in North America, the TurboGrafx-16 was largely seen as a failure blamed on poor marketing by the manufacturers. The PC Engine, on the other hand, was a whole different story, beating out the [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom]] when it first came out long enough to compete against [[Super Nintendo emulators|its rival's own successor]] and gave little focus for the [[Sega Genesis emulators|Mega Drive]] who was instead posing more of a threat to Nintendo in North America. | When it first launched in North America, the TurboGrafx-16 was largely seen as a failure blamed on poor marketing by the manufacturers. The PC Engine, on the other hand, was a whole different story, beating out the [[Nintendo Entertainment System emulators|Famicom]] when it first came out long enough to compete against [[Super Nintendo emulators|its rival's own successor]] and gave little focus for the [[Sega Genesis emulators|Mega Drive]] who was instead posing more of a threat to Nintendo in North America. | ||
− | NEC planned to enhance the system further, announcing the "PC Engine 2" that would later become the '''PC Engine SuperGrafx'''. However, it was rushed to a 1989 market in Japan lacking much of its promised features with only seven titles exclusively made for it, ending up a commercial failure to be binned and discontinued not long after. The '''PC Engine GT''' / '''Turbo-Express''' was a very rare handheld model of the original hardware, in the same vein as the Sega Nomad (a portable [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive]]). It did include some exclusive features like the TurboLink multiplayer feature (used in | + | NEC planned to enhance the system further, announcing the "PC Engine 2" that would later become the '''PC Engine SuperGrafx'''. However, it was rushed to a 1989 market in Japan lacking much of its promised features with only seven titles exclusively made for it, ending up a commercial failure to be binned and discontinued not long after. The '''PC Engine GT''' / '''Turbo-Express''' was a very rare handheld model of the original hardware, in the same vein as the Sega Nomad (a portable [[Sega Genesis emulators|Sega Genesis / Mega Drive]]). It did include some exclusive features like the TurboLink multiplayer feature (used in a flight sim called ''Falcon'') but wasn't widely supported. |
==Emulators== | ==Emulators== | ||
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! scope="col"|Name | ! scope="col"|Name | ||
− | ! scope="col"| | + | ! scope="col"|Operating System(s) |
! scope="col"|Latest Version | ! scope="col"|Latest Version | ||
− | ! scope="col"| | + | ! scope="col"|PCE-CD (TG-CD) |
− | ! scope="col"| | + | ! scope="col"|PCE2 (SG) |
− | ! scope="col"| | + | ! scope="col"|[[libretro|Libretro Core]] |
! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]] | ! scope="col"|[[Emulation Accuracy|Accuracy]] | ||
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! scope="col"|Active | ! scope="col"|Active | ||
! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] | ! scope="col"|[[Recommended Emulators|Recommended]] | ||
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− | !colspan=" | + | !colspan="9"|PC |
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− | |[[Mednafen]] | + | |[[Mednafen]] <small>(PCE-Accurate)</small> |
− | | | + | |Multi-platform |
− | |[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}} | + | |[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}] |
− | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} |
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− | |[[ | + | |[[MAME]] |
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− | |[ | + | |[http://www.mamedev.org/release.html {{MAMEVer}}] |
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− | |[[ | + | |[[Mednafen]] <small>(PCE-Fast)</small> |
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− | + | |[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}] | |
− | |{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} |
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|[[BizHawk]] | |[[BizHawk]] | ||
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|[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}] | |[http://tasvideos.org/BizHawk/ReleaseHistory.html {{BizHawkVer}}] | ||
− | |{{✓}} | | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} |
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|[[Turbo Engine]] | |[[Turbo Engine]] | ||
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|[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/turbo.html 0.32] | |[http://aamirm.hacking-cult.org/www/turbo.html 0.32] | ||
− | |{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||High ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} |
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|[[MagicEngine]] | |[[MagicEngine]] | ||
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|[http://www.emuparadise.me/emulators/files/user/Magic-Engine_1.1.3-952.rar 1.1.3] | |[http://www.emuparadise.me/emulators/files/user/Magic-Engine_1.1.3-952.rar 1.1.3] | ||
− | |{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} |
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− | |[[Ootake]] | + | |[[Ootake]] |
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− | |[http://www.ouma.jp/ootake | + | |[http://www.ouma.jp/ootake/ 2.91] |
− | |{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} |
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|pcejin <small>(Mednafen 0.8.x)</small> | |pcejin <small>(Mednafen 0.8.x)</small> | ||
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− | |[https://github.com/TASVideos/pcejin | + | |[https://github.com/TASVideos/pcejin Git] |
− | |{{✓}} ||{{ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||Mid ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} |
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|[https://web.archive.org/web/20071206014650/http://www.dridus.com:80/~nyef/darcnes/ DarcNES] | |[https://web.archive.org/web/20071206014650/http://www.dridus.com:80/~nyef/darcnes/ DarcNES] | ||
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|[https://segaretro.org/DarcNES 9b0401/9b0313] | |[https://segaretro.org/DarcNES 9b0401/9b0313] | ||
− | |{{ | + | |{{~}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} |
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|Neco | |Neco | ||
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|0.11 | |0.11 | ||
− | |{{✗}} ||{{ | + | |{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||Low ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} |
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|[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/ ePCEngine] | |[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/ ePCEngine] | ||
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− | |[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/common/index.html 12/ | + | |[http://takeda-toshiya.my.coocan.jp/common/index.html 8/12/2017] |
− | |{{✓ | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} |
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|[[FinalBurn Alpha]] | |[[FinalBurn Alpha]] | ||
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|[http://www.fbalpha.com/downloads/ 0.2.97.43] | |[http://www.fbalpha.com/downloads/ 0.2.97.43] | ||
− | |{{✓}} ||{{?}} ||{{✗}} || | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} |
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+ | |[[higan]] | ||
+ | |Windows, Linux, macOS | ||
+ | |[http://byuu.org/emulation/higan/ {{higanVer}}] | ||
+ | |{{✗}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||? ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} | ||
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|[http://zeograd.com/ Hu-Go!] | |[http://zeograd.com/ Hu-Go!] | ||
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|[http://zeograd.com/hugo_download.php 2.12] | |[http://zeograd.com/hugo_download.php 2.12] | ||
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− | !colspan=" | + | !colspan="9"|Mobile |
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− | |[[Mednafen]] | + | |[[Mednafen]] <small>(PCE-Fast)</small> |
− | | | + | |Multi-platform |
− | + | |[{{MednafenURL|releases/}} {{MednafenVer}}] | |
− | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} || | + | |{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} ||Mid ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} |
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|PCE.emu | |PCE.emu | ||
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− | |[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PceEmu | + | |[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.PceEmu 1.5.34] |
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|[[Virtual Console]] | |[[Virtual Console]] | ||
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− | |N/A | + | |N/A ||{{✓}} ||{{✗}} ||{{✗}} ||High ||{{✓}} ||{{✓}} |
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− | | | + | |[[Mednafen]] <small>(PCE-Fast)</small><ref group=N>Only available on consoles as a libretro core (e.g. [[RetroArch]]).</ref> |
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− | | | + | |[[PlayStation Portable emulators|PlayStation Portable]] |
− | + | |[http://filetrip.net/psp-downloads/homebrew/download-hue-for-psp-070-f28312.html 0.70] | |
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===Comparisons=== | ===Comparisons=== | ||
− | ;[[Mednafen]]:Much like its other original cores, it does very well, even having two profiles: | + | ;[[Mednafen]]:Much like its other original cores, it does very well, even having two profiles: PCE-Accurate and PCE-Fast. Despite being CLI-based, a fork of an older version that has a GUI has emerged called pcejin. [[RetroArch]] uses the PCE-Fast core for its beetle fork. |
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;[[Ootake]]:It's okay for general purposes. | ;[[Ootake]]:It's okay for general purposes. | ||
;[[MAME]]:Has a <code>pce</code> driver <small>(and a child driver called <code>tg16</code>)</small>. In all revisions it emulates, MAME reports it as working and the graphics as okay, but the sound is imperfect. | ;[[MAME]]:Has a <code>pce</code> driver <small>(and a child driver called <code>tg16</code>)</small>. In all revisions it emulates, MAME reports it as working and the graphics as okay, but the sound is imperfect. | ||
;[[MagicEngine]]:Unfortunately trialware that costs €15 euro. There are better options available for free. | ;[[MagicEngine]]:Unfortunately trialware that costs €15 euro. There are better options available for free. | ||
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[[Category:Consoles]] | [[Category:Consoles]] | ||
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[[Category:PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|*]] | [[Category:PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16) emulators|*]] | ||
[[Category:NEC consoles]] | [[Category:NEC consoles]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]] | [[Category:Fourth-generation video game consoles]] |