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TurboGrafx-16
1989–1994
“The 16-bit underdog with the credit-card games.”
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NEC's challenger to Nintendo and Sega loaded games from HuCards — thin cartridges the size of a credit card. A monster hit in Japan as the PC Engine, it never got the marketing muscle to break through in the States and quietly bowed out by the mid-'90s.
Did you own the TurboGrafx-16? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of TurboGrafx-16.
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Sega Dreamcast
1999–2001
“Ahead of its time, gone too soon.”
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Atari Jaguar
1993–1996
“"Do the math" — 64 bits that didn't add up.”
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3DO
1993–1996
“The $699 future nobody bought.”
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ColecoVision
1982–1985
“Arcade-quality at home — then the crash.”
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