Turbo Grafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16, a video game system developed by technology company NEC, was one of the first 16-bit video game systems available. It was a really well designed machine but due to poor-marketing it never really took off as a competitor to Nintendo and Sega.

The TurboGrafx-16 featured a control pad with a very similar design to the two-button control pad of the NES, but added two rapid fire options to eliminate the need for repeated tapping of the buttons.

One of the most unique aspects of the TurboGrafix-16 was it's game interface. Unlike its competition which used bulky cartridges to store game data, the TurboGrafx-16 stored games on Game Chips, which were about the size of credit cards.

Because of the realitively small size of the Game Chips used to store TurboGrafx-16 games, the TurboGrafx-16 has another unique distinction as being the only video game system that allowed players to play the same games on a console and also in a companion portable system, the TurboExpress.

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