TurboExpress
1990 handheld game console by NEC / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The TurboExpress is an 8-bit handheld game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States, branded as the PC Engine GT in Japan and TurboExpress Handheld Entertainment System in the U.S. It is essentially a portable version of the TurboGrafx-16 home console that came out one to three years earlier. Its launch price in Japan was ¥44,800 and US$249.99 (equivalent to $580 in 2023) in the U.S.
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Also known as | HES-EXP-01 |
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Manufacturer | NEC Home Electronics |
Type | Handheld game console |
Generation | Fourth |
Release date | |
Introductory price | $249.99, ¥44,800 |
Discontinued | |
Units sold | 1.5 million units |
Media | HuCard |
CPU | HuC6280 @ 7.16 MHz or 1.79 MHz |
Memory | 8 KB RAM 64 KB VRAM |
Display | 2.6 in. TFT active matrix backlit LCD, 336×221 pixels, 512 color palette, 481 colors on-screen |
Graphics | 2x HuC6270A VDC |
Sound | HuC6280, 6-channel wavetable synthesis and PCM playback, monophonic speaker, 3.5mm stereo output jack |
Connectivity | TurboLink |
Power | 6 AA batteries or 6 volt AC adapter |
Related | TurboGrafx-16 |
The TurboExpress was technically advanced for the time, able to play all the TurboGrafx‑16's HuCard games, featuring a backlit, active-matrix color LCD screen, and optional TV tuner.[3]
The TurboExpress primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, Sega's Game Gear, and the Atari Lynx. With 1.5 million units sold, far behind its two main competitors, NEC failed to gain significant sales or market share in the handheld market.[4]