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--- systems:pcengine [2021/12/12 08:38] – atari
+++ systems:pcengine [2022/03/18 01:20] (current) – [ROMs] added note about limitation atari
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-This article needs some TLC. Read at your own risk.
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-====== PC Engine ======
+====== PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 ======
-The PC Engine is a console developed by NEC. It was released in 1987.
+The PC Engine is a fourth-generation console developed by NEC. It was released in Japan on October 1987.
+The console was redesigned for its North American release, and is known as the TurboGrafx-16 (the 16 representing how it uses 16-bit components (despite the fact that it only has an 8-bit CPU)) there.
+Its later European/UK release in 1989 would use the original Japanese design and name. Unfortunately, due to its later release in the region it would end up competing against the other fourth-generation consoles despite its third-generation hardware. The [[systems:supergrafx|PC Engine SuperGrafx]] would be released shortly after to address this.
+The PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 would later get a CD-ROM attachment. For emulation of those games, use the [[systems:pcenginecd|system specific to PC Engine CD]].
 This system scrapes metadata for the "pcengine" group and loads the ''pcengine'' set from the currently selected theme, if available.
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 ===== BIOS =====
+This BIOS file is required.
 ^ MD5 checksum ^ Share file path ^ Description ^
-| ''38179df8f4ac870017db21ebcbf53114'' | ''bios/syscard3.pce'' | |
+| ''38179df8f4ac870017db21ebcbf53114'' | ''bios/syscard3.pce'' | Super CD-ROM2 System V3.xx |
+These BIOS files can also work, however they are known to have compatibility issues with certain games:
+^ MD5 checksum ^ Share file path ^ Description ^
+| | ''bios/syscard2.pce'' | CD-ROM System V2.xx |
+| | ''bios/syscard1.pce'' | CD-ROM System V1.xx |
+| | ''bios/gexpress.pce'' | Game Express CD Card |
 ===== ROMs =====
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 Place your PC Engine ROMs in ''/userdata/roms/pcengine''.
+For PC Engine CD-ROMs, instead place them in ''/userdata/roms/pcenginecd''.
+Certain ROMs may not work if compressed in a ''.zip'' or ''.7z'' file.
 ===== Emulators =====