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| ====== PC Engine SuperGrafx ====== | ====== PC Engine SuperGrafx ====== |
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| The PC Engine SuperGrafx (a.k.a. PCエンジンスーパーグラフィックス, Pī Shī Enjin SūpāGurafikkusu, PC Engine 2) is a fourth-generation videogame console developed by NEC. It was released in Japan on December 1989 and France on May 1990. | The PC Engine SuperGrafx (a.k.a. PCエンジンスーパーグラフィックス, Pī Shī Enjin SūpāGurafikkusu, PC Engine 2 or simply "SuperGrafx") is a fourth-generation videogame console developed by NEC. It was released in Japan on December 1989 and France on May 1990. |
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| Technically the successor to the [[systems:pcengine|PC Engine]], and the first console by NEC to be "true" 16-bit instead of partially using 16-bit components. It was primarily marketed as an upgrade to the existing PC Engine instead of a replacement, compatible with all the already existing PC Engine HuCards in addition to its own. It was also compatible with the CD-ROM² add-on, although no CD-based games were produced that took advantage of the SuperGrafx's superior hardware. | Technically the successor to the [[systems:pcengine|PC Engine]], and the first console by NEC to be "true" 16-bit instead of partially using 16-bit components. It was primarily marketed as an upgrade to the existing PC Engine instead of a replacement, compatible with all the already existing PC Engine HuCards in addition to its own. It was also compatible with the CD-ROM² add-on, although no CD-based games were produced that took advantage of the SuperGrafx's superior hardware. |
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| The hardware itself was rushed to the market, releasing several months before its initial release date of 1990. | The hardware itself was rushed to the market, releasing several months before its intended release date of 1990. |
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| This system scrapes metadata for the "supergrafx" group and loads the ''supergrafx'' set from the currently selected theme, if available. | This system scrapes metadata for the "supergrafx" group and loads the ''supergrafx'' set from the currently selected theme, if available. |
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| ===== BIOS ===== | ===== BIOS ===== |
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| | <WRAP center round tip> |
| | Shares BIOS requirements with the [[systems:pcenginecd|PC Engine CD-ROM²/TurboGrafx-CD]]. |
| | </WRAP> |
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| This BIOS file is required. | This BIOS file is required. |
| | ''[R3]'' | | Alternate I Turbo On/Off | | | | ''[R3]'' | | Alternate I Turbo On/Off | | |
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| | {{https://raw.githubusercontent.com/batocera-linux/batocera-controller-overlays/master/solid-4k/pcengine.png}} |
| ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ===== Troubleshooting ===== |
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