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First came the Atari 2600, Mattel lntellivision, and Colecovision. Now we have the Nintendo Entertainment System, SegaMaster System, and Atari 7800. What we've come to expect from home video gaming, however, is about to change foreverwhen mega-powers, Nintendo and Sega, as well as some new names, load their guns to deliver the ultimate 16-Bit andPortable game systems. Now, EGM brings you the complete story . . .

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16 - BITSYSTEMPREVIEW

The American version ofthe Japanese P.C. En-gine, NEC's Turbografx16, has all of the goodlooks of the rival 16-Bitsand great game play aswell! Combined with alibrary of games largerthan any other next gen-eration system, Turbo-grafx is ready take com-mand of the 16-B¡t wars!

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NEC's

IllRB[[R'nIII @7TtI n" secrecy is over! The first mag-azine to report on the advanced P.C.Engine game machine from Japan isnow here to let you in on the future ofthis system in the U.S.! No longer tobeknown as the P.C. Engine, NEC is get-

ting ready to blast their advanced game

machine, the Turbograk 16, into thehands of game players everywhere thisSeptember. Boasting all of the fantas-

tic graphics and sound capabilities ofits Japanese cousin, the Tirrbografx ispoised to take an early lead in the 16-Bitsystem wars!

The brain behind this amazing systemis identical to that of the NES. But thewizards at NEC have enhanced the nor-mal 6502 processor with an inde-

pendant picture processing unit thatlets the system produce truly dazzlingbackground and character images.

In addition to producing games in-house, NEC is also aggresively seekingthird-party support for their system.

Many companies have pledged to deve-

lopfor the unitwhich means that, in ad-

dition to the titles NEC will be showingwith the unit (The Legendary Axe,Keith Courage in Alpha Zones, Vigi-lante, etc.), many more games will bejust over the horizon. NEC can also

take advantage of a growing library ofgames for the P.C. Engine (now total-ingmore than fifty) that are potentiallyavailable for the Turbografx. Hot ar-cade properties like R-Type, Dragon

Spirit, Galaga'88, Tbin Cobra, The Nin-jaWarriors, andSideArms aswell as out-standing origrnal efforts like Honeyin theSþ, Victory Run, Son Son 2, and DeepBlue. Turbograû(will also have a multi-tude of sports games like Power Leaguebaseball and \ilinning Shot golf that alsoshare the same high level of playabilityand spectacular graphics and sounds.

Besides agreatgame titled Keith Cou-rage in Alpha Tanes (see game previewformore info), theTurbograft 16will alsocome packed with one Turbopad control-ler that is very simil¿¡'te tþs Nintendo flatpad that comes with the NES. The Tur-bopads, however, come equipped withrapid-fre capabilities built right int Ifyouwant the feel of a joystick, both NECand third-party licensees like Beeshu willhave replacement controllers that aresure to up your scorelExpandability will also be another of the

Turbograûr strong points, with a CD-ROM player due to be released veryclosely after the initial appearance of themain system. Besides playrng games onCompact Discs (which are equal to over2,000 of the regular cards), the unit canalso play regular CDs and has an on-screen control panel that lets you pro-gram your own music! The CD-ROMplayer, as well as other attachments likean AV Booster for stereo sound and amulti-player joystick interface that offersplayfor up to fìve people at the same time,plug into the back of the unit where an ex-pansion port is located.

Since many of TurbograÊr 16's initialgames are not highly recognizeable ar-cade names, the system will have to sell it-self more on great games than on great tit-les. V/ith a diverse selection of truly mag-nificent games already programed for theP.C. Englne, the Turbograft unit appearsto be in a better position that the competi-tion to offer a wider variety of games.

NEC's plan of attack is simple: offer amultitude of outstanding games on one ofthe most advanced saming systems everreleased. While they don't have a Shinobior Space Harrier in their bag they dohave the best selection of games and thebest playing games of all the next genera-tion systems previewed. While NEC maynot beat the Nintendo EntertainmentSystem in the video game wars, the Turbografr 16 is well positioned to win the 16-Bit battle.

TURBOGRAEX 1 6 PERIPHERALS

Thís computer add-on for the P.C. En-gine could possibly be made avaílable forthe Túùograþ 16 - making your gamemochine ø fulbfledged computer!

INITIAL TURBOGRAEX

The multi-ployerbus allows you to plugup toftve controllen into the TurbogrøfxtFive people can now play günes símul-taneousþt

16 GAMES INCLUDE...

THE LEGENDARY AXE - A definite101 One oÍ the best vídeo gømes weÞe

Gre at pl øy c omp liment s theincredíble graphicsl

WCTORY RUN - A new breed of racínggunel Victory Run challenges you to øroad ralþ through Europe. Fírst persongraphics enha.nce thís øddicting game.

KEITTT COURAGE INALPTA ZONE(comes with Turbografx 16 system) -Guide l{eith Courøge ín a battle agøinstunderworld creature s I Multi-levels, pow-er-ups, nasty Bosses, andmore!

WGILANTE - The arcad¿ mega-hítcomes to the Turbografxl6l Thís versíonsury)øsses any other (includíng Sega s),and comes with lats of street fighting øc-tion. Incredible graphics ønd gøme playt-

THE TURBO.CHIPCARD

Th e Twb ograþ I 6 u s e s p ow ertu I c ards,

simílar ín appearance to those used ínthe Sega Master System, to store gø.me

info. The Turbochip cards hold up to 6meg of program power! These toughcards are about the same síze as a credítcørd and come in ø nîfty CD case for easy

stora.ge!

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