Sophomore slump.
While the PC Engine / TG-16 might not have won the console war, it was a popular enough system to claim second place in Japan (beating the Genesis / Mega Drive in that region) and secure a significant number of fans in the West – so much so that it benefitted from a micro-console release in 2020.
NEC and Hudson Soft – the two companies behind the PC Engine – were well-placed to build on its success with their next machine, but when it arrived in 1994, the 32-bit PC-FX proved to be one of the industry’s most notable hardware flops.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
Sophomore slump.
While the PC Engine / TG-16 might not have won the console war, it was a popular enough system to claim second place in Japan (beating the Genesis / Mega Drive in that region) and secure a significant number of fans in the West – so much so that it benefitted from a micro-console release in 2020.
NEC and Hudson Soft – the two companies behind the PC Engine – were well-placed to build on its success with their next machine, but when it arrived in 1994, the 32-bit PC-FX proved to be one of the industry’s most notable hardware flops.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
