The SuperGrafx is produced a 16-bit play console of the company NEC from Japan.

History

The SuperGrafx was brought of NEC in the year 1989 as successor console for the PC engine on the Japanese market. It - a pure 16-bit console - should represent an answer to the competition freshly developed by super NES and mega drive.

The new system offered downward compatibility to to PC the engine, more colors and larger Sprites. Since the differences to the and the number of plays were too small altogether however, many video players refrained in view of a high price from the purchase of the SuperGrafx. This led to the fact that NEC 1991 stopped production and again completely the PC engine turned.

Plays

The plays for the SuperGrafx were brought out as for the PC engine on Hu-Cards, which an important foundation-stone for the downward compatibility of the SuperGrafx was. Plays for the PC engine were after surround a switch on the back of the system thus also playable and with the connection special CD-ROM by means of adapters could one also CD-ROM for the PC engine use.

The number of plays particularly for the SuperGrafx were developed amounts however to straight times sieved.

• 1941
• Aldynes
• Battle Ace
• Darius alpha (PC engine Card with special features for super Grafx)
• Darius plus (PC engine Card with special features for super Grafx)
• Ghouls and Ghosts
• Granzort

Technical data

• Processor: MOS 65618 & 6280 (a 65c02-Klon) - 16-Bit - 7,16 MHz
• RAM: 32 KB
• Video RAM: 128 KB
• Diagram exit: RGB/Composite
• Dissolution of diagram: and 512—256 in the Interlaced mode
• Farbpalette: 4096 colors, of it 256 at the same time
• Sprites: 64 at the same time with a size of 16x16 to 32x64 pixels
• Sound: 6 channel Stereo
• Storage media: HU-Card (up to approx. 2 MT) and SHU Card (up to approx. 8 MT), Arcade card, 1 subject CD-ROM, super CD-ROM2 (only with zus. CD-ROM drive assembly)
• Weight: approx. 1Kg

Related links

• SUPERGRAFX EXTREMES information about the SuperGrafx (English)

See also

• Play console, portal: Computer games

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