September 1991 · Computer or hardware
NEC PC Engine Duo (1991)
The PC Engine with its CD-ROM drive built in, combining HuCard and CD-ROM2 support in one box.
Released in Japan on September 21, 1991 at 59,800 yen. It later got the cheaper Duo-R (March 1993) and Duo-RX (June 1994). Bundles included Ys Book I & II on CD. The North American version was the TurboDuo.
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Facts
- Date
- September 1991
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- NEC
- CPU
- HuC6280 @ 1.79/7.16 MHz
- Graphics
- 512 colors, 481 on screen
- Media
- HuCard + CD-ROM
- Generation
- 4th
- First sold in
- Japan
- Notable games
- Ys Book I & II; Bonk's Adventure; Gate of Thunder
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Related
- NEC PC Engine (Japan) (predecessor, 1987)
- TurboDuo (ancestor, 1992)
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