December 23, 1994 · Computer or hardware
NEC PC-FX (1994)
NEC's 32-bit tower-shaped console, strong at FMV but with no polygon hardware.
Launched December 23, 1994 at 49,800 yen. A V810 CPU and pre-rendered graphics suited anime titles; only 62 games came out and about 300,000 sold before discontinuation in February 1998. NEC left the home console business afterwards.
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Facts
- Date
- December 23, 1994
- Kind
- Computer or hardware: Home console
- Maker or publisher
- NEC
- CPU
- NEC V810 @ 21.5 MHz
- RAM
- 2 MB
- Media
- CD-ROM
- Units sold
- about 300,000
- Generation
- 5th
- First sold in
- Japan
- Notable games
- Graduation 2: Neo Generation FX; Battle Heat; Team Innocent
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