PC Engine CPU

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I’ve been working on a PC Engine emulator (aka TurboGrafx-16) after getting the bug to start looking at a new system, and I’ve found it to be pretty interesting hardware-wise. Originally released in 1987, its hardware is in a sort of awkward spot between the 3rd generation gaming conoles (NES, Sega Master System) and the 4th generation consoles (Genesis / Mega Drive, SNES), though it’s generally grouped with the latter due to featuring notably improved graphics over NES and SMS.

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