Hyperkin Announces Turbo HD
Hyperkin Announces Turbo HD
Hyperkin Has Announced Development of Portable TurboGrafx-16
March 31st, 2016 (LOS ANGELES, Calif.) On March 31st, Hyperkin, a video game hardware developer from Los Angeles, has announced they will be developing the Turbo HD, a handheld console compatible with Turbograx-16 (PC Engine in Japan) games – otherwise known as HuCards.
Sporting a 4-inch AMOLED screen and 1080p output to HDTV, the Turbo HD will bring the TurboGrafx-16 love back to its glory days of the early 90s. Originally the third wheel to the SNES and Genesis well after its 1989 U.S. launch, NEC’s TurboGrafx-16 console was, in its own right, a graphical powerhouse, even if it technically utilized an 8-bit CPU.
“This is a big fan favor we are happy to finally announce,” said Hyperkin Product Developer, Chris Gallizzi. “The Turbo HD has been a small passion project that was our R&D team’s best kept secret from the world. Well…second best.”
The TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine’s lush sprites and unique titles were enough to keep retro gaming fans interested for more than 20 years. Amidst hip-hop artist, Kanye West’s TurboGrafx-16 album announcement this year and popular indie-rock band, The World is a Beautiful Place, recently mentioning buying a TurboGrafx-16 while on tour, the TurboGrafx-16 is in fact entering its renaissance period.
The Turbo HD is currently in development with a projected $100 price point. It will include features like the HDTV Tuner to allow full access to television, 3.5mm headphone jack and turbo switches. Release date is yet to be determined.
