The PC-Engine Chronicles, the unexpected success of an unusual console | A TurboGrafx-16 Documentary

Video game consoles often have pretty wild stories behind them, because launching a console is a huge technical challenge. It involves massive projects in an extremely competitive industry. But few consoles can claim to have a story as crazy as that of the PC-Engine. There are quite a few consoles that have made history—and most of them probably come to mind right away: Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Microsoft. But there are also a few consoles that had a major impact on gaming history, yet very few people know about them or even remember them—sometimes despite being more important than the ones from the bigger, more famous companies. And that’s exactly the case with the PC-Engine, the console we’re talking about today. A system that left its mark on the industry, that revolutionized gaming, and even managed to compete with Nintendo for a while. Here is an incredible story—one that involves bees, credit cards, CD-ROMs, chocolate wafers, Mario, and even Ubisoft, this is the story of the PC-Engine, also called the TurboGrafx-16. Made by Sakharu, voiced over by Brad Ziffer. 0:00:00 • Intro 0:01:17 • Part 1 A Wacky Partnership 0:10:31 • Part 2 An Original Console 0:21:24 • Part 3 The Japanese Rocket 0:36:18 • Part 4 Into Hostile Territory 0:51:10 • Part 5 Surviving At All Costs 1:02:42 • Part 6 : A Sad Ending The musics used in order : [Private Video]    • Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Ancient Retreat ...      • Pokémon Black and White - Route 10 (Remix ...      • Pokémon Black and White- Undella Town Remix      • Pokémon Sun and Moon - Gladion Battle Them...   [Private Video]    • Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - Sky Peak Final P...      • DELTARUNE - Before The Story w/Helynt (Remix)      • Undertale - Heartache (Remix)      • Octopath Traveler - Primrose the Dancer (R...      • Pokémon Sword and Shield - Circhester (Lof...   [Private Video]e    • Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - World Calamity (...   [Private Video]    • Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Fódlan Winds [...