Not a new console, this was simply a re-release of the PC Engine, this time in a black case and with composite AV output.
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Aside from an added av port It also used a revised version of the CPU, the HuC6280a, which supposedly fixed some minor audio issues oddly enough the core grafx ii does not use the revised CPU it was changed back to the original HuC6280.
Friday 2nd April 2021
Rob (Usa)
NAME
CoreGrafx
MANUFACTURER
NEC
ORIGIN
Japan
YEAR
1989
END OF PRODUCTION
Unknown
BUILT IN SOFTWARE / GAMES
None
CONTROLLERS
8-way d-pad, 2 buttons + Run + Select
CPU
8 bit HuC6280A
SPEED
7.16 MHz (Switchable by software to 1.79 MHz)
CO-PROCESSOR
16 bit HuC6260 Video Color
RAM
8 KB
VRAM
64 KB
GRAPHIC MODES
usually 256x240, 512x240 max.
COLORS
512 palette, 482 on screen (241 background & 241 sprite)
SOUND
6 PSG channels
SIZE / WEIGHT
Unknown
I/O PORTS
HuCard slot, AV out, gamepad port
MEDIA
HuCard
NUMBER OF GAMES
Unknown
POWER SUPPLY
Unknown
PERIPHERALS
PC Engine CD-ROM˛, Super System Card, Arcade Card Pro, 6 button gamepad
