So, why exactly do you like the Turbo Grafx/PC Engine/Turbo Duo?

[MotherGunner]

There were several factors that did it for me. For one compared to the NES the colors and graphics at the time in 1989 were mind blowing. I also read everything I could get my hands on about the TG16 and the PCE in EGM, GamePro, etc and was impressed by everything that I saw. Many of the Japanese games that were supposedly coming to the US seemed awesome (too bad most never panned out) and the CD system really upped the ante on everything else out there (when I got mine for Christmas in 1990 it was a HUGE deal for me and my friends). As mentioned I also kinda liked picking the underdog. It also had more unique games than the SNES and Genesis IMO, and sports titles do nothing for me, so the draw for that on the Genesis was nil for me.

If the system hadn't been plagued by horrible marketing in the US, and had more developer support I think it could have been big like the PCE. I'll be a rabid fan of the system forever.

Also as a side note, when idiots refer to the Sega CD as the first CD based game system it really chaps my ass.

I FULLY AGREE...  FM Towns Marty Forever!



Edit:  Jk of course...  =)

[Ji-L87]

I got into this whole thing a lot, lot later than many here, judging by the posts I've read so far :p
Some year or so ago, just when I was getting into the Saturn, I sort of stumbled over the PCE (and PC-FX) by accident - but I couldn't get it out of my head. I had never really heard about it, only seen the name "Turbo Grafx 16" mentioned in some magazine or something. I actually don't know how popular the system was here (Sweden), if it even was sold here. I've never encountered one "in the wild" anyway.

I think there are a lot of things that drew me towards the PCE: There was the initial sensation of discovering something new and mysterious. The fact that it looked very nice (the first unit I saw was a DUO-R) and seemed to perform very well. I like how the first one is so small yet packs a punch and that the game library includes both HuCards and CDs. 
It's quite impressive, really.