TurboExpress

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TurboExpress/PC Engine GT

TurboExpress handheld
Also known as	HES-EXP-01
Manufacturer	NEC Home Electronics
Type	Handheld game console
Generation	Fourth
Release date	JP: December 1, 1990[1] NA: December 1990
Introductory price	$249.99, ¥44,800
Discontinued	NA: 1994[2]
Units sold	1.5 million units
Media	HuCard
CPU	HuC6280 @ 7.16 MHz or 1.79 MHz
Memory	8 KB RAM 64 KB VRAM
Display	2.6 in. TFT active matrix backlit LCD, 336×221 pixels, 512 color palette, 481 colors on-screen
Graphics	2x HuC6270A VDC
Sound	HuC6280, 6-channel wavetable synthesis and PCM playback, monophonic speaker, 3.5mm stereo output jack
Connectivity	TurboLink
Power	6 AA batteries or 6 volt AC adapter
Related	TurboGrafx-16

The TurboExpress is an 8-bit handheld game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States, branded as the PC Engine GT in Japan and TurboExpress Handheld Entertainment System in the U.S. It is essentially a portable version of the TurboGrafx-16 home console that came out one to three years earlier. Its launch price in Japan was ¥44,800 and US$249.99 (equivalent to $580 in 2023) in the U.S.

The TurboExpress was technically advanced for the time, able to play all the TurboGrafx‑16's HuCard games, featuring a backlit, active-matrix color LCD screen, and optional TV tuner.^[3]

The TurboExpress primarily competed with Nintendo's Game Boy, Sega's Game Gear, and the Atari Lynx. With 1.5 million units sold, far behind its two main competitors, NEC failed to gain significant sales or market share in the handheld market.^[4]