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The TurboExpress was like having a TurboGrafx16/PC Engine in your hand: You could play any TurboGrafx16/PC Engine game on the TurboExpress. It was very pricy, however, and had a horrible battery life. It was also, like many NEC systems, marketed poorly. The TurboExpress soon faded into obscurity in late 1992.

Worldwide Name: NEC TurboExpress
Japanese Name: PC Engine GT
 
Market Share in Beginning of Lifespan: Unknown
Market Share in Middle of Lifespan: Less than 1%
Market Share in End of Lifespan: Less than 1%
 
Best-Selling Game: Unknown
 
A 16-Bit System
 
Price at Launch: $250.00, and $300.00
 
Number of Units Sold: Less than 1 million
 
Slogans:
 
Unknown
 
Released Worldwide in: 1990
 
Discontinued in: 1992
 
Popularity Compared to Competitors:
 
In Japan:
 
1st-Nintendo GameBoy
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
4th-TurboExpress
 
In America:
 
1st-Nintendo GameBoy
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
4th-TurboExpress
 
In Europe:
 
1st-Nintendo GameBoy
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
4th-TurboExpress
 
Graphics Comparison:
 
1st-NEC TurboExpress
2nd-Sega GameGear
3rd-Atari Lynx
4th-Nintendo GameBoy