ABSTRACT
By 1989, the NES was unquestionably dominant in the U.S., but in Japan a different story was unfolding. In 1987, electronics giant NEC introduced a next-generation machine. The PC Engine was touted as the first 16-bit system, although its CPU was actually an 8-bit chip. The system did feature an upgraded graphics processor, however, and ran games both on credit card-sized HuCards and on CD. Yes, the PC Engine was the first home system to feature the CD-ROM.
