Growing up I had a Sega Master System and a Sega Genesis. I also had several friends with Nintendo's. But there was another video game console from this era I've never played; heck, I've never even seen one in person - the NEC TurboGrafx-16. This system failed to gain acceptance in the early 90s, and it quickly faded into history. But I've always wanted to play one. Recently I decided to try and find one, and eBay seemed an obvious place to start. I quickly learned that because this system didn't sell well that means they are rare, which translates into higher prices. On eBay it's not uncommon for a used system to sell for upwards of $80. But with some patience I was eventually able to score a "broken" TG-16 with 2 games for only $20.
Just as I had "
Project Genesis" where I repaired and modded a Sega Genesis, this is Project TG-16 where I repair and mod a TG-16. The plan is to repair the TG-16, perform some preventative maintenance, after which I will add a number of mods to the system to improve upon the original design. I'm going to add an audio/video mod, a power LED mod, and a reset button mod. I will document each step along with way with pictures.
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