PC Engine Mini By: Konami WITH the heirs to Microsoft and Sony's hardware now revealed, it appears the next generation of gaming will see what looks like a mini-fridge battle a giant Wi-Fi router. But there was once a time when the most powerful console on the block was positively tiny, and following the success of the SNES and Mega Drive Mini, the latest dinky do-over resurrects this curio from Eastern climes. While the great unwashed frolicked with their Super Nintendos and Mega Drives, a loyal band of Japanophiles sought out more exotic meats. The arcade-perfect Neo Geo was undoubtedly the Rolls-Royce of consoles, but in early 90s Northern Ireland you could buy a house for less. There was a third way, however, in the diminutive form of the PC Engine from Japanese giant NEC. An 8-bit machine jacked with 16-bit graphics chips, the palm-sized underdog outsold even the NES in its native Japan, with those powerful guts giving its impressive...
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