Q 01/05

Which rapper announced in 2016 that his next album would be called Turbo Grafx 16, then scrapped it?

A) Kanye West

B) Kendrick Lamar

C) Lupe Fiasco

D) Childish Gambino

Answer · why

A) Kanye West

Kanye West revealed the title for what would have been his eighth solo album, naming it after the console. The project was eventually shelved.

Q 02/05

Which fictional detective starred in a TurboGrafx-CD mystery game that used live actors in full-motion video?

A) Hercule Poirot

B) Inspector Maigret

C) Sherlock Holmes

D) Philip Marlowe

Answer · why

C) Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective was based on a 1981 tabletop game, and players cracked its three cases with help from mock London newspapers.

Q 03/05

Under what name did the TurboGrafx-16 first launch in Japan, two years before it reached North America?

A) Mega Drive

B) Famicom

C) PC Engine

D) Mark III

Answer · why

C) PC Engine

PC Engine was the original name, and at just 14 centimetres square the Japanese model remains the smallest major home console ever released.

Q 04/05

Neutopia, a TurboGrafx-16 quest for eight medallions, is widely called a clone of which Nintendo classic?

A) Kid Icarus

B) StarTropics

C) Super Mario Bros. 2

D) The Legend of Zelda

Answer · why

D) The Legend of Zelda

The Legend of Zelda was the clear template, and reviewers even credited Neutopia with improving on it before faulting its long passwords and repetitiv...

Q 05/05

Which rival console reached American test markets two weeks before the TurboGrafx-16 and quickly eclipsed it?

A) Super NES

B) Sega Genesis

C) Atari 7800

D) Master System

Answer · why

B) Sega Genesis

Sega Genesis came with a port of the arcade hit Altered Beast in the box, a far stronger draw than the little-known game packed in with the TurboGrafx...