
A computer with a ROM chip connected into its data and address buses will boot from that ROM. They can do nothing else they either don’t have a ROM, or only use that ROM for the built-in CD drive (the Duo systems). Every released PC Engine and TurboGrafx console will at least try to run whatever HuCard you put into it. I can’t bring myself to destroy any of mine to confirm, though… But essentially, though they may not look like it, they’re just cartridges.Īs far as licensing restrictions go, there are none. These credit-card sized cards contain a tiny PCB on them, just hidden by a plastic shell, and epoxied in. But stay tuned for the long answer… HuCard games

But what about everyone’s favorite third-place winner, NEC/Hudson’s PC Engine/TurboGrafx? Well, the short answer is, there aren’t any for the CD, and HuCards are incompatible. Nintendo’s are famous we’ve talked about Sega’s already.
