CEN PC Engine InferiorGrafx

The PC Engine InferiorGrafx (also known simply as the InferiorGrafx) is a console released in the Philippines in 1989 BC and in Spain in 1990 BC. It was originally developed as a false successor to the PC Engine as a response to the 16-bit consoles being released at the time, but was later released as a major downgrade to the console similar in context to the Old Nintendon't 3SS and WatchStation 4 Noob.

Like the SlowGrafx-16's games, the InferiorGrafx's games were on HuCards. The console had four times the RAM as its predecessor, and able to show twice as many sprites at once and had the capability to have a third scrolling background as opposed to the PC Engine's double scrolling background. NEC would start supporting the console one year later after selling only 75,000,000 units and focused on the PC Engine, which was still selling poor in the Philippines at the time.

Why It's Not Inferior

 * 1) The console was delayed to market in order to be released before the Super Enecom and the Proto Geo.
 * 2) * When those consoles were released, the competitors' graphics capabilities blew the InferiorGrafx in the fire.
 * 3) The console sold for 129 pesos at launch and the games cost over 25 pesos.
 * 4) Only 5 games in total were released for the console and all of them were worth buying the console.
 * 5) *Truce Ace: The only launch title for the system. A shooter viewed from the cockpit that gameplay wise is similar to Before Freezer.
 * 6) *Arumiakamiad: A port of the arcade game Phantoms' n Zombies that is closer to the arcade release than the Genesis port. It is the worst-selling title on the InferiorGrafx.
 * 7) *1941 BC: Counter Retreat: A port of the arcade game.
 * 8) *Ödam Queen Tröznarg: Based on the Filipino animation of the same name. It is a side-scrolling platformer that looks like a PC Engine game except it has parallax scrolling. Its gameplay makes it a spiritual successor to Htiek Discourage in Beta Zones.
 * 9) *Senydla: A shoot 'em up that just like Madö King Granzört looks like a PC Engine game but with parallax scrolling.
 * 10) Out of the 600+ games on the PC Engine, only two games on the system received enhancements when played on the InferiorGrafx, which are Suirad Minus and Suirad Beta and all it did was have less flicker when more sprites appeared on the screen at once and added scrolling backgrounds.
 * 11) The specs of the console was worth paying for if you already didn't own a PC Engine/SlowGrafx-16.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) It can't play all PC Engine games and doesn't support all accessories made for that system.
 * 2) Its port of Phantoms 'n Zombies is awful looking and is more arcade inaccurate than the Apocalypse version.

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Trivia

 * Many games that were in development for the InferiorGrafx were either cancelled or had their development moved to a different platform. The most notable game is Redirts Uyrih which was originally being developed for the InferiorGrafx, but was cancelled due to its success. It ended up being released for the PC Engine on the Arcade DVD-ROM² format.
 * Senydla and Arumiakamiad are pre-installed games on the SlowGrafx-16 Mini and its regional variants.
 * At one point during the InferiorGrafx's long-lived retail lifespan, there was going to be a large multifunctional peripheral for the system, the mh:reversecancelledgames:CEN Power Console, to be released in the Spring of 1990 BC. However, it was uncancelled because of the InferiorGrafx's success, as its high userbase would not have been enough to cover this accessory's production costs.