Populous for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine

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Populous

Online version of Populous for TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine. Populous is a computer game developed by Bullfrog in 1989 and is regarded by many as being the seminal god game. In this game, the player adopts the role of a deity and assumes the responsibility to shepherd people by direction, manipulation, and divine intervention. The player has the ability to shape the landscape and grow their civilization with the overall aim of having it conquer an enemy force, which is led by an opposing deity...

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Released in

1989

Publisher

Electronic Arts, Inc.

Developer

Bullfrog Productions, Ltd.

Platforms

PC DOS, Amiga, Atari ST (1989), SNES, Genesis (1990), Sega Master System, TurboGrafx-16 (1991), Game Boy, Macintosh, Sharp X68000, Nintendo DS

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TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine Console

Online emulated version of Populous was originally developed for the TurboGrafx-16 known as the PC Engine in Japan and France, is a 16-bit fourth-generation home video game console designed by Hudson Soft and sold by NEC Home Electronics. It was released in Japan in 1987, and in North America in 1989.
The TurboGrafx-16 uses a Hudson Soft HuC6280 CPU—an 8-bit CPU modified with two 16-bit graphics processors—running at 7.6 MHz. It features 8 KB of RAM, 64 KB of Video RAM, and the ability to display 482 colors at once from a 512-color palette. The sound hardware, built into the HuC6280 CPU, includes a PSG running at 3.58 MHz and a 5-10 bit stereo PCM.
Games were released on HuCard cartridges and later the CD-ROM optical format with the TurboGrafx-CD add-on. The TurboGrafx-16 controller, officially named the TurboPad, features a rectangular shape with a directional pad, two numbered "I" and "II" buttons, two rubber "Select" and "Start" buttons, and two "Turbo" switches for the I and II buttons with three speed settings.