Editing TurboExpress (section)

==History==
The TurboExpress's [[Project code name|codename]] was ''Game Tank''. A working prototype was revealed in the April 1990 issue of [[VG&CE]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=April 1990|title=Game Tank|url=http://archives.tg-16.com/VGCE/VGCE_1990_04_024.jpg|magazine=[[TurboPlay]]|page=24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623194636/http://archives.tg-16.com/VGCE/VGCE_1990_04_024.jpg|archive-date=June 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> It was eventually released in December 1990 in both Japan and the U.S. Its price in the U.S. was briefly raised to $299.99 in March 1991 due to higher costs of the display,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.tg-16.com/TURBOPLAY/TP-05-11.jpg|title=TurboExpress release|date=March 1991|publisher=TurboPlay|via=tg-16.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623205845/http://archives.tg-16.com/TURBOPLAY/TP-05-11.jpg|archive-date=June 23, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> before dropping back to its launch price of $249.99, and lowering the price again to $199.99 in 1992.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}

Regardless of its technical advantages upon its release, the TurboExpress was not widely recognized or adopted by consumers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allgame.com/cg/agg.dll?p=agg&sql=5:17673|title=TurboGrafx-16 TurboExpress|last=Marriott|first=Scott Alan|publisher=[[AllGame]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406021702/http://www.allgame.com/platform.php?id=17673|archive-date=April 6, 2009}}</ref> In addition to NEC's marketing issues, the handheld was initially released for $249.99, significantly higher than popular competitors.  Because of this price tag, it was labeled as the "[[Rolls-Royce Motor Cars|Rolls-Royce]] of handheld systems".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://most-expensive.net/handheld-video-game-system|title=Most Expensive Handheld Video Game System|date=October 14, 2006|publisher=The Most Expensive Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119143432/http://most-expensive.net/handheld-video-game-system|archive-date=January 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the other hand, the ability to run the same software as its console counterpart meant that additional portable system specific software did not have to be purchased if already owning the console, resulting in a (oftentimes substantial) cost savings.