On this day, October 30th, in 1987, TurboGrafx-16 was released. TurboGrafx-16, fully named TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem, is a video game console that is known in Japan as the PC Engine. The system has an 8-bit CPU and a dual 16-bit GPU and holds the record for the world’s smallest game console ever made. It measures 5.5 in x 5.5 in x 1.5 in. The size of the system is primarily due to the efficient three-chip architecture and its use of the “TurboChip.”

In 2009, the TurboGrafx-16 was ranked the 13th greatest video game console of all time by IGN. It was the first console ever made to have an optional CD module, which allowed the standard benefits of the CD medium (such as, more storage, cheaper media costs, and redbook audio). In total, the system was able to read a wide variety of software.