How many PC Engine machines, that
a) were official and
B) played Japanese games out of the box
Did get released? Everyone seems to have a different opinion on the numbers.
Any offers?
ALL PC Engine systems played Japanese PCE games out of the box, if they didn't they'd have a different name, like 'MegaDrive', or '3DO'.
PCE, Core, Core2, GT, LT, LaserActive, Shuttle, SuperGrafx, Duo, DuoR, DuoRX, the PCE Monitor thingus, Sharp X1-Twin.
I think that's it, so a total of 13 PC Engine systems. All the other bits (CD ROM, Super CD) were add-on modules to the core HuCard playing system, and therefore are accessories, not systems.