For nearly 30 years, Hudson’s human mascot has been Takahashi Meijin, who rose to prominence during the company’s heyday. Today, he revealed he’s leaving the company.
Japanese PlayStation 3 owners are already enjoying some of the TurboGrafx-16 library, courtesy of Hudson’s “PC Engine Archives” that let modern gamers experience a handful of 16-bit classics. One more console is being added to Hudson’s list: the SuperGrafx.
The Japanese PlayStation Network is latest home for the TurboGrafx-16 (PC Engine) games. Starting today, four retro Hudson games will be available for download as part of the “PC Engine Archives”:
Last month brought an endless flow of game pumpkins and the PC Engine’s 20th anniversary. On October 30 twenty years ago, the PC Engine first went on sale in Japan. Three Germans posted fliers and a birthday message on a Mandarake temporary construction barricade in Akihabara. The sign wished the ill-fated console a happy birthday, thanked NEC and Hudson and listed fan site PCE Daisakusen. The police appeared, asking if he worked for that company. One of the Germans replied, “No, I’m a big PC Engine fan”. The three were put in the patrol car and driven away from the scene. Hardcore. So let that be a lesson: Japan isn’t your personal fanboy billboard! Just be happy with wearing gaming T-shirts!! PC Engine Arrest [Akiba Blog via Insert Credit]
