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Line 1: {{Short description\|Card-like ROM cartridge for the PC Engine (TurboGrafx-16)}} ~~{{Unreferenced\|date=December 2009}}~~ {{For\|HU cards in DirecTV\|DirecTV#Access card history}} {{More citations needed\|date=February 2022}} [[~~file~~File:PC Engine HuCARD.jpg\|thumb\|~~frameless~~upright\|A HuCard]] AThe '''{{nihongo\|HuCard\|ヒューカード\|HyūKādo\|lead=yes}}''' (~~known~~Known as athe '''TurboChip''' in regions where the inPC Engine was marketed as the [[~~United States~~TurboGrafx-16]]) is a [[~~memory~~ROM ~~card~~cartridge]] ~~developed~~in the form of a card, designed by [[Hudson Soft]] for ~~the~~ [[~~NEC Corporation\|~~NEC]]'s [[PC Engine]] ~~([[TurboGrafx]] in the US)~~ and [[PC Engine SuperGrafx]] [[video game console]]s, which were originally released in 1987 and 1989, respectively. == Development == The size of a [[credit card]], a HuCard contains an [[integrated circuit]] (IC) that is placed close to the connectors and protected by a thin plastic shield. Compared to the more traditional [[cartridge (electronics)\|cartridge]]s used by almost every other game console of the time, the HuCard is relatively small and compact. The HuCard ~~can~~is bean ~~compared~~evolution ~~with~~from an earlier Hudson Soft technology, the [[~~BeeCard~~Bee Card (game cartridge)\|Bee Card]], ~~also~~which ait ~~memory~~developed ~~card~~in ~~developed~~the byearly ~~Hudson~~1980s ~~Soft~~as ~~which~~a ~~was~~distribution ~~used~~medium ~~with~~for [[MSX]] ~~computers~~software. The ~~BeeCard~~Bee Card is an [[EEPROM]] device that is slightly thinner ~~and~~than the HuCard. It ~~contains~~has 32 connectors ~~where~~whereas the HuCard has 38. Most [[video game cartridge]]s have a large plastic housing to protect the [[Printed circuit board\|PCB]] while providing enough space inside for radiant heat and, less often, a [[button cell]]. The PCB in a HuCard or Bee Card is protected by a rigid, glossy polymer that conducts heat; since the PC Engine and TurboGrafx-16 leave one side of the card partially exposed while inserted in the console, heat disperses with less obstruction. ~~{{Videogame-hardware-stub}}~~ == Releases == [[Category:Solid-state computer storage media]]▼ [[Category:Computer storage media]]▼ [[Video game developer]]s made new releases on HuCard until December 1994, when ''21 Emon: Mezase! Hotel Ō'' was released in Japan for the PC Engine. It was the last official release for the platform in any region.<ref>[http://www.pcengine.co.uk/HTML_Games/21_Emon.htm PC Engine UK]. Access date: September 10, 2022.</ref> ~~[[de:HuCard]]~~ ~~[[es:HuCard]]~~ Hudson Soft, NEC, and other vendors published seven HuCard games specifically for the PC Engine SuperGrafx. Hudson Soft called this enhanced medium the Super HuCard. ~~[[fr:HuCard]]~~ ~~[[ko:휴 카드]]~~ ''Atlantean'', an independent game released on a HuCard, was made available in August 2014.<ref>[http://www.aetherbyte.com/aetherbyte-atlantean_for_pc-engine_and_turbografx-16.html Aetherbyte]. Access date: September 10, 2022.</ref> ''Jessie Jaeger in Cleopatra's Curse'' is a new title in development with a planned release in 2022.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/TurboGrafx/comments/n8tegy/comment/inji4ya/?context=3 Reddit]. Access date: September 10, 2022.</ref> ~~[[nl:HuCard]]~~ ~~[[ja:HuCARD]]~~ == See also == ~~[[pl:HuCard]]~~ * {{anl\|Famicom Modem}} * {{anl\|Sega Card}} * {{anl\|Nintendo game card}} == References == {{refs}} {{NEC video game consoles}} [[Category:Computer-related introductions in 1987]] ▲[[Category:Solid-state computer storage media]] [[Category:TurboGrafx-16]] [[Category:Video game distribution]] ▲[[Category:~~Computer~~Video game storage media]]