Does Turbografx CD attachment increase console power?

Allows more RAM through system cards

Skilled devs used the sound hardware for better graphics

If I remember correctly, the CD attachment for the PC Engine itself did not add extra features. However, the CD System Cards certainly did grant upgrades.

The Arcade Cards allowed for near-perfect Neo-Geo ports, for example.

Accordin to wiki:
>The addition of the CD-ROM peripheral adds CD-DA sound, and a single ADPCM channel to the existing sound capabilities of the PC Engine.

I remember here in the US the Turbo CD let you use standard composite a/v cables to connect to hook up the TG16 to a tv. Before the Turbo CD was released you had to buy the Turbo Booster add-on to get composite output.

>>2770879
It added BRAM, audio RAM and some audio hardware. Useful but not nearly as powerful as the mega cd which was almost a complete console on it's own complete with CPU

>>2770898
the duo systems and the picture super cd-rom2 unit comes with the system card buit-in,
one could make a case for the extra ram coming with the hardware unit here]

>>2770897
>Skilled devs used the sound hardware for better graphics
Such as?

>>2771159
The pc CD ROM was also years before the Sega CD.

>>2771464
I don't think that's what OP meant by "new abilities"

>>2771415
Monster Lair, I believe, used the RAM for audio to store graphics data instead.

>>2770879
>upgrading the console to match the best the SNES could do.
The SNES could do redbook audio?

>>2774153
he is probably meaning that the mega drive gains a mode 7-like scaler with the mega cd

>>2774024
also Spriggan