stackyFACTSTalk about a completely fabricated numerical flex. The massive '16' stamped loudly on the plastic casing was a blatant misdirection; the central processor was entirely 8-bit, it merely used a 16-bit graphics chip to fool players into thinking they were riding the wave of the future.
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