The Mini is half the size of the original TurboGrafx-16 video game console and can support two controllers (instead of one) out of the box.

[clarification needed] Konami lists the titles either under the category of "TurboGrafx-16" for the American games or "PC Engine" for the Japanese games; though this listing is heavily simplified as TurboGrafx-CD/CD-ROM², Super CD-ROM², Arcade CD-ROM² and SuperGrafx titles are also included on all regions of the Mini.

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood Includes a mini-game named "Akumajyo Dracula Peke", Soldier Blade also has its Caravan edition, while Gradius, Fantasy Zone and Salamander have received arrangements listed as "near arcade" versions.

[2] Tokimeki Memorial and Salamander include the mini-games Force Gear and Twinbee Returns, which are available through cheat codes.

The Mini was originally set to be released worldwide on March 19, 2020, exclusively through Amazon,[9] but was delayed everywhere except for Japan because of the COVID-19 pandemic.