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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: turboswimbz on December 31, 2012, 10:31:39 AM

Title: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: turboswimbz on December 31, 2012, 10:31:39 AM

http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrible2z/4423065859/sizes/l/in/photostream/

Thought this was cool.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: MrFlutterPie on December 31, 2012, 10:41:32 AM

I love seeing all these old ads.

I used to read the Sears wishbook over and over as a kid.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: pc_kwajalein on December 31, 2012, 10:50:00 AM

Nice find! That takes me back!

I regret not getting a TG-16 when they first came out. I got a SNES, and my brother got a Genny (both on Xmas morning). Luckily, his best friend eventually got a TG-16 and we had the best of all three machines.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: turbokon on December 31, 2012, 12:02:03 PM

Thanks for sharing. If only I can go back in time and show my parents this add...

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: tggodfrey on December 31, 2012, 12:16:58 PM

Quote from: MrFlutterPie on December 31, 2012, 10:41:32 AM

I love seeing all these old ads.

I used to read the Sears wishbook over and over as a kid.

Yup me too.  Over and over so many times you knew it by heart.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: BigusSchmuck on December 31, 2012, 12:31:20 PM

I remember the Johnny Turbo ones in EGM and Cosmic Fantasy 2. Man those bring back memories...

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: FiftyQuid on December 31, 2012, 01:03:33 PM

I love seeing prices from days gone by.  It's nice to see $59.99 on the Genesis games.  I like seeing how inflation has worked its magic, and how much I'm paying now compared to then.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: psychobear on December 31, 2012, 01:42:35 PM

That jaminator kicks ass

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: ElSeven on December 31, 2012, 02:22:12 PM

Quote from: psychobear on December 31, 2012, 01:42:35 PM

That jaminator kicks ass

i was just gunna say!  man, i need that jaminator lol   8)

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: jelloslug on December 31, 2012, 02:30:41 PM

Here are some TG-16 listings from the Sears christmas catalogs from the early 1990s

(http://jelloslug.com/TG-16/1990 sears christmas catalog tg-16 1.jpg)

(http://jelloslug.com/TG-16/1990 sears christmas catalog tg-16 2.jpg)

(http://jelloslug.com/TG-16/1991 sears christmas catalog tg-16 1.jpg)

(http://jelloslug.com/TG-16/1991 sears christmas catalog tg-16 2.jpg)

(http://jelloslug.com/TG-16/1992 sears christmas catalog tg-16 1.jpg)

I love the guy obviously trying to twist the D-pad in the TE.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: MrFlutterPie on December 31, 2012, 02:42:18 PM

Haha that idiot doesn't know how to use a D-Pad.

Love all the old retro ads :)

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: BigusSchmuck on December 31, 2012, 03:13:25 PM

(http://archives.tg-16.com/EGM/EGM_1992_04_140.jpg)
Thats exactly what I was looking for. :)

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: MrFlutterPie on December 31, 2012, 03:53:59 PM

^Nice they used the Japanese screen shots.

Which make sense when you think about it.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: Nec.Game.head on December 31, 2012, 08:52:13 PM

Ah man the Jaminator.. I had the Kawasaki one man jam guitar ... It totally kicked the Jaminators ass !! Great super old school adds ...

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: ProfessorProfessorson on December 31, 2012, 09:24:38 PM

I love these old ads. I don't know why, but everything just seemed so much more bad ass when they described game systems back then.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: DragonmasterDan on December 31, 2012, 11:12:25 PM

I remember a fair number of those ads, and the Cosmic Fantasy 2 preview from EGM.

Title: Re: TG-16 Ad from back in the day.
Post by: turbokon on January 01, 2013, 03:33:03 AM

Never seen thoses add before. Power Golf for 59.99, lol.