What game led you to buy a Turbo Grafx 16?

[esteban]

ANSWER: 1989. 14 years old. Recorded commercial on TV during GI Joe. BLAZING LAZERS. Sold. Runner-up: LEGENDARY AXE.

[Gentlegamer]

ANSWER: 1989. 14 years old. Recorded commercial on TV during GI Joe. BLAZING LAZERS. Sold. Runner-up: LEGENDARY AXE.

Is the ad on youtube?

[toktogul]

I was born in Quebec city,  a french speaking only town in Canada. The fact that the American magazines were in English, and the non existance of the turbo grafx 16 in France led to small to no coverage at all in my province/city. I remember looking at the sears and toys r us adds to choose my birthday/xmas gifts, or going to the local video game store, and i've never seen the console.

Also, most people got into the turbo grafx for their RPG and English heavy games. I didn't speak english at the time, so those games werent attractive, to me, but i'm ready to bet that it was popular for others as well because of that.

I started getting interested in the system when i got to japan. My coworkers kept talking about neo geo's metal slug or pc engine shooters, so i looked for them. I fell in love with that console the moment i played Castlevania, and then the hucards sealed the deal. this love story will last a life time, i'm sure of it. its a smooth console, graphics and sound is super appealing to me, and the games are simply fun and crazy at times. I love games that doesnt take itself too seriously.

sorry this is nt a turbo grafx story, but close enough hahaha.

[Tatsujin]

must have been R-Type since I first saw it back in 1988 in the mags.

[Keith Courage]

Vigilante is what sold me when I was a kid.

[TheClash603]

When I was a kid I never actually picked out my games, my parents just bought them for holidays and events.  Essentially the only games I knew about were the ones in my local arcade, the ones my parents bought me, or games my friends had.

First time I played TG16 was at a friends house, he probably had 20 games.  The two I remember standing out were Splatterhouse (I loved horror movies) and Cadash (we beat the shit outta this game).  When I finally bought my own system when I was older, Cadash was the first game I picked up.

[ccovell]

Primarily Bonk's Adventure and Blazing Lazers, and Keith Courage to a lesser extent.
Then, when I finally got a TG-16 for my birthday, I sought out Ninja Spirit, Super Star Soldier, Devil's Crush and Bonk's Revenge post-haste.

[TR0N]

Early 90's vails II,monster lair,bonks adventure.When i bought the console again in 2005 it was dracula-x.

[esteban]

ANSWER: 1989. 14 years old. Recorded commercial on TV during GI Joe. BLAZING LAZERS. Sold. Runner-up: LEGENDARY AXE.

Is the ad on youtube?

Yes, it was the ad that featured VERY SHORT clips for all the launch games, so even China Warrior got some love.

I'll see if I can find it.

Anyway, this ad promoted me to look at all the games at ToysRUs, since they had the full catalog of games and I could see screenshots on the cards (display cards), watch a TG-16 promo video that looped endlessly, and (sometimes) play a little (there was usually a line of kids waiting to play so most folks ended up watching).

[seieienbu]

I got to play a Blazing Lazers on a Turbo Grafx 16 at a department store when I was maybe 8.  The lvl 3 Shield Thunder (box of lightning around you and a zig-zag of it flying forward in front of you) or whatever powerup is what sold me on the system.

[Tommy Vercetti]

When I was a kid I played Bonk's Adventure at my new friends house and was amazed how better the graphics and sound was better than Mario games on NES at that time. I whined and annoyed my dad into taking the NES and a ton of games, going to Coney Island and trade it for a TG-16 with 1 game. It wasn't Bonks Adventure, but I was happy regardless.

[Tommy Vercetti]

When I was a kid I played Bonk's Adventure at my new friends house and was amazed how better the graphics and sound was better than Mario games on NES at that time. I whined and annoyed my dad into taking the NES and a ton of games, going to Coney Island and trade it for a TG-16 with 1 game. It wasn't Bonks Adventure, but I was happy regardless.

What game was it? Or are you talking about the pack-in Keith Courage?

Myself, i fell in love with all the screenshots in mags for months and months and months before I finally got a Turbo.  Can't pin it to any one title.  When i got the system, my first games were Vigilante and, of course, Keith.  I was pretty disappointed with those games to be honest... but stuck with it and was thoroughly hooked when I picked up Blazing Lazers.

king of casino, which we absolutely loved! we felt all sophisticated after the cheesy kids games on NES. We got the Bonk's Adventure very soon after that, followed my Keith. I remember basic Chinese peddling store on Avenue U. I love how back in the day things were so simple.

[Elder]

When I was a kid my parents divorced when I was really young.  My brother and I had an Atari 2,600, and when my mother eventually remarried (in the years between we got an NES), we also got a SEGA Master System.  So the marriage was a win!  lol  We had Nintendo Power, but no other gaming magazines around this time period, from what I recall.  Anyways, we were both impressed by the Master System, and especially those credit card style games.  We would always talk about how the hell games fit on those little cards.  At that point in time I had no clue the PC Engine was released in '87, so to us SEGA was just way ahead of their time.  Anyways, fast forward to '89 and we were both super excited when we started to hear about the Genesis.  My brother would go on and on, and ON about the Genesis, but by this time I started buying other magazines and I started hearing about the TurboGrafx-16, or at least I believe that's where I first heard of it.  Long story short, I eventually saw Blazing Lasers and well, that was that.  I knew I had to have it!  That year we got incredibly lucky and scored both the TurboGrafx-16, and the Genesis!  It was one of the best Christmases of my life.

[HailingTheThings]

Bonk did it. Don't feel like rewriting what I wrote as part of introduction, so there's that. I. Am. Lazy. Apologies.

Ooga Booga?

[esteban]

king of casino, which we absolutely loved! we felt all sophisticated after the cheesy kids games on NES. We got the Bonk's Adventure very soon after that, followed my Keith. I remember basic Chinese peddling store on Avenue U. I love how back in the day things were so simple.

King of Casino.


Awesome that THAT was one of your first games. 

Folks rarely talk about it (I don't). I never really played it (just sampled its offerings) and the only time I  even consider playing it again is when I read something like your post and say to myself,"What the hell was that like?"

So, if I play King of Casino again, it will be because of this thread.

Of course, I really need to find Shockman and play it, too (GOTW).