Turbo Zone Direct website on the internet archive

[Otaking]

In this thread I mentioned Telegames http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=19028.30
I thought to checkout what their website looked like in the nineties on the internet archive.
http://web.archive.org/web/20001204173400/http://telegames.co.uk/a000_38.html


I then thought to have a look at Turbo Zone Direct, checkout their prices!
http://web.archive.org/web/19970629203316/http://www.tzd.com/games.htm

[DragonmasterDan]

I ordered from TZD quite a few times, everything from manuals to controllers, to a few games.

Telegames was doing a lot of the TurboGrafx PAL distribution, they were also selling a reasonably inexpensive HuCard convertor (Barney) until a few years ago.

[tool]

  thanks for posting that!!! so cool to see retro store like that. Samurai Ghost was the lowest priced game there lol.

Hey what do you think happened to all the unsold stock once TZD pulled the plug? Could it be that they just junked or incinerated it all?

[jelloslug]

thanks for posting that!!! so cool to see retro store like that. Samurai Ghost was the lowest priced game there lol.

Hey what do you think happened to all the unsold stock once TZD pulled the plug? Could it be that they just junked or incinerated it all?

Where do you think all the sealed games on ebay came from?

[mitsuman]

I ordered from TZD quite a few times, everything from manuals to controllers, to a few games

Same here.

[esteban]

thanks for posting that!!! so cool to see retro store like that. Samurai Ghost was the lowest priced game there lol.

Hey what do you think happened to all the unsold stock once TZD pulled the plug? Could it be that they just junked or incinerated it all?

TZD had a final "losing our lease" (warehouse lease) and then sold remaining stock to RedFrogUSA (a now defunct? online retailer).

http://archives.tg-16.com/duo_world_0003.htm#post_mortem_turbo_zone_direct

If you are curious about the history of TTi and TZD.com, just read from the beginning of the page

[MotherGunner]

A lot of people still don't know:  Before it was Turbo Zone "Direct," it was a physical mall store called "Turbo Zone."

Serramonte Shopping Center in Daly City, CA had one.  I bought my TG, TE, and other games there.  Sadly, I never took a picture.

[esteban]

A lot of people still don't know:  Before it was Turbo Zone "Direct," it was a physical mall store called "Turbo Zone."

Serramonte Shopping Center in Daly City, CA had one.  I bought my TG, TE, and other games there.  Sadly, I never took a picture.

Thank you! I have to add that to the history of TTi!

[mickcris]

I think I remember ordering a multap from them which allowed you to use normal tg16 controllers on a turbo duo.  I dont have it anymore though.  all it was though was just a tg16 multap with the cable from a pc engine multitap.

[BigusSchmuck]

Ahh memories.. I recall when they were selling refurbished Turbo systems back in the mid 90s.. Might have been Gamedude that did that, but they had like descriptions on the condition of the turbos like this one needs loving $10!

[SignOfZeta]

Nobody on Earth ever sold Duos for $10.

EDIT: Sorry, I misread that. $10 TG-16s, sure, I can see that.

[DragonmasterDan]

I think I remember ordering a multap from them which allowed you to use normal tg16 controllers on a turbo duo.  I dont have it anymore though.  all it was though was just a tg16 multap with the cable from a pc engine multitap.

This was called a reverse Turbo tap.

[esteban]

So, I actually bought more stuff from TZD via the flyers they sent snail-mail. This would be mid-to-late 90's.  It was an annual/biannual ritual...whenever I got a flyer, I bought a few games. I CHOSE SO POORLY. I really, really kick myself for buying crap like Bravoman and Deep Blue instead of the TTi later releases. I AM AN IDIOT. But, I was curious about the older games and never thought I couldn't grab Might & Magic III cheap at some point.


 

NOTE: Does anyone else find it amusing that "SHT" was the code for shooter?


 

I am assuming that the $14.99 TurboExpress carrying case was a softcase and not the plastic hardcase (I lust for)?

Does anyone know?

[NightWolve]

Nice blast from the past. Yeah, I bought a few things from the TZD flyers and over the phone BITD pre-Internet.

Here was one of those items. ^_^

[esteban]

Nice blast from the past. Yeah, I bought a few things from the TZD flyers and over the phone BITD pre-Internet.

Here was one of those items. ^_^

I love the receipt! I don't think I kept any of my receipts.