Greetings and Salutations (Added scans of my last items)

[IvanBeavkov]

I think most of the mini advice boxes are hilarious. It makes me wonder what the process was of coming up with them. Did someone actually play each game before writing them, or did they just look at screen shots and a description?

I think someone made up most of them. Maybe a few tips were gleaned from an instruction manual/magazine review, but, to be honest, it doesn't appear as if that basic level of effort was expended.

WE GOTTA HAVE MINI-ADVICE FOR EVERY GAME, GODDAMMIT. Deadline in two hours.

Ya, it was probably something that boringly simple.

[esteban]

TTI Retail News Vol 1.

NOTES:
* Although officially launched on October 10, 1992...it wasn't until May 1993 that DUO was widely available (retail stores nationwide is what the flyer suggests?)

* The DUO itself was supposed to be advertised during major shows on major networks--I watched all of these shows live, back in the day, and I don't remember seeing a *single* DUO advertisement (I lived in NYC market):

FOX (Channel 5 NYC)
In Living Color
The Simpsons
COPS
Married with Children
Comic Strip Live

NBC (Channel 4 NYC)
The Tonight Show
Cheers
SNL
Late Night with David Letterman (he was still at NBC when this flyer was made)

MTV
ESPN
CNN
TNT
DISCOVERY




QUESTION: Was TTi simply trying to convince retailers that DUO was relevant? That DUO would be aggressively marketed? I honestly don't think TTi really had the money to pay for any expensive advertising, let alone an expensive marketing blitz of the most popular shows/most popular networks circa 1993....do any of you remember seeing any ads?

Print ads are easy to verify.

Broadcast/cable TV ads are harder to pin down.

However, even if the NYC market was far too expensive, perhaps FOX/NBC in Paris, Texas was within TTi's budget?

We do know that TTi was quick to announce many games (such as Robotech/Macross) in promotional material simply to generate interest in the DUO platform...so this would not have been the first time they intentionally manipulated retailers/customers...

[Black Tiger]

I got my Duo from Radio Shack Canada in 1992.

Super CD games arrived months earlier.

[IvanBeavkov]

Here is another TTi flyer this one was a tri-fold.

Once again I added all of these new scans to this link:
https://goo.gl/photos/hXnCnj4z3FxTVtk9A

Oh, and I am working on scanning all of TZD flyers I got. I'm hoping I can post them soon.

These first 3 are the "outside" of the flyer from left to right.


These 3 are the "inside".

[reno5]

Very interesting post. Keep the scan coming.

[IvanBeavkov]

Phew I'm finally done. Here are the TZD Catalog scans!

I have spread them across multiple posts because I don't think the forum would like over 30 images in one post.

I particularly like the layouts used in TZD catalogs 3, 4, 5, & 6. I think they are really sharp and eye catching.

High quality PNG files of the catalogs can be found here:
https://goo.gl/photos/9XuxwZKFWCh7WcwR7

TZD Catalog 1






TZD Catalog 2






TZD Catalog 3

[IvanBeavkov]

TZD Catalog 4






TZD Catalog 5






TZD Catalog 6

[IvanBeavkov]

TZD Japanese Import Update Vol 5



TZD Trade in Flyer-01



TZD Trade in Flyer-02



Turbo Zone Price List


BONUS! Totally Turbo Flyer

[IvanBeavkov]

Oops almost forgot this one.

TZD Catalog 7

[johnnykonami]

It's total murder looking at the once-could-be-had-for prices on all of the heavy hitters... 

But thanks for the scans!  I have some TZD stuff somewhere around here but I'm thinking you've probably already scanned it anyway.

I can't even remember what I bought from them, I think it might have been replacement pads and possibly a turbotap.  Probably some games.  Who knows?

[johnnykonami]

Also:



 

[IvanBeavkov]

It's total murder looking at the once-could-be-had-for prices on all of the heavy hitters... 

But thanks for the scans!  I have some TZD stuff somewhere around here but I'm thinking you've probably already scanned it anyway.

I can't even remember what I bought from them, I think it might have been replacement pads and possibly a turbotap.  Probably some games.  Who knows?

Ya I agree, If I wasn't a kid back then I would have bought everything. Also the buy one get on 1/2 off deal, oh what could have been.

[esteban]

OMG!

All these awesome scans!!!!

I love it.

[Necromancer]

Also:



 

Konami didn't listen.  Jerks. 

[esteban]

Also:



 

Konami didn't listen.  Jerks. 

OMG.

There is an inappropriate joke in there but it is obscure. I'll have to see if YouTube has an old PSA....