Where was tg16 popular?

[drewbrim]

Another "Midwest guy" here (SE MI & NW OH).  I never considered it popular as only one other friend of mine had one.  The local mom and pop video rental place did carry them but I'm pretty sure I'm the only one that ever took advantage of that.  They were always available.

[TR0N]

For as long as i lived in the maryland it wasn't popular around here.You either had a genesis or snes when it came down to it.Back in the 90's you were minority if you owned a TG16 around here for me at least.

Same experience.  I grew up in rural Maryland and only knew one person with a TG16.  It wasn't until I went to college in the mid-90s that I was able to start finding other people into it.

The same here by that point.It wasn't that hard either for being teased to own one.

[jonebone]

Chicago was huge.  The NEC office was in Wooddale IL.

On topic, I didn't know anyone in Southern MD that had one growing up.  Also didn't know the Sega Master System existed until becoming an adult collector.

Semi on topic, apparently Konami had a Wooddale IL office too.  Anyone have any hint sheets like these from NES?  Didn't realize so much went on in Wooddale.

[seieienbu]

I grew up in a town of less than 30,000 people:  College Station, TX.  Right when it came out, I recall playing it in a Dillards and buying games for it at a Sears.  Later in the Turbo's lifespan, you could still buy games for it at McDuff, Toys R Us, and Babages.

All that being said, I didn't know anyone else that had one.  As an adult, I've met several people who had turbo stuff while they were growing up in Dallas.

[esteban]

Chicago was huge.  The NEC office was in Wooddale IL.

On topic, I didn't know anyone in Southern MD that had one growing up.  Also didn't know the Sega Master System existed until becoming an adult collector.

Semi on topic, apparently Konami had a Wooddale IL office too.  Anyone have any hint sheets like these from NES?  Didn't realize so much went on in Wooddale.

Ok, I just read the tips...I didn't know most of them! Ha!

For example, I never understood what triggered a warp...but I was obsessed with killing as many Moai as possible, so that would explain why that was the only warp I consistently experienced.

[Bonknuts]

The same here by that point.It wasn't that hard either for being teased to own one.

 Were you in grade school??

[martinine]

Huge retail presence here in Charlotte, NC. I grew up about 50 miles north and our dept. stores even had Turbo. I feel like the Toys R Us had a serious selection even into the Duo days. Side note: I bought a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga there when it came out. Such a fun game.

Anyway, back to Turbo, strangely enough, I never saw Turbo games at the stores in Winston-Salem or Greensboro, only Charlotte.

I knew 2 other people that had a Turbo, and 1 with a Duo.

Only 1 of my friends had a Master System, and the token rich guy in town who had a Master System and a Neo. That guy didn't have a Turbo though. Go figure. This token rich dude was actually a really nice guy, not the typical "Troy from Goonies" type.

[TR0N]

The same here by that point.It wasn't that hard either for being teased to own one.

 Were you in grade school??

Naw i was in my teens by the that point after the TG16 release.Mostly it was done as a joke by friends and all.Nothing more at least around here it was just genesis and snes owners.

[TheClash603]

I remember wanting to play as a kid, after seeing Bonk on Nick arcade and Splatterhouse in magazines.  However, I didn't know a single person in Buffalo, NY that had one.  It wasn't until I met a gut from Rochester, NY when I was a teenager that I finally played the system to death.  Apparently Buffalo hated the TG16.

[esteban]

I remember wanting to play as a kid, after seeing Bonk on Nick arcade and Splatterhouse in magazines.  However, I didn't know a single person in Buffalo, NY that had one.  It wasn't until I met a gut from Rochester, NY when I was a teenager that I finally played the system to death.  Apparently Buffalo hated the TG16.

I wonder if it was my cousin. I have a cousin in Rochester.

Who am I kidding?

My cousin loved Genesis.

Who am I kidding?

He loved sports games.




PS: I don't really know what, if any, console he had. This reveals that I don't *really* know my own cousin. Damn. Who is he? Who am I? Why am I forced to watch another TubeYouMusic commercial right now? Why ask why?

[SoulflySolid]

I'm in central IL and I only ever saw one kid on my Jr high bowling team bring his Turbo Express to the bowling alley. I was in awe as it was so expensive at the time. My family would occasionally travel to the Chicago suburbs to go to the malls, and I always dreamed of walking into the NEC building hoping they would give me a Turbografx for some reason.

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[esteban]

I'm in central IL and I only ever saw one kid on my Jr high bowling team bring his Turbo Express to the bowling alley. I was in awe as it was so expensive at the time. My family would occasionally travel to the Chicago suburbs to go to the malls, and I always dreamed of walking into the NEC building hoping they would give me a Turbografx for some reason.

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That is a common fantasy.

I had that dream for every console.

[bob]

Chicago was huge.  The NEC office was in Wooddale IL.

On topic, I didn't know anyone in Southern MD that had one growing up.  Also didn't know the Sega Master System existed until becoming an adult collector.

Semi on topic, apparently Konami had a Wooddale IL office too.  Anyone have any hint sheets like these from NES?  Didn't realize so much went on in Wooddale.

LOL for watermarking it. 

[nopepper]

Huge retail presence here in Charlotte, NC. I grew up about 50 miles north and our dept. stores even had Turbo. I feel like the Toys R Us had a serious selection even into the Duo days. Side note: I bought a copy of Panzer Dragoon Saga there when it came out. Such a fun game.

Anyway, back to Turbo, strangely enough, I never saw Turbo games at the stores in Winston-Salem or Greensboro, only Charlotte.

I knew 2 other people that had a Turbo, and 1 with a Duo.

Only 1 of my friends had a Master System, and the token rich guy in town who had a Master System and a Neo. That guy didn't have a Turbo though. Go figure. This token rich dude was actually a really nice guy, not the typical "Troy from Goonies" type.

Since I never got to know any of them, all kids with a TurboExpress or a Neo Geo were Troy from Goonies. They did not deserve them more than I did, 'cause they were douches. They probably are the a$$holes that cut in front of you at the beer line or freeway rides your ass with their beemer.

Please don't humanize them for me.

[SignOfZeta]

I agree. I had a Duo when they were new but then I also had a job. Not many 9 year olds had them.