Poll- Are you a new or old PC Engine/TurboGrafx gamer?

[Otaking]

I'd be interested in how many forum members first played the PC Engine/TurboGrafx after the era it was released.
 

Personally I played it around the time it was released and through the console's life cycle and I bought most of the games (all the big ones) back when they were first released too.
A massive part of my interest in the system is purley nostalgia of this time.

[RuninRuder]

OGT

[Otaking]

I've not heard that acronym before, I had to consult the Urban Dictionary. 
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=OGT

[SignOfZeta]

I got my Duo in 1992, had little TG-16 experience before that.

[esteban]

TG-16 at launch (well, technically, after my brothers and I had saved enough money we bought it the day after Xmas 1989, yes, we asked everyone for $$$ that Xmas).

[jelloslug]

I got my TG-16 in 1990.

[CrackTiger]

Got a TG-16 in 1990. A Turbo Express in 1991. A Turbo-CD with PCE CD imports in 1991/92. A TurboDuo at launch (1993?).

[jlued686]

Got both the TurboGrafx and the Duo the Christmas after they launched. Got the Turbo Express sometime in between.

[chany60126]

I got my first turbo console in the early 2000s. Growing up in the early nineties I had nothin' but SNES.

[pc_kwajalein]

Got a SNES when it launched. Traded it for a Turbo Grafx two years later. Got a Duo in the late 90's.

[mac]

Remember walking out of Toy's R Us with a new Turbo like it was yesterday.

[fraggore]

i picked up a white pc engine with shinobi and tail of the monster path in 1989, remember it well i was working on a job placement it was snowing and i was freezing my bollocks off replacing car windows waiting for 5 o'clock so i could go home and play on it.

It was a bad day that turned into a dame good one.

[esteban]

I forgot about TG-CD. I got that 6 months-year after it was released. My brothers and I bought the deeply discounted demo unit from a local video game store ("Video Dynasty" in Belleville...across from Kmart, for the northern-NJ folks here)

[Arkhan Asylum]

I played it when I was about 4, which was in 1992.  That's close enough.  It was still a current system at the time.

I didn't get my own until I was 12.  But, it was the same one that I grew up playing.     It's awesome when your aunts and uncles get too old and busy to play games.

[Sparky]

I played later like 2000 but always wanted a tg16 when it first came out. Instead I got a SMS for Xmas and the Genny and the tg16 were released and I always thought the tg16 looked way better. I wished for it and saved clippings of the systems and the games ((nerd pose))

[turboswimbz]

I played it when I was about 4, which was in 1992.  That's close enough.  It was still a current system at the time.

I didn't get my own until I was 12.  But, it was the same one that I grew up playing.     It's awesome when your aunts and uncles get too old and busy to play games.

Same story almost as Arkhan I played when I was 3 in 1990 when my dad brought it home from a newspaper. $80 bucks with some games. Bonks Adventure, Bonks Revenge, legendary axe, Splatterhouse. Boxy Boy, ect.  In fact for the longest time I though all games were this good for the system. .  Although we had deep blue and got tricky kick (the only game I ever bought new for the system with my Dad).  I didn't have my "own" console until 2012 when I joined up here, but I played on that deck my dad got the whole time (and I still do!).

[Bernie]

God I feel old now.....

[Bt Garner]

I (wisely) decided to hold off on buying a console until after I was done with college and happily employed (well, getting paid, maybe not happy about having to work).

So in 1990, after moving from Seattle to Alabama (yeah) I was scoping the current systems: SNES, Genny, TG-16.  I really like the TG-16 and the stuff that they were doing with the PCE in Japan, so I jumped on board at that point.

[bob]

TG, TE, DUO all at launch.

[majors]

Bought my first TG-16 off a guy that won it in a contest. He had got the base, booster+, stick, tap and 5 games and sold it to me for $150 IIRC. Picked up the CD-ROM when the promo with the demo CD+G was released for $300.

[retroguy]

I first played the Turbo at a friend's house. His older brother had one and I remember thinking how cool and different it was. Then his brother moved away and I didn't see one again for years and didn't even think about it really. I bought my system after discovering Chris Bucci's Turbo Views and marathoning all the episodes hed'd done up to that point (This was right after the second dvd had come out and I bought both volumes). I've been a fan ever since.

[NecroPhile]

I picked up a TurboDuo shortly after launch.  Prior to that I lusted after Turbobs in stores and had to make due with playing whatever was being demoed.

[JoshTurboTrollX]

I got my Duo in the summer of '94 when I was 15.  I realize that this was after the 'prime' of the Turbo's life cycle, but I had a blast picking up clearanced games from gamer/video rental shops in the area and waiting patiently for TZD to release titles like Beyond Shadowgate and Bonk 3 CD.    Also, kept up with new released imports during that time.

The SNES started to collect dust. 

[FiftyQuid]

Got a TG-16 in 1990. A Turbo Express in 1991. A Turbo-CD with PCE CD imports in 1991/92. A TurboDuo at launch (1993?).

Sweet Jesus.  I got a TG-16 when it was first released and dreamed about owning a TE, and TG-CD.  Your childhood must have sucked BT.  You poor little rich boy! 

[Jack Burton]

I played turbo cd when it first came out over a friends house.  I would borrow the whole setup whenever he would let me.  I had a turbo express around the same time. 

Still one of favorite systems.  Right up there with neo geo. 

[MrFlutterPie]

I first got my Turbo in 2007.  I was at the local game store and saw  it and was intrigued.  Picked it up and fell in love.  The rest is history.

[fsa]

I got my turbo when it was first launched. Once I saw the turbo on the cover of VGCE, I knew I had to get it.

[Deletion]

I arrived extremely late to the party. I played the TG16 just once at a friend's house circa 1992, so it was largely a system I only read about in EGM. Nearly 20 long years passed before I finally picked up a TG16 in 2011. That brought me here and now I'm finally able to enjoy a system that I could only dream of as a kid.

[csgx1]

Got my Turbo Grafx around '92 when the price dropped to $99.

[SeymorOnion]

I got my first TurboGrafx 16 the same year Neutopia came out; 1989 iirc.
I think that was also the same year that the TG16 was released in the USA.
I was about 13, and had to mow an insane # of lawns to earn the moneys.

I got the CD Add-on a year or so later, for Ys Book I & II.
Once again, more lawn mowing ensued, but this time my siblings helped; we pooled our moneys.
We've been sharing games and systems ever since.  

Edited to add:
That reminds me!
My little sister beat Neutopia II while I watched, because it came out shortly after I sprained my wrist.
I had fallen out of a tree in someone's yard, that wanted their tree trimmed.  
But still, it was a cool experience.
My sis had lots of Zelda experience, and had already beaten Neutopia I, using my maps of the overworld and dungeons.
Neutopia II was a great treat for us both; the world was so massive, compared to N1, and she also got the opportunity to map it by hand.

Good times, good times...  

[Marll]

Got my TG16 in 1989, which is all I wanted for xmas that year. Screw that Genesis nonsense, I KNEW the Turbo was THE system 

My parents skrimped and saved and I got a TG-CD the next xmas, which was one of the best xmas mornings ever. I never owned any of the other systems of that time because to me they were all inferior, and why waste the money?

[xcrement5x]

I got my first TurboGrafx 16 the same year Neutopia came out; 1989 iirc.
I think that was also the same year that the TG16 was released in the USA.
I was about 13, and had to mow an insane # of lawns to earn the moneys.

I got the CD Add-on a year or so later, for Ys Book I & II.
Once again, more lawn mowing ensued, but this time my siblings helped; we pooled our moneys.
We've been sharing games and systems ever since. 

Edited to add:
That reminds me!
My little sister beat Neutopia II while I watched, because it came out shortly after I sprained my wrist.
I had fallen out of a tree in someone's yard, that wanted their tree trimmed. 
But still, it was a cool experience.
My sis had lots of Zelda experience, and had already beaten Neutopia I, using my maps of the overworld and dungeons.
Neutopia II was a great treat for us both; the world was so massive, compared to N1, and she also got the opportunity to map it by hand.

Good times, good times... 

Heh, one of my favorite things in going through my old games is finding the maps I made on graph paper along with notes I'd written.


I'm new to the Turbo/PCE land, I got my Duo-RX in an ebay bundle from a cool guy in Wisconsin maybe around 2009.  The main drive was actually just so I could play the Working Designs games I'd collected for the Turbo

[turbokon]

We picked up a TG-16 around Christmas time in 91. We had it for a couple years before the video started to fail. I eventually took it outside and stomped the shit out it out of anger. Thinking back, I regretted doing that as the booster with have solved my problem. I still remember where we picked up some of the games. I bought Aero Blasters and Andre Panza Kickboxing from toys'r us. Bought splatter house, china warrior, legendary axe and both bonk's from a guy in our neighborhood for $10 each. Sinistron, r-type and space harrier from the flea market. Ninja spirit, dungeon explorer, turbo tab and a couple of turbo pads from a classmate. And finally Super Star Soldier from a pawn shop. We also got the VHS promo for lords of thunder. We watched the hell out of it.

[BenG76]

First played one maybe five years ago. I hate I missed it back in the day.

[SNKNostalgia]

Got my TG-16 when it was on sale at Toys R Us for $99 on x-mas of '91. It was with Keith's Courage pack-in and Final Lap Twin ($20). I asked for a SNES and my mom went the cheap route when visiting my grandmother in CA. I lived on the Navy base in Ceiba, Puerto Rico at the time and the NEX was the only place to get games, which did not sell TG-16 stuff at all. At the time there was nowhere to buy games until they opened a EB store off base around mid '92 in Fajardo. I ended getting Cadash from there and then never got a game for it after, until I bought my own Turbo Duo new from TZD in 2000 with Ys 1+2 and Final Zone 2. I already found the 4 in 1 disc in CD bargain bin for $2 in '99 (get this) at a place called 'Hudson's Treasure Hunt' discount outlet... Success.

So, my experience was rather limited through the 90's with it with my 3 games. By the time I moved back to the states in late '93 the market for TG-16 was pronounced dead and got me a SNES in the spring. Hell, we only had a Wal-Mart and K-Mart anyway. They never sold TG-16 stuff there to begin with. I asked some friends of mine that lived here in MS and they never have seen any of it. We didn't even get a real game store until '96 in my town, lol.

[roflmao]

TG, TE, DUO all at launch.

Pretty much this.  I even picked up a CD unit bitd.  Long time fan.

[NecroPhile]

I eventually took it outside and stomped the shit out it out of anger.

PC LOAD LETTER?  What the fuck does that mean?!?   

[Shadow]

Well, as I live in Switzerland, I remember as a kid (around 1988 or so) walking around in Zurich and seeing that cute little white PC-Engine sitting there in the display window... R-Type / Galaga was playin... I was starin' at it and suddenly realising what it was and how much better than the NES it looked... got it same day and bought every system and probably almost every game I could get ...

heard of it before from a friend which had it, but I didn't get a chance to see his system yet, so I got it a few days after he did. Same week it was featured in a german video game magazine "VIDEOGAMES" that I always bought here and it was introduced to the reader as brandnew from japan

best experience of all the systems out there... only Mega Drive and Super Famicom/Famicom came close. Love.

[gekioh]

I first got my own personal Turbo set up back in 2001, but my playing experience with Turbo goes back at least another 10 years prior, back in '91. I remember one of my close buddies back in grade school got one and I had a NES and often we would trade back and forth and borrow eachother's systems often, usually for a week or two at a time, every couple of months or so. I also have very vivid memories of playing games like Bonk's Adventure and Legendary Axe on a store TG-16 kiosk display back in very early nineties at Fred Myer's and Best. Also remember playing Devil's Crush at a store called Incredible Universe back in the day, on there store display unit. I will never forget my own personal purchase though of my very own Turbo, best $100 big package deal I ever bought(well 1 of many at least).

[Jordan]

I didn't own one, but my bro bought one about 92 he didn't let us pipsqueaks play on any of his systems -but we did anyways behind his back.  That was my first experience with Turbo but I don't consider myself an old Turbo gamer since I didn't get to play much.

[esadajr]

...fast forward to 2012, one day I was reading the Racketboy 101 article, and basically, one thing lead to the other. I discovered this forum, the Turboviews page, bought a region modded Duo-R from DLite and got me some cool games.

It's never too late to Obey

[Shadow]

...fast forward to 2012, one day I was reading the Racketboy 101 article, and basically, one thing lead to the other. I discovered this forum, the Turboviews page, bought a region modded Duo-R from DLite and got me some cool games.

It's never too late to Obey

very true words, sir!

[Nec.Game.head]

I first played the TG16 In 91 when I was 11 years old. An older cousin of mine that had come from Mexico to live with me and my parents purchased it at Toys R Us when it was on clearance for $99.99 I believe. Anyways I got to enjoy the Tg16 for about 7 months or so then it was time for my cousin to head back to Mexico and there went the TG16 that was in my family's house. Then when was 19 in 99" a friend of mine gave me his older brothers TG16 because at the time I was all about collecting for the Sega Dreamcast and he felt I would give it a good home which I did. I played it on and off for the next 3 years buying games for it through TZD then move out on my own and stored it away somewhere safe until recently in the past 7 months. Now I own a fairly decent collection of TG16 and PC Engine goodies thanks to a lot of you dudes from here. I'm gonna have to say I learned about it back in the day but really got into it in the present .. lol in between new school and old school PC Engine/TurboGrafx gamer ...

[ParanoiaDragon]

Got my TG in Feb or 91 IIRC, as Bonk was already out by the time I got mine.  Then I got the cd unit when it went the price was slashed to $150, whenever that was, & got Valis 2 as my first cd game.

[syphic]

Bought my Sega Genesis at launch then fell in love with the TG-16 when I played it at Montgomery Wards. Word got around school that I had a Genesis and a friends brother had just bought him a TG-16 and he didn't like it. We made an immediate trade. And yes I took a lot of heat from a lot of kids for making the trade. I didn't care. Got a CD set up for Christmas when it was dropped down to $149.99 from Toys R Us. Then around 95 got a flyer for a trade up offer from TZD to send in my TG16 w CD set up and some cash for a new DUO.

[turbokon]

I eventually took it outside and stomped the shit out it out of anger.

PC LOAD LETTER?  What the fuck does that mean?!?  

My bad, I do this all the time:)

[esadajr]

I first played the TG16 In 91 when I was 11 years old. An older cousin of mine that had come from Mexico to live with me and my parents purchased it at Toys R Us when it was on clearance for $99.99 I believe. Anyways I got to enjoy the Tg16 for about 7 months or so then it was time for my cousin to head back to Mexico and there went the TG16 that was in my family's house. Then when was 19 in 99" a friend of mine gave me his older brothers TG16 because at the time I was all about collecting for the Sega Dreamcast and he felt I would give it a good home which I did. I played it on and off for the next 3 years buying games for it through TZD then move out on my own and stored it away somewhere safe until recently in the past 7 months. Now I own a fairly decent collection of TG16 and PC Engine goodies thanks to a lot of you dudes from here. I'm gonna have to say I learned about it back in the day but really got into it in the present .. lol in between new school and old school PC Engine/TurboGrafx gamer ...
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If the TG16 was relatively obscure in the US, (save for a few ads) it was pretty much non existant in Mexico. Your cousin must have had it rough to collect.

[jeffhlewis]

Extremely late to the party - didn't know a single soul who had a TG-16 when I was growing up (this coming from someone who had a Sega Master System and managed to find 2 other kids in his neighborhood who also had SMS's), and EB Games / Babbages never had them on display. Christ, I didn't even play one until MGC 2011. Bought a SuperGrafx at that show and the rest is history.

I knew all about Turbo from reading magazines, of course. I do remember my local Toys r' Us and EB Games selling the boxed Turbo Duo + bonus pack on clearance for about $29.99 during the end of its lifespan, along with a slew of games like Vasteel, Exile: WP, etc in the bargain bin for $5. Hindsight...blah blah blah

[Nec.Game.head]

I first played the TG16 In 91 when I was 11 years old. An older cousin of mine that had come from Mexico to live with me and my parents purchased it at Toys R Us when it was on clearance for $99.99 I believe. Anyways I got to enjoy the Tg16 for about 7 months or so then it was time for my cousin to head back to Mexico and there went the TG16 that was in my family's house. Then when was 19 in 99" a friend of mine gave me his older brothers TG16 because at the time I was all about collecting for the Sega Dreamcast and he felt I would give it a good home which I did. I played it on and off for the next 3 years buying games for it through TZD then move out on my own and stored it away somewhere safe until recently in the past 7 months. Now I own a fairly decent collection of TG16 and PC Engine goodies thanks to a lot of you dudes from here. I'm gonna have to say I learned about it back in the day but really got into it in the present .. lol in between new school and old school PC Engine/TurboGrafx gamer ...
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If the TG16 was relatively obscure in the US, (save for a few ads) it was pretty much non existant in Mexico. Your cousin must have had it rough to collect.

He did actually. Their were absolutely no games to buy in Mexico for it. He came back for another stay late in 92 to work for my fathers Construction business and purchased a TG16 CD and a bunch of Hu card games that were on clearance. The shitty part about all of this is that he only bought the CD unit so that he could listen to English speaking music cd's like Metallica, Pantera and some punk rock music that I influenced him to listen to. What a freaking tease that was to have a kick ass TG16 CD unit a bunch of sealed games and no TG16 to play them on. He didn't even buy 1 single CD game before we went back to Mexico a year later. I would imagine that's why now at the age of 33 I'm so into collecting and playing the TG16. But I can honestly say it's because of my cousin Frank that I became so interested in electronics and gaming at such an early age. I come from a very traditional old school Mexican family and I was not raised with computers or gaming being a part of the home life. Now I'm the go to guy in my giant family when it comes to their gaming and electronic needs.

[Aggie Tsubi]

I'm still a relative newbie. I have fewer than 10 years of experience under my belt. Much less yet if you want to talk specifically the US stuff, since I started and stuck with the PC Engine for a good long while. Back when the TG-16 was current, I was all about the NES and SNES. I don't think I even knew it existed. But I became a retro game collector in '99 or so and an importer of Japanese games not long after, so it was only a matter of time before the PC Engine and TG-16 (and the PC-FX) beckoned to me.