Haitai Vistar 16 (Korean TurboGrafx-16)

[syphic]

As per the request of a few peeps, here are some pics of the Korean Vistar 16. If anyone knows Korean, can you please translate the words under the power switch? An interesting thing I noted is that the power switch has 2 settings you can switch it to unlike the regular US Turbo. (see picture # 3)

More pics including some internal shots can be found here:
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[ApolloBoy]

I don't think it's a dual-setting switch, I think the word below the switch means "power" and the two words on either side are "off" and "on"

[Tatsujin]

I think the word below the switch means "power" and the two words on either side are "off" and "on"

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Thanks for sharing all the lovely pics.  It's good to learn more about this rare/odd little duckling.

[SuperDeadite]

They added a composite video RCA jack, cool.  But it only outputs in MONO?  You fail again Korea.

[xcrement5x]

Very cool!  Shame there is no expansion bus pinout though.

[Nazi NecroPhile]

Is this the expansion bus but without a connector, meaning stereo a/v could be tapped or a CD added with relative ease?

[hoobs88]

Does the controller have a din or mini-din plug (would it be compatible with the TG-16 or Turbo Duo)?

[Tatsujin]

fully compatible, since it is just a rebranded TG16 controller.

[MotherGunner]

Does anyone know if these are easy to find in mom'n'pops in S. Korea?

[RoyVegas]

Absolutely LOVE the styling of this lil guy! Nice to finally have someone post about it with more info/pics.

[CrackTiger]

Does anyone know if these are easy to find in mom'n'pops in S. Korea?

No, they're not. That's why they rarely pop up on eBay.

[MotherGunner]

I love the QC of whomever's job it was to put those stickers on the HuCards. They must've really hated their job enough to eventually riot!

[Xak]

That thing looks way better than the US version TG16

[c0ldb33r]

Are those just tg16 cards with crappy stickers poorly stuck on the front and back? Neat, I love it. Did they achieve any success in Korea?

[Tatsujin]

Are those just tg16 cards with crappy stickers poorly stuck on the front and back?

Exactry!

[NFG]

I wrote about this many years back, perhaps there's something here you haven't seen before: 

https://nfggames.com/games/vistar/

At one point I had a deal in place to get one with a box, but the guy working with me had to do his stint in the army before we got it sorted.  ;_;

[dshadoff]

I'm very curious if there are any dates on the packaging or manual... I'm interested to know how long after US TG-16 this thing was released.

[shubibiman]

Judging by the fact PC Denjin appears on the box and on every document, we can at least say that is was not released before 1992. I think that before that date, japanese consoles were imported in Korea.

[cabbage]

The stickers on the back of those turbo chips has their import dates: April 1993.
An insert that came with the console--at least some of them anyway--shows a manufacture date of March 1993.

I know that Daewoo sold a (slightly) rebranded Shuttle in Korea. I found some photos of a Deep Blue HuCARD whose import date was April 1990.

[PunkCryborg]

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[herr-g]

I love that price tag sticking on the cover.
I wonder what the 126.750 price tag represents.

[cabbage]

I wonder what the 126.750 price tag represents.

it's the factory price (manufacturing price?)
as opposed to the retail price...