Turbografx articles, ads from egm *UPDATED*

playthegame119 · 07/09/2013, 09:28 PM

Hi, I noticed a lot of people were enjoying reading the scans of egm that talked about the turbografx, so I though I would scan some of the articles I had from my egm collection. This is just a small amount of the turbografx ads and articles I have, but I only wanted to scan a few per night. Anyways, I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I did!

All the pictures here are from egm issue #16 (November 1990)

And some ads

Let me know if you want to see more. Thanks!

Psycho Punch · 07/09/2013, 09:45 PM

BOSS! Shoot the Jet in the end of Last Alert's first chapter with a flamethrower!

Why do I have the feeling that they only had a couple of screenshots and a small description in japanese to work with?

playthegame119 · 07/09/2013, 09:55 PM

Quote from: guest on 07/09/2013, 09:45 PMBOSS! Shoot the Jet in the end of Last Alert's first chapter with a flamethrower!

Why do I have the feeling that they only had a couple of screenshots and a small description in japanese to work with?

Haha yeah early egm was great, the goofyness and layout just screams early 90's game magazine, and is why I love reading them

turbokon · 07/09/2013, 10:06 PM

Man, this is the first time I've seen these ads. Thanks for posting.

playthegame119 · 07/09/2013, 10:13 PM

Quote from: turbokon on 07/09/2013, 10:06 PMMan, this is the first time I've seen these ads. Thanks for posting.

No problem. I have plenty more I can scan, I just want to do a few at a time though.

jeffhlewis · 07/09/2013, 10:23 PM

Wasn't Legendary Axe the game of the year back in like 90? I recall really wanting to play it back then.

tggodfrey · 07/09/2013, 10:36 PM

very cool, thank you so much for scanning these.

turbokon · 07/10/2013, 07:13 AM

Quote from: jeffhlewis on 07/09/2013, 10:23 PMWasn't Legendary Axe the game of the year back in like 90? I recall really wanting to play it back then.

Actually it was game of the year back in '89.

coyoteslash · 07/10/2013, 09:09 AM

These are great. I've recently started collecting old print ads for classic consoles myself. Some of them were true works of art!

Nazi NecroPhile · 07/10/2013, 10:24 AM

That Tricky Kick ad is just horrible. CYBERCORE SINISTRON like it's one game and no description or screen shots, just a grey perspective grid and splashes of pink.

RoyVegas · 07/10/2013, 12:50 PM

Very cool! Always glad to see more of these. Any chance you could also post them in this thread:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13729.0

Just to keep all the ads in one spot?

esteban · 07/10/2013, 03:31 PM

Quote from: RoyVegas on 07/10/2013, 12:50 PMVery cool! Always glad to see more of these. Any chance you could also post them in this thread:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13729.0

Just to keep all the ads in one spot?

For folks who want to see some ads:

https://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=con&val=ad

Sparky · 07/10/2013, 03:38 PM

Quote from: esteban on 07/10/2013, 03:31 PM
Quote from: RoyVegas on 07/10/2013, 12:50 PMVery cool! Always glad to see more of these. Any chance you could also post them in this thread:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13729.0

Just to keep all the ads in one spot?
For folks who want to see some ads:

https://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=con&val=ad

exactly!!!

playthegame119 · 07/10/2013, 03:51 PM

Quote from: esteban on 07/10/2013, 03:31 PM
Quote from: RoyVegas on 07/10/2013, 12:50 PMVery cool! Always glad to see more of these. Any chance you could also post them in this thread:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13729.0

Just to keep all the ads in one spot?
For folks who want to see some ads:

https://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=con&val=ad

very cool! didn't know this existed. I can try to upload some of the articles/ads I don't see listed in this archive.

esteban · 07/10/2013, 04:38 PM

Quote from: playthegame119 on 07/10/2013, 03:51 PM
Quote from: esteban on 07/10/2013, 03:31 PM
Quote from: RoyVegas on 07/10/2013, 12:50 PMVery cool! Always glad to see more of these. Any chance you could also post them in this thread:

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=13729.0

Just to keep all the ads in one spot?
For folks who want to see some ads:

https://archives.tg-16.com/magazine_database.htm?col=con&val=ad
very cool! didn't know this existed. I can try to upload some of the articles/ads I don't see listed in this archive.

I woul love to include your scans.

If possible, I like them 1300 pixels wide and high quality like this:

https://archives.tg-16.com/VGCE/VGCE_1993_03_041.jpg

I have this stuff from a long time ago:

https://www.tg-16.com/new_turbografx_magazine_scans.htm

Plus a harddrive with tons of scans.

MY PROBLEM IS MOTIVATION. MAYBE THIS SUMMER (right now) I'LL START UPDATING AGAIN.

I'll tell you why I'm frustrated: with all the new "retina/high def" screens coming out, I don't know what standards I should use for dimensions/resolution of final .jpg

It sounds trivial, but I want to future-proof it (for at least a few years)...the old scans (TurboPlay) are utter shite now (granted its over 9+ years ago?)

Blah blah blah

playthegame119 · 07/10/2013, 06:33 PM

More scans for everyone!

These are all from issue #6 of egm from January 1990

Unfortunately some water damage ruined the front cover,

The inside pages are alright though

Some turbografx game previews and one ad

Kinda odd ad campaign as far as art direction but still neat

And for fun an atari 7800 ad because, well, how many of those do you see, especially this late in it's lifespan?

I don't know how to combine 2 page ads, sorry.

I tried to up the scan quality this time. Enjoy!

Damon Plus · 07/11/2013, 03:51 AM

Thanks for the scans. It is always interesting to see and read retro articles about out favorite systems.

handygrafx · 07/11/2013, 04:43 AM

First time I ever heard of PC-Engine was in Video Games & Computer Entertainment.

I believe this was VG&CE's first PCE article - April, 1989.

These aren't scans, they're photos I took some years ago, so sorry for the small size and poor quality.
I just use the slider on the Opera browser to make them readable.

esteban · 07/21/2013, 12:44 AM

I am pretty certain I scanned these. I will start posting my magazine archive in the next week or two (after I finish up 2-3 other projects, first).

Duo_R · 07/21/2013, 01:14 AM

Este I have some VG&CE articles that aren't on your site. What is the best way to get these to you?

esteban · 07/22/2013, 04:42 AM

Quote from: Duo_R on 07/21/2013, 01:14 AMEste I have some VG&CE articles that aren't on your site. What is the best way to get these to you?

I'll set up FTP account for you!

SuperPlay · 07/22/2013, 05:20 AM

If you are interested in a magazine index, I started a project a while back to catalogue:

C+VG (UK)
Duo World (US)
EGM (US)
Turbo Force (US)
Turbo Play (US)

I also intended to include the Japanese magazines that I have.

The project has not been updated in a long time and is in Excel Format. I must allocate some of my time to update this and convert it over to Google docs.

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?topic=11961.0

Duo_R · 07/23/2013, 01:32 PM

Here are the VG&CEs I have:

April 90 - sneak peak at Turbo Express, Dungeon Exp walk through
May 90 (Military Madness cover)
January 91
March 91 (Viegues cover)
June 91
July 91
Aug 91
Oct 91
Dec 91
Jan 92 (It Came from the Desert cover)
April 92
June 92
May 92

Duo_R · 07/23/2013, 01:38 PM

And I forget which issue has it but one of these has a HUGE turbografx insert, not sure of that has been on be Internet already.

JoshTurboTrollX · 07/24/2013, 10:00 AM

Quote from: Duo_R on 07/23/2013, 01:32 PMHere are the VG&CEs I have:

April 90 - sneak peak at Turbo Express, Dungeon Exp walk through
May 90 (Military Madness cover)
January 91
March 91 (Viegues cover)
June 91
July 91
Aug 91
Oct 91
Dec 91
Jan 92 (It Came from the Desert cover)
April 92
June 92
May 92

VG&CE is my all time favorite gaming mag. I'll have to check to see which ones I have and get off my tartuffe to scan some if I have any worthwhile....

glazball · 07/24/2013, 08:54 PM

Man I love reading old gaming mags. Ah, the days when those mags were the only source for info. Love the poor spellings too like "Y's" and "J.B. Harrold." Really, did J.B. Harrold look right to them?

Thanks for scanning... keep em coming!

CPTRAVE · 07/25/2013, 01:15 AM

Thanks for the scans, I really enjoy reading them.