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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: turboswimbz on January 14, 2013, 08:21:15 AM
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Here are Quiz reslults from a quiz I took on the sporcle site:
http://www.sporcle.com/games/JonnyWalker/saving_dont_turn_off_the_power/results
The idea behing the quiz is to correctly guess the systems by just thier power buttons.
Notice that the system least guess correctly is the tg-16 by only 2.4% of those who took it. :x :(
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Well All the more reason to love it I guess. Do you guys get "What the hell is a turboGrafx 16 as often as I do?
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Damn... I got 15 out of 16 correct, but #14 just baffled me. (I only ever touched the 1st generation of that console...)
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Got them all. #14 was the hardest one.
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Those were all easy. I have all of those...
I loled at the Turbo Grafx one.
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i missed the sega master system ii
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Got them all. MS2 not big in the USA?
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I missed the original xbox. Looks like buttons from a DVD player. That's one of the few systems I've never owned.
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Ah, got em' all right, but would've stumbled on the Colecovision had it not been mentioned here. I don't think I ever knew anybody with one. If I did, I don't remember it. I did have problems with the N64 for some reason, & it took awhile to think of the original Xbox, as well as the SMS, since I never saw the one in question, in person.
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Man, I missed the N64. I've never seen one before.
Could they have used a worse picture for the TG-16? I almost didn't recognise it because the black console seemed orange/brown on my laptop screen. Overexposed photo? They could have at least shown the orange label by the power.
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I missed three - the OG Xbox, the Intellivision, and the SMS II. Probably wouldn't have got the colecovision if it hadn't been mentioned.
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I missed the SMS II as well.
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I missed the SMS II as well.
I play the shit outta my SMS and somehow I missed it too.
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I play the shit outta my SMS and somehow I missed it too.
I don't have a model II SMS. So while I've played my original model quite a bit, I've never had the RF only, card slot-less bastard version.
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Got them all. MS2 not big in the USA?
Not at all. The original master system was clobbered by the NES and by the time SEGA released the MSII the Genesis was everyone was buying.
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Not at all. The original master system was clobbered by the NES and by the time SEGA released the MSII the Genesis was everyone was buying.
Ehh, the MSII came out in 1990 before the Genesis came on strong in 1991. The SMS II was mostly a discount item and was only carried by a handful of stores at release. Most places discontinued selling SMS stuff in the US by that point. So it was mostly limited to Babbages, Software Etc, Electronics Boutique, and Toys R us selling the SMS II.
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I missed the Xbox, SMS II, N64, and Intellivision, and I got lucky guessing the Colecovision from it being mentioned.
I'm honestly not surprised that so many people missed identifying the TG-16. Likely many of the poll takers are hipster collectards that own one and buy pricey boxed Turbobs, but how would they know what they look like when they never play with 'em?
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I missed the MSII. Dang, I'm not sure if I've ever seen one! O_O
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peeps should be deeply ashamed :|
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Got them all. MS2 not big in the USA?
Neither master system was popular in USA, lol.
Not at all. The original master system was clobbered by the NES and by the time SEGA released the MSII the Genesis was everyone was buying.
Ehh, the MSII came out in 1990 before the Genesis came on strong in 1991. The SMS II was mostly a discount item and was only carried by a handful of stores at release. Most places discontinued selling SMS stuff in the US by that point. So it was mostly limited to Babbages, Software Etc, Electronics Boutique, and Toys R us selling the SMS II.
Genesis came out in 1989 in USA.
The reason the Master System 2 exists is BECAUSE of the success of the Genesis.
It's sort of like how NES2 came out after SNES.
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Funny about the Master System not being popular in the US, it was huge in Australia and a lot cheaper than the NES, both for the console and especially games.
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Nintendo of America basically bought their success by forcing third parties to be NES exclusive, or f*ck off and die.
Basically.
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Got em all, but the Xbox one stumped me for about 30 seconds. I own that system, but it's been a while...
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Got em all, but the Xbox one stumped me for about 30 seconds. I own that system, but it's been a while...
I tilted my head and went "wtf is tha.. ohhhhh right! That thing!"
I only turned it on to play Steel Battalion. I barely remember what a real xbox controller looks like.
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Genesis came out in 1989 in USA.
The reason the Master System 2 exists is BECAUSE of the success of the Genesis.
It's sort of like how NES2 came out after SNES.
The Genesis didn't start selling REALLY well ("come on strong" as I worded it) until 1991 when Sonic came out. The Sega Master System II existed because Sega of America had a lot of unsold Tonka distributed games and wanted to produce a cheaper revision of the hardware in an attempt to move the excess stock of North American master system games.
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Sega sold like mad before 1991 around Cleveland. Where did you live? Sega was like crack. People fist fought for them.
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Sega sold like mad before 1991 around Cleveland. Where did you live? Sega was like crack. People fist fought for them.
Chicagoland
In 89 and 90 it selling only slightly better than the Turbo. When 1991 hit things changed, Sega marketed the heck out of Sonic the Hedgehog. Sega also dropped the price on the Genny that Fall and bundled it with Sonic and sales soared. The Altered Beast era Genesis did decently but was a long ways from setting the World on fire.
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(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a66/Amakusa666/customs/iamwinnerwhutdidIwin.png)
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Prof, the teacher isn't suppose to hand out the answers to the test!
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But I'm handing out 100 percent A+++ today for free. You all get a pass. Congrats for all the hard studying and work you put in. :P
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The Genesis didn't start selling REALLY well ("come on strong" as I worded it) until 1991 when Sonic came out. The Sega Master System II existed because Sega of America had a lot of unsold Tonka distributed games and wanted to produce a cheaper revision of the hardware in an attempt to move the excess stock of North American master system games.
Wasn't the SMS2 also a result of the popularity of the SMS in Europe?
Also, its interesting that the SMS was absurdly popular into the 2000s in Brazil, well beyond the 8-bit generation.
I also noticed an error in this test. They label the Playstation "PSone." However, the PSone is actually the slimline version of the first Playstation, and the picture actually shows the original model of the Playstation. /pedantic.
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I gave up after the first two tries. I guess this "test" is very syntax-heavy.
Meaning you HAVE to put "N64" rather than "Nintendo 64" or "Playstation" as opposed to "Sony Playstation"
It was telling me wrong answer even though I typed it all out; Stupid.
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The Genesis didn't start selling REALLY well ("come on strong" as I worded it) until 1991 when Sonic came out. The Sega Master System II existed because Sega of America had a lot of unsold Tonka distributed games and wanted to produce a cheaper revision of the hardware in an attempt to move the excess stock of North American master system games.
Wasn't the SMS2 also a result of the popularity of the SMS in Europe?
Also, its interesting that the SMS was absurdly popular into the 2000s in Brazil, well beyond the 8-bit generation.
I also noticed an error in this test. They label the Playstation "PSone." However, the PSone is actually the slimline version of the first Playstation, and the picture actually shows the original model of the Playstation. /pedantic.
Well, I think that it's success in Europe accounted for it as well. But Sega got stuck with a far amount of unsold cartridges from their Tonka SMS partnership in the 80s and had trouble selling full priced master system hardware (especially with the Genesis now on the market) to help move those cartridges. Sure Genesis owners could buy a power base converter, but an easy solution was hatched to create a cheaper de-featured version of the Sega Master System so they could potentially grow the base of potential buyers of these carts to bargain shoppers.
I vividly remember going into Electronics Boutique in the early 90s and looking at racks of SMS games, lots of 9.99-19.99 games and then the 49.99 Master System II being for sale as well. Some games were still full price (Phantasy Star cost more than the system did), but it was being marketed as a discount item. The kind of thing retirees living on social security gave to their disappointed grandkids.
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Love the SMSII. Too bad the RF out makes the video look so bad. I almost bought one at Children's Palace when it came out, but I stupidly waited until Summer '92 right before stores cleared their shelves. I wish I could have enjoyed its last two years on the market.
Back on topic, I missed the Intellivision, ColecoVision, 2600, and PS3. I got the Xbox 360, Dreamcast, and Wii by guessing. I'm proud of my results - stay out of my childhood and I'll stay out of yours.
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Love the SMSII. Too bad the RF out makes the video look so bad.
http://www.damomonster.com/Mod_Pages/SegaMasterSystem.html
Don't know your mod skills, so if you can't do this, maybe a competent modder here would do this for you on the cheap.
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That was fun.
I missed the SMS II, like lots of folks, apparently.
I never even held one of those in my hand. I scratched my head for the N64 and Gamecube (barely played them) but just guessed.
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Damn SMS II!!!!!
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Those more people are morons.
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If someone has any familiarity with the system at all, I think the TG-16 picture is one of the easier ones, considering you can even see a card in the slot.
I somewhat guessed on a couple (like the Master System one; I only have an original Master System and I've used it so little that I don't even remember what its power switch looks like, haha), but the original Xbox was the only one I gave up on. Shows how little I care about that system, haha. Still haven't bothered to buy one even after all these years. It's funny because I actually like the 360 pretty well, and it's the PS3 that I still don't own, which is opposite of what I had the previous generation. The original Xbox has almost nothing on it that remotely interests me, but the 360 has gotten a decent amount of Japanese-developed games.
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STATUS: Still itching for another online quiz. (http://junk.tg-16.com/images/pcgs.png)
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Q) Wasdfjisdogfrhoij5i93y9865ut09h506yuhj
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Pretty cool test! Good find! Well, I got about a little less than half correct. Was surprised PS3 is in there and not PS2. I assumed one of the two classic looking ones (minus Atari 2600 which was easy) was a Coleco, but that's all I would type and it wouldn't go through. I couldn't remember the 'vision' part.
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Only missed the SMS II as i never seen one. Only in picture and honestly never looked at the power button on the pics ;)
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On the subject title... it is still odd, but consider this thought:
Online IQ tests don't measure a human average IQ because it only measures:
1) people who have access to the Internet
2) Who predominantly understand English
3) And who actively seek out an IQ test
Likewise this test is skewed towards vintage gaming enthusiasts.
And these online tests... You have to get the answers 100% right. I did the 50 best selling games, and missed loads because I didn't enter in the exact title (e.g. Super Mario Bros. - with a dot or some shit). Although protip: Pokemon [colour]
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of course this is skewed towards vintage game enthusiast. Hence why I posted on a vintage game site full of enthusiasts. Also one would think vintage enthusiast would know what a TG-16 was over some of the rarer and older systems that may not frequently be thought of as "consoles". [Although sporcle is also frequented by those in the UK who wouldn't be as fimilar with it.] But, That's why it's asked as a question in the title.
ALSO STATUS RESPONCE: Next up -> http://www.sporcle.com/games/Juvo415/consoles-by-controller-port
I did much worse at this one.
EDIT: The better quizes take into account varations as well such as excepting ps one/ ps 2 for play station (2).
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I did poorly, only getting eight of 'em - NES, PS1, Genesis, SNES, Game Cube, Dreamcast, N64, and TG-16 (the only the one that mattered).
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I did poorly, only getting eight of 'em - NES, PS1, Genesis, SNES, Game Cube, Dreamcast, N64, and TG-16 (the only the one that mattered).
Those were the same eight I got. I never realized there were so many systems that don't matter.
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ALSO STATUS RESPONCE: Next up -> http://www.sporcle.com/games/Juvo415/consoles-by-controller-port
I did much worse at this one.
14 out of 16. Interestingly, it accepted Atari as Sega Genesis, possibly because the controller ports are compatible. Whoever made this quiz had to know their shit for that one.
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I missed Original xbox and SMS master system 2
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That controller port one was tough. I only got 10/16. No big surprise that I missed Jaguar, CD-i, and Vectrex, since I've never owned or played those. I've barely touched my 3DO, so no shock I missed that either. Neo Geo I probably should have gotten, since, while I don't own an AES, I do have Neo Geo controllers that I use on my consolized MVS. But Virtual Boy was right at the tip of my tongue because I KNEW I had controllers with that boxy plug, but I just couldn't think of it.