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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: dallaspattern on January 16, 2015, 03:58:07 PM

Title: turbo points
Post by: dallaspattern on January 16, 2015, 03:58:07 PM
Anyone ever cash any of those points that were on the manuals of the later era games? Did they even do anything at the time? Always wondered about that...
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: HailingTheThings on January 16, 2015, 09:11:27 PM
Me too since at least one of my games is missing its points. I wanna know why!!!
Title: turbo points
Post by: esteban on January 16, 2015, 11:14:27 PM
http://archives.tg-16.com/duo_world_0003.htm#t2_team_club

(http://junk.tg-16.com/images/T2_OBEY.gif)   (http://archives.tg-16.com/duo_world_0003.htm#t2_team_club)

I don't think TTi even got as far as sending out membership cards and/or the T2 Team Club Catalog.

Proof?

Well, to date, we have never had any physical/anecdotal evidence of:

 Catalog for T2 Team Club

Membership Card for  T2 Team Club

Credible stories of redeeming points (which, of course, are suspect to begin with, considering we have no proof of a catalog)
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: Necromancer on January 19, 2015, 02:20:17 AM
I never did anything with the points or even saw something concrete that I could do with 'em, but I did mail in a couple UPCs with the $5 rebate coupons packed in with the Duo.
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: seieienbu on January 19, 2015, 09:00:07 AM
My copy of Dragon Slayer has the UPC removed.  I assume that was for the rebate thing?  No idea about Turbo Points though.
Title: turbo points
Post by: esteban on January 19, 2015, 11:14:27 AM
My copy of Dragon Slayer has the UPC removed.  I assume that was for the rebate thing?  No idea about Turbo Points though.


How many TurboPoints for Dragon Slayer?

I reckon all the software was the same (4 points), but who knows? Maybe some game has a different point value...


UPDATE:
So, this thread inspired me to go back and finish an old page from 10+ years ago. I just keep finding new things I want to add.

http://archives.tg-16.com/duo_world_0003.htm#t2_team_club

(http://junk.tg-16.com/images/T2_OBEY.gif) (http://archives.tg-16.com/duo_world_0003.htm#t2_team_club)
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: ParanoiaDragon on January 19, 2015, 11:46:27 AM
My memory of the Turbo Points is foggy, but I got atleast 1 Bomberman hat, among a few other things with those points.  That was before I got to know the secretary over there, who hooked me up with several Bomberman hats, stickers, & I think was the one that gave me the Sherlock Holmes 2 matchbook calculator, as I don't think I got that with the points, but I'm 99% positive about 1 Bomberman hat I got with points.  I feel like maybe I got another thing or 2 with points, but I just don't remember for sure.
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: dallaspattern on January 19, 2015, 12:10:39 PM
Whoa, nice page, super interesting!

5 pts on dragon slayer
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: esteban on January 20, 2015, 08:23:19 AM

Whoa, nice page, super interesting!

5 pts on dragon slayer

Ok, I guess I gotta check all the games now to see how many TurboPoints were awarded for each.

4-5 points a game, I guess.
Title: Re: turbo points
Post by: esteban on January 20, 2015, 08:31:47 AM

My memory of the Turbo Points is foggy, but I got atleast 1 Bomberman hat, among a few other things with those points.  That was before I got to know the secretary over there, who hooked me up with several Bomberman hats, stickers, & I think was the one that gave me the Sherlock Holmes 2 matchbook calculator, as I don't think I got that with the points, but I'm 99% positive about 1 Bomberman hat I got with points.  I feel like maybe I got another thing or 2 with points, but I just don't remember for sure.



Comrade, I think you were the lucky bastard who was getting freebies. :).

I wrote in 2-3 times, and each time I received something (Legendary Axe T-shirt, Devils Crush  T-shirt).

I suspect that TTi intended to have a real Merchandise Catalog for the T2 Team Club...but they were struggling financially and other things to worry about.

 (http://archives.tg-16.com/images/T2_triple_logo.png)