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Title: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: gojira1954 on April 11, 2015, 08:36:14 AM: Back in the early 90s I collected Japanese telephone cards...
Like so much other stuff coming out of Japan I was fascinated by the way such pedestrian everyday objects could be so well designed and emblazoned with such amazing images... not just the anime and video game advertising that I was into but adverts for local events, conglomerates etc...
Hope you enjoy some of my collection, would love to see more if anyone has please?

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Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 11, 2015, 09:04:29 AM: I love this fad. I only have a few, but it really impressed me how so much high quality original art was made for phone cards, and guys would pay ¥10000 or whatever for rare ones they wanted.

In the ealier days, before every company was making their own custom cards, anime magazines would make stickers to put over your plain boring cards and make them into Totoro or Nadia cards. Sorta like how they used to pack in inserts for your custom audio cassettes.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: SignOfZeta on April 11, 2015, 09:06:35 AM: Btw, can you get a better shot of that To-y card? I really like that series and I'm interested to see if that's art I've seen before.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: esteban on April 11, 2015, 09:08:29 AM: I can't believe that the Columns card actually looks pretty kool. WTH?

I love all of these. I, too, think they are fun little items.

For example, I never thought Master of Monsters (MD) would have a phone card.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: gojira1954 on April 11, 2015, 09:53:04 AM: In the ealier days, before every company was making their own custom cards, anime magazines would make stickers to put over your plain boring cards and make them into Totoro or Nadia cards. Sorta like how they used to pack in inserts for your custom audio cassettes.
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Yeah I got some of those stickers, check it out :)

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Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: SplatterTrigger on April 11, 2015, 10:47:09 AM: Damn those are beautiful! I only have some Lunar Silver Star Story ones.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: wildfruit on April 11, 2015, 11:20:48 AM: Loving the Nausicaä cards.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: Necromancer on April 11, 2015, 03:45:51 PM: These are pretty neato, especially the Lummys. Thanks for sharing. :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: Tatsujin on April 11, 2015, 11:29:52 PM: nice. I have only a few.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: Otaking on April 12, 2015, 01:14:55 AM: You got a card with Xandra on it!!! very cool.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: gojira1954 on April 12, 2015, 01:47:33 AM: Glad there's some interest in these =]
Here's a Gamest scan of all their issued telcards

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Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: Tatsujin on April 12, 2015, 02:04:27 AM: kewl ol' japanese gaming days :(
Title: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: esteban on April 12, 2015, 02:17:11 AM: Quote from: gojira1954 on April 12, 2015, 01:47:33 AM
Glad there's some interest in these =]
Here's a Gamest scan of all their issued telcards

...

Thank you for these pages! An excellent resource.

If you ever want to scan/share PCE-related cards, please do!

I have tried to write a bit about PCE phonecards...my plan is to slowly gather info as I find it in magazines...

http://archives.tg-16.com/Gekkan_PC_Engine_1994_03.htm#teleka_phonecard_the_legend_of_xanadu

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(C) Emerald Dragon
(D) Legend of Xanadu

http://archives.tg-16.com/Dengeki_PC_Engine_1994_07.htm

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LOOK! Compare the three white Fatal Fury Special phonecards (upper-right corner) with GAMEST SS-55, SS-56 and SS-57...not surprisingly, GAMEST simply has a different background gradient...however, the GAMEST World Heroes 2 phonecards use different artwork than the PCE-themed cards.

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QUESTION: what term should I use when referring to these phone cards?

I used (1) teleka (2) terehonkaedo and (3) "phone card" interchangeably, but I am not sure that is correct.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: gojira1954 on April 12, 2015, 03:46:25 AM: Thanks for the link, great to check that out :)
Telephone cards in English, Japanese anything goes eh ;)
But I think Teleca is probably best?
I will scan in this book soon;

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Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: esteban on April 12, 2015, 03:50:38 AM: Quote from: gojira1954 on April 12, 2015, 03:46:25 AM
Thanks for the link, great to check that out :)
Telephone cards in English, Japanese anything goes eh ;)
But I think Teleca is probably best?

Ha! Teleca <-- Telephone Card.

Thanks :)
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: gojira1954 on April 12, 2015, 08:13:18 AM: OK Newtype teleca book is uploaded - good for 7 days.
If someone else has hosting please feel free to do so :)

http://www.megafileupload.com/Vn1/NEWTYPE_TELECA_BOOK.7z

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Title: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: esteban on April 12, 2015, 08:19:04 AM: Quote from: gojira1954 on April 12, 2015, 08:13:18 AM
OK Newtype teleca book is uploaded - good for 7 days.
If someone else has hosting please feel free to do so :)

http://www.megafileupload.com/Vn1/NEWTYPE_TELECA_BOOK.7z

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Kool, thanks for scanning!

:)

I can host it for the folks at this forum, I won't publicize it, though.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: ClodBuster on April 12, 2015, 10:26:38 AM: That Newtype Kids tagline is pure gold.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: xelement5x on April 12, 2015, 05:03:53 PM: Downloading! Thanks for sharing!

I only have a handful of telecards myself, mainly mega-cd related packins or other Sega Stuff, plus some Lunar/GameArts related stuff.
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: Yamazaki-JP on January 12, 2025, 10:35:42 AM: very old topic but I also collect various retro anime and gaming telephone cards.

any ideas how to store them? like an album or something?
Title: Re: Japanese telephone card collection
Post by: Naniyue on January 12, 2025, 08:58:37 PM: So, I'm not the only gaijin who brought some back home? :lol: