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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG-16/TE/TurboDuo Discussion => Topic started by: takashirose on February 18, 2007, 04:07:17 AM
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I was wondering whether there are any TurboGrafx-16/Turbo Duo owners in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, USA? It came to my mind yesterday, while playing Lord of Thunder and Bonk, that I might be the only person in town with a Turbo Duo. It is kind of interesting. Everyone has a Playstation 2, but how many own a Turbo Duo. That came to my interest. Well, post up. Also you could post whether you are the only Turbo system owner in your town. I would love to hear from all of you. :)
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I wonder how many Duo owners there are in Sweden. Can't be many...
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I wonder how many Duo owners there are in Sweden. Can't be many...
1? :mrgreen:
As far as my town goes, the lovely Crete, Illinois, I am nearly positive I am the only Duo owner (as well as some other weird consoles), but I might not be the only TG16 owner since I knew two people in high school who had one (one of them lived in another town though, but neither of them were Turbo freaks). From what I know, the Turbo Grafx 16 was a little more popular in Illinois (specifically the northern Chicago subburbs I think) since NEC's headquarters for the TG16's launch was in Woods Dale, Illinois.
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I'm surely not the only Turbo player in Seattle. There used to be this guy that ran a used video game store and he was a HUGE Turbo freak in his personal life. He bought and sold all kinds of Turbo stuff, among everything else. HUGE Turbo selection. He had a lot of full size arcade cabinets for sale too. I sold him a TE and TG-CD deck at one point. His store disappeared circa 2003 and I never saw him again. He was always bugging me to sell him a Duo.
More recently I bought a game online from a guy with a Seattle address.
So I know these people are out there.... Just don't really know how to find them! Seattle is a big place.
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I know a couple people from the Seattle area that are Turbo fans.
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I'm up in Calgary, and people that come into my home always point at my Duo and go "WTF is that?" Guys will recognize my other systems - the Saturn and the Dreamcast - but not a single person has recognized the Duo. Granted I haven't been up here that long, but still...
But I guess even in a huge market like LA, where I first bought the Duo/TG-16, a few had the TG16 base unit, but I didn't know that many that actually had the CD Rom system. (I recall 1 other kid in High school that I personally knew of). Hell, I didn't get the CD-Rom till after the Duo was released and the price was dropped to a clearance price.
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I know a couple people from the Seattle area that are Turbo fans.
I think this area (Seattle) was a very strong market for the Turbo back in the day. I knew a couple folks who had one, and still others who had friends that had 'em and would recognize mine when they came over.
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I'm in Seattle too. :)
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How many of you guys are in central Wisconsin? I'm in Wausau. I may be the only person in the area with a Duo- and soon a Duo R =)
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I guess I'd be the closest, I'm in NYC.
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I was wondering whether there are any TurboGrafx-16/Turbo Duo owners in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, USA?
I can tell you that Bloomfield, NJ and East Hanover, NJ are home for two TG-16 fans :). Duo's, TG-CD's, PCE's, etc. :)
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I would nearly guarantee that I'm the only person with a turbografx in this town and possibly most of the state of Nebraska. I would bet that lincoln or omaha would be the only other locations that they might possibly exist. There was one other kid in my highschool that had one, but I don't think he has it anymore, and I guess he lives in another state anyway.
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Wouldn't it be interesting for all the Turbo system owner of New Jersey to meet. There wouldn't be any need for much room. But it will be more like a family since we all love the Turbo systems.
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I would nearly guarantee that I'm the only person with a turbografx in this town and possibly most of the state of Nebraska. I would bet that lincoln or omaha would be the only other locations that they might possibly exist. There was one other kid in my highschool that had one, but I don't think he has it anymore, and I guess he lives in another state anyway.
You're not alone, I'm in Nebraska too.
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You can add yourselves to this map. ;) It's really simple, just insert a name and the location. Some notes could be fun too.
http://www.buddymapping.com/maps/pce
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Wouldn't it be interesting for all the Turbo system owner of New Jersey to meet. There wouldn't be any need for much room. But it will be more like a family since we all love the Turbo systems.
I think NJ has a lot of TG-16 fans :).
The "owner" of Digital Press is based in New Jersey and he opened up a brick-n-mortar store not too long ago. Of course, I haven't gone there yet (I forget it exists until moments like this). I used to be more active at digitpress forums, years ago, but I haven't been there for ages.
EDIT: Holy crap! It's in Clifton, NJ, which is my home turf! I'll have to go there: Digital Press: The Store (http://www.digitpress.com/store/index.htm)
Back in the day, free copies of the Digital Press fanzine were available from at least one of the local comic / D&D / anime shop (Timewarp (http://www.timewarpcomics.com/default.htm), which is still in business I think!).
I haven't been to time warp for 15(?) years...
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You can add yourselves to this map. ;) It's really simple, just insert a name and the location. Some notes could be fun too.
http://www.buddymapping.com/maps/pce
I really hope all the TurboGrafx-16 owners in Africa add themselves to the map.
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Well,
I am working in Canada for a year, but seeing as I am South African and going home with my Turbografx in three months, I will add my name to the map.
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:shock:
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Well,
I am working in Canada for a year, but seeing as I am South African and going home with my Turbografx in three months, I will add my name to the map.
Haha, that's awesome! Are there any other TG16 fans in South Africa? :D
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I know of one other, but there aren't many. The market for videogames is rather limited in SA because for some reason import permits for videogames are difficult to obtain. Apparently the Xbox 360 will be coming out (or perhaps it already has during my absence), but the first XBox for example never did because Microsoft did not obtain permission. The only stuff you could get when I left home in July 2006 were Playstation 2 and that portable Playstation thingey ( I think Sony must have bribed the SA Revenue Service).
As a child, the only system I had was an Atari 7800. To my knowledge, the Pc-engine or Turbo were never sold in South Africa. The first time I saw one was on my first trip to Japan in the nineties. Needless to say, I've been hooked ever since!
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Whoa man, that's such a surreal story.
A kid with an Atari 7800 - I've only knew of one kid that ever had that thing. (and I actually ended up with it, but I have no idea where it's at now...)
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i knew a couple 7800 owners. one was back in the day, one i found out about later.
it has a few decent games - desert falcon, ballblazer, ninja golf, rampage...
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Whoa man, that's such a surreal story.
A kid with an Atari 7800 - I've only knew of one kid that ever had that thing. (and I actually ended up with it, but I have no idea where it's at now...)
I had one. I probably still have it somewhere.
Necro you're in NE?! I think that's even less likely than two from South Africa! I'm guessing you're in lincoln or omaha?
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I had one. I probably still have it somewhere.
Necro you're in NE?! I think that's even less likely than two from South Africa! I'm guessing you're in lincoln or omaha?
Yup - holding' down the fort in Omaha.
My cousin had a 7800. I wonder if he still has it; it would make a nice boat anchor. :lol: It wasn't a complete waste - Commando, Fatal Run (easy but strangely addictive), Rampage, and Double Dragon were pretty entertaining.
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I just added myself to the map.
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I could be the only one in Virginia...but wait, there's that guy "grendlrt" (sp?) that's in Richmond, which is in my league.
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Added myself to the map, and I see guyjin is in the area too.
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Well,
I am working in Canada for a year, but seeing as I am South African and going home with my Turbografx in three months, I will add my name to the map.
Yes! Another black PCE/Turbo player! :clap:
As being one myself, I don't see them very often, I thought I was the last one left.
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Well,
I am working in Canada for a year, but seeing as I am South African and going home with my Turbografx in three months, I will add my name to the map.
Yes! Another black PCE/Turbo player! :clap:
As being one myself, I don't see them very often, I thought I was the last one left.
I know of another black Turbo fan, he lives in San Something, California and a good friend of mine is a huge Turbo fan, but he's half black. Oh wait, I just remembered there is another black Turbo friend that lives in Canada that I talk to every now and then on AIM! I should get him to post on here.
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Added to map.
I had one. I probably still have it somewhere.
Necro you're in NE?! I think that's even less likely than two from South Africa! I'm guessing you're in lincoln or omaha?
Yup - holding' down the fort in Omaha.
My cousin had a 7800. I wonder if he still has it; it would make a nice boat anchor. :lol: It wasn't a complete waste - Commando, Fatal Run (easy but strangely addictive), Rampage, and Double Dragon were pretty entertaining.
Yeah, the controllers alone could anchor smaller vessels, though the Double Dragon port was pretty decent, along with a couple others.
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Let's see, I still my Atari 7800, Turbografx 16, Turbo Duo, 3DO, SNES, PS1, PS2, Game Gear, GBA and PSP.
I'm in NYC and I haven't seen anyone that still has a Turbo as of yet.
Some people threw theirs out/sold or whatever.
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Added myself to the map, and I see guyjin is in the area too.
I had no idea there were any other turbo fans in NE. Perhaps we should get together?
also, where are all the Europeans? i know there's a couple of you here...
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Added myself to the map, and I see guyjin is in the area too.
I had no idea there were any other turbo fans in NE. Perhaps we should get together?
I'd be fine with that. Although I don't get to Omaha often, and most likely neither of you have any good reason to come to K Town.
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there is no good reason to go to kearney. :p
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there is no good reason to go to kearney. :p
What??? But they have a pretty arch! I was jealous - until Omaha started their jackass foot bridge (another giant waste of money that will do very little to promote tourism). ](*,)
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So when is Elkhorn going to annex into Omaha?
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So when is Elkhorn going to annex into Omaha?
Done deal - I believe Wednesday was the day that Omaha took the keys to Elkhorn (literally - the keys to city hall anyway).
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Whoa they just did that yesterday? I remember hearing about Elkhorn wanting to annex with Omaha a year or two ago, nice to see they've done it.
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Not exactly - Elkhorn fought tooth and nail to prevent being annexed by Omaha. Elkhorn and Omaha have been battling it out in the courts for over a year, and the Supreme Court recently refused to hear Elkhorn's appeal, which opened the door for Omaha to finish the annexation process.
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O! what a debacle!
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I went to Digital Press Video Games in CLifton and I have to say it was the most fun I had in a video game store. I was going through memory lane. They even had E.T. for the Atari 2600 new. I bought Vigilante new for $15. I love the store. They have old and new systems. They even have onlne games to play in their store. It's one of the hidden treasures of New Jersey. Too bad there aren't many stores like that. Gamestop just doesn't cut it for me.
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I went to Digital Press Video Games in CLifton and I have to say it was the most fun I had in a video game store. I was going through memory lane. They even had E.T. for the Atari 2600 new. I bought Vigilante new for $15. I love the store. They have old and new systems. They even have onlne games to play in their store. It's one of the hidden treasures of New Jersey. Too bad there aren't many stores like that. Gamestop just doesn't cut it for me.
I'll have to go there soon. I've been back in NJ for .... 7+ months now ... and I know exactly where it is!
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How much for the E.T.? I might be an interesting story to learn how this copy escaped Atari's wrath. I'd almost want to buy it to bury in my backyard so that it could join it's brethren's fate. This sounds like a pretty cool shop - how extensive was the Turbo selection?
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The Turbo selection isn't that big if you are looking for new ones, but they have more used games. It's kind of interesting that they have a lot of new Atrai 7800 games.