25 years ago this afternoon on Christmas Eve

[SGX Engine]

Weeks earlier, a free game offer?



Afternoon of Christmas Eve, 1990:





^__^

[Necromancer]

TurbobSanta done good! 

[SGX Engine]

Sure did! Turbosanta hahaha.

Plus, R-Type was probably the most expensive game on store shelves, at $69.99 (Toys 'R Us) even in 1991 and I think maybe even later.

[ginoscope]

Great story I remember paying about 60 something for bloody wolf and my dad was shocked.  I assured him these games were special lol.

Never owned R-Type since I was so bad at it at the arcade.

[SGX Engine]

I never actually saw an R-Type arcade machine even though I went looking for arcade games anywhere I could find them.  I owned the Master System version since mid '89 and soon after that I became aware how much better the PCE/TG-16 version was. After I got my free copy of R-Type for the Turbo, I asked my dad if he could see the difference between the two and he said yes it's a big difference, even though he wasn't into games at all.

[Bardoly]

Nice story!  That must have been a great Christmas for you that year.   

[wilykat]

Can't remember much but I think it was just another day at my family's with homemade pizza and various board games.

[SGX Engine]

Nice story!  That must have been a great Christmas for you that year.   

Was a great Christmas that year

[esteban]

Putting the "R" back in chRistmas.

R-Type.

[_joshuaTurbo]

haha! Awesome!! My first visit from TurboSanta was the Christmas of '94 when I got Beyond Shadowgate!!

[jelloslug]

Dungeon Explorer was one of the first games I got for my Turbo. I managed to get a few mail in free games and I think they were Victory Run and The Legendary Axe.

[dallaspattern]

I got mine for Chirstmas and was turbo-bummed it wasn't a nintendo. Little did I know that over the years, I'd enjoy it way more than the nes/snes/genesis.

[retro junkie]

I remember my 1993 Turbo Christmas very well. My wife surprised me with a Turbo Express. Yes I still have the receipt!

[wilykat]

You got that new for less than eBay price of used & working loose TE system!