TurboGrafx 16 was a flop; why is it popular now?

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Technically, The Sega Genesis shipped with Altered Beast in 1989.

never owned a TurboGrafx back in the day. thank goodness we live in a era of emulation and I've been able to play a lot of these games. love blazing lazers

It’s because it wasn’t mainstream! I had a tg-16, a tg-cd, a turbo express and a turbo duo! It was amazing and cosmic fantasy 2 and Soldier Blade were the best!

I've been playing games for this system since 89. I saw/played one of these before I saw/played a Sega Genesis. This was the system that showed me what the next step in gaming after Atari/NES was going to be like and I was 100 percent for it. Though for me probably the most important game was Military Madness. I didn't know games like that were even possible. First Turbografx game I ever beat. Got me hooked on that type of gameplay which lead me to the Shining Force series, Final Fantasy Tactics, Warcraft 1 and 2, Starcraft, and even Dune 2000, among others. Might not have ever tried those games, if I hadn't been blown away by Military Madness.

Many people didn't know that the console wasn't legit 16-bit back in 1989. Sega Genesis didn't pack in Sonic until 1991 and the TurboGrafx-16 was basically dead by then. It faltered because of Nintendo's bullying developers not bringing their games to other consoles. It also had very little commercial time on North America TV like Nintendo and Sega monopolized air time. Radio Shack in Canada would bundle separately Bonk's Adventure at many different stores.

The problem with the Turbo at the time was we kept reading about cool PC Engine games and those never came out in the US. Plus if we wanted to play multiplayer we needed the System and a Turbo Tap. If we wanted composite we needed the booster. It was just a hassle all the way around. The Genesis came with all of that out of the box. So it just didn't make much sense. I didn't have one until Toys R Us put them on Clearance for $30.

Man Turbo Grafx-16 and PC Engine is like looking at night and day. Japan was blessed to have a way more compact console without the add-ons, great 3rd party support from big publishers like Namco, Taito, Konami, Irem. They experienced much more cinematic CD-ROM games than the western world did during the late 80s/early 90s. Most haven't experienced console gaming of that caliber until PlayStation. PC Engine was so ahead of its time but unfortunately in America Nintendo refused to let 3rd party companies release games for their competition. Same reason Master System bombed. Not to mention only Toys R Us stores and Babbage's carried anything Turbo Grafx-16 so unless anyone lived in a big city most never saw Turbo Grafx-16 in stores back when it was new.

I've got the TG16, Turbo Duo, Turbo Express and 100+ games - I absolutely love the Turbografx. I didn't have it as a kid, but finally got it as an adult. Splatterhouse, Blazing Lazers, Neutopia - great games! Super Star Solider is a great game, but don't forget about Soldier Blade! Super fun! Cheers!

I just found one at my local flea market and jumped on the chance to finally own one in 2023. Came with blazing lazers too!

I had this system as well as a turbo express. The turbo Express was amazing, because of its ability to play the home games while on the road. It used the same cards as the home system

The very first console I bought on my own was TG16. Got it winter of 1989 at a Sears store. Legendary Axe and Blazing Lazers was the games I got that day.

Never owned a turbografx growing up, I'm glad the minis are a thing. I've been having alot of fun with it

My friends got it at launch and although graphically it was much better than the Nintendos we all had, it just didn't get a large library fast enough. The Snes came out a couple of years later and had more popularity and better games. In the end, my friend's TG16 library of 6 games didn't compare to my 15 game Snes library.

I basically became interested in this system cause of Castlevania Rondo Of Blood, got the emu, and started checking out a bunch of cool games back in the early 2000's, the same for the X68000 computer, one Castlevania game and then I checked a bunch or awesome games, I wish that whenever they do the X68k mini, they make a version with a regular 10 button controller instead of a keyboard.

When I was a kids d, my parents couldn't afford to buy me a TG16, so I went door to door selling stationary and greeting cards for months to buy one of these along with the CD drive add on. Some real gems in that catalogue.

I got Blazing Lazers for Christmas back in the day, but my parents wouldnt let me take the entire system with me, while we visited the grand parents on christmas morning. I couldnt wait to get back home!

Most gamers were kids back then and could only get one console per generation. For those who weren't waiting for the next Nintendo, the Sega Genesis simply blew this one out of the water when it came to marketing. Every console that had a solid library has now become a cult classic among gamers who can now buy (or at least emulate) everything they missed out on as kid.

Hey dude, I like your videos and love your enthusiasm for retro video games. I like that you show that there is always something to love about these games and consoles, even the most hated! Subbed!

No, Nintendo pulled that stunt by combining the mobile gamers and the home gamers into one product...than add the people that buy multiple Switch consoles (and there are many). I don't think that will work again. And I think Nintendo knows that also.