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C. [[Insane Troll Logic|Throw caution to the wind and go all-out on one of your rivals with a series of comic book-styled propaganda and recycle the same two games within them as "proof" of your machine's superiority while introducing a laughable spokesman.]] }} |
C. [[Insane Troll Logic|Throw caution to the wind and go all-out on one of your rivals with a series of comic book-styled propaganda and recycle the same two games within them as "proof" of your machine's superiority while introducing a laughable spokesman.]] }} |
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If you answered C, you may have been working for NEC in the early 90s as a marketer for their console the [[Turbo Grafx 16]], because that's exactly what they did: they presented multi-page ads in gaming magazines centering around a "computer expert" named [[Awesome McCoolname|Jonathan Brandstetter]], better known under his alias Johnny Turbo, in his quest to teach gamers the [[Blatant Lies|completely unbiased]] truth about the TG-16 compared to NEC's self-appointed rival [[Sega|Se]]--err, [[Lawyer |
If you answered C, you may have been working for NEC in the early 90s as a marketer for their console the [[Turbo Grafx 16]], because that's exactly what they did: they presented multi-page ads in gaming magazines centering around a "computer expert" named [[Awesome McCoolname|Jonathan Brandstetter]], better known under his alias Johnny Turbo, in his quest to teach gamers the [[Blatant Lies|completely unbiased]] truth about the TG-16 compared to NEC's self-appointed rival [[Sega|Se]]--err, [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo|Feka]]. |
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#Episode 43: The Master Plan! -- Johnny learns that Feka is marketing [[Sega CD|a CD system]] as "the first of its kind," and [[What Do You Mean |
#Episode 43: The Master Plan! -- Johnny learns that Feka is marketing [[Sega CD|a CD system]] as "the first of its kind," and [[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|this simply will not stand.]] Johnny takes out the Feka goons who were selling the CD systems, and more in the shadows promise their revenge. |
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#Episode 44: Let 'Em Dangle! -- [[Recycled Script|See above]], only this time, there's a great focus on the more recently released TurboDuo, which combined the TG-16 and its CD addon into one unit, a capability which the Genesis and Sega CD lacked at the time. [[Sarcasm Mode|Because everybody who wanted the Sega CD obviously didn't own a Genesis at the same time.]] |
#Episode 44: Let 'Em Dangle! -- [[Recycled Script|See above]], only this time, there's a great focus on the more recently released TurboDuo, which combined the TG-16 and its CD addon into one unit, a capability which the Genesis and Sega CD lacked at the time. [[Sarcasm Mode|Because everybody who wanted the Sega CD obviously didn't own a Genesis at the same time.]] |
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#Episode 45: Sleepwalker -- Johnny's sidekick Tony gets [[A Day in The Limelight]]. And he has one ''hell'' of a dream. |
#Episode 45: Sleepwalker -- Johnny's sidekick Tony gets [[A Day in The Limelight]]. And he has one ''hell'' of a dream. |
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Today, Johnny stands mostly as a curious and forgotten footnote in the history of a company which was losing ground in the US to [[Sega (Creator)|Sega]] and [[Nintendo (Creator)|the Big N]], but thanks to the internet and webmaster Sardius, you too can experience the entire saga of Mr. Turbo [http://sardoose.rustedlogic.net/reviews/jturbo/ here]. The first two "issues", as noted above, are fairly typical gaming attacks, with Feka presented as a faceless man assisted by [[ |
Today, Johnny stands mostly as a curious and forgotten footnote in the history of a company which was losing ground in the US to [[Sega (Creator)|Sega]] and [[Nintendo (Creator)|the Big N]], but thanks to the internet and webmaster Sardius, you too can experience the entire saga of Mr. Turbo [http://sardoose.rustedlogic.net/reviews/jturbo/ here]. The first two "issues", as noted above, are fairly typical gaming attacks, with Feka presented as a faceless man assisted by [[Me's a Crowd|identityless goons]], but then the third one -- most likely an utter last-ditch attempt for NEC to just make ''some'' sort of impact on the average gamer's mind -- got... [[Mind Screw|weird.]] [[Ho Yay|Very,]] [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?|very]] [[Brain Bleach|weird.]] |
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Seriously, read the whole thing. [[Narm Charm|It's much more amusing]] than it should be. |
Seriously, read the whole thing. [[Narm Charm|It's much more amusing]] than it should be. |
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* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Tony has a fricking ''orgasm'' over the [[Classic Cheat Code]] to unlock ''[[Bomberman (Video Game)|Bomberman]]'' in the TurboDuo's included 3-games-in-1 disc. |
* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: Tony has a fricking ''orgasm'' over the [[Classic Cheat Code]] to unlock ''[[Bomberman (Video Game)|Bomberman]]'' in the TurboDuo's included 3-games-in-1 disc. |
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* [[Nice Hat]]: The Feka goons. As for Johnny? Ehhhh... Maybe if someone other than him was wearing it. |
* [[Nice Hat]]: The Feka goons. As for Johnny? Ehhhh... Maybe if someone other than him was wearing it. |
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* [[Off-Model]]: Whoever drew these comics seems to have gone to the [[Rob Liefeld]] school of comic artistry, and not just because of Johnny's infatuation with belts. |
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* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Johnny's goggles all of the time, Tony's glasses most of the time. |
* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Johnny's goggles all of the time, Tony's glasses most of the time. |
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* [[Propaganda Machine]]: Feka is apparently the devil incarnate for persuading kids to give them their hard-earned allowances. So how does Johnny/NEC fight this? ''With more propaganda.'' |
* [[Propaganda Machine]]: Feka is apparently the devil incarnate for persuading kids to give them their hard-earned allowances. So how does Johnny/NEC fight this? ''With more propaganda.'' |