The Launch of the TurboGrafx-16 (1989) | Classic Gaming Quarterly

I had ONE friend who had one back in the day. His dad drove a Delorean. They were rich.

My uncle worked for NEC in 1989-90, and my brother purchased a TG-16 through him which we got just before Christmas that year-- along with The Legendary Axe and Blazing Lazers. We had an absolute blast with the console, and before I graduated high school and left home in June of 1990, we had added Alien Crush, Dungeon Explorer, World Class Baseball, Splatterhouse, and Military Madness to his library. TG--16/PCE games have a very distinct sound. I've always loved the music; it's a step up from the NES, but different than the 16-bit machines that followed. As you pointed out, the OST for The Legendary Axe really stands out... and both Blazing Lazers and Dungeon Explorer have fantastic soundtracks as well. Sadly, my brother fell out of his love of video games a couple of years later and sold everything... but watching videos like this triggers great memories of us tackling these games together and having a great time doing so. The TG-16 deserved a better fate here in the USA, I believe, and it's always nice to see the system getting coverage & recognition like this. Keep up the great work, sir.

The TG16 was my first "16-Bit" console. It was so special to me since nobody I knew had one or even knew what it was. I was "that guy" with a TG16 and was proud of it. Everyone I knew had the Genesis or the NES so I wanted something different. I didn't regret my purchase one bit.

These videos sure do take me back. I got a TurboGrafx-16 when I was a kid, but only after NEC dropped the price to $99 due to poor sales. It was a cool system, although the way they nickel'd and dime'd you for little things that came standard with the Genesis, I can see why it wasn't very popular (with parents at least). There were so many games I wanted for it back then that I would never get to play until 20 years later due to rerelease and emulation.

Dude as a 80's kid this brings me nice memories from my childhood, greetings from chile! Btw great channel!

i have an incredible amount of appreciation of this system I never played or owned.

These videos never cease to amaze me. The best on YouTube for sure.

I really like these more "serious" reviews on retro gaming. It's still really fun for me to watch and I get to actually learn something I might not know about these old systems. I subscribed as soon as I heard the tone of this review. Now I can't wait to check out your other console reviews. I hope you keep making these. I'm sure I'm not alone either. Thanks.

Best retro game show CGQ. I think I've seen each of these launch videos a dozen times. Still fun to watch when I'm bored

Thumbs up due to the fact no one ever covers Blazing Lazers. That game was the system seller back in the day. Would like to see more coverage including Bonk, Neutopia and others!

Amazing Video, seriously this was History channel-worthy! I was an early adopter, bought it here in Chicago in 1990 at Toys R Us. I remember staring at the 'wall of game tickets' and being sold on it, LOL. I recently found one that an ex NEC employee had sitting in a box with 4 controllers, a turbotap and 10 games complete in case, all in mint condition. I got my childhood back for $175. Thank you for this video, it brought back some very sentimental memories.

I enjoy watching this episode over and over. Absolutely love the TurboGrafx 16. As yourself, we made fun of it when we were younger after it's launch as well, and now it's become one of my top 3 consoles of all time. :)

"But the plot was completely changed during localization and is now amazingly stupid.." Haha my goodness that is great

When i was 4 years old, China Warrior and R-Type blew my mind! This brought back so many memories.

My parents rented this system for me over a weekend when I was 9 years old. I loved it. By far my favourite system ever. The graphics were INSANELY good for the time.

how have I never heard of this console?! it was even in my era of consoles. travesty.. what a machine though! I would have loved to have owned one, to be that guy that had the one console no one else did.. Or even wanted. everyone loves the underdog!! love the vid

[Coury] Fantastically done episode. As someone who spent a bit of time with the console around its release, but never owned one til fairly recently, I can honestly say that I missed out... and am paying the price for it.

Man this episode brought back some great memories. I got a TG16 a year after launch, already had a Genesis, and I just loved it. Something about the music and sound effects from the TG...it's got a unique sound to it, with some fantastic soundtracks, especially Dungeon Explorer, Legendary Axe and Alien Crush mentioned in this episode. Later I got the CD add on and was blown away by many titles like Y's 1&2, Lords/Gates of Thunder, Rondo of Blood and more. I regret selling my old system, but recently got a hold of one with a Booster. Need to find me a CD-Rom now!

Every time I hear you say "weekend rental" I get nostalgic for the old days as a kid when your parents would take you out to rent a game/movie for the weekend after school on Fridays... Ah, the good old days where the most you had to worry about was picking something that would last you the weekend and not be shitty, lol. Also, because of this I'm realizing you mention weekend rentals at least once in nearly every single video, which isn't a bad thing, just an observation ;)