bonkzonkmcgonk
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Oct 1, 2021 3:28:04 GMT
I remember those comics in the EGM issue I read back in 1994. Weirdest things ever. Especially since the guy he's based off is a real person. Years later, I read the Johnny Turbo story online and was amazed by all the behind-the-scenes stuff in there.
What were they thinking?? My guess is that they (someone in Turbo company) knew the writing was on the wall for the Turbo in the mid nineties and so they created a hilariously bad (anti-) mascot based on a (fat, bearded, goofy) guy they worked with who annoyed them. The icing on the cake is they give him a (none-too-subtle) mousey male "partner" named Tony (who is also possibly based on a real person) to boot. Makes me wonder...
And the Feka stuff, that is hilarious. Imagine shady trenchcoat robot goons trying to take over the world by selling a CD based video game system even though "We had Sherlock Holmes consulting detective on Turbo CD 5 years ago." Yeah...
And who could forget the classic lines? It's got that ARCADE FEEL. DOESN'T EVEN COMPARE! THey're NOT EVEN HUMAN! BOMMMBBERRRMMAAAAAAN!!!!
Just wondering if any of you have any thoughts about this seriously bizarre ad campaign.
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Gaijin D
Punkic Cyborg
Yare yare da ze.
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Post by Gaijin D on Oct 1, 2021 4:38:39 GMT
Well, I do find it amusing that John Brandstetter, the guy Johnny Turbo was based on, actually ended up working for Sega.
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Post by turboxray on Oct 1, 2021 16:11:27 GMT
Definitely not. Johhny Turbo is probably the most embarrassing thing associated with TG/Turbo. It's way more cringe than Sega's commercials at the time. The less remembered of JT the better haha.
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Post by spenoza on Oct 1, 2021 22:18:58 GMT
Brandstetter himself, though, was an advocate for the platform. I think we can jettison JT without jettisoning him.
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bonkzonkmcgonk
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Oct 2, 2021 2:51:04 GMT
I am thinking a good Johnny Turbo game would play like Final Fight and Mega Man but really fat and slow. He shoots and punches Feka goons and slams their heads together.
Ideally, it could be a homebrew game for the Turbografx as a Hucard. I can hear some fuzzy badly compressed audio of him saying "ARCADE FEEL!" when he punches someone.
The story of course: Tony has been kidnapped by ninjas, and it's up to Johnny Turbo to rescue Tony. After all, who is going to make all those scrumptious cookies that Johnny eats? They won't bake themselves...
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exodus
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Post by exodus on Oct 4, 2021 17:05:07 GMT
Not to get too far into it but if you go with Brandstetter you wind up getting into a particular political sphere that I wouldn't want to touch myself.
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Post by spenoza on Oct 4, 2021 17:59:47 GMT
Not to get too far into it but if you go with Brandstetter you wind up getting into a particular political sphere that I wouldn't want to touch myself. Then I guess I'll be glad I don't know anything about that. If it's important to know, however, PM me and I'll make sure I acknowledge reality.
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Post by SignOfZeta on Nov 21, 2021 15:19:30 GMT
I thought Night Creatures was the Johnny Turbo game.
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Post by Galahad on Nov 22, 2021 14:57:49 GMT
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bonkzonkmcgonk
Gun-headed
Posts: 54
Fave PCE Shooter: Air Zonk
Fave PCE Platformer: Dragon's Curse
Fave PCE Game Overall: Bonk's Adventure & Revenge
Fave PCE RPG: Legend of Valkyrie
Currently Playing: Son Son II
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Post by bonkzonkmcgonk on Nov 22, 2021 16:54:49 GMT
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Post by Gentlegamer on Jan 3, 2022 17:52:47 GMT
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