User:Bfrasure/Turbo Zone Direct
 Logo since 1992 | |
 The NEC Supertower in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, the headquarters of NEC | |
Romanized name | TZD |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public KK |
| TYO: 6701 | |
| Industry | |
| Founded | Tokyo, Japan |
| Headquarters | , USA |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
| Products | |
| Services | |
| Revenue | ¥2.9 trillion (2021)[1] |
| ¥153 billion (2021)[1] | |
| ¥161 billion (2021)[1] | |
| Total assets | ¥3.7 trillion (2021)[1] |
| Total equity | ¥1.5 trillion (2021)[1] |
Number of employees | 114,714 (2021)[1] |
| Parent | AT&T (via Western Electric, 1899-1941) |
| Website | www |
Turbo Zone Direct was the last and only official retailer of Turbo Grafx 16 and Turbo Duo products between 1994 and 2007. Due to this, copies of games released under Turbo Zone Direct are extremely valuable.
Games released exclusively under Turbo Zone Direct include:
| Title | Year | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Bonk 3 CD | 1994 | Super CD-Rom2 |
| Godzilla | 1994 | Super CD-Rom2 |
| Super Air Zonk | 1993 | Super CD-Rom2 |
| Magical Chase | 1993 | Hu-Card |
These games have become highly sought after since they were published in such small quantities.
They were also charged with maintaining the support of the remainder of the repair contracts for Turbo systems during this time period.
It is also the place where Turbo Technologies and Hudson Soft of America employees went to provide support for games for the official Game Support call in line.
Turbo Zone Direct managed the contracts that were set up by NEC with RadioShack as well, fulfilling the orders and repairs through them.
Unlike other retailers prior, such as Toys R Us, they kept prices at retail levels, with only a few sales such as buy 2, get one for 50% off. This was due to their low stock levels which would never again be replenished.
In 2007 they closed up shop after a 50% blowout sale. [1] Their remaining stock was purchased by RedfrogUSA, an eBay seller at the time.