History ComicBook / JohnnyTurbo

** For no good reason, the JT ads chose to focus exclusively on (admittedly very good) {{Shoot Em Up}}s ''Gate of Thunder'' and ''Lords of Thunder'' as being the {{Killer App}}s of the [=TurboDuo=]. Even the most casual Sega owner could probably name more games than just ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' at the time.

* StrawmanProduct: The [=TurboDuo=] has '''the arcade feel!''' And Feka's pack-in shooter game[[note]]''Sol-Feace'', for those wondering[[/note]] '''doesn't even compare!''' to ''Gate of Thunder''! But of course, at the same time, Sega was doing the same thing to Nintendo in their own ads.

* NoodleIncident: Johnny is heavily implied to have caused Tony's dream sequence in the final issue, although it's unknown how he managed to accomplish such a feat or why he felt the need to subliminally shill the [=TurboDuo=] its biggest fan.

* UnknownRival: NEC seemingly chose to make Sega their primary enemy in the UsefulNotes/ConsoleWars for no other reason than they were the only other major video game company selling a CD console at the time. If Sega even knew about the Johnny Turbo campaign, which is doubtful, they didn't feel the need to respond with a smear campaign of their own.

Okay, quiz time. To effectively market your video game console when it's struggling against two well-established competitors[[note]]Platform/NintendoEntertainmentSystem and the Plaform/SegaGenesis[[/note]], what would be the best course of action to take?

Okay, quiz time. To effectively market your video game console when it's struggling against two [[UsefulNotes/NintendoEntertainmentSystem well-established]] [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis competitors]], what would be the best course of action to take?

If you answered C, you may have been working for NEC in the early 90s as a marketer for their console the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, because that's exactly what they did: they presented multi-page ads in gaming magazines centering around a "computer expert" named Jonathan Brandstetter, better known under his alias Johnny Turbo, and his [[HoYay loving sidekick Tony]] in their quest to teach gamers the [[BlatantLies completely unbiased]] truth about the TG-16 compared to NEC's self-appointed rival [[Creator/{{Sega}} Se]]--err, [[LawyerFriendlyCameo Feka]].

#Episode 43: The Master Plan! -- Johnny learns that Feka is marketing [[UsefulNotes/SegaCD a CD system]] as "the first of its kind," and [[FelonyMisdemeanor 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.

** Claims that the [=TurboGrafX 16=] is the first 16-bit console and that “FEKA” is lying about how their consoles are the 16-bit ones. Except that technically, the [=TG16=] [[UsefulNotes/HowVideoGameSpecsWork had a 8-bit CPU]] [[note]]It’s the graphical subsystem that is 16-bit, but most people count the word size of the CPU when referring to a console, not the word size of the GPU. Which means, Sega is technically correct that it’s [=MegaDrive=] is the first console with a 16-bit CPU to hit the market, at least in the US[[/note]].

** According to Website/TheOtherWiki, other side of the story has just recently been unearthed, and it turns out that Sega again started this mess by launching a series of ads that only aired in NEC'S trial market areas mocking the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16's CPU when NEC announced the launch of the console. NEC was only responding in kind. Unfortunately for NEC, Sega actually had a point, as when gamers talk about word size, more often than not they were referring to the word size of the ''CPU''.

Today, Johnny stands mostly as a curious and forgotten footnote in the history of a company which was losing ground in the US to Creator/{{Sega}} and [[Creator/{{Nintendo}} 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]], along with ''WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall'', which you can view [[http://atopthefourthwall.com/magfest-mega-post-1-2012/ here]] and [[http://atopthefourthwall.com/comic-book-quickies-2/ here]]. They have also been turned into motion comics in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykCG8970LW4 this]] video. The first two "issues," as noted above, are fairly typical gaming attacks, with Feka presented as a faceless man assisted by [[MesACrowd 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... [[MindScrew weird.]] [[HoYay Very,]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs very]] [[BrainBleach weird.]]

* OffModel: Whoever drew these comics seems to have gone to the Creator/RobLiefeld school of comic artistry, and not just because of Johnny's infatuation with belts.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, other side of the story has just recently been unearthed, and it turns out that Sega again started this mess by launching a series of ads that only aired in NEC'S trial market areas mocking the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16's CPU when NEC announced the launch of the console. NEC was only responding in kind. Unfortunately for NEC, Sega actually had a point, as when gamers talk about word size, more often than not they were referring to the word size of the ''CPU''.

* AmbiguouslyGay: Johnny and Tony. Taken UpToEleven in "Sleepwalker" in as much as could be shown to kids.

* NiceHat: The Feka goons. As for Johnny? Ehhhh... Maybe if someone other than him was wearing it.

If you answered C, you may have been working for NEC in the early 90s as a marketer for their console the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16, because that's exactly what they did: they presented multi-page ads in gaming magazines centering around a "computer expert" named [[AwesomeMcCoolname Jonathan Brandstetter]], better known under his alias Johnny Turbo, and his [[HoYay loving sidekick Tony]] in their quest to teach gamers the [[BlatantLies completely unbiased]] truth about the TG-16 compared to NEC's self-appointed rival [[Creator/{{Sega}} Se]]--err, [[LawyerFriendlyCameo Feka]].

* AwesomeMcCoolname: The main character's superhero identity is Johnny Turbo.

* PsychopathicManchild: Johnny Turbo is who your average [[FanDumb fanboy]] would be if he stopped being an InternetToughGuy and started actually assaulting those who hold opinions he doesn’t like.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In the third and final issue, the comic drops the FEKA plot entirely. Instead, it decides to take the piss and remove any subtext about Johnny and Tony's relationship. The comic begins with Tony remarking that he spent all day in the kitchen, presumably making the plate of cookies Johnny is shown having, and when he goes to bed we see that he owns books with titles such as ''Lace and Leather II'' and ''The Joy of Wax''. When he falls asleep, his dreams of a starry space filled with bondage gear and female accessories among other odd imagery (including a key entering a lock with the word "sugar"). And at the top of one panel, what looks two planets at first glance are actually a pair of naked breasts with the nipples half hidden. Tony is also shown getting more and more excited and titillated as Johnny shows him the games from the [=TurboDuo=]'s 3 in 1 pack-in CD until he all but blows his load at the revelation that Bomberman is a secret fourth game.

* YouKeepUsingThatWord: Johnny likes hammering in that the [=TurboDuo=] games are more ''intense'' than the Feka's... whatever that means.

* DamnedByFaintPraise: Johnny's heroic claim that the Turbo CD got ''Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective'' (one of the earliest FMV based games) first comes across as this nowadays.

** According to Wiki/TheOtherWiki, other side of the story has just recently been unearthed, and it turns out that Sega again started this mess by launching a series of ads mocking the UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 when NEC announced the launch of the console. Unfortunately for NEC, Sega actually had a point, as when gamers talk about word size, more often than not they were referring to the word size of the ''CPU''.

* AbortedArc: The despite the second issue ending with FEKA plotting to take down Johnny Turbo, the third issue is devoted to promoting the [=TurboDuo=] through an odd dream sequence. Since that was the last story of the series, the FEKA plot went unresolved.

** Claims that the [=TurboGrafX 16=] is the first 16-bit console and that “FEKA” is lying about how their consoles are the 16-bit ones. Except that technically, the [=TG16=] [[UsefulNotes/HowVideoGameSpecsWork had a 8-bit CPU]] [[note]]It’s the graphical subsystem that is 16-bit, but most people count the word size of the CPU when referring to a console, not the word size of the GPU. Which means, Sega is technically correct that it’s [=MegaDrive=] is the first 16-bit CPU to the market, at least in the US[[/note]].

** Claims that the [=TurboGrafX 16=] is the first 16-bit console and that “FEKA” is lying about how their consoles are the 16-bit ones. Except that technically, the [=TG16=] [[UsefulNotes/HowVideoGameSpecsWork had a 8-bit CPU]] [[note]]It’s the graphical subsystem that is 16-bit, but most people count the word size of the CPU when referring to a console, not the word size of the GPU. Which means, Sega is technically correct that it’s MegaDrive is the first 16-bit CPU to the market, at least in the US.[[/note]].

** Claims that the [=TurboGrafX 16=] is the first 16-bit console and that “FEKA” is lying about how their consoles are the 16-bit ones. Except that technically, the [=TG16=] [[UsefulNotes/HowVideoGameSpecsWork had a 8-bit CPU]] [[note]]It’s the graphical subsystem that is 16-bit, but most people count the word size of the CPU when referring to a console, not the word size of the GPU[[/note]].