History of video games/Platforms/Tomy Tutor
History
[edit | edit source]Launch
[edit | edit source]The Tommy Tutor was launched in Japan in 1983.[1]
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An attempt was made to market the system in the USA, with Sarah Purcell acting as a spokeswoman in some marketing materials.[2][3] These materials emphasized the ease of use of the system.[4]
Legacy
[edit | edit source]The computer is remembered for being fairly sturdy, and good for both education and games.[5]
Noted game developer Masahiro Sakurai recounted using some publicly available Tommy Tutors in Maicon stores as a youth when he was out of allowance money.[6]
This game console was mentioned in episode 11 of the 2020 anime Tonikawa: Over the Moon for You.[7]
Technologie
[edit | edit source]While the specifications of the Tutor are often compared to some Texas Instruments computers, design differences make them quite differences in practice.[8]
Games
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[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "OLD-COMPUTERS.COM : The Museum". www.old-computers.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "Tomy Tutor computer". oldcomputers.net. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "The Little Orphan Tomy Tutor: The Myth, The Marketing, The Muddle (The Purcell Pamphlet and the Tomy Tutor Demonstration Cartridge)". www.floodgap.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ↑ "11 Celebs Who Tried to Sell You PCs in the 1980s" (in en). PCMAG. https://www.pcmag.com/news/11-celebs-who-tried-to-sell-you-pcs-in-the-1980s.
- ↑ Loguidice, Bill (2 January 2018). "A look back at the weird, terrible keyboards of '70s and '80s PCs" (in en). PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/a-look-back-at-the-weird-terrible-keyboards-of-70s-and-80s-pcs/.
- ↑ "Latest Sakurai column discusses childhood and games that shaped him". GoNintendo. https://gonintendo.com/stories/361467-latest-sakurai-column-discusses-childhood-and-games-that-shaped-h.
- ↑ Martin, Theron (December 14, 2020). "TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ‒ Episode 11" (in en). Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/tonikawa-over-the-moon-for-you/episode-11/.167388.
- ↑ "The Little Orphan Tomy Tutor: Texas Instruments vs. the Tomy Tutor". www.floodgap.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.