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Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo

The Tomytronic 3D is a series of portable, handheld gaming devices released by Takara Tomy Co., Ltd. The device featured a strap so the player would be able to wear it around the neck in-between playing. The…

31 December 1983

Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo is a racing developed by Takara Tomy, released 31 December 1983 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo is

Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo is a racing game developed by Takara Tomy and released in 1983. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Tomytronic 3D is a series of portable, handheld gaming devices released by Takara Tomy Co., Ltd. The device featured a strap so the player would be able to wear it around the neck in-between playing. The Tomytronic simulated 3D by having two LCD panels that were lit by external light through a window on top of the device. Released in 1983, it was the first dedicated home video 3D hardware. Thundering Turbo has the player driving down a three-lane highway, avoiding cars as they enter your lane.
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What it launched against

Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo launched on 31 December 1983, within three weeks of Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness and Zoo Keeper.

Released around the same time: Chuckie Egg, Atic Atac, The Witness, Zoo Keeper.

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When did Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo come out?
Tomytronic 3D: Thundering Turbo was released on 31 December 1983 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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