AllisonKidd/Tectoy

From Sega Retro

This page is my sandbox with curiosities and useful information about Tecoy and, consequently, their releases (mostly Master System, Mega Drive and Game Gear).

Press releases to read

  • List of mobile games distributed by "Tectoy Mobile" in September 2007 (some are Sega games)[1].
  • Master System 3 Collection (131 Jogos) and Mega Drive 3 (81 Jogos) [2][3].
  • MD Play[4].
  • Mobile game "A Bússola de Ouro" (The Golden Compass); yes it's a port[5].
  • Mobile games Golden Axe and Sonic The Hedgehog parte II[6].
  • Samsung SGH-G600 with Sonic demo built-in[7].
  • Sega allows Tectoy Mobile to work on localized mobile games to be released in Latin America (Mexico inclusive)[8].
  • Regarding sales of mobile Sonic games[9].
  • Master System 3[10].
  • Mobile game "Beijing 2008"; yes it's a port(I think briefly read Sonic at the Olympic Games as well) [11].
  • Partnership with EA to port mobiles games to Tectoy's Mega Drive 3[12].
  • And a model of the Mega Drive 3 is released[13].
  • Sonic Jump 2 release[14].
  • Zeebo release[15].
  • Sonic 2 Dash release[16].

Company's name through the years

The name seen on the back of the boxes and cartridges, as well as the penultimate page of manuals, can be a good hint to tell a rough range of years for certain releases:

  • Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos Ltda was their original name since foundation, and used from 1987-09-18 to 1992-09-30
  • Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos S/A was adopted in 1992-09-30 and used until 2000-12-28
  • Tec Toy S/A was adopted in 2000-12-28 and used until current days

References: [17][18]

CEP (Brazilian zip-code)

(proper research to be done) This only considers Master System releases atm

  • 69000 (oldest)
  • 69090
  • 69048-660
  • 69075-810 (newest)

Tectoy's Master & Mega Club

"Master Club", later renamed to "Mega Club", was the roots of Tectoy's Sega Club. It distributed a journal (which would later become the Jornal Sega Club) with information about new releases and a phone (Hot-Line) to answer questions. In July 1991 it had around 35,000 members[19].

Ref

  1. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=7 (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-20 08:07)
  2. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=8 (Wayback Machine: 2008-01-20 08:07)
  3. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=15 (Wayback Machine: 2009-09-30 14:32)
  4. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=18 (Wayback Machine: 2009-09-30 14:33)
  5. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=19 (Wayback Machine: 2009-09-30 14:30)
  6. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=24 (Wayback Machine: 2011-05-22 07:33)
  7. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=26 (Wayback Machine: 2009-12-22 15:30)
  8. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=29 (Wayback Machine: 2010-05-29 13:27)
  9. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=31 (Wayback Machine: 2010-05-29 13:27)
  10. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=33 (Wayback Machine: 2008-12-07 02:27)
  11. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=34 (Wayback Machine: 2008-12-07 02:27)
  12. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=35 (Wayback Machine: 2008-12-07 02:28)
  13. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=37 (Wayback Machine: 2009-02-26 20:43)
  14. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=38 (Wayback Machine: 2009-02-26 20:49)
  15. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=39 (Wayback Machine: 2009-02-26 20:49)
  16. http://www.tectoy.com.br/imprensa_interna.php?id=40 (Wayback Machine: 2009-02-26 20:49)
  17. http://www.webcitation.org/6Ni5P1yWa
  18. https://www.jucesponline.sp.gov.br/Pre_Visualiza.aspx?nire=13300004673
  19. File:AcaoGames BR 003.pdf, page 44