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'''Tectoy''' (originally '''Tec Toy''') is a Brazilian videogame and electronics company. They are best known for publishing and distibuting [[Sega]]'s consoles in that country.
== History ==
Tec Toy was founded in September 1987 (as ''Tec Toy Indústria de Brinquedos, Ltda.''), as a joint venture{{fileref|FolhadeSãoPaulo BR 1988-03-19 D1.png}} between Argentinian Engineer [[Daniel Efraim Dazcal]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20190201172230/http://www.fdd.org.br/html/fdd.htm}} (founder and former Vice President of the brazilian division of [[wikipedia:Sharp Corporation|Sharp Corporation]], ''Sharp do Brasil S/a Indústria de Equipamentos Eletrônicos'') and German brothers{{intref|Press Release: 1996-10-25: Kryss preside a Evadin desde 74}}{{intref|Press Release: 1996-02-11: Tec Toy atribui sucesso à contratação de 'boa gente'}} Leo and Abe Kryss, owners of the Brazilian consumer electronics distribution company Evadin Indústrias Amazônia S.A , Tec Toy's major shareholder (founded in 1958{{intref|Press Release: 1996-10-25: Kryss preside a Evadin desde 74}} by their father, German businessman Josef Kryss, the company was the exclusive representative for 
[[wikipedia:Mitsubishi Electric|Mitsubishi Electric]] and [[wikipedia:Akai|Akai]] in Brazil), with the purpose of making electronic toys, a niche that other Brazilian toy manufacturers had failed to notice. They quickly stroke a deal to become the exclusive representative of Japanese video game giant [[Sega|Sega Enterprises Ltd]]. Consequently, their first product was the Zillion infrared toy gun. In the coming years they would release all of Sega's game machines, from the [[Sega Master System|Master System]] to the [[Sega Dreamcast|Dreamcast]]. Their success in the gaming field was so notable that toys became a minor - eventually abandoned - part of their business.

With Tec Toy, Sega had a huge advantage over rival [[Nintendo]] in the Brazilian market; although there were countless NES clones there, Nintendo had no official representatives until 1993. This way, the Master System was a massive success there, and Tec Toy even made some versions not released anywhere else. During the 1990s, Tec Toy had 80% of the Brazilian market.

In 1992 Sega granted Tec Toy the rights to distribute their products throughout the Mercosur region. They produced 50hz consoles for the Argentinian and Uruguayan markets, where they partnered with local companies [[Gameland]] and [[Forstar]] respectively. After Sega discontinued manufacturing of the [[Sega Master System]] in early 1996 Tec Toy took over the supply of hardware and software to smaller European markets where the Master System was still a viable platform. [[Ecofilmes]] (Portugal) and [[Zegetron]] (Greece) both imported Tec Toy's Master System III Compact and a selection of 15 games for the 1996 holiday season.

Tec Toy translated several games to Portuguese, such as the first three ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' games (but not ''[[Phantasy Star IV]]'', which only had a fan-made translation in 2004), ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'', and ''[[Riven]]'' (which also had its voices dubbed).

They also modified some games to replace characters with local licenses; that way, ''[[Teddy Boy]]'' became ''Geraldinho'', some ''Wonder Boy'' titles became ''Monica's Gang'' games, and ''[[Ghost House]]'' somehow starred ''El Chapulín Colorado''.

More interestingly, they have made unique ports and even developed original games. Some of these are: ''[[Street Fighter II]]'' for the Master System, ''[[Duke Nukem 3D (Mega Drive)|Duke Nukem 3D]]'' for the Mega Drive, and an original ''Woody Woodpecker'' game for the Mega Drive. In 2000/2001 they released two Mega Drive titles based on ''[[Show do Milhão]]'' - a TV game show hosted by Silvio Santos in the same vein of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''.

Even before the Dreamcast was discontinued and Sega withdrew from the console hardware business, Tec Toy realized that their long-time partner was failing, and decided to diversify. They now also sell karaoke devices, DVD players, and MP3 players. They also manage the Brazilian servers for Ragnarok Online. However, they still make older Sega consoles, especially variants of the Master System and the [[Sega Mega Drive/Genesis|Mega Drive]] with dozens of built-in games.

Besides the videogames, Tec Toy's most successful toy was ''Pense Bem'' (Think Well): using books (themed history, geography, mathematics...) with questions, the kids clicked the buttons with alternatives in a machine. The toy responded if it was right or wrong. Some ''Pense Bem'' books included famous characters like Monica's Gang, [[Sonic the Hedgehog]], Dinosaurs and Donald Duck. 
Without books, it served as a calculator.

==Hardware==
* [[Mega Drive Portable Video Game Player]]
* [[Tectoy Mega Drive 3]]
* [[Tectoy Master System 3]]
* [[Tectoy Mega Drive 4]]
*[[Mega Drive (2017)]]

==Softography==
:''Note: All dates listed next to games are for the Tec Toy Brazilian release of that game rather than the original release date.''
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===[[Master System]]===
* ''[[Battle OutRun]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Castle of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Columns]]'' (1991)
* ''[[ESWAT: Cyber Police]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Mônica no Castelo do Dragão]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Phantasy Star]]'' (1991)
* ''[[World Championship Soccer|Super Futebol 2]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Super Monaco GP]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Alien Storm (Mega Drive)|Alien Storm]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Alien³]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Spider-Man vs. The Kingpin]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Ayrton Senna's Super Monaco GP II]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Bonanza Bros.]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chuck Rock]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Cyber Shinobi]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Dick Tracy]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Dynamite Duke]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Golden Axe Warrior]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Line of Fire (Master System)|Line of Fire]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Lucky Dime Caper Starring Donald Duck|The Lucky Dime Caper estrelando Pato Donald]]'' (1992)
* ''[[My Hero]]'' (1992)
* ''[[TransBot|Nuclear Creature]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Olympic Gold: Barcelona '92]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Operation Wolf]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Rampage]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Sagaia]]'' (1992)
* ''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants]]'' (1992)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1992)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Submarine Attack]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Andre Agassi Tennis]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Ariel the Little Mermaid]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Batman Returns (Master System)|Batman Returns]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1993)
* ''[[The Ninja]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Predator 2]]'' (1993)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Chaos|Sonic Chaos]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Turma da Mônica em: O Resgate]]'' (1993)
* ''[[World Class Leader Board]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Disney's Aladdin]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Astérix and the Secret Mission]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Battletoads in Battlemaniacs]]'' (1994)
* ''[[California Games II]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Chapolim x Drácula: Um Duelo Assustador]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck|Deep Duck Trouble estrelando Pato Donald]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Desert Speedtrap starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Dynamite Headdy]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Ecco the Dolphin]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Game Box Série Corridas]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Game Box Série Esportes]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Game Box Série Esportes Radicais]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Game Box Série Lutas]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Geraldinho]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Jungle Book]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Legend of Illusion starring Mickey Mouse]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Road Rash]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Streets of Rage 2]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Terminator]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Wolfchild]]'' (1994)
* ''[[World Cup USA 94]]'' (1994)
* ''[[20 em 1]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Astérix and the Great Rescue]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Fire & Ice]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Quest for the Shaven Yak starring Ren Hoëk & Stimpy]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Sapo Xulé Vs Os Invasores do Brejo]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Sapo Xulé O Mestre do Kung Fu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Sapo Xulé: S.O.S. Lagoa Poluida]]'' (1995)
* ''[[As Aventuras da TV Colosso]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Bonkers: Wax Up!]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Earthworm Jim]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Ecco: The Tides of Time]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau]]'' (1996)
* ''[[FIFA International Soccer]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Taz in Escape from Mars]]'' (1996)
* ''[[X-Men: Mojo World]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum]]'' (1997)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Blast|Sonic Blast]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Street Fighter II']]'' (1997)
* ''[[Sítio do Picapau Amarelo]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Virtua Fighter Animation]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Baku Baku Animal]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Mickey's Ultimate Challenge]]'' (1998)
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===[[Mega Drive]]===
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* ''[[Thunder Force 2]]'' (1990)
* ''[[Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Battletoads]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse|Castle of Illusion estrelando Mickey Mouse]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Last Battle]]'' (1991)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Strider]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants]]'' (1992)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgheog 2]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)|Jurassic Park]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Pink Goes to Hollywood]] (1993)
* ''[[Astérix and the Great Rescue]] (1994)
* ''[[Barkley: Shut Up and Jam!]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Barney's Hide & Seek Game]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Body Count]]'' (1994)
* ''[[sonic:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'' (1994)
* ''[[F-117 Night Storm]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' (1994)
* ''[[FIFA International Soccer]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Haunting Starring Polterguy]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones]]'' (1994)
* ''[[James Pond 3: Operation Starfish]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Joe & Mac]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mario Andretti Racing]]'' (1994)
* ''[[McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mutant League Hockey]]'' (1994)
* ''[[NBA Action '94]]'' (1994)
* ''[[NFL Football '94 starring Joe Montana]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Skitchin']]'' (1994)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic the Hedgehog 3|Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Streets of Rage 3]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Sub-Terrania]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Super Street Fighter II]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist]]'' (1994)
* ''[[ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Turma da Mônica na Terra dos Monstros]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Virtua Racing]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Winter Olympics: Lillehammer '94]]'' (1994)
* ''[[World Cup USA 94]]'' (1994)
* ''[[World Heroes]]'' (1994)
* ''[[World Series Baseball (Mega Drive)|World Series Baseball]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Desert Demolition Starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote]] (1995)
* ''[[The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey & Minnie]]'' (1995)
* ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mega Bomberman]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Nightmare Circus]]'' (1995)
* ''[[X-Men 2: Clone Wars]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Férias Frustradas do Pica-Pau]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Phantasy Star II]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1996)
* ''[[6-Pak]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Animaniacs]]'' (1997)
* ''[[FIFA Soccer 97]]'' (1997)
* ''[[International Superstar Soccer Deluxe]]'' (1997)
* ''[[NBA Hang Time]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Power Drive]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Shining in the Darkness]]'' (1997)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Classics|Sonic Classics]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Street Racer]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: Acme All-Stars]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Duke Nukem 3D (Mega Drive)|Duke Nukem 3D]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Phantasy Star III: Generations of Doom]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Yuu Yuu Hakusho: Makyou Touitsusen|YuYu Hakusho: Sunset Fighters]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Show do Milhão]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Show do Milhão Volume 2]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Mega Games 10]]'' (2002)
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===[[Mega-CD]]===
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* ''[[Night Trap]]'' (1993)
* ''[[AH-3 Thunderstrike]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (Mega CD)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Dark Wizard]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Double Switch]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Dracula Unleashed]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Dragon's Lair]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Joe Montana's NFL Football]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Jurassic Park (Mega Drive)|Jurassic Park]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mad Dog McCree]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Microcosm]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Prize Fighter]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Cliffhanger|Risco Total]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Star Wars: Rebel Assault]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Tomcat Alley]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Who Shot Johnny Rock?]]'' (1994)
* ''[[WWF Rage in the Cage]]'' (1994)
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===[[Sega 32X]]===
{{multicol|
* ''[[Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples]]'' (1995)
* ''[[sonic:Knuckles' Chaotix|Knuckles' Chaotix]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Tempo]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Metal Head]]'' (????)
* ''[[Star Wars Arcade]]'' (????)
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===[[Game Gear]]===
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* ''[[G-Loc Air Battle]]'' (1991)
* ''[[OutRun]]'' (1991)
* ''[[Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck|Deep Duck Trouble estrelando Pato Donald]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Desert Speedtrap starring Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote]]'' (1994)
* ''[[sonic:Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine|Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine]]'' (1994)
* ''[[NBA Action Starring David Robinson]]'' (1994)
* ''[[The Ottifants]]'' (1994)
* ''[[World Cup USA 94]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Astérix and the Great Rescue]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1995)
*''[[Aerial Assault]]'' (????)
*''[[Batman Returns (Game Gear)|Batman Returns]]'' (????)
*''[[Castle of Illusion]]'' (????)
*''[[Crazy Company]]'' (????)
*''[[Devilish]]'' (????)
*''[[Fantasy Zone]]'' (????)
*''[[G.P. Mônaco]]'' (????)
*''[[Home Alone]]'' (????)
*''[[Joe Montana Football]]'' (????)
*''[[Lemmings]]'' (????)
*''[[Minigolf]]'' (????)
*''[[Ninja Gaiden (Game Gear)|Ninja Gaiden]]'' (????)
*''[[Olympic Gold]]'' (????)
*''[[OutRun Europa]]'' (????)
*''[[Psychic World]]'' (????)
*''[[Sega Chess]]'' (????)
*''[[Shapes and Columns]]'' (????)
*''[[Shinobi]]'' (????)
*''[[Sonic The Hedgehog]]'' (????)
*''[[Sonic The Hedgehog 2]]'' (????)
*''[[Space Battle]]'' (????)
*''[[Space Harrier]]'' (????)
*''[[Streets of Rage II]]'' (????)
*''[[Ultimate Soccer]]'' (????)
*''[[Wonder Boy]]'' (????)
*''[[Woody Pop]]'' (????)
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===[[Saturn]]===
{{multicol|
* ''[[Andretti Racing]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Area 51]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Blast Chamber]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Command & Conquer]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Crusader: No Remorse]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Darklight Conflict]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Doom]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Duke Nukem 3D]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Enemy Zero]]'' (1997)
* ''[[FIFA Soccer 97]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Fighters Megamix]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Hexen: Beyond Heretic]]'' (1997)
* ''[[hyper 3-D Pinball]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Independence Day]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Last Bronx]]'' (1997)
* ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Saturn)|The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Manx TT SuperBike]]'' (1997)
* ''[[MechWarrior 2: 31st Century Combat]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Mega Man X4]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Mortal Kombat Trilogy]]'' (1997)
* ''[[NASCAR 98]]'' (1997)
* ''[[NBA Action 98]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Rampage World Tour]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Resident Evil]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Sega Touring Car Championship]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Sega Worldwide Soccer 98]]'' (1997)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic Jam|Sonic Jam]]'' (1997)
* ''[[sonic:Sonic R|Sonic R]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Soviet Strike]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Street Fighter Collection]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Warcraft II: The Dark Saga]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Riven: The Sequel to Myst]]'' (1998)
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Tectoy oldest logo.png|Logo (1987-2000)
Tectoy-old.svg|Logo (2000-2007)
Tectoy2007orange.svg|Logo 2007-present (orange)
Tectoy2007.png|Logo 2007-present (green)
</gallery>

==References==
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