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TurboTime was an 8-bit racing game inside Litwak's Arcade, featured in Disney's 2012 film Wreck-It Ralph. It starred the character Turbo, and was his original home before taking over Sugar Rush, and becoming King Candy.

Background

TurboTime was around when the arcade first opened, and was the most popular game in the establishment. Turbo, himself, loved the attention he received from gamers.

When Mr. Litwak installed a new racing game, RoadBlasters, it stole Turbo's "thunder", causing him to become extremely jealous.

As a result, Turbo left his game and tried to take over the new one, appearing on the screen while some kids were playing. He crashed into the car the kids were controlling, making the game crash. Instead of getting Turbo his attention and glory back as intended, this action caused both machines to be considered "out of order" and unplugged for good. Turbo, meanwhile, was presumed to have died alongside the consoles. Since then, the characters of the arcade usually refer to a character game jumping during arcade hours as "going Turbo", and is something to be avoided. However, near the end of the film, it's revealed that Turbo had survived his game being unplugged, and had, disguised as King Candy, taken over Sugar Rush, another racing game.

Trivia

  • Like the other games created for the film, a TurboTime game was produced for the Wreck-It Ralph app.
  • TurboTime was placed next to Fix-It Felix Jr., which explains the fact that of all the characters in the film, Felix was the only one who knows who Turbo really is and what the phrase "Going Turbo" actually meant and why King Candy was the only one who recognized Ralph at sight.
  • Turbo most likely "went Turbo" in 1987, since that was the year RoadBlasters was first released in arcades.
  • It's never explained what happened to the other characters from this game (including the "Turbo Twins", Turbo's rivals) after the game was unplugged, they were either rendered homeless like Q*bert and stranded in Game Central Station, or that they were all killed when they all couldn't evacuate their game in time. Since we never see them in Game Central Station, they were all most likely killed.
  • TurboTime is supposed to be a parody of Rally-X, but is portrayed as a racing game instead of a maze game (it has a steering wheel instead of a joystick, and its gameplay, showing an oval racetrack from above, only appears for a split-second) and also seems like a combination of Pole Position and Death Race.


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Media
Film: Wreck-It Ralph • Ralph Breaks the Internet

Video games: Video game • Disney INFINITY • Disney Crossy Road • Disney Heroes: Battle Mode • Kingdom Hearts III • Kingdom Hearts Union χ• Disney Sorcerer's Arena
Books: Little Golden Book • One Sweet Race • Sugar Rush • Wreck-It Ralph: The Junior Novelization • I'm Gonna Wreck It! • Disney Christmas Storybook Collection
Music: Soundtrack • Songs and Story: Wreck-It Ralph • Ralph Breaks the Internet

Disney Parks
The Annex • The Magic of Disney Animation • PLAY! • Ralph Breaks VR

Entertainment: "A Whole New World" A Magical Disney Songbook • The Pavilion
Firework: Celebrate the Magic • Wonderful World of Animation
Halloween: Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween Parade
Christmas: Mickey's Once Upon a Christmastime Parade

Characters
Original: Wreck-It Ralph • Vanellope von Schweetz • Fix-It Felix Jr. • Sergeant Calhoun • King Candy • Sour Bill • Stan Litwak • Gene • Nicelanders • Cy-Bugs • Markowski • General Hologram • Hero's Duty Troops • Wynnchel and Duncan • Taffyta Muttonfudge • Candlehead • Rancis Fluggerbutter • Sugar Rush Racers • Sugar Rush Citizens • Moppet Girl • Surge Protector • Cameos

Sequel: Yesss • Shank • KnowsMore • Spamley • Double Dan • Gord • Maybe • Eboy • Fun Bun and Puddles • Arthur • Swati and Nafisa • Snow White • Cinderella • Aurora • Ariel • Belle • Jasmine • Pocahontas • Mulan • Tiana • Rapunzel • Merida • Anna • Elsa • Moana • C-3PO
Deleted: B.E.V.

Locations
Litwak's Arcade • Bad-Anon • Game Central Station • Fix-It Felix Jr. • Hero's Duty • Sugar Rush • Sugar Rush Castle • Diet Cola Mountain • TurboTime • Internet • BuzzzTube • Oh My Disney • Slaughter Race
Songs
When Can I See You Again? • Celebration • Sugar Rush • Shut Up and Drive • Wreck It, Wreck-It Ralph • March of the Oreos • Zero • A Place Called Slaughter Race
Objects
Magic Hammer • Medal of Heroes • Gold Coin • Vanellope's Racing Karts • Candy Kart • Royal Racer • Vanellope's Medal • Arcade Prizes • King Candy's Chest
See Also
Disney Revival
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