Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

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Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Game Gear
Publisher: Codemasters
Developer:
Sound driver: Codemasters/Tim Bartlett
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega Drive
Team Player
Sega Game Gear
Gear-to-Gear Cable
Genre: Racing

















Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
EU
T-120096-50
Sega Mega Drive
AU
Sega Game Gear
EU
T-120108-50

Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament is the direct sequel to the critically acclaimed Micro Machines. Initially released by Codemasters for the Sega Mega Drive, ports were made to the Sega Game Gear, DOS computers, Game Boy, and Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

A US version was advertised by GameTek but never materialised.

Gameplay

Gameplay is similar to its predecessor, but the physics are now slightly different depending on the vehicle.

Two variants of the Mega Drive version exist - one distributed on Codemasters' custom-made "J-Cart" design, and another on a regular Codemasters-style cartridge. The latter makes up for its lack of J-Cart ports by being compatible with Sega's Team Player adapter - it is currently not known whether the J-Cart variant retains the compatibility.

Production credits

Mega Drive version

  • Written By: Peter Williamson, Andrew Fussey
  • Graphics By: Gordon Hargreaves, Darren Yeomans, Mark Neesam, Kal Karmoum
  • Music By: Tim Bartlett, Gerard Gourley
  • Project Management: Richard Darling, David Darling

Copyright 1994 Codemasters

Game Gear version

  • Ashley Routledge, David Saunders

Magazine articles

Main article: Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Game Players (US) #0904: "Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1996" (1996-03-19)
also published in:
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Mega Drive print advert in Ultimate Future Games (UK) #1: "December 1994" (1994-11-01)
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Mega Drive print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #158: "January 1995" (1994-12-15)
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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #163: "June 1995" (1995-05-xx)
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Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (DE) #1994-12: "Dezember 1994" (1994-11-25)
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Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
93
94 №156, p100-101[5]
80 №15, p78[6]
97 №23, p52/53[7]
92 №71
90 №6, p14
85
95 №25, p86-89[8]
93 №26, p38/39
97 №47, p90-93[9]
93 №61, p40/41/42/43
94 №39, p44/45
94 №45, p11
Sega Mega Drive
92
Based on
13 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[10]
Cool Gamer (RU)
40
[11]
Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
94
[5]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
95
[12]
Edge (UK) PAL
80
[6]
Gamer (GR)
93
[13]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
97
[7]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
92
[14]
Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
90
[15]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
91
[16]
Joypad (FR)
85
[17]
MAN!AC (DE) PAL
62
[18]
Mega (UK) PAL
93
[19]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
82
[20]
Megazin (SI)
88
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
95
[8]
Player One (FR)
97
[22]
Play Time (DE) PAL
82
[23]
Power Up! (UK)
90
[24]
Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
85
[25]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
93
[26]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
94
[27]
Sega Force (SE)
81
[28]
Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
78
[29]
Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
94
[30]
Super Juegos (ES)
93
[31]
Todo Sega (ES)
91
[32]
Tricks (RU)
81
[33]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
94
[34]
Video Games (DE) PAL
86
[35]
Sega Mega Drive
85
Based on
30 reviews

Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

Mega Drive, EU
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Cover
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Cart
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Manual
Mega Drive, EU (J-Cart)
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Cover
MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, UK (J-Cart)
MicroMachines2 MD UK Box JCart.jpg
Cover
MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, FR
MM2 MD FR Box.jpg
Cover
MM2 MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, FR (J-Cart)
MM2 MD FR Box JCart.jpg
Cover
MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
Cart
Micro Machines 2 Turbo Tournament MD FR Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, DE (J-Cart)
MicroMachines2 MD DE Box JCart.jpg
Cover
MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, ES (J-Cart)
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

Game Gear version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
90 №42, p136[36]
96 №163, p60[3]
88 №11, p84
93 №31, p66/67[37]
92 №52, p110/111[38]
92 №16, p96/97
95 №67, p63
90 №44, p50/51
Sega Game Gear
92
Based on
8 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Consoles + (FR)
90
[36]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
96
[3]
Mega Fun (DE) PAL
75
[39]
Megazin (SI)
88
[21]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
93
[37]
Player One (FR)
92
[38]
Play Time (DE)
84
[40]
Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
92
[41]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
95
[42]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
90
[43]
Todo Sega (ES)
92
[44]
Sega Game Gear
90
Based on
11 reviews

Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

Game Gear, EU
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 01c22a5d
MD5 37a2f11d27e7e51e62e98626c88b9094
SHA-1 cb5fb33212592809639b37c2babd72a7953fa102
1MB 1994-09 Cartridge (EU)
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 42bfb7eb
MD5 a145194b26c433c8a7159a00bafaba06
SHA-1 ab29077a6a5c2ccc777b0bf22f4d5908401f4d47
1MB 1994-09 Cartridge (EU) J-Cart

References

  1. File:UltimateFutureGames UK 01.pdf, page 11
  2. File:CVG UK 158.pdf, page 93
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 File:CVG UK 163.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 163.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
  4. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 117
  5. 5.0 5.1 File:CVG UK 156.pdf, page 100 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 156.pdf_p100" defined multiple times with different content
  6. 6.0 6.1 File:Edge UK 015.pdf, page 78 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Edge UK 015.pdf_p78" defined multiple times with different content
  7. 7.0 7.1 File:GamesMaster UK 023.pdf, page 52 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamesMaster UK 023.pdf_p52" defined multiple times with different content
  8. 8.0 8.1 File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf, page 86 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega25UK.pdf_p86" defined multiple times with different content
  9. File:PlayerOne FR 047.pdf, page 86
  10. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181
  11. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 124
  12. Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 117
  13. Gamer, "Fevrouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
  14. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 9" (1994-11-15, 24:00) (+7:38)
  15. Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 14
  16. Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 118
  17. Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 57
  18. MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 62
  19. Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 38
  20. Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 110
  21. 21.0 21.1 Megazin, "Letnik 3, Številka 4, April 1995" (SI; 1995-xx-xx), page 37
  22. Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 90
  23. Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 108
  24. Power Up!, "Saturday, December 03, 1994" (UK; 1994-12-03), page 1
  25. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 28
  26. Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 40
  27. Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 44
  28. Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 18
  29. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 78
  30. Sonic the Comic, "17th February 1995" (UK; 1995-02-04), page 11
  31. Super Juegos, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
  32. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 48
  33. Tricks, "Vypusk 8" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 31
  34. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 114
  35. Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 90
  36. 36.0 36.1 File:ConsolesPlus FR 042.pdf, page 136 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:ConsolesPlus FR 042.pdf_p136" defined multiple times with different content
  37. 37.0 37.1 File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega31UK.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
  38. 38.0 38.1 File:PlayerOne FR 052.pdf, page 110 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:PlayerOne FR 052.pdf_p110" defined multiple times with different content
  39. Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 78
  40. Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 107
  41. Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 96
  42. Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 63
  43. Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 50
  44. Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50



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