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Revision as of 07:42, 25 May 2014

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Turbo OutRun Title.png

Turbo OutRun
System(s): Sega OutRun hardware, Sega Mega Drive, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, ZX Spectrum
Publisher: Sega
Amiga
Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
Commodore 64
ZX Spectrum
U.S. Gold
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
CRI
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Release Date RRP Code

Turbo OutRun (ターボアウトラン) is an arcade sequel to OutRun released in 1989. Though not the first sequel to OutRun, Turbo OutRun is considered to be the first "true" sequel, having been built by a similar team at Sega AM2 with the arcades in mind.

Gameplay

TurboOutRun Course.png

Turbo OutRun has the player make a journey across the United States of America, from New York to Los Angeles. It is a more linear game than its predecessor, offering no forks in the road and therefore less of an incentive to play the game again after completion.

For the most part, the game is very similar to its predecessor, save for new graphics and music. Turbo OutRun offers several new features however, such as weather effects and obstacles which can slow your journey down. Like its predecessor, the player drives a car which looks suspeciously like Ferrari, however rather than being a Ferrari Testarossa, it is a Ferrari F40. You are also set against a rival oppoenent, driving what appears to be a white Porsche 959 (a nod towards the rivalry between Ferrari and Porsche at that time).

The game is divided into four "sub-goals". Upon reaching a goal, the player is able to upgrade their car. If the oppoent gets to the goal first, the player's girlfriend will sit in the oppoent car in the next race, however if the player gets there first, a 1,000,000 point bonus is given.

The other major addition to Turbo OutRun is the inclusion of a "Turbo" feature: the back of the car has a rocket-type exhaust on the back and the player is given a "boost" button, which allows the car to travel faster. If the boost is left on for too long however, the car will overheat, and will be punished with slowdown. It is also the first OutRun game to offer an automatic transmission option.

After each goal, the player is taken to a shop where they can apply one of three upgrades to their car: a better engine, high-grip tires, or a better turbo. Each upgrade may be applied only once, and since there are four sections, the player will eventually have a maxed-out car.

The arcade version also allows you to continue from the beginning of the stage if you lose, a feature that did not survive into later OutRun games.

There are four stage songs: "Rush a Difficulty", "Keep Your Heart", "Shake the Street", and "Who Are You". Unlike in other OutRun games, the player cannot choose the song currently playing — they are tied to each section. Additionally, every version of the game appears to use a different song order, and the Sega Mega Drive port changes the song titles ("Insanity", "Highway", "Main Theme", and "Funky run", respectively, in addition to having its own songs).

History

Development

Though very different to the rest of the series, Turbo OutRun is arguably closer to Yu Suzuki's vision for the original OutRun, being set in the United States of America and featuring various scrapped ideas such as a checkpoint system.

Like OutRun Ferrari were not consulted during the development of this game, although the Ferrari brand is used on Turbo OutRun arcade cabinets.

Release

Turbo OutRun was released as both a stand-alone arcade cabinet and as an upgrade kit to the original OutRun. The upgrade kits offer very minor aesthetic changes - a different marquee and extra "Turbo" stickers. Some Turbo OutRun cabinets were converted back into regular OutRun machines as the prior game proved more popular - Turbo OutRun cabinets can be identified by the use of Ferrari branding.

Legacy

The game was ported to the Sega Mega Drive in 1992 exclusively in Japan and Europe, and was brought to the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS computers and ZX Spectrum too. Each of these ports suffer from cutbacks as sprite scaling is not supported by these systems.

Production Credits

OutRun Hardware Version

Game Design: Bin
Program: Bin, Coma, Okape
Design: Mr.Jee, Papa, Gudon
Sound: Kerotan, Hiro
Sp. Thanks: Sada, Yu.
Presented by ©Sega

Amiga Version

(C) 1989 Sega Enterprises Ltd
All Rights Reserved
Produced by I.C.E.
Programming by Martin Kane
Graphics by Freddy
Music by Uncle Art

Amstrad CPC Version

(C) 1989 Sega Enterprises Ltd
All Rights Reserved
Produced by ICE
Program: Alain Laird
With: John Bankier
Graphics: Freddy
Music: Uncle Art

Atari ST Version

(C) 1989 Sega Enterprises Ltd
All Rights Reserved
Produced by I.C.E.
Program by Ian Morrison
Graphics by Freddy
Music by Uncle Art

Commodore 64 Version

Copyright 1989 Sega Enterprises
Published by US Gold Ltd.
Conversion by Probe Software Ltd.
Programming and late nights by Mark (No memory left) Kelly
Presentation and introduction by Mark (On another planet) Hill
Grafix and excessive use of memory by Steve (You'll fit in) Crow
M-m-m-music by Maniacs of Noise
Hello to John Paul in Glasgow

DOS Version

© Sega Enterprises Ltd. 1990
Code to Go
Programmed by: D. Duncalf
Atr work by: D. Stubbington
Sound by: J. Brooke and Brian Rice

Gallery

Physical Scans

Arcade Version

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Mega Drive Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
72 №6, p72/73
74 №9
75 №27, p142
12 №5, p95
53 №9, p23
41 №4, p36/37
42 №18, p78/79
42 №1, p127
31 №30, p38/39
77 №7, p40/41
52 №18, p68
Sega Mega Drive
52
Based on
11 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
55
[1]
Consoles + (FR)
72
[2]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[3]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
42
[4]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
40
[5]
Hobby Consolas (ES)
68
[6]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
74
[7]
Joystick (FR) NTSC-J
75
[8]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
12
[9]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
60
[10]
Mega (UK) PAL
53
[11]
Mega (UK)
53
[12]
Mega Force (FR)
65
[13]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
41
[14]
Mean Machines (UK)
42
[15]
Mean Machines Sega (UK)
42
[16]
Play Time (DE)
70
[17]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
31
[18]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
77
[19]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
52
[20]
Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)
72
[21]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
51
[22]
Supergame (BR) NTSC-U
89
[23]
Supersonic (FR)
72
[24]
Video Games (DE)
47
[25]
Sega Mega Drive
57
Based on
25 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Mega Drive, EU
Turbo OutRun MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
TurboOutRun MD EU Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, JP
TurboOutRun MD JP Box.jpg
Cover
Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
TurboOutRun MD AU Box Gold.jpg
Cover

Amiga Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №28
72 №26, p32
Amiga
66
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Amiga
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Amiga, US
TurboOutRun Amiga US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTurboOutRun Amiga US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Amiga, EU
TurboOutRun Amiga EU Box Front.jpg
Cover
Amiga, EU (Kixx)

Amstrad CPC Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №1, p113
Amstrad CPC
60
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Amstrad CPC
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Amstrad CPC, EU (cassette)
TurboOutRun CPC EU Box.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, EU (disk)

Amstrad CPC, ES (cassette)
TurboOutRun CPC ES Box Cassette Erbe.jpg
Cover
Amstrad CPC, ES (disk)
TurboOutRun CPC ES Box Disk Erbe.jpg
Cover

Atari ST Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
60 №28
85 №27, p54
70 №1, p113
Atari ST
72
Based on
3 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Atari ST
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Atari ST, EU

Turbo OutRun AtariST Disk1.jpg
Disk 1
Turbo OutRun AtariST Disk2.jpg
Disk 2
Turbo OutRun AtariST Disk3.jpg
Disk 3
Atari ST, EU (Kixx)

Commodore 64 Version

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
93 №29
93 №97
93 №26, p32
92 №75
Commodore 64
93
Based on
4 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Commodore 64
N/A
Based on
0 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Commodore 64, US
TurboOutRun C64 US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTurboOutRun C64 US Box Front.jpg
Cover
Commodore 64, EU
TurboOutRun C64 EU Box.jpg
Cover
Commodore 64, UK (Kixx)
TurboOutRun C64 UK Box Kixx.jpg
Cover

DOS Version

DOS, US
TurboOutRun DOS US Box Back.jpgNospine.pngTurboOutRun DOS US Box Front.jpg
Cover

FM Towns Version

FM Towns, JP
TurboOutRun FMTowns JP Box Front.jpg
Cover

ZX Spectrum Version

ZX Spectrum, EU (cassette)
Turbo OutRun Spectrum EU Box.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, EU (disk)

TurboOutRun Spectrum EU Disk.jpg
Disk
ZX Spectrum, EU (Kixx)
Turbo OutRun Spectrum EU Box Kixx.jpg
Cover
ZX Spectrum, ES (cassette)
Turbo OutRun Spectrum EU Box Erbe.jpg
Cover



OutRun series of games
Arcade
OutRun (1986) | Turbo OutRun (1989) | OutRunners (1992) | OutRun 2 (2003) | OutRun 2 SP (2004) | OutRun 2 SP SDX (2006)
Sega Master System
OutRun (1987) | OutRun 3D (1988) | Battle OutRun (1989) | OutRun Europa (1991)
Windows PC
OutRun (1987) | Turbo OutRun (1989) | OutRun Europa (1991) | OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
MSX
OutRun (1988)
FM Towns/FM Towns Marty
Turbo OutRun (1989)
LCD handheld game
OutRun (1989) | OutRun F-1 (19xx)
Sega Mega Drive
OutRun (1991) | Turbo OutRun (1992) | OutRun 2019 (1993) | OutRunners (1994) | Arcade Legends OutRun 2019 (200x)
Sega Game Gear
OutRun (1991) | OutRun Europa (1992)
Sega Saturn
Sega Ages OutRun (1996)
i-mode 503i
OutRun (2001)
Sony PlayStation 2
Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 13: OutRun (2004) | OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) | OutRun 2 SP (2007)
Xbox
OutRun 2 (2004) | OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
Sony PlayStation Portable
OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
Xbox 360
Sony PlayStation 3
OutRun Online Arcade (2009)
Nintendo 3DS
3D OutRun (2014)
Nintendo Switch
Sega Ages OutRun (2018)
OutRun-related media
Music
OutRun (1992) | Virtua Racing & OutRunners (1993) | Yu Suzuki Produce OutRun (1997) | Sega Presents OutRun 2: Music Through the Ages (2004) | OutRun 2 Sound Tracks (2004) | OutRun 2 Sound Tracks: Side B (2005) | OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (2007) | OutRun Sound Tracks: Complement (2007) | OutRun (2016) | Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (2019)
Film
OutRun (1987) | OutRun (1988) | Super Monaco GP / Turbo OutRun (1989) | Out Run/Turbo Out Run Strategy Movie & S.S.T. Band Live+1 (2007)