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As the original ''Lotus Turbo Challenge'' missed the Mega Drive, its sequel was renamed and advertised as being the first ''Lotus'' game. A similar situation would happen with its sequel, ''Lotus III'', which was renamed ''[[Lotus II: RECS]]'' for its Mega Drive release. The game was distributed by [[Electronic Arts]].
 
As the original ''Lotus Turbo Challenge'' missed the Mega Drive, its sequel was renamed and advertised as being the first ''Lotus'' game. A similar situation would happen with its sequel, ''Lotus III'', which was renamed ''[[Lotus II: RECS]]'' for its Mega Drive release. The game was distributed by [[Electronic Arts]].
  
Similar to the likes of ''[[OutRun]]'', it has the player race down a long stretch of road as quickly as possible. As the name suggests, the game was backed by British car manufacturer Lotus, and so all the cars in the game are either [[wikipedia:Lotus Esprit|Lotus Esprit Turbo]]s or [[wikipedia:Lotus Elan|Lotus Elan]]s.
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==Gameplay==
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Similar to the likes of ''[[OutRun]]'', ''Lotus Turbo Challenge'' has the player race down a long stretch of road as quickly as possible. As the name suggests, the game was backed by British car manufacturer Lotus, and so all the cars in the game are either [[wikipedia:Lotus Esprit|Lotus Esprit Turbo]]s or [[wikipedia:Lotus Elan|Lotus Elan]]s.
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==Magazine articles==
 
==Magazine articles==

Revision as of 13:38, 2 February 2019

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Lotus Turbo Challenge
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Developer:
Genre: Racing

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US
$49.9949.99[7] 716301
Sega Mega Drive
EU
E134SMXI
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(EA Classics)
Sega Mega Drive
PT
MDJEA0339
Sega Mega Drive
UK
£39.9939.99[2][3]

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Lotus Turbo Challenge is a racing game developed by Magnetic Fields and published by Gremlin Interactive for the Sega Mega Drive. It is actually the second game in the Lotus series, and is titled Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 for Amiga and Atari ST computers.

As the original Lotus Turbo Challenge missed the Mega Drive, its sequel was renamed and advertised as being the first Lotus game. A similar situation would happen with its sequel, Lotus III, which was renamed Lotus II: RECS for its Mega Drive release. The game was distributed by Electronic Arts.

Gameplay

Similar to the likes of OutRun, Lotus Turbo Challenge has the player race down a long stretch of road as quickly as possible. As the name suggests, the game was backed by British car manufacturer Lotus, and so all the cars in the game are either Lotus Esprit Turbos or Lotus Elans.

Tracks

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Foreset

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Night

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Fog

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Snow

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Desert

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Interstate

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Marsh

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Storm


Magazine articles

Main article: Lotus Turbo Challenge/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #134: "January 1993" (1992-12-15)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Force (FR) #13: "Janvier 1993" (199x-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Print advert in Mega Force (ES) #10: "Febrero 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
89 №1, p54/55
81 №134, p18/19[3]
75 №150, p109/111/113[11]
81
83 №44, p155/156[12]
79 №1, p72/73
81 №15
68 №34, p231
91 №5, p24/25/26/27
83 №3, p46/47[13]
88 №1, p64
85 №12, p50/51/52/53
84 №3, p84-86[14]
89 №26, p142
81 №37, p26/27
91 №16, p80/81
89 №18, p66
79 №2, p36/37
81 №14, p68/69[15]
Sega Mega Drive
83
Based on
19 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[16]
Aktueller Software Markt (DE)
67
[17]
Bad Influence! (UK) PAL
89
[18]
Consoles + (FR)
47
[19]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
81
[3]
Computer & Video Games (UK)
75
[11]
Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
81
[20]
Electronic Games (1992-1995) (US) NTSC-U
88
[21]
Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)
87
[22]
Freak (IL)
80
[23]
GameFan (US)
75
[24]
Game Mania (UK)
91
[25]
Game Power (IT)
65
[26]
GamePro (US) NTSC-U
83
[12]
Gamers (DE)
67
[27]
GamesMaster (UK) PAL
79
[28]
Game Informer (US) NTSC-U
55
[29]
Joypad (FR) PAL
81
[30]
Joystick (FR) PAL
68
[31]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) PAL
91
[32]
Mega (UK) PAL
83
[13]
Mega Action (UK)
88
[33]
MegaTech (UK) PAL
85
[34]
Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
84
[14]
Player One (FR)
89
[35]
Play Time (DE)
83
[36]
Power Play (DE)
64
[37]
Sega Power (UK) PAL
81
[38]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
91
[39]
Sega Pro (UK) PAL
89
[40]
Sega Zone (UK) PAL
79
[41]
Sega Force (SE)
64
[42]
Sega Force (UK) PAL
81
[15]
Supersonic (FR)
88
[43]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
79
[44]
Video Games (DE) PAL
71
[45]
Sega Mega Drive
78
Based on
36 reviews

Lotus Turbo Challenge

Mega Drive, US
LotusTurboChallenge MD US Box.jpg
Cover
LotusTurboChallenge MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Lotus Turbo Challenge MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
Mega Drive, EU
LotusTurboChallenge MD EU Box.jpg
Cover
LotusTurboChallenge MD US Cart.jpg
Cart
Mega Drive, EU (EA Classics)
LotusTurboChallenge MD EU Box Classic.jpg
Cover
LotusTurboChallenge MD US Cart.jpg
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
CRC32 a3cf6e9c
MD5 c1ce374e4581e542e004aa52a4548165
SHA-1 b6944c40b7d7e7548942efb4a732ad20d4500c0c
1MB 1992-12 Cartridge (US/EU)

References

  1. File:GamesMaster UK 001.pdf, page 14
  2. File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 69
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 File:CVG UK 134.pdf, page 18 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 134.pdf_p18" defined multiple times with different content
  4. File:GamesMaster UK 047.pdf, page 11
  5. File:SegaVisions US 10.pdf, page 93
  6. File:GamePro US 041.pdf, page 175
  7. File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 142
  8. Mean Machines Sega, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-28), page 2
  9. Mega Force, "Février 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 6
  10. Mega Force, "Mars 1993" (FR; 1993-0x-xx), page 6
  11. 11.0 11.1 File:CVG UK 150.pdf, page 109 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 150.pdf_p109" defined multiple times with different content
  12. 12.0 12.1 File:GamePro US 044.pdf, page 141 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:GamePro US 044.pdf_p141" defined multiple times with different content
  13. 13.0 13.1 File:Mega UK 03.pdf, page 46 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Mega UK 03.pdf_p46" defined multiple times with different content
  14. 14.0 14.1 File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf, page 84 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega03UK.pdf_p84" defined multiple times with different content
  15. 15.0 15.1 File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf, page 68 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaForce UK 14.pdf_p68" defined multiple times with different content
  16. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 119
  17. Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1993" (DE; 1993-01-11), page 139
  18. Bad Influence!, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-11-19), page 54
  19. Consoles +, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 90
  20. Computer + Video Giochi, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 84
  21. Electronic Games (1992-1995), "February 1993" (US; 1993-01-12), page 89
  22. Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 67
  23. Freak, "3/93" (IL; 1993-xx-xx), page 1
  24. GameFan, "Volume 1, Issue 3: January 1993" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 10
  25. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 80
  26. Game Power, "Gennaio 1993" (IT; 199x-xx-xx), page 47
  27. Gamers, "Dezember/Januar 1993" (DE; 1992-11-19), page 38
  28. GamesMaster, "January 1993" (UK; 1992-12-03), page 72
  29. Game Informer, "May/June 1993" (US; 1993-0x-xx), page 36
  30. Joypad, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-1x-xx), page 90
  31. Joystick, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 231
  32. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 24
  33. Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 64
  34. MegaTech, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-20), page 50
  35. Player One, "Décembre 1992" (FR; 1992-12-10), page 142
  36. Play Time, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 114
  37. Power Play, "3/93" (DE; 1993-02-10), page 108
  38. Sega Power, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-05), page 26
  39. Sega Pro, "February 1993" (UK; 1993-01-14), page 80
  40. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66
  41. Sega Zone, "December 1992" (UK; 1992-11-xx), page 36
  42. Sega Force, "3/93" (SE; 1993-05-13), page 16
  43. Supersonic, "Janvier 1993" (FR; 199x-xx-xx), page 20
  44. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 108
  45. Video Games, "2/93" (DE; 1993-01-27), page 92