Turbo OutRun

For non-FM Towns home computer versions, see Turbo OutRun (home computers).

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Turbo OutRun

System(s): Sega OutRun hardware, Sega Mega Drive, FM Towns

Publisher: Sega,

CRI

Developer: Sega AM2,

Tiertex,

CRI

Genre: Racing

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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

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 suspiciously like Ferrari, however rather than being a Ferrari Testarossa, it is a Ferrari F40. You are also set against a rival opponent, 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 opponent 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

Gallery

Upright cabinet
Sit-down cabinet
Upright cabinet (converted from OutRun)
Standard cabinet (converted from OutRun)

Magazine articles

Main article: Turbo OutRun/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Arcade US flyer
Arcade US flyer (conversion kit)
Arcade JP flyer
Mega Drive JP print advert

Physical scans

Arcade version

Sega Retro Average

Publication	Version	Score

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Turbo OutRun

Arcade, US

Arcade, JP

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

55

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Consoles + (FR)

72

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Cool Gamer (RU)

60

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Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

42

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Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

40

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Hobby Consolas (ES)

68

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Joypad (FR)

NTSC-J

74

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Joystick (FR)

NTSC-J

75

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Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

12

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Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

60

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Mega (UK)

PAL

53

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Mega (UK)

53

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Mega Force (FR)

65

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MegaTech (UK)

PAL

41

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Mean Machines (UK)

42

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Mean Machines Sega (UK)

42

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Play Time (DE)

70

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Sega Power (UK)

PAL

31

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Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

77

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Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

52

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Sega Opisaniy i sekretov (RU)

72

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Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

51

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Supergame (BR)

NTSC-U

89

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Supersonic (FR)

72

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Video Games (DE)

47

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	57
Based on 25 reviews

Turbo OutRun

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, AU

Mega Drive, AU (Sega Gold Collection)
Cover

FM Towns version

FM Towns, JP
Cover

References

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↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 229
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 111
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 84
↑ Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 90
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
↑ Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65
↑ Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 78
↑ MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 36
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142
↑ Play Time, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-03), page 91
↑ Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 38
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68
↑ Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 207
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
↑ Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 12
↑ Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 55

OutRun series of games
	OutRun (1986) \| Turbo OutRun (1989) \| OutRunners (1992) \| OutRun 2 (2003) \| OutRun 2 SP (2004) \| OutRun 2 SP SDX (2006)
	OutRun (1987) \| OutRun 3D (1988) \| Battle OutRun (1989) \| OutRun Europa (1991)
	OutRun (1987) \| Turbo OutRun (1989) \| OutRun Europa (1991) \| OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
	OutRun (1988)
	Turbo OutRun (1989)
	OutRun (1989) \| OutRun F-1 (19xx)
	OutRun (1991) \| Turbo OutRun (1992) \| OutRun 2019 (1993) \| OutRunners (1994) \| Arcade Legends OutRun 2019 (200x)
	OutRun (1991) \| OutRun Europa (1992)
	Sega Ages OutRun (1996)
	OutRun (2001)
	Sega Ages 2500 Series Vol. 13: OutRun (2004) \| OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006) \| OutRun 2 SP (2007)
	OutRun 2 (2004) \| OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
	OutRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast (2006)
	OutRun Online Arcade (2009)
	3D OutRun (2014)
	Sega Ages OutRun (2018)
OutRun-related media
	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 Sound Tracks: Complement (2007) \| OutRun 20th Anniversary Box (2007) \| OutRun (2016) \| Sega Ages OutRun: Music Collection (2019)
	OutRun (1987) \| OutRun (1988) \| Super Monaco GP / Turbo OutRun (1989) \| Out Run/Turbo Out Run Strategy Movie ＆ S.S.T. Band Live+1 (2007)

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[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-04.pdf_p36-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-07), page 36

[11] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 229

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p111-12] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 111

[13] Hippon Super, "April 1992" (JP; 1992-03-04), page 84

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_010.pdf_p90-14] Hobby Consolas, "Julio 1992" (ES; 1992-0x-xx), page 90

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p95-15] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 95

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1992-06.pdf_p83-16] Mega Drive Fan, "June 1992" (JP; 1992-05-08), page 83

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-17] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:Mega_UK_21.pdf_p65-18] Mega, "June 1994" (UK; 1994-05-19), page 65

[:File:MegaForce_FR_07.pdf_p78-19] Mega Force, "Juin 1992" (FR; 1992-06-05), page 78

[:File:MegaTech_UK_04.pdf_p36-20] MegaTech, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-20), page 36

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p142-21] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 142

[:File:PlayTime_DE_1992-07.pdf_p91-22] Play Time, "7/92" (DE; 1992-06-03), page 91

[:File:SegaPower_UK_30.pdf_p38-23] Sega Power, "May 1992" (UK; 1992-04-02), page 38

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p68-24] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 68

[:File:14000_opisaniy_i_sekretov_SEGA.pdf_p207-25] Sega Opisaniy i sekretov, "14000 Opisaniy i sekretov" (RU; 2003-03-11), page 207

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-26] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[:File:Supersonic_FR_02.pdf_p12-27] Supersonic, "Juillet/Août 1992" (FR; 1992-xx-xx), page 12

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1992-06.pdf_p55-28] Video Games, "6/92" (DE; 1992-05-29), page 55

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Turbo OutRun

From Sega Retro

Contents

Gameplay

History

Development

Release

Legacy

Production credits

OutRun Hardware version

Gallery

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Arcade version

Mega Drive version

FM Towns version

References