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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

















Number of players:
Sega Mega Drive
1-4
Sega Game Gear
1-2
Official in-game languages:

Sega Mega Drive
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Sega Game Gear
  • English
  • Release Date RRP Code
    Sega Mega Drive
    EU
    T-120096-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Mega Drive
    DE
    T-120096-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    ES
    T-120096-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    FR
    T-120096-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    PT
    Sega Mega Drive
    UK
    £44.9944.99[2][3] T-120096-50
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Sega Mega Drive
    IT
    T-120096-50
    Sega Mega Drive
    AU
    $139.95139.95[4]
    Sega Game Gear
    EU
    T-120108-50
    Sega Game Gear
    UK
    £29.9929.99[5][6] T-120108-50
    Non-Sega versions

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    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, IBM PC compatible computers, Game Boy, and the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

    A US version was advertised by GameTek but never materialised.

    Gameplay

    Micro Machines 2 expands on the ideas seen in the original Micro Machines, offering more than double the amount of vehicles, each with slightly different physics. Unlike its predecessor, the game uses the full 320x224 Mega Drive display (versus 256x224), which means more of the playfield can be seen at any given time. There is also more interaction with the scenery, with some objects reacting to vehicles driving over or into them.

    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

    Logo-pdf.svg
    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 Mean Machines Sega (UK) #26: "December 1994" (1994-10-28)
    also published in:
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    Mega Drive print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #158: "January 1995" (1994-12-15)
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    Logo-pdf.svg
    Print advert in Computer & Video Games (UK) #163: "June 1995" (1995-05-xx)
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    Logo-pdf.svg
    Mega Drive print advert in GamePro (DE) #1994-12: "Dezember 1994" (1994-11-25)
    Logo-pdf.svg

    Physical scans

    Mega Drive version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    93
    94 [8]
    80 [9]
    97 [10]
    92 №71
    90 №6, p14
    85
    95 [11]
    93 №26, p38/39
    97 [12]
    93 №61, p40-43
    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
    [13]
    Cool Gamer (RU)
    40
    [14]
    Computer & Video Games (UK) PAL
    94
    [15]
    Computer + Video Giochi (IT)
    95
    [16]
    Edge (UK) PAL
    80
    [9]
    Gamer (GR)
    93
    [17]
    GamesMaster (UK) PAL
    97
    [18]
    GamesMaster (UK) PAL
    92
    [19]
    Games World: The Magazine (UK) PAL
    90
    [20]
    Hobby Consolas (ES)
    91
    [21]
    Joypad (FR)
    85
    [22]
    MAN!AC (DE) PAL
    62
    [23]
    Mega (UK) PAL
    93
    [24]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    82
    [25]
    Megazin (SI)
    88
    [26]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    95
    [3]
    Player One (FR)
    97
    [27]
    Play Time (DE) PAL
    82
    [28]
    Power Up! (UK)
    90
    [29]
    Sega Magazin (DE) PAL
    85
    [30]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    93
    [31]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    94
    [32]
    Sega Force (SE)
    81
    [33]
    Sega Mega Drive Review (RU)
    78
    [34]
    Sonic the Comic (UK) PAL
    94
    [35]
    Super Juegos (ES)
    93
    [36]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    91
    [37]
    Tricks (RU)
    81
    [38]
    Tricks 16 bit (RU)
    94
    [39]
    Video Games (DE) PAL
    86
    [40]
    Sega Mega Drive
    85
    Based on
    30 reviews

    Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

    Mega Drive, EU
    MM2 MD EU Box NoJCart.jpg
    Cover
    MM2 MD EU Cart.jpg
    Cart
    MM2 MD EU Manual.jpg
    Manual
    Mega Drive, FR/DE/NL (J-Cart)
    MM2 MD EU Box.jpg
    Cover
    MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, UK
    Mm2ukcov.jpg
    Cover
    Mm2ukcart.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)
    MM2 MD ES Box.jpg
    Cover
    MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, IT (J-Cart)
    MM2 MD IT jcart cover.jpg
    Cover
    MM2 MD EU Cart JCart.jpg
    Cart
    Mega Drive, PT
    MM2 MD PT cover.jpg
    Cover
    Mega Drive, SE (Rental)

    Game Gear version

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    90 [41]
    96 [5]
    88 №11, p84
    93 [42]
    92 [43]
    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
    [41]
    Computer & Video Games (UK)
    96
    [5]
    Mega Fun (DE) PAL
    75
    [44]
    Megazin (SI)
    88
    [26]
    Mean Machines Sega (UK) PAL
    93
    [45]
    Player One (FR)
    92
    [46]
    Play Time (DE)
    84
    [47]
    Sega Magazine (UK) PAL
    92
    [48]
    Sega Power (UK) PAL
    95
    [6]
    Sega Pro (UK) PAL
    90
    [49]
    Todo Sega (ES)
    92
    [50]
    Sega Game Gear
    90
    Based on
    11 reviews

    Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament

    Game Gear, EU
    MicroMachines2 GG EU cover.jpg
    Cover
    MM2 GG EU Cart.jpg
    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 (DE) J-Cart
    Sega Mega Drive
    CRC32 42bfb7eb
    MD5 a145194b26c433c8a7159a00bafaba06
    SHA-1 ab29077a6a5c2ccc777b0bf22f4d5908401f4d47
    1MB 1994-09 Cartridge (EU) J-Cart
    Sega Game Gear
     ?
    CRC32 dbe8895c
    MD5 4ed897e5e2bd76cbe92cbbbd76ac8817
    SHA-1 53ad6546462638ab246b4fdd7ca4b8966dde0d96
    512kB 1995-02-01 Cartridge (EU)

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ultimate Future Games, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-01), page 11
    2. Computer & Video Games, "January 1995" (UK; 1994-12-15), page 93
    3. 3.0 3.1 Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 86
    4. Sega Megazone, "January 1995" (AU; 199x-xx-xx), page 34
    5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Computer & Video Games, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-05-xx), page 60
    6. 6.0 6.1 Sega Power, "June 1995" (UK; 1995-04-20), page 63
    7. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "April 1996" (US; 1996-xx-xx), page 117
    8. Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 100-101 (100)
    9. 9.0 9.1 Edge, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 78
    10. GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 52/53 (52)
    11. Mean Machines Sega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-09-30), page 86-89 (86)
    12. Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 90-93 (86)
    13. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 181
    14. Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 124
    15. Computer & Video Games, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-15), page 100
    16. Computer + Video Giochi, "Dicembre 1994" (IT; 1994-xx-xx), page 117
    17. Gamer, "Fevrouários 1995" (GR; 1995-xx-xx), page 1
    18. GamesMaster, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 52
    19. GamesMaster (UK) "Series 4, episode 9" (1994-11-15, 24:00) (+7:38)
    20. Games World: The Magazine, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-28), page 14
    21. Hobby Consolas, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-xx-xx), page 118
    22. Joypad, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 57
    23. MAN!AC, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 62
    24. Mega, "November 1994" (UK; 1994-10-27), page 38
    25. Mega Fun, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 110
    26. 26.0 26.1 Megazin, "Letnik 3, Številka 4, April 1995" (SI; 1995-xx-xx), page 37
    27. Player One, "Novembre 1994" (FR; 1994-1x-xx), page 90
    28. Play Time, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-09), page 108
    29. Power Up!, "Saturday, December 03, 1994" (UK; 1994-12-03), page 1
    30. Sega Magazin, "Dezember 1994" (DE; 1994-11-17), page 28
    31. Sega Power, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-10-20), page 40
    32. Sega Pro, "December 1994" (UK; 1994-11-03), page 44
    33. Sega Force, "7-8/94" (SE; 1994-10-19), page 18
    34. Sega Mega Drive Review, "2" (RU; 1996-01-03), page 78
    35. Sonic the Comic, "17th February 1995" (UK; 1995-02-04), page 11
    36. Super Juegos, "Enero 1995" (ES; 199x-xx-xx), page 70
    37. Todo Sega, "Diciembre 1994" (ES; 1994-1x-xx), page 48
    38. Tricks, "Vypusk 8" (RU; 1996-xx-xx), page 31
    39. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 114
    40. Video Games, "12/94" (DE; 1994-11-23), page 90
    41. 41.0 41.1 Consoles +, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 136
    42. Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 66/67 (66)
    43. Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 110/111 (110)
    44. Mega Fun, "05/95" (DE; 1995-04-19), page 78
    45. Mean Machines Sega, "May 1995" (UK; 1995-03-28), page 66
    46. Player One, "Avril 1995" (FR; 1995-0x-xx), page 110
    47. Play Time, "5/95" (DE; 1995-04-05), page 107
    48. Sega Magazine, "April 1995" (UK; 1995-03-15), page 96
    49. Sega Pro, "Easter 1995" (UK; 1995-03-23), page 50
    50. Todo Sega, "Junio 1995" (ES; 1995-0x-xx), page 50


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