Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 on?
- Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, Amiga.
- When did Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 release?
- Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 was first released on December 31, 1991.
About Lotus Turbo Challenge 2
The second Lotus game shifted focus to arcade-oriented gameplay. Being the first of the series released for a game console (for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive under the title Lotus Turbo Challenge), the fuel limit and difficulty levels were dropped, and the lap-based levels were replaced with course-based time trials, (not unlike arcade games such as Out Run), with the player required to complete each course within a specified time to qualify for the next one. In addition to the Esprit Turbo SE, Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 also featured the Lotus Elan SE, hence 'Esprit' being dropped from the title. There was no choice of car however; the player runs with the Elan SE on odd levels, and with the Esprit on even levels. Lotus 2's single-player mode uses all of the game screen instead of half, and opponent cars appear in a variety of colors (opponent cars in the original game were all white). However, music is absent from racing altogether; the player instead hears the car's engine sound. Lotus 2 was developed for the Amiga and then converted for the other platforms.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Magnetic Fields
- Publisher
- Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $9 | $20 | $79 | 4 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · Amiga. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $7 | $12 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.70 in Oct 2008, $8.72 five years ago, and $9.05 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $0.70 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.88 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.25 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.28 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $1.49 | $4.97 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.00 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $5.44 | $8.48 |
| Jan 2019 | $3.11 | $8.26 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.05 | $11.73 |
| Jan 2021 | $7.21 | $10.87 |
| Jan 2022 | $8.97 | $17.47 |
| Jan 2023 | $8.94 | $17.69 |
| Jan 2024 | $7.73 | $15.88 |
| Jan 2025 | $5.36 | $15.62 |
| Jan 2026 | $8.09 | $17.67 |
| Oct 2026 | $9.05 | $20 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | December 1992 | 014633071634 |
| Europe / PAL | 17 December 1992 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A fast, split-screen racer from Gremlin that is a cheap and fun pickup on the Genesis.
This is the Genesis version of Lotus Turbo Challenge, a racing game from Gremlin Graphics that Electronic Arts published in December 1992 in both North America and Europe. Compared with the computer originals, the Genesis game dropped the fuel limit and the difficulty levels, and replaced laps with course-based time trials in which you must finish within a time limit to qualify for the next course.
Mean Machines Sega, reviewing the Mega Drive game, found it brilliant, challenging fun, especially in the split-screen two-player mode, which it said ran without slowdown. It thought the graphics a little rough and the sound poor. The announcer's shout of "Yeehaa!" on the motorway level, a gag from the Amiga game, is used as a taunt in the Genesis port.
What the press said at the time
| MegaTech Issue 23 | November 1993 | 85% |
| MegaTech Issue 26 | February 1994 | 85% |
| MegaTech Issue 27 | March 1994 | 93% |
| MegaTech Issue 30 | June 1994 | 85% |
“Lotus Turbo Challenge is an excellent road racer, packed with high-speed japery and is particularly fun with two players at the controls.”
“The courses are pretty tough right from the start (you can hardly afford to make a single mistake even on level one) and the time limits are set perfectly so that a good player will just be able to stagger through the checkpoints as the clock reaches zero.”
“Once you get into this game, however, you'll realize that it’s a “civilized” drive that doesn’t rely on cheap thrills.”
“Two player game is excellent. … The weather effects are nice but as a whole the graphics look like they could have been better.”
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle, so it is easy to find cheaply. The European cart usually costs less again, loose and complete. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 screenshots
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