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Turbo Cup

944 Turbo Cup / Turbo Cup Challenge

General info

Not Amiga Original

Relationships

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Stats

6,332

Genre

Conversions

Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Atari ST/E
PC (DOS)
Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
Thomson TO7/TO8/TO9(+)

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Version info

No
Max 1, Sim 1

Features

Hard Disk Installer

No

Releases

Year
Name
Licence
Type
Country
Publisher
Languages
Manual Languages
Disks
Rarity
1988
Turbo Cup
AKA 944 Turbo Cup
Commercial
Full Price
Worldwide
English, French
1
Unknown
1990
Turbo Cup Challenge
Commercial
Budget
Worldwide
English, French
1
Unknown

Notes

[1] Also known in France as 944 TURBO CUP and re-released on budget as TURBO CUP CHALLENGE.

[2] Licensed game endorsed by Master Rallye course designer and 944 Turbo Cup & triple Paris-Dakar Rally champion, René Metge, who is pictured on the titlescreen with his autograph.

[3] Code by Vincent Baillet and Amiga conversion by Jean-Pierre Vitulli.

[4] The retail version of game included a limited offer for the buyer to obtain a real blue Porsche 944 Matchbox car (scaled to 1:20) mounted onto a flat box, with René Metge's name printed on the driver's car door and the sponsor's name displayed on the engine hood. This Matchbox car is considered a collector's item by some.

TRIVIA: At the time of release, Metge was the driver of a Loriciels-sponsored 944 Turbo in the Porsche 944 Turbo Cup races, which he won the year before in 1987.

Conversion Notes

PC versions: CGA

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Scan info

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Box scan OCS no. 1

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Original Release (back)

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Budget Release (front)

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Disk: OCS
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French Advert [1] [Source: Atari Mania]

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French Advert [2] [Source: Atari Mania]

Manual info

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Instructions (English) [Source: Retro Commodore]

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Instructions (English) [alt]

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Manual (French) [Source: Retro Commodore]

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Instructions (French) [Source: Retro Commodore]

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Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128
Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Conversion Amstrad/Schneider CPC464/664/6128

Atari ST/E
Conversion Atari ST/E

Conversion Atari ST/E

PC (DOS)
Conversion PC (DOS)

CGA

Conversion PC (DOS)

Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48/128/+2/+3 – Timex TS2068/TC2068/TC2048
No conversion screens found.
Thomson TO7/TO8/TO9(+)
No conversion screens found.

Map info

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MAGAZINE REVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Amiga Action
16 (Jan 1991)
73%
Doug Johns
Re-release
1
Amiga User International
Vol 3 No 1 (Jan 1989)
7/10
Tony Horgan
2
Australian Commodore and Amiga Review
Vol 6 No 5 (May 1989)
Richard Silsby
0
CU Amiga
Feb 1989
67%
Mark Mainwood
1
ST Amiga Format
7 (Jan 1989)
70%
Mark Higham
1
Your Amiga
Dec 1990
89%
Boris Buzzsaw
Re-release
1

MAGAZINE PREVIEWS

Magazine
Issue
Rating
Reviewer
Release type
Review
Scans
Commodore Computing International
Vol 7 No 5 (Jan 1989)
Tony Horgan
Preview
0
ST Amiga Format
6 (Dec 1988)
Mark Higham
Preview
1

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Lore Score: 71%

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