<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1994	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Supersonic	O
Software	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Mega	I-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sequel	O
to	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
themed	O
around	O
Galoob	O
's	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
toys	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
race	O
around	O
environments	O
in	O
miniature	O
toy	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
adds	O
new	O
vehicles	O
and	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
J-Cart	B-Device
,	O
enabling	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
without	O
a	O
multitap	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
a	O
focus	O
on	O
graphics	O
and	O
driving	O
physics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Codemasters	O
did	O
not	O
develop	O
the	O
game	O
because	O
the	O
programmer	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
was	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
though	O
they	O
did	O
develop	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
ported	O
to	O
various	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
and	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
track	O
editor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
GameTek	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
update	O
,	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
the	O
track	O
editor	O
,	O
new	O
race	O
tracks	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
update	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
but	O
some	O
reviewers	O
criticised	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
success	O
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
,	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
Military	O
was	O
produced	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	O
,	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
identical	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
instalment	O
:	O
races	O
are	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
top-down	O
perspective	O
,	O
and	O
players	O
race	O
in	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
bathrooms	O
and	O
pool	O
tables	O
(	O
many	O
tracks	O
contain	O
obstacles	O
such	O
as	O
common	O
household	O
objects	O
)	O
in	O
vehicles	O
including	O
powerboats	O
and	O
helicopters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
adds	O
new	O
modes	O
:	O
Leagues	O
,	O
Time	O
Trials	O
,	O
Single	O
Race	O
,	O
and	O
Tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
J-Cart	B-Device
provides	O
two	O
controller	O
ports	O
,	O
enabling	O
up	O
to	O
eight	O
players	O
in	O
multiplayer	O
by	O
two	O
players	O
sharing	O
the	O
controllers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
includes	O
a	O
track	O
editor	O
,	O
included	O
in	O
an	O
updated	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williamson	O
had	O
just	O
completed	O
Cosmic	B-Application
Spacehead	I-Application
and	O
wanted	O
to	O
do	O
something	O
new	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
just	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
allowed	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
J-Cart	B-Device
,	O
enabling	O
four	O
controllers	O
to	O
be	O
plugged	O
in	O
without	O
extra	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Williamson	O
believed	O
that	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
would	O
make	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
fun	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
J-Cart	B-Device
played	O
a	O
major	O
role	O
in	O
establishing	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
party	O
game	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
David	O
and	O
Richard	O
Darling	O
came	O
up	O
with	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
the	O
J-Cart	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
not	O
initially	O
involved	O
with	O
it	O
,	O
Supersonic	O
Software	O
's	O
team	O
were	O
excited	O
on	O
hearing	O
about	O
the	O
J-Cart	B-Device
because	O
they	O
thought	O
it	O
had	O
potential	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
was	O
considered	O
the	O
leading	O
platform	O
,	O
an	O
8-bit	B-Application
look	O
was	O
impossible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
background	O
graphics	O
were	O
produced	O
by	O
Mark	O
Neesam	O
,	O
using	O
an	O
Amiga	B-Device
500	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
features	O
greater	O
background	O
interaction	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
levels	O
in	O
the	O
dark	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cartridge	O
features	O
a	O
non-volatile	B-General_Concept
memory	I-General_Concept
(	O
NVR	O
)	O
chip	O
that	O
stores	O
lap	O
times	O
and	O
game	O
achievements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
,	O
Game	O
Gear	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
SNES	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
was	O
also	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
by	O
GameTek	O
on	O
31	O
May	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SNES	B-Application
and	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
published	O
by	O
Ocean	O
Software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
over	O
quarter	O
of	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
,	O
called	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
'	I-Application
96	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
in	O
PAL	O
regions	O
in	O
October	O
1995	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
tracks	O
,	O
a	O
track	O
editor	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
J-Cart	B-Device
format	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
NVR	O
chip	O
also	O
stores	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
track	O
editor	O
had	O
been	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Williamson	O
explained	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
seemed	O
like	O
an	O
obvious	O
thing	O
to	O
do	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
because	O
the	O
team	O
were	O
going	O
for	O
a	O
Christmas	O
release	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
its	O
success	O
,	O
Supersonic	O
was	O
asked	O
to	O
develop	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
Military	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
featured	O
military	O
vehicles	O
with	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Graham	O
returned	O
to	O
develop	O
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
V3	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Micro	B-Application
Machines	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Turbo	I-Application
Tournament	I-Application
was	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
were	O
impressed	O
with	O
the	O
J-Cart	B-Device
and	O
the	O
extra	O
tracks	O
and	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mark	O
Patterson	O
of	O
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Games	O
praised	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
's	O
J-Cart	B-Device
enabling	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
players	O
without	O
extra	O
hardware	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
bloody	O
brilliant	O
!	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
comparing	O
it	O
to	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Consoles	O
+	O
describes	O
its	O
music	O
as	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
soundtrack	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
saying	O
its	O
speed	O
is	O
"	O
incredible	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mean	O
Machines	O
Sega	O
reviewer	O
described	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
version	O
as	O
"	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
playable	O
as	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
classic	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticised	O
the	O
screen	O
update	O
,	O
saying	O
it	O
"	O
makes	O
things	O
a	O
bit	O
muddy	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
Consoles	O
+	O
praised	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
's	O
simultaneous	O
four-player	O
function	O
and	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
game	O
modes	O
and	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Power	O
Plays	O
reviewer	O
praised	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
variety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
if	O
you	O
're	O
just	O
interested	O
in	O
simple	O
,	O
arcade-style	O
racing	O
that	O
even	O
runs	O
fine	O
on	O
a	O
386	B-General_Concept
,	O
well	O
,	O
you	O
've	O
hit	O
the	O
mother	O
lode	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
was	O
also	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
although	O
some	O
questioned	O
its	O
worth	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
reviewer	O
from	O
concurred	O
by	O
complimenting	O
the	O
track	O
editor	O
and	O
the	O
extra	O
tracks	O
and	O
saying	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
"	O
an	O
impression	O
of	O
déjà	B-Application
vu	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ed	O
Lomas	O
of	O
Sega	O
Saturn	O
Magazine	O
compared	O
the	O
track	O
editor	O
to	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
version	O
's	O
,	O
and	O
thought	O
it	O
"	O
severely	O
limited	O
"	O
and	O
not	O
as	O
comprehensive	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticised	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
releasing	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
title	O
rather	O
than	O
an	O
add-on	O
cartridge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
,	O
GamesMaster	O
ranked	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
version	O
6th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
The	O
GamesMaster	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
Top	O
10.	O
"	O
</s>
