<s>
Turbo	B-Application
Esprit	I-Application
is	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
published	O
by	O
Durell	O
Software	O
in	O
1986	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turbo	B-Application
Esprit	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
free-roaming	O
driving	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
later	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
thumb|200px|left|Traffic	O
stops	O
at	O
the	O
lights	O
(	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
version	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
author	O
Mike	O
Richardson	O
,	O
Turbo	B-Application
Esprit	I-Application
took	O
10	O
months	O
to	O
develop	O
,	O
the	O
longest	O
time	O
he	O
ever	O
spent	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Turbo	B-Application
Esprit	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
the	O
gaming	O
press	O
,	O
gaining	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
most	O
major	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retro	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
"	O
It	O
was	O
way	O
ahead	O
of	O
its	O
time	O
and	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
argued	O
that	O
what	O
you	O
are	O
looking	O
at	O
here	O
is	O
the	O
genesis	O
of	O
the	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
series	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
sealed	O
Durell	O
's	O
reputation	O
as	O
a	O
purveyor	O
of	O
quality	O
software	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
