Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (1990)

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge was released in 1990 for the ZX Spectrum. Published by Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd, the game was created by Ali Davidson and Berni.

This arcade racing title supports up to two players simultaneously using a split-screen display. The game utilizes AY sound for audio and features a multi-loader for the 48K version. Players control their vehicles using the Interface 2 joystick, with the gameplay area occupying less than 50% of the screen.

The game retailed at £10.99 for the cassette version and £14.99 for the disk version. It was also released on several other platforms, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, Sega Mega Drive, and Atari ST.

The game holds an average magazine score of 85.36%. It received the Crash Smash award from Crash magazine and earned the Your Sinclair Megagame title from Your Sinclair.

The game was very popular in Russia, as evidenced by numerous TR-DOS versions released by groups such as Moment Records, TMA, and Stream Hackers. Cracked cassette versions by Doublestar Laboratory and Josko Soft were also common. POKE codes for the game were featured in Micro magazine.