Art Alive
Art Alive — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Art Alive on?
- Art Alive was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Art Alive release?
- Art Alive was first released on November 18, 1991.
About Art Alive
Surprise yourself and impress your friends with astonishing graphics you can make in minutes. Animate them and your TV screen becomes a lively work of art. All with just your television and the 16-bit Genesis system. It's simply the easiest way to be an artist. Create masterpieces that run, jump, and dance! You can even record them on your VCR. It's better than a game... it's ART ALIVE! Turn your imagination loose with the gallery of tools: A rainbow of colors to paint with; 3 different pencil tips for freehand drawing; Circles, rectangles and squares in 3 different outline widths; Spray cans for shading patterns; An eraser and clear feature to make mistakes vanish; Over 50 supplied graphics and animations, including Sonic the Hedgehog and ToeJam & Earl, or create your own; Predrawn backdrops you can color with the fill bucket.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- FarSight Studios
- Publisher
- Tec Toy
- ESRB rating
- E
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Educational
- Series
- Sonic The Hedgehog
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1991 | $7 | $14 | — | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $6 | $14 | — |
| Japanese release | $4 | $21 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $1.62 in Oct 2007, $7.32 five years ago, and $7.10 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.19 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $2.69 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.35 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.72 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.49 | $1.50 |
| Jan 2015 | $1.98 | $5.89 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.66 | $5.87 |
| Jan 2017 | $1.26 | $5.92 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.36 | $8.72 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.86 | $7.20 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.84 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.13 | $8.38 |
| Jan 2022 | $7.24 | $11.41 |
| Jan 2023 | $6.47 | $14.88 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.47 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2025 | $6.50 | $14.42 |
| Jan 2026 | $5.00 | $11.79 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.10 | $14.00 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1991 | 010086017038 | 171-5927 |
| Europe / PAL | March 1992 | — | 171-5927 |
| Japan | 27 March 1992 | — | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Low
A paint program on a cartridge, cheap and mostly of curiosity value.
Art Alive! is a drawing and painting program rather than a game, released by Sega for the Genesis. It came out in North America in 1991, in Europe in March 1992 and in Japan on 27 March 1992. Western Technologies and FarSight Technologies developed it.
What the press said at the time
“This is a perfectly different cart. Totally non-violent, yet even the youngest of gamers will go for it”
“I expected great things from Sega’s first Edutainment package. Sadly, I left it feeling a little disappointed, with a screen that looked like an explosion in a spaghetti factory!”
“This wouldn’t even interest anyone who likes art. Best left on the shelf eh?”
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits well below the middle. The European cart usually costs a little less than the US one for a loose copy and about the same complete, while a Japanese cart costs less loose and noticeably more complete. The Japanese cartridge is a different shape from a Western one. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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