What platforms is Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt on?

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt release?

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt was first released on November 1, 1993.

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt

Nov 1, 1993PlatformQuiz/TriviaSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt on?: Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt release?: Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt was first released on November 1, 1993.

About Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt

Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt is an action platformer with gameplay very similar to the Sonic games. The possum can jump and run very quickly, as well as spin to hurt enemies and breeze through levels. Various robotic creatures will try to kill you during your journey to Dr. Machino’s lair, and you can either avoid them or try to defeat them as you go.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Tengen
Publisher: Tengen
ESRB rating: E
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Comedy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

54/100

from 6 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Period reviews	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1993	$13	$32	$104	3 reviews	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

Loose

$13

Complete

$32

Sealed

$104

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release	$50	$265	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about 2 times a month
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $1.66 in Oct 2007, $12.87 five years ago, and $13.33 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$1.51	—
Jan 2009	$2.34	—
Jan 2010	$2.98	—
Jan 2011	$1.35	—
Jan 2012	$3.60	—
Jan 2013	$4.31	—
Jan 2014	$5.04	$17.50
Jan 2015	$6.48	$12.21
Jan 2016	$5.17	$9.99
Jan 2017	$4.99	$15.56
Jan 2018	$8.54	$14.73
Jan 2019	$7.88	$15.76
Jan 2020	$9.53	$18.62
Jan 2021	$11.63	$23
Jan 2022	$12.62	$27
Jan 2023	$11.81	$25
Jan 2024	$13.20	$28
Jan 2025	$12.20	$24
Jan 2026	$13.49	$35
Oct 2026	$13.33	$32

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	November 1993	T-48226	031763065500
Japan	25 December 1993	T-48153	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: JP+NA
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A talky Tengen platformer that is cheap in the US and far costlier as a Japanese cart.

Awesome Possum... Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt is a single-player platformer made and published by Tengen, designed by Richard L. Seaborne. It reached North America in November 1993 and Japan on 25 December 1993. Tengen marketed it on its many lines of digitized speech, which was unusual for the time, and the box calls it an excellent educational game for all ages.

What the press said at the time

Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 52	November 1993	8, 6, 5, 7, 5
MegaTech Issue 27	March 1994	49%
MegaTech Issue 30	June 1994	49%

“Similar in game play to other hop-n-bop games starring cute furry creatures, Awesome Possum may live up to its name in sound and speed, but its graphics are more like a real possum -a little slow and tired.”
— GamePro, December 1993

“The scrolling is a bit too choppy to make this a game with long-term appeal!”
— Electronic Gaming Monthly, November 1993

“Tons of speech make this game seem good at first, but the gameplay soon shoots it in the foot. Run a bit, jump a bit, then run a bit more. It tries to be 'green' with lots of environmental questions for you to answer, but unfortunately this only serves to make it even tackier than ever.”
— MegaTech, March 1994

“You'll just want to shut him up — he talks constantly through four worlds of three levels each.”
— Game Players, May 1994

Electronic Gaming Monthly's average rating is the mean of its Review Crew's scores, each given on a 1 to 10 scale "in relation to other titles available for the same system."

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits about at the middle. The Japanese cart usually costs far more than the US one, especially complete, so the US cart is the sensible buy unless you want the Japanese release. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.