When did Beyond Oasis release?

Beyond Oasis was first released on December 1, 1994.

Beyond Oasis

Dec 1, 1994PuzzleRole-playing (RPG)AdventureLinuxWii Sega Mega Drive/GenesisAndroidPC (Microsoft Windows)

Beyond Oasis — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Beyond Oasis on?: Beyond Oasis was released on Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac.
When did Beyond Oasis release?: Beyond Oasis was first released on December 1, 1994.

About Beyond Oasis

Prince Ali has excavated a gold armlet which belonged to a powerful sorcerer. As soon as Ali tried on the armlet, a strange fire with a face appeared and spoke to him. “The power of the gold armlet is now your’s to wield. Find the four spirits this gold armlet governs and stop the evil ambitions of the one with the silver armlet.”

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Linux, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac
Developer: Ancient
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

77/100

from 37 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	1995	$61	$180	—	20 reviews	Medium

Also released on: Linux · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Android · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Mac. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$61

Complete

$180

Sealed

—

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$35	$90	$158
Japanese release (The Story of Thor)	$64	$127	—

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 2 times 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 $5.90 in Oct 2007, $47 five years ago, and $62 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$6.99	—
Jan 2009	$9.95	—
Jan 2010	$6.85	—
Jan 2011	$9.77	—
Jan 2012	$10.92	—
Jan 2013	$11.00	—
Jan 2014	$14.07	$35
Jan 2015	$16.99	$38
Jan 2016	$23	$49
Jan 2017	$27	$65
Jan 2018	$34	$72
Jan 2019	$25	$75
Jan 2020	$38	$91
Jan 2021	$40	$96
Jan 2022	$52	$149
Jan 2023	$60	$145
Jan 2024	$55	$130
Jan 2025	$52	$175
Jan 2026	$56	$153
Oct 2026	$62	$180

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	March 1995	1354	010086013542
Europe / PAL	1 March 1995	1354-05	5012967993498
Japan	9 December 1994	G-5543	4974365555436

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: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1995
Authenticity: Med

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

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

A lovely Ancient action-adventure and one of the pricier US carts, worth checking before you pay.

Beyond Oasis was developed by Ancient and published by Sega. Japan got it as The Story of Thor on 9 December 1994, and North America and Europe followed in March 1995. It is an action-adventure with Yuzo Koshiro composing the music.

Game Players called it a huge RPG from Sega: the control is a little wonky and there are no shops or towns, but it kept its reviewer playing for a long time.

What the press said at the time

GameRankings (aggregate)		78%
Beep! MegaDrive		8/10
Computer and Video Games		89/100
Electronic Gaming Monthly		8/10, 8/10, 7/10 / 7/10, 8/10
Famitsu		6/10, 7/10, 6/10, 5/10
Game Informer		8.75/10
Game Players		75%
GameFan		92/100, 95/100, 97/100
GamesMaster		93%
Hyper		83%
Mean Machines Sega		93/100
Next Generation		2/5
Electronic Games		C+
Games World		93/100
Mega		93%
Sega Magazine		90/100
Sega Power		93%
Sega Pro		90%
Ultimate Future Games		84%
VideoGames		8/10

“Perhaps not quite as indepth an RPG as Landstalker, but for sheer thrills and iaw-dropping graphics, The Story Of Thor is a must.”
— Sega Magazine, March 1995

“If this is the way that Sega is going with adventure games, then l'm all for it.”
— Game Informer, March 1995

“The Megadrive RPG scene was dominated by Shining Force until this came along. Not only an RPG but an action adventure as well, this offers the best in strategy gaming”
— Mean Machines Sega, February 1996

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

Before you buy

Among US carts this is one of the pricier ones, and it is a known repro target, so for a copy at this price ask for a photo of the board. The notch is a quick check: a Western Genesis cart has no notch in its shell. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. The European cart usually costs much less than the US one. The Japanese cart (The Story of Thor) usually costs about the same loose and less complete, and has a different cartridge shape.