When did BreakThru! release?

BreakThru! was first released on June 1, 1994.

BreakThru!

Jun 1, 1994PuzzleSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)DOSSega Saturn

BreakThru! — frequently asked questions

What platforms is BreakThru! on?: BreakThru! was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Mac, Game Boy.
When did BreakThru! release?: BreakThru! was first released on June 1, 1994.

About BreakThru!

In the award-winning tradition of Tetris, comes BreakThru! This time, your goal is to make as many bricks disappear as you can before time runs out. Click on a group of same-colored bricks to remove bricks and make the wall come tumbling down.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Mac, Game Boy
Developer: Zoo Corporation
Publisher: Shoeisha
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen

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	1996	—	—	—	Medium

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Sega Saturn · PlayStation · Mac · Game Boy. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

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Release record

Territory	Date
North America	July 1996

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
Released: 1996
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 tile-matching puzzler that reached the Genesis through the Sega Channel download service in 1996, so any cartridge of it needs a closer look.

BreakThru! is a tile-matching puzzle game that started on computers in 1994. The Genesis version came out in 1996 through the Sega Channel, the subscription service that let subscribers download games to their console for as long as it stayed switched on. It matches the Super NES version of the game. Spectrum HoloByte published it in North America, with Artech Digital Entertainment credited as the Genesis developer.

Allgame praised the game's simple, strategic play while finding the graphics and sound effects less than dazzling.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis version was released in 1996 only through the Sega Channel download service.

It is identical to the Super NES version.

Also on other platforms

Windows · Mac · MS-DOS · Super NES · Game Boy · Sega Saturn · PlayStation

Game Boy. GamePro said the Game Boy version's eye-straining graphics hurt the gameplay, a problem considerably eased on the Super Game Boy.
Sega Saturn. The Saturn and PlayStation ports were released only in Japan, published by Shoeisha a year after the original.

Before you buy

Because the Genesis game was a Sega Channel release, a seller offering a cartridge should be asked where it came from and for clear photos of the cart and its board. Check any cart you are offered carefully before paying.