When did ClayFighter release?

ClayFighter was first released on November 15, 1993.

ClayFighter

Nov 15, 1993FightingSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Wii Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Atari Jaguar

ClayFighter — frequently asked questions

What platforms is ClayFighter on?: ClayFighter was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari Jaguar.
When did ClayFighter release?: ClayFighter was first released on November 15, 1993.

About ClayFighter

Sticks and stones might make him groan, but clay really ticks him off! Bad Mister Frosty is the name, and action is the game. Fists and feet will fly (and other parts) as Frosty and his friends smack it out in head-to-head fighting action. ClayFighter is a fighting game released for the Super NES in November 1993 and later ported to Sega Genesis in June 1994. The game is a parody of Street Fighter. In 2009, the Genesis version was re-released on the Wii Virtual Console.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari Jaguar
Developer: Visual Concepts
Publisher: Interplay
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Comedy

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

53/100

from 22 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1994	$14	$26	$218	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari Jaguar. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$14

Complete

$26

Sealed

$218

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Cardboard box release	$11	$25	—
European (PAL) release	$13	$34	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about once a week
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 $1.99 in Oct 2007, $12.66 five years ago, and $13.57 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$2.82	—
Jan 2009	$1.99	—
Jan 2010	$1.99	—
Jan 2011	$0.94	—
Jan 2012	$2.34	—
Jan 2013	$3.59	—
Jan 2014	$3.89	$7.97
Jan 2015	$5.99	$14.95
Jan 2016	$6.31	$12.95
Jan 2017	$8.00	$12.00
Jan 2018	$7.01	$12.22
Jan 2019	$7.99	$16.13
Jan 2020	$7.47	$12.89
Jan 2021	$6.61	$18.87
Jan 2022	$13.34	$26
Jan 2023	$10.83	$25
Jan 2024	$9.99	$20
Jan 2025	$10.47	$26
Jan 2026	$9.50	$28
Oct 2026	$13.57	$26

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	1994	T-125036	040421830114
Europe / PAL	January 1995	T-125036-50	—

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
Released: 1994
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 funny claymation fighter aimed more at laughs than at depth.

This is the Genesis port of ClayFighter, built by Ringler Studios and published by Interplay in North America in 1994 and in Europe in January 1995. It is a parody of Street Fighter and Mortal Kombat, with a circus theme and claymation-style graphics made by photographing and digitizing clay models.

GameFan's preview said Interplay had carried over much of the Super NES version's excitement, including the voices. Looking back in 1997, Computer and Video Games said the older Super NES and Mega Drive versions were fun but weak in long-term appeal.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

GameFan said Interplay managed to port over much of the excitement of the Super NES version to the Genesis, including the voices.

Computer and Video Games later recalled the Super NES and Mega Drive versions as fun to play but weak in long-term appeal.

Also on other platforms

Super NES

Visual Concepts

Super NES. The Super NES version came first, in November 1993; the Genesis version followed in 1994.
Super NES. ClayFighter: Tournament Edition for the Super NES fixed many glitches and added stage backgrounds, difficulty settings, speed options and versus modes; it started as a Blockbuster rental exclusive.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits about at the middle. The European loose cart usually costs about the same as the US one, and a complete European copy usually costs more. A cardboard-box edition is priced separately and its loose cart usually costs a little less than the plastic-case copy.