Crüe Ball
Crüe Ball — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Crüe Ball on?
- Crüe Ball was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Crüe Ball release?
- Crüe Ball was first released on September 16, 1992.
About Crüe Ball
Crüe Ball is a 1992 pinball video game. It is themed to glam metal band Mötley Crüe, it features three of their songs: "Dr. Feelgood," "Live Wire," and "Home Sweet Home." It features nine levels which are partitioned into three sections: a bottom, middle and top area. Players must smash a wall behind a floating head named Craig which will in turn "crank it up" which leads the player into the next level. The final boss of the game is the evil Mr. Gore, who can only be defeated by shooting three balls into his mouth.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- NuFX
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $15 | $35 | $145 | 4 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
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $6 | $16 | — |
| Japanese release | $29 | $41 | — |
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 $1.17 in Apr 2008, $12.50 five years ago, and $15.00 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $2.16 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $5.45 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.74 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.62 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.31 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $5.44 | $11.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.89 | $7.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.50 | $13.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.70 | $17.50 |
| Jan 2018 | $10.06 | $20 |
| Jan 2019 | $12.76 | $23 |
| Jan 2020 | $15.00 | $29 |
| Jan 2021 | $12.75 | $30 |
| Jan 2022 | $15.86 | $35 |
| Jan 2023 | $16.64 | $37 |
| Jan 2024 | $15.02 | $40 |
| Jan 2025 | $13.74 | $31 |
| Jan 2026 | $15.16 | $40 |
| Oct 2026 | $15.00 | $35 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | November 1992 | — | 014633070729 |
| Europe / PAL | 19 November 1992 | — | — |
| Japan | 26 December 1993 | EM20005 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A Mötley Crüe-themed pinball game from EA, decent without being memorable.
Crüe Ball is a pinball game developed by NuFX and published by Electronic Arts for the Genesis in November 1992 in North America. Its prototype name was Twisted Flipper. It uses three Mötley Crüe songs, Dr. Feelgood, Live Wire and Home Sweet Home, and Mark Sprenger designed it with Brian L. Schmidt composing. It won a Sega Seal of Quality award for Best Sound at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Europe followed on 19 November 1992 and Japan on 26 December 1993 through Electronic Arts Victor. Computer and Video Games called it the second best Mega Drive pinball game around, out of two.
What the press said at the time
| Computer and Video Games | 78% | |
| Mean Machines | 74% | |
| GamePro | 5/5 | |
| MegaTech | 70% |
“There's a good deal of challenge and lots of playability. It's just a bit on the repetitive side, that's all.”
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 it sits a little above the middle. The European cart usually costs much less than the US one, and the Japanese cart usually costs noticeably more and has a different cartridge shape. A complete US copy means the case, the cartridge and the manual.
Crüe Ball screenshots
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