When did Deadly Moves release?

Deadly Moves was first released on August 14, 1992.

Deadly Moves

Aug 14, 1992FightingSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Super Famicom

Deadly Moves — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Deadly Moves on?: Deadly Moves was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom.
When did Deadly Moves release?: Deadly Moves was first released on August 14, 1992.

About Deadly Moves

Unlike most other fighting games, you can control only one character (Joe) in single-player mode. In two-player mode, you can choose to fight as any of the seven available fighters, and also choose a scenery. The game plays like a standard 2D fighter: you can punch, kick, and jump on you opponents, but the fights are not entirely 2D, since you can also take a few steps vertically.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom
Developer: System Vision
Publisher: Kaneko
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
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	1993	$13	$35	$328	2 reviews	Low

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

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$13

Complete

$35

Sealed

$328

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release (Power Athlete)	$17	$50	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once 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 $2.08 in Oct 2007, $11.95 five years ago, and $13.46 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$2.65	—
Jan 2009	$2.32	—
Jan 2010	$3.10	—
Jan 2011	$2.98	—
Jan 2012	$3.99	—
Jan 2013	$4.00	—
Jan 2014	$4.94	$15.99
Jan 2015	$5.25	$29
Jan 2016	$6.00	$30
Jan 2017	$5.35	$18.49
Jan 2018	$9.36	$18.72
Jan 2019	$9.97	$21
Jan 2020	$9.60	$21
Jan 2021	$7.48	$19.39
Jan 2022	$12.49	$19.73
Jan 2023	$14.68	$30
Jan 2024	$10.75	$35
Jan 2025	$9.98	$28
Jan 2026	$10.46	$40
Oct 2026	$13.46	$35

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	January 1993	T-33046	021996000102
Japan	11 December 1992	—	—

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 one-on-one fighter whose bloody Genesis cover promises more than the game delivers, at an ordinary price.

Deadly Moves is the Genesis version of Kaneko's fighting game, developed by System Vision. It was released in Japan as Power Athlete on 11 December 1992 and in North America in January 1993. The Super NES version is called Power Moves, but the two versions have no difference in gameplay, content or characters.

The Genesis cover shows a character being punched in the face with blood erupting from the impact, though the game itself has no blood or death moves. It is widely believed the Super NES version was renamed to fit Nintendo's no-violence policy.

What the press said at the time

Sega Pro Issue 36	September 1994	51%
Sega Pro Issue 37	October 1994	51%

“Poor attempt at a Street Fighter lI clone with each wrestler having limited moves and only one special attack. Lacks polish, excitement and just about everything else.”
— Sega Pro, September 1994

“Poor attempt at a Street Fighter II cloně with … each wrestler having limited moves and oniy one … speciál attack. Lacks polish, excitement and just … about everything else.”
— Sega Pro, October 1994

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Despite the blood-spattered cover, the Genesis game contains no blood or death moves of any kind.

GameFan reported that, according to Kaneko, the Genesis version is identical to the Super NES one.

Also on other platforms

Super NES

Super NES. The Super NES version was renamed Power Moves, and its packaging used the same cover image with the blood recolored to look like sweat; gameplay, content and characters did not differ.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits about at the middle. The Japanese cart (Power Athlete) usually costs a little more than the US one and has a different cartridge shape that does not fit a Western console without an adapter or removing two plastic tabs in its slot.