GP Rider
GP Rider — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is GP Rider on?
- GP Rider was released on Arcade, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III.
- When did GP Rider release?
- GP Rider was first released on June 2, 1990.
About GP Rider
A motocycle racing game from Sega.
Summary via IGDB.
GP Rider on Wikipedia
GP Rider is a 1990 racing game developed and published by Sega for arcades. It came in a two-player motion simulator cabinet and a standard upright cabinet. It was ported to the Master System in 1993 and the Game Gear in 1994.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III
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 Master System | 1993 | $8 | $20 | — | 6 reviews | Low (look-alike) |
Also released on: Arcade · Sega Game Gear · Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Master System · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-28
How often it sells
- Loose: about 6 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-28.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $8.43 in Oct 2011, $7.11 five years ago, and $8.08 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2012 | $7.95 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $7.43 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $12.99 | $4.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $12.99 | $4.00 |
| Jan 2016 | $12.99 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $12.99 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.36 | $15.10 |
| Jan 2019 | $7.07 | $10.98 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.93 | $15.24 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.38 | $12.12 |
| Jan 2022 | $8.43 | $10.95 |
| Jan 2023 | $7.85 | $14.04 |
| Jan 2024 | $6.99 | $11.44 |
| Jan 2025 | $8.39 | $12.29 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.77 | $19.06 |
| Oct 2026 | $8.08 | $20 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number |
|---|---|---|
| Europe / PAL | 1993 | 9013 |
- Region
- EU
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
A split-screen bike racer that Mean Machines Sega called one of the saddest road racers on the system.
GP Rider is the Master System port of Sega's 1990 arcade motorcycle racer, released in Europe in 1993. The Master System version is played in split-screen mode whether one or two people are playing.
Mean Machines Sega, reviewing it in issue 9, was harsh. It said the gameplay bears very little resemblance to real racing or the arcade original, called it easy to complete, criticized the animation and the engine noise and music, and ranked it among the saddest road racers on the Master System.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Master Force Issue 2 | September 1993 | TIM 39%, MAT 56% |
| Sega Pro Issue 23 | September 1993 | 58% |
| Sega Pro Issue 24 | October 1993 | 58% |
| Sega Master Force Issue 5 | November 1993 | 48% |
| Sega Pro Issue 25 | November 1993 | 58% |
| Video Games | 58% |
“Overall, GP Rider's quite a poor effort, I’m afraid. The graphics are basic, the sound’s diabolical and gameplay’s seriously lacking. If you want to play a decent bike game, you’re better off playing the relevant sections of Out Run Europa.”
“The riding stakes may be high, but the flickery sprites and poor graphics let GP Rideróown. There’s little variety between races and an annoying control method.”
“The riding stakes may be high, but the flickery sprites and poor graphics let GP Rider down. There's little variety between races and an annoying control method.”
“Split screen views, one or two player modes and multiple options fail to make this a worthy title.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Sega Master System version.
Also on other platforms
Arcade · Game Gear
| Arcade | Sega |
- Game Gear. The Game Gear version is essentially a rebranded port of Super Hang-On, with that game's assets and gameplay.
How the other versions reviewed
| Arcade | AllGame | 3/5 |
| Arcade | Computer and Video Games | 90% |
| Game Gear | Famitsu | 19/40 |
| Arcade | Sinclair User | 88% |
| Arcade | CU Amiga | 93% |
| Arcade | RePlay | Positive |
| Arcade | The One | Positive |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
Only a European cart exists. It is cheap loose, below the middle of the European-only carts, so it is an easy cart to add if you want it for completeness. The look-alike risk is low.
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