Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! on?
- Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear.
- When did Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! release?
- Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! was first released on September 1, 1992.
About Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude!
Greendog is one unlucky surfer. He lost his board and got stuck with a cursed necklace. Greendog has to fight his way past a lot of crazed creatures and monsters to find the Aztec treasure or he'll never get rid of the curse!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear
- Developer
- Interactive Designs
- Publisher
- Sega
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Reception
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 | $8 | $22 | — | 6 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega Game Gear. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $9 | $18 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $1.00 in Apr 2008, $6.62 five years ago, and $7.62 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $1.56 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.91 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.95 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.12 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.37 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.99 | $6.05 |
| Jan 2015 | $4.68 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.88 | $14.00 |
| Jan 2017 | $5.40 | $11.29 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.90 | $13.91 |
| Jan 2019 | $5.99 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.50 | $12.95 |
| Jan 2021 | $6.85 | $16.59 |
| Jan 2022 | $7.84 | $25 |
| Jan 2023 | $12.21 | $23 |
| Jan 2024 | $8.88 | $19.06 |
| Jan 2025 | $8.77 | $19.97 |
| Jan 2026 | $8.82 | $21 |
| Oct 2026 | $7.62 | $22 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 1992 | 010086010350 |
| Europe / PAL | 7 October 1992 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A well-animated if easy beach platformer, worth a look and no more.
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! is a platformer made by Interactive Designs and published by Sega. It reached North America in 1992 and Europe on 7 October 1992. A surfer wipes out, finds a gold pendant around his neck and sets out on a quest for the Surfboard of the Ancients. A Game Gear version followed separately.
Electronic Games praised the well-animated figure work and clever sound effects and called it moderately challenging. GameFan thought it fun and worth owning between the big titles, naming the graphics, the Jamaican-style tunes and the skateboard sections. Sega Pro, looking back later, found it far too easy.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 49% |
| MegaTech Issue 13 | January 1993 | 56 |
| MegaTech Issue 17 | May 1993 | 56% |
| MegaTech Issue 18 | June 1993 | MT RATING: 56% |
| Sega Pro Issue 21 | July 1993 | 80% |
| Sega Pro Issue 26 | December 1993 | 80% |
“Greendog is among the new generation of Genesis games. The graphics are way ahead of earlier games. Genesis owners will be dancing in the streets.”
“It might look and sound great, but sadly Green Dog is lacking two very important details - playability and challenge.”
“A potentially great idea, but it’s not just varied or challenging enough. And where's the surfing?”
“Sega's newest hero stars in a superb looking, but ultimately dull platform game which suffers from a lack of variety and few original features. It's also far too easy, and platform fans should crack it within a day or so.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
Sega Pro scored the Mega Drive game 80%, calling it well animated but far too easy and wishing for a difficulty setting.
Retro Gamer's Ashley Day called it a clone of Pitfall! with poor character design, though not a particularly bad game.
Also on other platforms
Game Gear
- Game Gear. A Game Gear port was released a year after the Genesis game.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle. The European loose cart usually costs slightly more than the US one, but a complete European copy usually costs less.
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude! screenshots
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