John Madden Football '92
John Madden Football '92 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is John Madden Football '92 on?
- John Madden Football '92 was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom.
- When did John Madden Football '92 release?
- John Madden Football '92 was first released on November 1, 1991.
About John Madden Football '92
This update of the John Madden football series offers several new features over its predecessor: instant replays, different weather conditions, player injuries and the ability to review and overturn pass interference calls. Play modes include Pre-Season, Regular Season, Playoffs and Sudden Death. There are 28 teams plus one All-Madden team.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom
- Developer
- Park Place Productions
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Game modes
- Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Series
- Madden
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 | 1991 | $7 | $16 | $174 | 14 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
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $4 | $10 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 3 times 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 $0.87 in Oct 2012, $4.43 five years ago, and $6.66 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.99 | $4.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.79 | $10.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.03 | $5.92 |
| Jan 2017 | $2.50 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $3.69 | $6.53 |
| Jan 2019 | $2.53 | $5.59 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.61 | $7.79 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.83 | $7.98 |
| Jan 2022 | $6.99 | $24 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.17 | $11.22 |
| Jan 2024 | $3.97 | $10.48 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.75 | $10.99 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.25 | $9.21 |
| Oct 2026 | $6.66 | $15.50 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | December 1991 | 014633070583 |
| Europe / PAL | 1991 | — |
| Japan | 20 November 1992 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Low
A landmark early Genesis football game that holds up as a historical piece, and a cheap cart to own.
John Madden Football '92 was made by Park Place Productions and published by Electronic Arts. It was the second Madden game on the Genesis and the one that began the series' tradition of annual editions. It added instant replay, two-player cooperative play, quarterback injuries, highlights and more audibles, along with pre-season, regular-season, playoff and sudden-death modes. North America got it in December 1991, and Japan received it in November 1992 under the title Pro Football.
Mean Machines called it the best football game ever devised, with superb graphics and unsurpassed gameplay. VideoGames & Computer Entertainment gave it an honorable mention among the best games of 1991 for its digitized play-by-play speech and full 28-team lineup, and in October 1992 Mega ranked it first in its list of the top Mega Drive games of all time.
What the press said at the time
| Game Informer Issue 3 | January-February 1992 | Overall 8 (Rick), 9 (Andy), 8 (Marianne) |
| Mean Machines Games Guide | May 1992 | OVERALL 96% |
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 96% |
| MegaTech Issue 17 | May 1993 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 18 | June 1993 | MT RATING: 98% |
| MegaTech Issue 23 | November 1993 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 26 | February 1994 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 27 | March 1994 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 30 | June 1994 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 33 | September 1994 | 95% |
| MegaTech Issue 34 | October 1994 | 95% |
| AllGame | 3.5/5 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 9/10, 9/10, 9/10, 9/10 | |
| GamePro | 5.0/5.0/5.0/5.0 |
“John Madden ‘92 is the best football game I’ve played to date. It doesn’t get any better than this, except maybe in Madden ’93!”
“All the thrills and excitement of the sport has been captured perfectly and the end result is THE finest American football game available on any system An essential purchase”
“this sequel does the impossible and improves upon the original to become the best Megadrive game yet seen! An essential purchase.”
“Featuring new teams, higher difficulty level and plenty of gameplay tweaks, this sequel does the impossible and improves upon the original to become the best Megadrive game yet seen! An essential purchase.”
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 below the middle, so a US copy is easy to buy cheaply. The European cart usually costs noticeably less than the US one. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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