Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel
Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel on?
- Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel release?
- Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel was first released on December 31, 1991.
About Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel
Ka•Ge•Ki is a slightly-angled 3rd person beat-'em-up set around underground fighting matches a la Pit-Fighter in which you must take down every member of a notorious biker gang. Each match begins with a showdown with several weaker henchmen and then moves on to next of the 9 gang members, who must be KO'd 3 times before moving on to the next round. The game allows you to move your character in any direction, provided he doesn't leave the confines of the arena, and allows you to attack via mostly a combination of button presses that also trigger dodges and parries depending on the button pressed. Graphics are 2D with a unique super-deformed design (stocky bodies with gigantic heads).
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Hot-B
- Publisher
- Hot-B / Sage's Creation
- 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 | 1991 | $15 | $39 | — | MEGATECH RATING 30% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese release (Ka-Ge-Ki) | $13 | $38 | $53 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- 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 $2.00 in Oct 2007, $17.49 five years ago, and $15.11 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $5.95 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $5.97 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $1.25 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $2.30 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $8.00 | $23 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.99 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $7.16 | $16.45 |
| Jan 2017 | $10.17 | $17.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $10.75 | $24 |
| Jan 2019 | $13.82 | $29 |
| Jan 2020 | $8.71 | $30 |
| Jan 2021 | $10.67 | $30 |
| Jan 2022 | $13.99 | $43 |
| Jan 2023 | $10.37 | $40 |
| Jan 2024 | $12.89 | $36 |
| Jan 2025 | $14.93 | $36 |
| Jan 2026 | $14.00 | $39 |
| Oct 2026 | $15.11 | $39 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | June 1991 | — | 721337100033 |
| Japan | 26 April 1991 | T-28013 | — |
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1991
- Authenticity
- Low
A plain, big-headed fighting game, and a mid-priced cart for a game Sega Pro did not rate.
Ka-Ge-Ki: Fists of Steel is a fighting game from Hot-B. It came out in Japan as Ka-Ge-Ki on 26 April 1991 and in North America in June 1991, where Sage's Creation published it.
Sega Pro, looking at the import in 1994, called it nothing spectacular, with tiny fighters with big heads romping around and trying to beat each other up.
What the press said at the time
| MegaTech Issue 1 | December 1991 | MEGATECH RATING 30% |
“The poor graphics would have been bad enough, but your fighter is gifted with only two fighting moves making the action dull beyond belief.”
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits just above the middle. The Japanese loose cart (Ka-Ge-Ki) usually costs somewhat less than the US one and a complete Japanese copy about the same, but a Japanese cartridge has a different shape from a Western one.
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