King Salmon: The Big Catch
King Salmon: The Big Catch — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is King Salmon: The Big Catch on?
- King Salmon: The Big Catch was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did King Salmon: The Big Catch release?
- King Salmon: The Big Catch was first released on November 2, 1992.
About King Salmon: The Big Catch
King Salmon: The Big Catch is a fishing competition simulator: a player has to spend a day fishing for king salmon. Activities simulated include driving a boat to choose the best place to fish, choice of lures, line lengths, fishing depths, driving a boat to troll for salmon and, finally, pulling the caught fish out. The objective is to overcome some fictional fishermen, played by computer, in terms of the fish caught. Game also includes simple role-playing elements, as player's skill improve with time and experience and it's possible to catch bigger and better fish successfully.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- HOT-B
- Publisher
- Vic Tokai
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $9 | $20 | — | 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 (King Salmon) | $10 | $42 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about 2 times 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 $0.60 in Oct 2009, $9.95 five years ago, and $9.40 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.55 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $3.04 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.99 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $4.00 | $9.95 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.93 | $12.94 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.99 | $1.75 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.49 | $9.00 |
| Jan 2019 | $5.47 | $6.93 |
| Jan 2020 | $6.01 | $12.97 |
| Jan 2021 | $7.50 | $12.43 |
| Jan 2022 | $8.36 | $14.70 |
| Jan 2023 | $7.83 | $22 |
| Jan 2024 | $8.99 | $16.81 |
| Jan 2025 | $7.62 | $18.99 |
| Jan 2026 | $8.29 | $22 |
| Oct 2026 | $9.40 | $19.77 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | July 1992 | T-23026 | 034912230262 |
| Japan | 26 September 1992 | — | — |
- Region
- JP+NA
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A modest fishing game for the Genesis that did not reach Europe, and is cheap on both US and Japanese carts.
King Salmon is a fishing game developed by Hot-B and published in North America by Vic Tokai. It came out there in July 1992 and in Japan on 26 September 1992. A planned European release was cancelled, and a British reader once wrote to Mean Machines Sega asking where to find a copy.
What the press said at the time
“I can't seriously recommend this game, because a fishing game just won't appeal to many people and I certainly wouldn't buy it, but I was pleasantly surprised and did enjoy it. This is about as good as a fishing game can get.”
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle, and the risk of a fake is low. The Japanese cart usually costs about the same loose and noticeably more when complete, and it has a different cartridge shape from a Western Genesis cart. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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