Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine
Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine on?
- Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine was released on DOS, Sega CD.
- When did Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine release?
- Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine was first released on February 1, 1994.
About Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine
Loadstar is a rail-shooter concerned with shooting enemies while navigating your ship, much like Sewer Shark. You're actually on rails in this game, as you travel in a truck/train called Loadstar along a magnetic rail network covering the moon. Shifting the cursor to the edge of the screen changes to a different track when available, with incorrect turns either killing you instantly or moving you off-course from the level end. Direction indicators and distant landmarks help keep you driving in the right direction, while accidents, track closures, and robot cops work to keep you from it. Your weapons "tag" enemies and force them to explode, or can tag incoming shots and deflect them with a separate shield button.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- DOS, Sega CD
- Developer
- Rocket Science Games
- Publisher
- Rocket Science Games
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
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 CD | 1994 | $14 | $25 | $51 | 2 reviews | Low |
Also released on: DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 4 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.75 in Apr 2008, $15.09 five years ago, and $13.99 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $1.95 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $2.03 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.60 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $3.63 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $0.99 | $7.90 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.74 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.99 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $8.24 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.97 | $12.92 |
| Jan 2019 | $8.31 | $11.64 |
| Jan 2020 | $11.43 | $17.69 |
| Jan 2021 | $11.10 | $20 |
| Jan 2022 | $15.02 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2023 | $17.15 | $20 |
| Jan 2024 | $17.68 | $68 |
| Jan 2025 | $20 | $30 |
| Jan 2026 | $14.11 | $19.99 |
| Nov 2026 | $13.99 | $25 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 1994 | 791090200103 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
A striking-looking Rocket Science rail shooter that reviewers compared to Sewer Shark.
Loadstar: The Legend of Tully Bodine was developed and published by Rocket Science Games for the Sega CD and came out in North America in 1994.
Electronic Gaming Monthly's Mike Weigand said it will bring back memories of Sewer Shark, and Game Informer's reviewers likewise compared it to that game. GamePro's reviewer found the video production values extraordinary but tainted by grainy video. Sega Visions picked it as the best graphics on the Sega CD.
How it was made
Sega had invested heavily in Rocket Science Games, and used that to get the developer to make the Sega CD the lead platform for Loadstar.
What the press said at the time
| Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 66 | January 1995 | 8, 6, 6, 6, 7 |
| Next Generation Premiere Issue | January 1995 | ★★ |
“If you're a Sega CD owner, and enjoy a great science-fiction story to go with a difficult game, Rocket Science provides you with a perfect game in Loadstar.”
“The graphics are very well done, and seeing Ned Beatty in the full-motion scenes was a surprise. A decent shooter.”
“this Sewer Shark retread is about as much fun as watching cement dry.”
“All three levels look very similar. Good FMV. Great sound effects—explosions, sirens... Shooting's decent; there's not much control.”
Electronic Gaming Monthly's average rating is the mean of its Review Crew's scores, each given on a 1 to 10 scale "in relation to other titles available for the same system."
Also on other platforms
MS-DOS
Before you buy
Its price sits below the middle among North American Sega CD games, and it came out only in North America, which suits a North American Sega CD. Check that the printed disc matches the case.
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