When did Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth release?

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth was first released on January 14, 1994.

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth

Jan 14, 1994Hack and slash/Beat 'em upSharp X68000Sega Mega Drive/GenesisFM TownsPC (Microsoft Windows)PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM²

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth on?: Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth was released on Sharp X68000, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM², PlayStation.
When did Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth release?: Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth was first released on January 14, 1994.

About Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth

Mad Stalker is Fill-In Cafe’s first attempt at a beat-em-up. Designed and programmed by Masatoshi Imaizumi and Masaki Ukyo, its systems are loosely similar to the Asuka 120% Burning Fest series, whose first entry was released later in 1994. There are three main versions: the X68000 and FM Towns games, developed by Fill-In Cafe themselves (the X68000 version has the subtitle Full Metal Forth, which was corrected to Full Metal Force in the FM Towns and later entries); the PC Engine CD port developed by Kogado; and the PlayStation version, again by Fill-In Cafe, which is more of a complete remake than a port. A conversion for the Mega Drive was in development and previewed, however it did not receive an official release to the public until Columbus Circle published it in September 2020.

Summary via IGDB.

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth on Wikipedia

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth is a 1994 side-scrolling beat 'em up game developed by Fill-in-Cafe and published by Family Soft in Japan for the X68000. It is the fourth game to be created and released by both Fill-in-Cafe and Family Soft for the X68000 platform late into its commercial life span, after being discontinued in 1993.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Platforms: Sharp X68000, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, FM Towns, PC (Microsoft Windows), PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM², PlayStation
Developer: Fill-In Cafe
Publisher: Family Soft
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Science fiction

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	2022	$40	$49	$65	Medium

Also released on: Sharp X68000 · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · FM Towns · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM² · PlayStation. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$40

few sales

Complete

$49

Sealed

$65

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$47	$62	—
Japanese release (Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth)	$84	—	$106

How often it sells

Loose: about once a year
Complete: about 2 times a year
Sealed: about 3 times a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $68 in Oct 2022, and $40 as of Oct 2026.

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Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2023	$58	$82
Jan 2024	$29	$70
Jan 2025	$38	$47
Jan 2026	$40	$47
Oct 2026	$40	$49

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	February 2022	—
Europe / PAL	February 2022	8500107584042
Japan	17 September 2020	4582286323241

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 2022
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A long-delayed mecha brawler that finally reached Mega Drive cartridge in the 2020s.

Mad Stalker: Full Metal Forth began on the X68000 as a side-scrolling beat 'em up with mecha. This is an unlicensed cart, made without Sega's licence. It is the Mega Drive conversion, which was announced in late 1993 and previewed at the time but not sold to the public until Columbus Circle published it in Japan in September 2020.

Strictly Limited Games brought it to North America and Europe in February 2022.

How it was made

The Mega Drive port was announced in late 1993. It did not reach the public until Columbus Circle released it in September 2020.

Also on other platforms

FM Towns · Windows · PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM² · PlayStation · X68000

Before you buy

There are Japanese, European and North American editions. The Japanese cart usually costs noticeably more than the others, and the European one usually costs a little more than the North American listing. As a modern release it is a new product rather than a period cart, so buy from the publisher or a known seller. Ask for a photo of the board.