When did Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 release?

Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 was first released on June 15, 1990.

Madou Monogatari 1-2-3

Jun 15, 1990Role-playing (RPG)PC-9800 SeriesPC (Microsoft Windows)MSX2Sega Mega Drive/Genesis PC Engine

Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 on?: Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 was released on PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), MSX2, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC Engine, Sega Game Gear.
When did Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 release?: Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 was first released on June 15, 1990.

About Madou Monogatari 1-2-3

Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 consists of three separate adventures, all of which star young magician Arle Nadja. Billed as a "Magical Voice Role Playing Game", Madou Monogatari 1-2-3 combines diverse, colorful monster design with a then-unusual amount of voice work. The game is also notable for a near-complete lack of numerical stats, instead portraying health, damage, and magic capacity using text cues and Arle's face portrait.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PC-9800 Series, PC (Microsoft Windows), MSX2, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC Engine, Sega Game Gear
Developer: Compile
Publisher: Compile
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Fantasy, Comedy
Series: Puyo Puyo

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	1996	$68	$110	—	Medium

Also released on: PC-9800 Series · PC (Microsoft Windows) · MSX2 · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC Engine · Sega Game Gear. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$68

few sales

Complete

$110

Sealed

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What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a year
Complete: about 2 times a year
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale 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.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
Japan	22 March 1996	T-66023

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: JP
Released: 1996
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 late Compile role-playing game, Japan only, and a pricey Mega Drive cart.

Madō Monogatari I is a role-playing game from Compile, released in Japan on 22 March 1996. It is a later revision of the Game Gear version, Madō Monogatari I: Mittsu no Madō-kyū, which is based on the original MSX and PC-98 versions, and it borrows heavily from the PC Engine version. It is counted as the last official Mega Drive game released in Japan.

Also on other platforms

PC Engine · Game Gear

Game Gear. The Game Gear version, Madō Monogatari I: Mittsu no Madō-kyū, is based on the original MSX and PC-98 versions.

Before you buy

It came out only in Japan, and among Japan-only carts it sits above the middle, so ask for a photo of the board before paying. A Japanese cartridge is a different shape and fits a Western console only with an adapter or after removing two plastic tabs in its slot. The page lists a save battery that matters in some modes, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.