When did MegaRace release?

MegaRace was first released on December 31, 1993.

MegaRace

Dec 31, 1993RacingLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)3DO Interactive MultiplayerMacDOS

MegaRace — frequently asked questions

What platforms is MegaRace on?: MegaRace was released on Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Sega CD.
When did MegaRace release?: MegaRace was first released on December 31, 1993.

About MegaRace

Virtual Television has given us a chance to do the things that we can't make real in everyday life: Race through 14 great tracks in 5 different environments in a totally virtual place where you can kill each other quite easily with sidekicks or guns. In every track you will see some symbols that can make your car speed up, slow up or even blow up, like your mega-host Lance Boyle says, "Who knows; who cares!" Everything you see in MegaRace is virtual and no one really dies there. So have fun!

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Mac, DOS, Sega CD
Developer: Cryo Interactive
Publisher: The Software Toolworks
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	$23	$49	$72	2 reviews	Low

Also released on: Linux · PC (Microsoft Windows) · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · Mac · DOS. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$23

Complete

$49

Sealed

$72

How often it sells

Loose: about 5 times a year
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about 3 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 $40 in Oct 2008, $37 five years ago, and $23 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$19.98	—
Jan 2010	$8.95	—
Jan 2011	$5.74	—
Jan 2012	$7.98	—
Jan 2013	$10.99	—
Jan 2014	$11.99	$18.51
Jan 2015	$16.50	$25
Jan 2016	$40	$17.16
Jan 2017	$9.99	$57
Jan 2018	$19.77	$40
Jan 2019	$16.77	$33
Jan 2020	$23	$38
Jan 2021	$28	$40
Jan 2022	$34	$58
Jan 2023	$25	$38
Jan 2024	$18.56	$41
Jan 2025	$16.89	$41
Jan 2026	$23	$52
Nov 2026	$23	$49

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	1994	T-87025	050047114437
Europe / PAL	1994	—	—

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

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A showy racer with a game-show host and little behind the presentation, which period critics split on.

This is the Sega CD version of MegaRace, a vehicular combat racer from Cryo, published in North America by The Software Toolworks in 1994. It uses pre-rendered 3-D graphics and video of its host, Lance Boyle.

Mega Tech's preview praised its blinding speed and impressive graphics. Sega Pro was less taken, saying the entertaining video presentation could not disguise the very basic gameplay.

How it was made

Cryo developed it.

What the press said at the time

Computer + Video Games Issue 155	October 1994	Graphics 85, Sound 70, Playability 80, Value 83
Sega Pro Issue 41	February 1995	66%

“But Megarace soon becomes very addictive. Perhaps it's the lure of the lush graphics and tension of each track,”
— Computer + Video Games, October 1994

“a flaw in the gameplay in that you MUST destroy every vehicle in what is meant to be a race; dubious sprite collision as you ram into each other: and an overall confusion as to what the point of the game is.”
— Sega Pro, October 1994

“Yes, presentation is slick. Yes, the 3D effect is smooth. No, the actual game isn't any good.”
— Mean Machines Sega, November 1994

“Some entertaining FMV presentation can’t dis- … guise the very basic gameplay in this futuristic TV … gameshow racer.”
— Sega Pro, February 1995

Also on other platforms

MS-DOS · 3DO

Before you buy

Among North American Sega CD games the US disc sits about at the middle on price, and loose copies sell infrequently. Check that the case and manual belong to this game.