Menacer
Menacer — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Menacer on?
- Menacer was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Menacer release?
- Menacer was first released on February 1, 1992.
About Menacer
The Menacer 6-Game Cartridge is a cartridge containing six light gun games for use with the Sega Menacer. The Menacer came bundled with this cartridge, and predictably it is not compatible with any other Mega Drive peripheral. Included games: Pest Control Space Station Defender Ready, Aim, Tomatoes! Whack Ball Front Line Rockman's Zone
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Western Technologies / Johnson-Voorsanger Productions
- Publisher
- Sega
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 | $6 | $14 | $75 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $4 | $9 | $51 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a week
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about once 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 $0.88 in Oct 2011, $5.75 five years ago, and $5.90 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.00 | $9.95 |
| Jan 2015 | $1.50 | $5.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.29 | $7.20 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.33 | $6.49 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.26 | $9.50 |
| Jan 2019 | $2.95 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.52 | $9.50 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.75 | $10.95 |
| Jan 2022 | $5.86 | $12.46 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.76 | $10.73 |
| Jan 2024 | $5.96 | $12.25 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.01 | $10.13 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.82 | $14.14 |
| Oct 2026 | $5.90 | $14.44 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | October 1992 | 010086016581 |
| Europe / PAL | 19 November 1992 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A pack-in shooting-gallery cartridge that is only worth buying if you own, or are buying, a Menacer light gun.
The Menacer 6-Game Cartridge is the cartridge that came with Sega's Menacer light gun, a collection of mostly shooting-gallery games. Western Technologies and Johnson-Voorsanger Productions developed it for Sega, and it came out in North America in October 1992 and in Europe on 19 November 1992. Producer Mac Senour designed the six-game pack.
Sega Retro lists the Menacer as required to play it.
What the press said at the time
“The Menacer empties its barrel with a six-games-in-one cart included right in the box. Ready, Aim, Tomatoes! is squishy, sloppy fun, but the other games are average by the half-dozen.”
Before you buy
The cartridge does little without the gun, so check that you have a working Menacer. Among US carts it sits near the bottom on price, and the European cart usually costs less again. A complete copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Menacer screenshots
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