What platforms is Midnight Raiders on?

Midnight Raiders was released on Sega CD 32X, Sega CD.

When did Midnight Raiders release?

Midnight Raiders was first released on October 1, 1994.

Midnight Raiders

Oct 1, 1994ShooterSega CD 32XSega CD

Midnight Raiders — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Midnight Raiders on?: Midnight Raiders was released on Sega CD 32X, Sega CD.
When did Midnight Raiders release?: Midnight Raiders was first released on October 1, 1994.

About Midnight Raiders

A FMV rail shooter placing you in the helmet of rookie chopper gunner "Joker." Terrorists have kidnapped a German biochemist and taken him to a Middle Eastern oil refinery, where he is forced to work on a lethal toxin. Joker and crew must fly to the refinery, shooting down enemy tanks and helicopters, then Joker must rappel down to the refinery and rescue the chemist on foot. The helicopter sections follow a pattern similar to Tomcat Alley, showing brief clips of the cast in the cockpit, followed by a "nose camera" shot of an enemy approaching. During this shot, you have the ability to move a set of crosshairs over the enemy and press the "fire" button. If you're on target, you are rewarded with military archival footage of helicopters shooting rockets, and close up footage of models exploding. The on-foot sections follow an identical pattern, though with hand-held cameras placing you in the "eyes" of Joker, and black-clad guards taking the place of helicopters. Otherwise, the idea of having a few seconds to react and aim crosshairs is the same. The plot is expanded through occasional cutscenes in both the helicopter and foot sections.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Sega CD 32X, Sega CD
Publisher: Sega of America
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

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	$12	$21	$43	10 reviews	Low

Also released on: Sega CD 32X. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$12

Complete

$21

Sealed

$43

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$46	$118	$360

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 $0.99 in Apr 2008, $12.63 five years ago, and $12.49 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$0.75	—
Jan 2010	$0.75	—
Jan 2011	$0.97	—
Jan 2012	$2.35	—
Jan 2013	$1.77	—
Jan 2014	$4.99	$4.99
Jan 2015	$5.50	$7.73
Jan 2016	$7.00	$7.99
Jan 2017	$6.99	$11.58
Jan 2018	$5.93	$11.25
Jan 2019	$4.56	$13.55
Jan 2020	$6.00	$14.51
Jan 2021	$10.67	$19.48
Jan 2022	$12.52	$21
Jan 2023	$13.36	$18.60
Jan 2024	$11.75	$19.70
Jan 2025	$11.73	$18.99
Jan 2026	$10.48	$19.30
Nov 2026	$12.49	$21

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	October 1994	4439	010086044393
Europe / PAL	March 1995	4439-50	—

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

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

A live-action helicopter, foot and jeep shooter whose action is thin and whose video looks rough.

Midnight Raiders was developed by Stargate Productions and published by Sega for the Sega CD, in North America in October 1994 and in Europe in March 1995. You fight by helicopter, then on foot at a chemical plant, then in a jeep.

Game Players said the video is grainy, glitchy and mostly dreadful, though it found the first run exciting and funny, if unintentionally. It compared the game to Tomcat Alley: there is little to do beyond centering the cursor and pressing fire, and the explosions and soundtrack were its best features.

What the press said at the time

Next Generation Issue 3	March 1995	* *
Sega Magazine Issue 20	August 1995	70
GamePro		3.875/5
Game Players		58%
Electronic Games		D
MAN!AC		64%
Mega Power		84%
Sega Pro		81%
VideoGames (US)		3/10
Video Games (DE)		9%

“It's a step up from Masked Rider Z, but frankly, that's not saying much.”
— Next Generation, March 1995

“There’s not much to do except center the cursor and push the fire button. Wow! The only real good thing here are the sound effects. There’s no fun here.”
— Game Players, April 1995

“Midnight Raiders is basically more fodder for the FMV-loving brigade, but a waste of money for everyone else.”
— Sega Magazine, August 1995

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Sega CD version.

Before you buy

Priced below the middle among North American Sega CD games, so there is little reason to overpay. The European disc usually costs several times as much as the US one, loose and complete, and needs a European Mega-CD. Match the printed disc to the case.