What platforms is Monopoly on?

Monopoly was released on Sega Master System/Mark III.

When did Monopoly release?

Monopoly was first released on December 31, 1988.

Monopoly

Dec 31, 1988Card & Board GameSega Master System/Mark III

Monopoly — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Monopoly on?: Monopoly was released on Sega Master System/Mark III.
When did Monopoly release?: Monopoly was first released on December 31, 1988.

About Monopoly

Based on the popular board game from Parker Brothers about acquiring real estate and earning rent from players that land on their properties. The goal is to bankrupt all other players but a time limit can also be set with the winner being the person with the most money/assets when time expires. Up to 10 players can compete or computer opponents can be added on one of three difficulty settings.

Summary via IGDB.

Monopoly on Wikipedia

There have been numerous Monopoly video games based on the core game mechanics of Parker Brothers and Hasbro's board game Monopoly. They have been released by numerous developers and publishers on multiple platforms over 35+ years.

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

Game details

Developer: Nexa Corporation
Publisher: Sega of America
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Series: Monopoly

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 Master System	1988	$8	$15	$35	79%	Low (look-alike)

Also released on: Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Master System · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-28

Loose

Complete

$15

Sealed

$35

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$11	$30	$54

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
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 2026-10-28.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $1.40 in Jul 2009, $7.18 five years ago, and $7.99 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$1.09	—
Jan 2011	$2.36	—
Jan 2012	$2.50	—
Jan 2013	$3.39	—
Jan 2014	$1.99	$4.99
Jan 2015	$3.00	$3.25
Jan 2016	$3.00	$7.95
Jan 2017	$5.00	$7.89
Jan 2018	$6.67	$8.24
Jan 2019	$5.50	$10.94
Jan 2020	$5.65	$10.46
Jan 2021	$7.89	$10.49
Jan 2022	$8.04	$10.00
Jan 2023	$9.74	$9.99
Jan 2024	$4.70	$11.99
Jan 2025	$6.99	$15.00
Jan 2026	$6.70	$11.51
Oct 2026	$7.99	$15.00

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
North America	September 1988	5500
Europe / PAL	October 1988	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Master System software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published only where both agree on the same cartridge dump; Japanese numbers also checked against Sega Japan's software list. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: NA+EU
Released: 1988
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages and Virtual Console, are not tracked hereLow look-alike risk

Sega Master System prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A competent board-game adaptation and a cheap battery-saved cart, mostly interesting as a piece of Master System history.

This Monopoly was developed by the American studio Nexa and published by Sega, released in North America in September 1988 and in Europe in October 1988. It was made as part of a plan to adapt popular board games and raise the Master System's standing in the United States. It supports single-player and multiplayer games.

Game Freaks 365 described it as one of the first real board games programmed into a video game.

How it was made

Developed by Nexa Corporation and published by Sega.

What the press said at the time

Sega Pro Issue 22

August 1993

79%

“Unless you've desperate to play Monopoly and never have a friend to play with, you might as well buy the actual board game”
— Mean Machines, May 1992

“Poor value for money. You couid buy the Monopoly Deluxe table-top for less and it wouid still be more fun. Iťs accurate, but whaťs the point?”
— Sega Pro, August 1993

Before you buy

The US cart is inexpensive and below the middle of the US carts when loose. The European cart is listed for more than the US one, loose and especially complete, so buy the US copy if you do not mind an American box. The look-alike risk is low. The game saves to a battery inside the cart, so check that the save holds. A replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.