When did Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden release?

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden was first released on December 4, 1992.

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden

Dec 4, 1992Role-playing (RPG)StrategyPC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000PC (Microsoft Windows)3DO Interactive MultiplayerFM Towns

Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden on?: Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden was released on PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, FM Towns, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD.
When did Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden release?: Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden was first released on December 4, 1992.

About Nobunaga's Ambition: Haouden

The fifth title in the Nobunaga's Ambition series.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, FM Towns, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD
Developer: Koei
Publisher: Koei
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Historical
Series: Nobunaga's Ambition

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 Details ↓	1994	$16	$28	—	Low
Sega CD Details ↓	1994	—	—	—	Medium

Also released on: PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · PC (Microsoft Windows) · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · FM Towns · PlayStation · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Prices are per version and are not interchangeable, and neither are the reviews: conversions in this era were often built by a different studio than the original, so a score earned on one machine says nothing about how another plays.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$16

few sales

Complete

$28

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.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $0.63 in Apr 2020, $0.63 five years ago, and $15.50 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2021	$0.63	$1.25
Jan 2022	$0.63	$1.25
Jan 2023	$20	$40
Jan 2024	$15.50	$28
Jan 2025	$15.50	$31
Jan 2026	$15.50	$28
Oct 2026	$15.50	$28

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
Japan	25 February 1994	T-76153

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: 1994
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

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

The Sega Genesis version

A Koei Sengoku-era strategy game from Japan, cheaper than most carts in its group.

Nobunaga no Yabo: Haoden is part of Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series, turn-based grand strategy games set in Japan's Sengoku period in which you aim to unify the country. Koei released this Mega Drive game in Japan on 25 February 1994, and it came out only there.

Sega Retro lists it as supporting the Sega Mouse.

Before you buy

It is a Japanese cart, so it has a different shape from a Western one and needs an adapter or two plastic tabs removed from a Western console's slot. Among Japan-only carts it sits below the middle. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

—

Complete

—

Sealed

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Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	MSRP
Japan	25 March 1994	T-76024	¥12,800

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: JP
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Med

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

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

The Sega CD version

A Japan-only Koei disc for buyers with a Japanese Mega-CD.

This is the Sega CD version of Nobunaga no Yabo: Haoden, developed and published by Koei. It came out only in Japan, on 25 March 1994.

Before you buy

Only a Japanese Mega-CD suits this disc. It is a Med-risk title, so ask for photos of the printed side of the disc, its data side and the inner ring, and check the disc against its case.