OutRun 2019
OutRun 2019 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is OutRun 2019 on?
- OutRun 2019 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did OutRun 2019 release?
- OutRun 2019 was first released on March 23, 1993.
About OutRun 2019
In the 21st century, if you're doing 200mph, you're holding up traffic. Welcome to Outrun 2019 - a worldwide racing tour where gutsy drivers compete over death defying tracks in a survival of the fastest.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- SIMS Co., Ltd.
- Publisher
- Sega
- 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 Genesis | 1993 | $15 | $34 | $40 | 8 reviews | Medium |
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 | $16 | $44 | — |
| Japanese release | $95 | $139 | — |
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 $4.99 in Apr 2009, $13.99 five years ago, and $15.00 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $4.15 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $3.25 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $3.88 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.99 | $9.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $4.99 | $12.84 |
| Jan 2016 | $6.83 | $4.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $7.56 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.20 | $16.98 |
| Jan 2019 | $9.82 | $22 |
| Jan 2020 | $11.28 | $28 |
| Jan 2021 | $12.95 | $22 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.43 | $36 |
| Jan 2023 | $19.72 | $36 |
| Jan 2024 | $18.00 | $35 |
| Jan 2025 | $15.00 | $38 |
| Jan 2026 | $13.00 | $36 |
| Oct 2026 | $15.00 | $34 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | March 1993 | — | 010086011807 |
| Europe / PAL | April 1993 | — | — |
| Japan | 26 March 1993 | T-44033 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Med
A fast, thin racer against the clock on the Genesis, with a Japanese cart that costs far more than the Western ones.
OutRun 2019 is a racing game for the Genesis developed by Hertz and published by Sega and SIMS. It is a sequel to Out Run set in 2019, in which you race a rocket-boosted car against a time limit across four stages around the world. It came out in North America in March 1993, in Japan on 26 March 1993 and in Europe in April 1993. After it moved to the Genesis it was renamed Junker's High before Sega gave SIMS the use of the OutRun name.
Game Players, reviewing it for the Genesis, thought the car was fast but that this was the only challenge, since you race only the clock, and called the special features afterthoughts.
What the press said at the time
| Consoles + | 47 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 58 | |
| GamesMaster | 30 | |
| GamePro | 48 | |
| Mega | 45% | |
| MegaTech | 59 | |
| Sega Force | 52 | |
| Sega Power | 36 |
“Outrun 2019 is the best in the Outrun series on the Mega Drive, but it will never stand up against Super Monaco GP2 or Lotus.”
“OutRun 2019 attempts to give a good, popular racing game a sci-fi twist. Unfortunately, this Genesis cart ends up as a plain horse-and-buggy ride.”
“Better than the likes of Super HQ and Turbo Out Run, but not by too much. Not very good, really.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle. The European cart usually costs about the same loose and more when complete, while the Japanese cart usually costs several times as much as the US one, loose and complete. That price is high enough to be worth a closer look: a Japanese Mega Drive cart has a notch on the left and ridged edges, a flat Western-style shell with a notch is a repro sign, and for a pricey copy you should ask for a photo of the board. Japanese cartridges are a different shape from Western ones.
OutRun 2019 screenshots
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