Penguin Land
Penguin Land — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Penguin Land on?
- Penguin Land was released on Sega Master System/Mark III.
- When did Penguin Land release?
- Penguin Land was first released on August 18, 1987.
About Penguin Land
Penguin Land, known as Doki Doki Penguin Land Uchū Daibōken (どきどきペンギンランド宇宙大冒険? lit. "Thump Thump Penguin Land: Great Outer Space Adventure") in Japan, is a Sega Master System game and the second game in the Doki Doki Penguin Land series. In this game you play as a penguin going through a puzzle platformer stage and try to guide your egg around the polar bears, rocks and other hazards to the end of the stage. The game has a total of 50 stages and a level editor which can save up to 15 additional levels. The level editor data is stored on the game's battery back-up RAM.
Summary via IGDB.
Penguin Land on Wikipedia
Penguin Land, known as Doki Doki Penguin Land Uchū Daibōken in Japan, is a 1987 puzzle-platform game published and developed by Sega for the Master System. It is the second game in the Doki Doki Penguin Land series. The player controls a penguin to guide an egg around polar bears, rocks and other hazards. There are 50 stages and a level editor which can save up to 15 additional levels. The level editor data is stored on the game's battery back-up RAM. Penguin Land was the first home console video game to include a battery backup save feature, its original Japanese version being released four days prior to The Legend of Zelda's US release.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Developer
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Publisher
- Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Master System | 1988 | $14 | $26 | $49 | 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
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $19 | $52 | — |
| Japanese release (Doki Doki Penguin Land) | $20 | $76 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times 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 $6.88 in Jul 2012, $14.90 five years ago, and $13.99 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2013 | $11.99 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $7.99 | $12.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $10.50 | $16.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $11.95 | $18.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $13.99 | $20 |
| Jan 2018 | $15.18 | $19.64 |
| Jan 2019 | $13.20 | $21 |
| Jan 2020 | $11.17 | $17.72 |
| Jan 2021 | $16.25 | $20 |
| Jan 2022 | $15.50 | $30 |
| Jan 2023 | $14.00 | $26 |
| Jan 2024 | $12.50 | $25 |
| Jan 2025 | $15.57 | $33 |
| Jan 2026 | $15.50 | $27 |
| Oct 2026 | $13.99 | $26 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number |
|---|---|---|
| North America | January 1988 | — |
| Europe / PAL | October 1988 | — |
| Japan | 18 August 1987 | G-1334 |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1988
- Authenticity
- Low
A charming egg-guiding puzzler with a level editor that saves to the cartridge battery.
Penguin Land is a puzzle-platformer developed and published by Sega. It came out in Japan on August 18, 1987 as Doki Doki Penguin Land Uchu Daiboken, then in North America in January 1988 and Europe in October 1988. You guide a penguin and an egg past polar bears, rocks and other hazards across 50 stages, and a level editor can save up to 15 more levels to the cartridge's battery memory.
It is the second game in the Doki Doki Penguin Land series.
Before you buy
Three releases exist. The European and Japanese carts both cost more than the US one, and the gap is wider complete. The Japanese cart is a different, smaller shape and does not fit a Western console without an adapter. The US cart sits at about the typical price for its year. The game saves on a battery inside the cart, so check that the save holds. A replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.
Penguin Land screenshots
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