When did PGA Tour 96 release?

PGA Tour 96 was first released on October 3, 1995.

PGA Tour 96

Oct 3, 1995SportSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)3DO Interactive MultiplayerDOS

PGA Tour 96 — frequently asked questions

What platforms is PGA Tour 96 on?: PGA Tour 96 was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, PlayStation, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear.
When did PGA Tour 96 release?: PGA Tour 96 was first released on October 3, 1995.

About PGA Tour 96

This game takes place during the 1995 PGA Tour season. The game features many professional golfing stars and various modes from stroke play to match play and even tournament mode. Golf clubs are assigned automatically by the caddy as the computer deems suitable for every lie and every situation.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, PlayStation, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear
Developer: Hitmen Productions
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action
Series: PGA Tour Golf

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	1995	$5	$7	—	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · DOS · PlayStation · Game Boy · Sega Game Gear. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

Sealed

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Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$4	$8	—

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 month
Complete: about 2 times a month
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $0.99 in Oct 2007, $5.00 five years ago, and $5.00 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$0.99	—
Jan 2009	$0.99	—
Jan 2010	$1.03	—
Jan 2011	$2.63	—
Jan 2012	$1.36	—
Jan 2013	$1.09	—
Jan 2014	$3.27	$4.55
Jan 2015	$1.99	$7.94
Jan 2016	$3.25	$2.99
Jan 2017	$7.99	$9.95
Jan 2018	$4.17	$5.99
Jan 2019	$2.65	$6.40
Jan 2020	$2.74	$5.34
Jan 2021	$3.91	$6.99
Jan 2022	$4.49	$10.89
Jan 2023	$4.99	$6.75
Jan 2024	$6.94	$9.39
Jan 2025	$5.53	$8.99
Jan 2026	$4.31	$9.80
Oct 2026	$5.00	$7.20

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	November 1995	014633075090
Europe / PAL	December 1995	—

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: NA+EU
Released: 1995
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

A weak Genesis golf game that GamePro said did not fit the cart, and a very cheap pickup.

PGA Tour 96 is an EA Sports golf game, developed by NuFX and Hitmen Productions for the Genesis. It came out in North America in November 1995 and in Europe in December 1995.

GamePro's Air Hendrix said EA Sports tried to cram its PlayStation golf game into a Genesis cart and it just did not fit. He criticized the weaker graphics, the slow screen redraw and the missing shot-planning features of earlier Genesis games in the series.

Also on other platforms

PlayStation · Game Boy · 3DO · Game Gear · Super NES · MS-DOS · Windows

PlayStation	Hitmen Productions
Game Boy	Unexpected Development

Super NES. GamePro rated the Super NES version a good round of golf, better than the Genesis version but unable to beat the Genesis PGA Tour Golf III because of weak audio and missing backspin and 3D terrain.
3DO. GamePro found the 3DO graphics slightly grainier than the PlayStation version's, though still lifelike.
Game Boy. GamePro praised the Game Boy version for its good options, graphics and sounds.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits well below the median. The European loose cart usually costs a little less than the US one, while a complete European copy usually costs slightly more. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it for some modes, so test that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. Sega Retro lists it as working with EA's 4 Way Play.