When did Power Drive release?

Power Drive was first released on December 31, 1994.

Power Drive

Dec 31, 1994RacingAmiga CD32Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Sega Game GearDOS

Power Drive — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Power Drive on?: Power Drive was released on Amiga CD32, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, DOS, Amiga.
When did Power Drive release?: Power Drive was first released on December 31, 1994.

About Power Drive

Power Drive is an arcade racing game based around rally driving. Handbrake turns and lurid powerslides are both possible, and the steering is suitably loose. There are 3 types of stages - individual time-trials, head-to-head races against the computer, and some skill tests. There are 8 rounds of gameplay, set across countries ranging from Sweden to Kenya. You get prize money for winning races, and it costs money to repair damage.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Amiga CD32, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, DOS, Amiga
Developer: Rage Software
Publisher: U.S. Gold
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
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	1994	$15	$53	—	5 reviews	Low

Also released on: Amiga CD32 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega Game Gear · DOS · Amiga. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$15

Complete

$53

Sealed

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How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale 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 $19.91 in Jul 2018, $14.46 five years ago, and $14.63 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$15.02	$22
Jan 2020	$13.07	$28
Jan 2021	$28	$44
Jan 2022	$22	$45
Jan 2023	$33	$45
Jan 2024	$34	$45
Jan 2025	$41	$62
Jan 2026	$19.26	$57
Oct 2026	$14.63	$53

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Known board
North America	1994	—	—
Europe / PAL	December 1994	T-79146	171-5978BA

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: 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

A plan-view rally racer that Mean Machines Sega found dull, and a European cart that is the one to look for.

Power Drive is a rally racing game from Rage Software, published by U.S. Gold, in which you compete in rally driving in a range of countries. Europe got the Mega Drive cartridge in December 1994. In North America it reached players only through the Sega Channel download service and was not released on a US cartridge (Sega Retro).

Sega Pro promoted it as U.S. Gold's new rally sim in its December 1994 issue. Mean Machines Sega was less taken: in its review of the Game Gear version, writer Paul said he was not impressed by the Megadrive game, blaming difficult steering and slow movement.

What the press said at the time

Mean Machines Sega		81/100
Mega		83%
Sega Magazine		76/100
Sega Power		60%
Sega Pro		92%

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Mega Drive version was released exclusively on the Sega Channel in North America.

Reception of the Mega Drive version was similar to that of the original Super Nintendo release.

Also on other platforms

Amiga · MS-DOS · Super NES · Game Gear

Game Gear. Mean Machines found the Game Gear version dull, citing difficult steering, slow movement and simple tracks.

How the other versions reviewed

Amiga	Amiga Action	87%
Amiga	Amiga Format	49%
Amiga	Amiga Power	61%
Super NES	Hyper	77/100
MS-DOS	Joystick	80%
Super NES	Official Nintendo Magazine	90/100
Super NES	Sega Power	69%
Super NES	Total!	(UK) 80/100 / (DE) 3-
Amiga	CU Amiga	61%
Amiga	The One Amiga	71%
MS-DOS	PC Player	67/100
MS-DOS	PC Review	5/10
Super NES	Super Gamer	79/100

These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.

Before you buy

The European cart is the one to look for. Any US-style cartridge of this game is a modern reproduction or homebrew cart, since North America had no cartridge release.