When did P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations release?

P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations was first released on September 24, 1992.

P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations

Sep 24, 1992StrategySuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Super FamicomPC-98PC-88

P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations — frequently asked questions

What platforms is P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations on?: P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, PC-98, PC-88, Sharp X68000, MSX2, FM Towns.
When did P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations release?: P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations was first released on September 24, 1992.

About P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations

The first game in KOEI's World at War strategy series on the SNES and Genesis. The game is set during WWII and allows players to assume either the Imperial Japanese Navy or the US Navy.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, PC-98, PC-88, Sharp X68000, MSX2, FM Towns
Developer: Koei
Publisher: Koei
Game modes: Single player

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	1993	$19	$41	—	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Super Famicom · PC-98 · PC-88 · Sharp X68000 · MSX2 · FM Towns. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$19

Complete

$41

Sealed

—

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release (Teitoku no Ketsudan)	$6	$12	$65

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 $15.00 in Apr 2010, $15.88 five years ago, and $18.50 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2011	$13.84	—
Jan 2012	$11.38	—
Jan 2013	$7.55	—
Jan 2014	$9.95	$13.50
Jan 2015	$12.74	$16.99
Jan 2016	$12.60	$24
Jan 2017	$10.97	$22
Jan 2018	$10.36	$19.23
Jan 2019	$11.72	$24
Jan 2020	$13.41	$22
Jan 2021	$13.48	$29
Jan 2022	$20	$31
Jan 2023	$24	$32
Jan 2024	$10.63	$35
Jan 2025	$18.72	$35
Jan 2026	$14.11	$29
Oct 2026	$18.50	$41

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	1993	—	000001172416
Japan	24 September 1992	T-76073	—

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+NA
Released: 1993
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

Koei's deep naval wargame of the Pacific War, a slow game for strategy fans, with a battery save to check.

P.T.O.: Pacific Theater of Operations, called Teitoku no Ketsudan in Japan, is a Koei strategy game that Koei developed and published. It came out in Japan on 24 September 1992 and in North America in 1993. You command one side of the Pacific War as a naval commander, organizing fleets, building ships, managing supplies and fuel and handling diplomacy, either in a single battle or across the whole campaign.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Computer Gaming World approved of the Genesis version for wargamers who normally avoid video games, reporting 200-300 hours of play from its randomized campaigns.

Also on other platforms

PC-98 · PC-88 · X68000 · MSX2 · FM Towns · Super NES

FM Towns. The FM Towns CD-ROM release in April 1990 carried what is described as the first in-game orchestral score in a video game.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits above the middle, while the Japanese cart usually costs much less than the US one and has a different cartridge shape. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so test that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.