When did Rastan Saga II release?

Rastan Saga II was first released on December 31, 1989.

Rastan Saga II

Dec 31, 1989Hack and slash/Beat 'em upArcadeWii Sega Mega Drive/Genesis TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine PC Engine

Rastan Saga II — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Rastan Saga II on?: Rastan Saga II was released on Arcade, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, PC Engine.
When did Rastan Saga II release?: Rastan Saga II was first released on December 31, 1989.

About Rastan Saga II

Rastan Saga 2 is the sequel to Rastan, containing the same hack-em'/slash-'em gameplay as the original. You are a warrior who must get through a number of levels, and trying to collect gems which can only be obtained by defeating the end-of-level bosses. Collecting power-ups along the way awards you with extra life or better weapons.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine, PC Engine
Developer: Taito
Publisher: Taito
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Fantasy

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	1991	$24	$85	—	61%	Low

Also released on: Arcade · Wii · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine · PC Engine. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

$24

Complete

$85

Sealed

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Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release	$26	$42	—

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 $8.88 in Oct 2007, $24 five years ago, and $24 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$9.03	—
Jan 2009	$5.44	—
Jan 2010	$10.99	—
Jan 2011	$7.44	—
Jan 2012	$4.75	—
Jan 2013	$10.12	—
Jan 2014	$8.99	$19.99
Jan 2015	$8.25	$17.05
Jan 2016	$13.72	$30
Jan 2017	$14.50	$37
Jan 2018	$17.18	$40
Jan 2019	$14.85	$28
Jan 2020	$16.41	$33
Jan 2021	$14.79	$40
Jan 2022	$24	$55
Jan 2023	$26	$61
Jan 2024	$30	$64
Jan 2025	$21	$58
Jan 2026	$28	$52
Oct 2026	$24	$85

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	1991	—	020588010338
Japan	10 August 1990	T-11043	4988611900093

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: 1991
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 stripped-down hack-and-slash port that critics found weak, at a moderate price.

Rastan Saga II is Taito's hack-and-slash arcade game of 1989, ported to the Genesis by Opera House. It came out in Japan on 10 August 1990 and in North America in 1991.

Ken Horowitz of Sega-16 called the Genesis version a decent hack-and-slash that is fun enough for an afternoon or two, but lamented that it had lost the two-player mode and had poor audio next to the arcade game. Mark Bussler of Classic Game Room was harsher, calling the music painful, the visuals laughable and the level design mindless.

What the press said at the time

Sega Pro Issue 37

October 1994

61%

“A Master System favourite converted to the Mega Drive, but with little noticeable improvement in quality. … One for hack ‘n’ slash addicts only.”
— Mega, July 1993

“• Také control of your gallant hero and guide him through a maze of dangly platforma. Reasonable graphics, but poor gameplay.”
— Sega Pro, October 1994

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Sega-16 rated the Genesis version 5 out of 10, lamenting the removal of the two-player mode and poorer audio than the arcade.

Also on other platforms

Arcade · PC Engine

Arcade

Taito

PC Engine. The PC Engine port was released only in Japan.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits above the middle. The Japanese loose cart usually costs about the same as the US one, while a complete Japanese copy usually costs much less. The Japanese cartridge has a different shape that does not fit a Western console without an adapter or removing two plastic tabs in its slot.