When did Revolution X release?

Revolution X was first released on December 31, 1994.

Revolution X

Dec 31, 1994ShooterArcadeSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)Sega Saturn

Revolution X — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Revolution X on?: Revolution X was released on Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation, DOS, Sega 32X.
When did Revolution X release?: Revolution X was first released on December 31, 1994.

About Revolution X

Revolution X is about the ol' Rock & Roll. There is an evil nation putting the youth down and banning our beloved rock music. Who you gonna call? Aerosmith! With the help of Aerosmith, the player must shoot his/her way through enemy infested levels, (light) guns blazing, collecting power-ups and releasing hostages. Almost all of the graphics are digitized and Aerosmith themselves are too! There are also lots of fmv videos.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), Sega Saturn, PlayStation, DOS, Sega 32X
Developer: Midway Games
Publisher: Midway Games
Game modes: Single player, Split screen
Themes: Action

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

36/100

from 12 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$5	$16	$55	Low

Also released on: Arcade · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · Sega Saturn · PlayStation · DOS · Sega 32X. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$16

Sealed

$55

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$13	$33	$67

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 4 times 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 $3.63 in Oct 2007, $7.61 five years ago, and $5.28 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$0.75	—
Jan 2009	$1.49	—
Jan 2010	$1.29	—
Jan 2011	$0.75	—
Jan 2012	$0.99	—
Jan 2013	$2.25	—
Jan 2014	$2.99	$7.98
Jan 2015	$4.64	$6.78
Jan 2016	$4.00	$7.96
Jan 2017	$3.74	$6.99
Jan 2018	$4.36	$7.84
Jan 2019	$5.22	$8.88
Jan 2020	$4.97	$9.99
Jan 2021	$4.44	$10.78
Jan 2022	$8.88	$16.99
Jan 2023	$7.58	$14.98
Jan 2024	$7.91	$20
Jan 2025	$7.99	$17.88
Jan 2026	$8.84	$20
Oct 2026	$5.28	$15.62

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	December 1995	021481800200
Europe / PAL	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

The Aerosmith light-gun arcade game with the gun removed, cheap in the US.

This is the Genesis version of Revolution X, the arcade shooter in which you take on the New Order Nation regime to rescue Aerosmith. Rage Software ported it and Acclaim published it, in North America in December 1995 and in Europe in 1995.

The Genesis port was poorly received. A reviewer found targeting problems and said it desperately needs light gun support, and Next Generation called it worse than the arcade, with laughable graphics, indistinguishable digitized voices and awful music.

What the press said at the time

“Rev X's slow shooting lacks strategy and challenge, but at least you can choose from multiple routes through the ho-hum mayhem.”
— GamePro, February 1996

Also on other platforms

Arcade · MS-DOS · PlayStation · Sega Saturn · Super NES · 32X

Super NES	Rage Software
PlayStation	Rage Software
Sega Saturn	Rage Software
MS-DOS	Rage Software

Arcade. The first arcade release, Proto 5.0, lacks several Aerosmith speech samples and has a shorter Pacific Rim level, both fixed in Revision 1.0.
32X. A 32X version was demonstrated at E3 1995.

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits near the bottom on price. The European cart usually costs a good deal more than the US one, loose and complete. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.