When did Rise of the Robots release?

Rise of the Robots was first released on November 18, 1994.

Rise of the Robots

Nov 18, 1994FightingArcadeAmiga CD32Philips CD-iSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Rise of the Robots — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Rise of the Robots on?: Rise of the Robots was released on Arcade, Amiga CD32, Philips CD-i, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Amiga, Sega Game Gear.
When did Rise of the Robots release?: Rise of the Robots was first released on November 18, 1994.

About Rise of the Robots

A revolution in combat games - featuring a unique combat intelligence system that adapts to and learns your style of play! The first game with film-quality, controllable 3D graphics. Robot attack routines choreographed by a martial arts expert. Witness the first ever morphing character to appear in a computer game! Awesome cinematic link sequences.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Amiga CD32, Philips CD-i, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, DOS, Amiga, Sega Game Gear
Developer: Instinct Design
Publisher: Absolute Entertainment
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

50/100

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	$4	$17	$74	Low

Also released on: Arcade · Amiga CD32 · Philips CD-i · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · DOS · Amiga · 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

$17

Sealed

$74

few sales

What it needs to play

OptionalSix-button control pad — uses the extra X, Y and Z buttons of Sega's six-button control pad (game booklet).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about once a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

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

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $4.62 in Apr 2018, $6.76 five years ago, and $3.99 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$5.22	$7.98
Jan 2020	$6.59	$8.09
Jan 2021	$5.30	$9.82
Jan 2022	$6.35	$12.00
Jan 2023	$8.48	$10.98
Jan 2024	$3.52	$11.83
Jan 2025	$7.38	$16.04
Jan 2026	$5.52	$16.67
Oct 2026	$3.99	$17.29

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
Europe / PAL	February 1995	T-81426

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: 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 European Mega Drive cart of a heavily hyped fighting game, and one of the cheapest in its group.

Rise of the Robots is a fighting game that began on computers. Data Design Interactive developed the Mega Drive cartridge and Acclaim published it in Europe in February 1995. In the single-player game you control a cyborg sent to stop the Supervisor, who has taken over Electrocorp's facilities, while a second player takes one of the cyborg's enemies.

What the press said at the time

“Such is the infuriating nature of this game that you'll probably want to leave it alone within hours of buying it.”
— Sega Magazine, February 1995

“OK, it looks quite pretty but anyone seduced by this game's graphics will have been all the more disappointed by this narrow and cumbersome travesty.”
— Mean Machines Sega, February 1996

Before you buy

It came out only in Europe, so there is no US cart to buy. Among European-only carts it is one of the cheapest. The game uses the extra X, Y and Z buttons of Sega's six-button pad, but the pad is optional, according to the game booklet.