Rocket Knight Adventures
Rocket Knight Adventures — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Rocket Knight Adventures on?
- Rocket Knight Adventures was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Rocket Knight Adventures release?
- Rocket Knight Adventures was first released on August 5, 1993.
About Rocket Knight Adventures
He's courageous! He's clever! He's one good lookin' opossum. It's Sparkster the Rocket Knight, the heroic jet pack jockey with warp speed, quick wits and pumped up personality. After all, who else do you know can get a grip with his tail? Rocket through 7 epic stages of animalistic adventure, home of the hugest, strangest enemy pig creatures imaginable. (In fact, your mission is crammed with more ham than a Hollywood premier.) Destroy the Emperor who's on a porcine power trip that will take him to the Key to the Pig Star. In every stage you'll be moving, flying and riding in a new direction to escape opossum punishment. You're the thrust-meister controlling Sparkster's jet pack and his assault sword. Confront mechanized menaces like the Giant Pigbot, the Drill Of A Lifetime, and the snappy Crab Rangoon. Things take a turn for the worst in the room of rotating gravity where Axle Gear, the Black Knights awaits you. And you've never seen anything like the unreal mirrored lava pools where things will reflect badly on you. The tricks, the traps and challenges never end. But the world as you know it will if you don't grind those pigs for sausage.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Comedy, Kids
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1993 | $30 | $68 | $320 | 29 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $23 | $72 | $137 |
| Japanese release | $48 | $158 | $255 |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a day
- Complete: about once a day
- 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 $1.62 in Jan 2008, $32 five years ago, and $30 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.62 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $4.64 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $4.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.19 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $6.48 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $8.37 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $11.49 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $12.99 | $23 |
| Jan 2016 | $17.99 | $35 |
| Jan 2017 | $17.50 | $35 |
| Jan 2018 | $17.16 | $35 |
| Jan 2019 | $18.99 | $41 |
| Jan 2020 | $19.96 | $45 |
| Jan 2021 | $34 | $62 |
| Jan 2022 | $35 | $86 |
| Jan 2023 | $33 | $75 |
| Jan 2024 | $25 | $68 |
| Jan 2025 | $25 | $70 |
| Jan 2026 | $25 | $60 |
| Oct 2026 | $30 | $70 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode | Known board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | August 1993 | T-95046 | 083717160038 | — |
| Europe / PAL | September 1993 | T-05046-50 | 4988602610086 | 353490 |
| Japan | 6 August 1993 | T-95063 | 4988602610093 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU+JP
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
A polished rocket-pack platformer from Konami that costs more than most US carts and more again in Japan.
Rocket Knight Adventures is a Konami platformer in which Sparkster, an opossum knight with a rocket pack and a sword, fights the Devotindos Empire. Nobuya Nakazato, who also designed Contra games, led the design. It came out in Japan on 6 August 1993, in North America in August 1993 and in Europe in September 1993.
Electronic Games previewed it in April 1993 as an exciting side-scrolling adventure. It was followed by a separate sequel, Sparkster, in 1994, and Electronic Games said in September 1994 that the sequel outdid the original in every respect, especially the graphics.
What the press said at the time
| GamePro Issue 50 | September 1993 | Graphics 4.5, Sound 4.0, Control 4.0, FunFactor 4.0 |
| MegaTech Issue 21 | September 1993 | 92% |
| MegaTech Issue 23 | November 1993 | 98% |
| MegaTech Issue 24 | December 1993 | 92% |
| MegaTech Issue 26 | February 1994 | 85% |
| MegaTech Issue 30 | June 1994 | 85% |
| Beep! MegaDrive | 6.75/10 | |
| Computer and Video Games | 88/100 | |
| Edge | 7/10 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10, 8/10, 8/10 / 8/10, 8/10 | |
| Famitsu | 7/10, 7/10 / 7/10, 7/10 | |
| Game Informer | 8/10 | |
| Game Players | 9/10 | |
| GameFan | 90%, 91% / 92%, 90% | |
| GamesMaster | 92% | |
| Hyper | 84% | |
| Mean Machines Sega | 91/100 | |
| Dengeki Mega Drive | 82/100, 90/100 / 76/100, 90/100 | |
| Electronic Games | 83% | |
| Hippon Super! | 6/10 | |
| Mega Action | 94% | |
| Mega Drive Advanced Gaming | 86% | |
| Mega Power | 9/10 | |
| MegaZone | 95% | |
| Sega Force Mega | 79/100 | |
| Sega Power | 82% | |
| Sega Pro | 89% | |
| Sega Zone | 92/100 | |
| VideoGames | 7/10 |
“Yup, Rocket Knight sure is one hot cookie. Playability-wise it's near perfect. The responsiveness of the controls is graded just right - Sparkster moves exactly how you want.”
“Konami scores again. Rocket Knight should satisfy most tastes for hacking, slashing, and adventure.”
“one of the best Megadrive platform shoot 'em ups we've see for a good while. Loads of big bosses, original, inventive levels and excellent-looking, well-animated graphics all add up to lots of fun.”
“one of the best Megadrive platform shoot 'em ups we've see for a good while. Loads of big bosses, original, inventive levels”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle. The European cart usually costs less than the US one when loose and about the same complete, while the Japanese cart usually costs noticeably more and has a different cartridge shape. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
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