Sampras Tennis 96 — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Sampras Tennis 96 on?
- Sampras Tennis 96 was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Sampras Tennis 96 release?
- Sampras Tennis 96 was first released on August 28, 1995.
About Sampras Tennis 96
Sampras Tennis 96 is a tennis game released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive. It is a sequel to Pete Sampras Tennis.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Codemasters
- Publisher
- Codemasters
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 | 1995 | $4 | $11 | $27 | 91% | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- 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 $4.05 in Jul 2018, $4.50 five years ago, and $4.33 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $3.96 | $6.44 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.67 | $6.90 |
| Jan 2021 | $4.25 | $9.15 |
| Jan 2022 | $3.69 | $8.60 |
| Jan 2023 | $6.15 | $8.96 |
| Jan 2024 | $3.76 | $8.89 |
| Jan 2025 | $3.91 | $12.12 |
| Jan 2026 | $4.44 | $12.76 |
| Oct 2026 | $4.33 | $10.98 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date |
|---|---|
| Europe / PAL | 28 July 1995 |
- Region
- EU
- Released
- 1995
- Authenticity
- Low
A J-Cart tennis game with four-player support, and a very cheap European cart.
Sampras Tennis 96 is a Codemasters tennis game for the Mega Drive, the sequel to Pete Sampras Tennis, and it came out in Europe on 28 July 1995. Like its predecessor, it uses the J-Cart format, which puts two extra controller ports on the cartridge itself for multiplayer games. It was followed by Pete Sampras Tennis '97.
What the press said at the time
| GamePro Issue 6 | February 1996 | 91% |
“But thankfully, Sampras ‘96 isn’t like that. The programmers have spent a year taking the game to pieces then gradually building it back up again, and what’s more, you can actually tell the difference.”
“Beats the former tennis game champ by a long way, and considering that’s the original Sampras, Codemasters will be well pleased”
Before you buy
It came out only in Europe, so there is no US cartridge to buy. Among European-only carts it sits at the cheap end. Sega Retro lists it as a J-Cart game, so you plug extra pads into the cartridge.
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