When did Sonic Blast release?

Sonic Blast was first released on November 1, 1996.

Sonic Blast

Nov 1, 1996PlatformAdventureArcadeNintendo 3DS Sega Game Gear Sega Master System/Mark III

Sonic Blast — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Sonic Blast on?: Sonic Blast was released on Nintendo 3DS, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III.
When did Sonic Blast release?: Sonic Blast was first released on November 1, 1996.

About Sonic Blast

Fully rendered graphics thrust Sonic into an exciting 3D playing environment. An all new gameplay perspective puts you in the middle of Sonic's 3D adventure! The evil genius Robotnik is after the Chaos Emeralds and it's up to Sonic to stop him. Rescue the innocent Flickies before Robotnik turns them into part of his evil plan! Sonic Blast was the last Sonic game for the Game Gear. The game was also ported to the Sega Master System in Brazil by TecToy and released in December 1997, making it the last game ever made for that system. While this game was released at the end of 1996 in conjunction with the similarly named Sonic 3D Blast, it is worth noting that the two games have little in common. No enemies, levels, or bosses, are shared between the games. The story is also completely different. Sonic and Knuckles join together to collect five of a Chaos Emerald's pieces and confront Dr. Robotnik at Silver Castle.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Sega Game Gear, Sega Master System/Mark III
Developer: Aspect
Publisher: Sega Enterprises, Ltd.
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Historical, Educational
Series: Sonic The Hedgehog

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

52/100

from 21 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Master System	1997	$140	$567	—	Medium (look-alike)

Also released on: Nintendo 3DS · Sega Game Gear · Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Master System · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-28

Loose

$140

Complete

$567

few sales

Sealed

—

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a year
Complete: about once a year
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 2026-10-28.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $107 in Oct 2009, $104 five years ago, and $140 as of Oct 2026.

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Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2010	$107	—
Jan 2011	$78	—
Jan 2012	$78	—
Jan 2013	$200	—
Jan 2014	$399	$319
Jan 2015	$499	$139
Jan 2016	$103	$139
Jan 2017	$299	$139
Jan 2018	$215	$267
Jan 2019	$218	$256
Jan 2020	$111	$267
Jan 2021	$105	$296
Jan 2022	$105	$296
Jan 2023	$103	$296
Jan 2024	$103	$296
Jan 2025	$103	$567
Jan 2026	$103	$567
Oct 2026	$140	$567

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Known board
Brazil	December 1997	030.030	TEC TOY CART 8 M

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Master System software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published only where both agree on the same cartridge dump; Japanese numbers also checked against Sega Japan's software list. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: BR
Released: 1997
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages and Virtual Console, are not tracked hereMedium look-alike risk

Sega Master System prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A Brazil-only Tec Toy port of a Game Gear Sonic game, collectible mainly because of where it came from.

Sonic Blast is a platformer developed by Aspect that started on the Game Gear in 1996. This Master System version was released only in Brazil, in December 1997, distributed by Tec Toy. It had to be simplified to run on the Master System because of the console's lower graphical quality.

Despite the similar names, it has little in common with Sonic 3D Blast. It is a Tec Toy official release, so treat it as a regional Master System cartridge rather than a hack.

Also on other platforms

Game Gear

Aspect

Game Gear. The Game Gear original was the sixth and final Sonic platformer on that system.
Game Gear. Its pre-rendered visuals came with limits: Sonic and Knuckles have few animation frames, there is no timer, and you lose only ten rings when hit.

Before you buy

This is the Brazilian Tec Toy cartridge, and it came out only in Brazil. It is one of the pricier carts in the Brazil-only group, so ask for a photo of the board and compare it with the board listed on this page. Because the only fully documented Master System fake is a Brazilian Tec Toy cart, it is worth being careful with any pricey Tec Toy release. A complete copy costs far more than a loose one, so the box is the main decision.