When did Spirou release?

Spirou was first released on December 31, 1995.

Spirou

Dec 31, 1995PlatformSuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)DOSGame Boy

Spirou — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Spirou on?: Spirou was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear.
When did Spirou release?: Spirou was first released on December 31, 1995.

About Spirou

A simple platform game, in which you're in a role of porter, jumping down the streets and buildings, and taking as many points as you can get.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Game Boy, Sega Game Gear
Developer: Infogrames Europe
Publisher: Infogrames Europe
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Comedy
Series: Spirou

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

53/100

from 4 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$14	$39	—	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Game Boy · 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

$14

Complete

$39

Sealed

—

How often it sells

Loose: about 4 times a year
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once 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 $9.28 in Apr 2018, $16.44 five years ago, and $13.60 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$10.38	$18.62
Jan 2020	$8.98	$18.02
Jan 2021	$15.60	$24
Jan 2022	$16.69	$37
Jan 2023	$34	$51
Jan 2024	$24	$54
Jan 2025	$17.10	$57
Jan 2026	$18.85	$38
Oct 2026	$13.60	$39

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Known board
Europe / PAL	1995	T-151026-50	171-5978BA

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 comic-based Mega Drive platformer from Infogrames, in the middle of the European pack.

Infogrames developed and published Spirou, based on the Spirou et Fantasio comic series. Spirou sets out to rescue his kidnapped friend Count Champignac and stop his enemy Cyanida from making robots rule the Earth. It came out only in Europe, in 1995.

Mean Machines Sega's preview noted the game was timed to coincide with the Spirou TV cartoon's run on the Children's Channel.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Mega Drive version came first, in 1995, a year before the Super NES, Game Boy and PC versions.

Also on other platforms

Super NES · Game Boy · Windows · MS-DOS · Game Gear

Game Gear. A Game Gear version was planned but canceled, though a completed prototype was leaked online.

Before you buy

Only the European cartridge exists, so that is the one to look for. Among European-only carts it sits about at the median. A complete copy means the case, cartridge and manual.