What platforms is Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth on?

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth was released on Arcade, Nintendo 64.

When did Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth release?

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth was first released on July 10, 1998.

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Jul 10, 1998ShooterArcadeNintendo 64

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth on?: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth was released on Arcade, Nintendo 64.
When did Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth release?: Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth was first released on July 10, 1998.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Nintendo 64
Developer: Hudson Soft
Publisher: Hudson Soft
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action, Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

63/100

from 5 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Nintendo 64	1998	$77	$241	$501	Medium

Release timeline

Nintendo 64Jul 10, 1998
ArcadeNov 1998

First release on each platform, from IGDB’s records of this game’s ports and editions. Remakes are separate games with their own pages, so they are not listed here.

We haven’t priced or authenticated the versions without a section on this page yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Nintendo 64 · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-22

Loose

$77

Complete

$241

Sealed

$501

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Japanese release (Star Soldier Vanishing Earth)	$45	$150	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a week
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about 3 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-22.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $5.39 in Jan 2007, $58 five years ago, and $77 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2007	$5.39	—
Jan 2008	$6.40	—
Jan 2009	$4.74	—
Jan 2010	$2.45	—
Jan 2011	$6.49	—
Jan 2012	$3.88	—
Jan 2013	$3.88	—
Jan 2014	$7.99	$28
Jan 2015	$13.99	$50
Jan 2016	$14.43	$70
Jan 2017	$18.47	$88
Jan 2018	$22	$63
Jan 2019	$20	$145
Jan 2020	$27	$150
Jan 2021	$32	$201
Jan 2022	$48	$271
Jan 2023	$55	$281
Jan 2024	$52	$275
Jan 2025	$59	$265
Jan 2026	$65	$240
Oct 2026	$77	$241

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Cartridge serial	Known board
North America	15 December 1998	NUS-NS6E-USA	NUS-01A-02
Japan	10 July 1998	NUS-NS6J-JPN	—

Source: Serials and board numbers: MAME's Nintendo 64 software list (read from dumped cartridges); serials cross-checked against the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database and, for North American carts, gameverifying's N64 board list, and published only where two of them agree

Region: JP+NA
Released: 1998
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Nintendo 64 prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A straightforward vertical shooter from Hudson that is now one of the pricier carts in the library.

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth is Hudson Soft's vertically scrolling shooter, a direct sequel to Soldier Blade and part of the long-running Star Soldier series. It was released in Japan in mid-1998 and in North America in December 1998, where Electro Brain published it. An arcade version also ran on Seta's Aleck 64 hardware.

How it was made

Developed and published by Hudson Soft in Japan; Electro Brain published the North American release.

What the press said at the time

“Presumably, Star Soldier is intended to be a score-based challenge, and as such it works fairly well. The Caravan mode offers endless scope for improving your records”
— N64 Magazine, September 1998

Also on other platforms

Arcade

Arcade. An arcade version also ran on Seta's Aleck 64 hardware, which is similar to the Nintendo 64.

Before you buy

The US cart sits well above the library median on loose price, so the medium fake risk is worth taking seriously: ask the seller for a photo of the board, which is the reliable test, and remember that a cart that boots proves nothing. The Japanese release costs noticeably less than the US one and is the cheaper way to own the game. A complete copy costs several times the loose price, and sealed copies cost more again.