When did StarBlade release?

StarBlade was first released on September 1, 1991.

StarBlade

Sep 1, 1991ShooterArcadeWiiAndroidiOS3DO Interactive Multiplayer

StarBlade — frequently asked questions

What platforms is StarBlade on?: StarBlade was released on Arcade, Wii, Android, iOS, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, PlayStation, Mobile.
When did StarBlade release?: StarBlade was first released on September 1, 1991.

About StarBlade

Sitting in the gunner position of a "GeoSword" fightercraft, you must shoot your way through the enemy armada and bring the fight to their base planet, Redeye. Altogether you'll have around 10 missions to get through before the galaxy is safe and your wingmen will help you along the way. And during those missions, you'll be expected to shoot out the sides of huge enemy battlecruisers, travel inside of enemy carriers and travel through the canyons of Redeye to deliver your payload. The PlayStation and the 3DO versions offer the choice between an arcade mode and an enhanced mode. In the enhanced modes that flat polygons are remade in fully textured polygons and the black bars on the sides have been removed to turn the image into a fullscreen view.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Wii, Android, iOS, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Sega CD, PlayStation, Mobile
Developer: Namco Limited
Publisher: Panasonic
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Science fiction

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

69/100

from 5 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega CD	1994	$35	$60	$88	Medium

Also released on: Arcade · Wii · Android · iOS · 3DO Interactive Multiplayer · PlayStation · Mobile. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

$35

Complete

$60

Sealed

$88

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$62	$112	—
Japanese release	$33	$73	—

How often it sells

Loose: about 6 times a year
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 2 times a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $6.80 in Oct 2008, $45 five years ago, and $35 as of Nov 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$6.00	—
Jan 2010	$1.00	—
Jan 2011	$19.95	—
Jan 2012	$14.51	—
Jan 2013	$13.50	—
Jan 2014	$5.56	$18.99
Jan 2015	$12.99	$19.99
Jan 2016	$13.50	$30
Jan 2017	$2.99	$17.50
Jan 2018	$25	$35
Jan 2019	$29	$31
Jan 2020	$29	$43
Jan 2021	$41	$68
Jan 2022	$44	$95
Jan 2023	$56	$83
Jan 2024	$35	$60
Jan 2025	$38	$53
Jan 2026	$43	$60
Nov 2026	$35	$60

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	MSRP
North America	September 1994	T-14025	722674020374	—
Europe / PAL	December 1994	4284-50	—	—
Japan	28 October 1994	T-14014	—	¥7,800

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: NA+EU+JP
Released: 1994
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega CD prices, all games & how to spot a fake

A simple, good-looking polygon space shooter that suits newcomers better than veterans.

This is the Sega CD version of Namco's Starblade, developed by Technosoft and published by Namco and Sega. It came out in North America in September 1994, in Japan in 1994 and in Europe in December 1994.

GamePro called the graphics and sound effects good and the controls simple, so it suits novice pilots, though the shooting gets intense enough to test others and veterans may long for the flying tactics of more sophisticated space shooters. In January 1995 GameFan said the Sega CD version suffered from being out of date, with big, clunky polygons and no texture-mapping.

What the press said at the time

“chance to develop. Definitely one of the better Mega-CD games around.at the moment, if a little limited in the depth”
— MegaTech, October 1992

“The trouble is, Starblade was all graphics and very little gameplay... and the conversion's graphics aren't anywhere near as good as the arcade's.”
— Sega Magazine, January 1995

Also on other platforms

Arcade · 3DO · PlayStation · Mobile

Before you buy

The disc is above the middle on price among North American Sega CD games. The Japanese disc costs about the same loose and somewhat more complete, and the European disc usually costs noticeably more. Each suits its own region's console: a Japanese disc for a Japanese Mega-CD and a European disc for a European one. Ask for photos of the printed side, the data side and the inner ring, and match the case.