When did Striker release?

Striker was first released on June 1, 1995.

Striker

Jun 1, 1995SportSega Mega Drive/Genesis Sega Game GearAmigaAtari ST/STEAmiga CD32

Striker — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Striker on?: Striker was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Amiga CD32, DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
When did Striker release?: Striker was first released on June 1, 1995.

About Striker

Striker is a Sega Mega Drive. It was only released in Europe and Australia. Confusingly it is the fourth game by Rage Software to use the Striker moniker - the original Striker was released for the Amiga in 1992 (later ported to the Amiga CD32 in 1994) and formed the basis for all Striker games to come. A second Striker was released for the Super Nintendo in 1993, being known as World Soccer '94: Road to Glory in North America, World Soccer in Japan and Eric Cantona Football Challenge in France, which was followed by World Cup Striker (released as Elite Soccer in North America) the next year. This fourth Striker was made exclusive to Sega systems as a spiritual sequel to Ultimate Soccer.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Game Gear, Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Amiga CD32, DOS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Developer: Rage Software
Publisher: Sega
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer

Details via IGDB.

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$11	$32	—	Low

Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega Game Gear · Amiga · Atari ST/STE · Amiga CD32 · DOS · Super Nintendo Entertainment System. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$11

Complete

$32

Sealed

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What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

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 $1.19 in Jul 2018, $9.00 five years ago, and $10.75 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2019	$7.34	$9.81
Jan 2020	$7.69	$12.41
Jan 2021	$7.30	$13.02
Jan 2022	$11.39	$22
Jan 2023	$18.92	$34
Jan 2024	$19.69	$24
Jan 2025	$10.15	$21
Jan 2026	$10.15	$18.24
Oct 2026	$10.75	$32

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	Known board
Europe / PAL	1995	670-6248-50	4974365611859	?? (Sega) · MPR-17612 W64

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

The Mega Drive edition of Rage Software's soccer series, a mid-priced European-only cart.

Striker is a soccer series that Rage Software began on computers in 1992. Sega published the Mega Drive version in Europe in 1995, and it came out only there.

What the press said at the time

“in terms of the gameplay, options and overall enjoy¬ ment factor, the FIFA and Sensi games easily wipe the floor with this. … A very mediocre offering in an already over-filled soccer game market.”
— Sega Magazine, May 1995

Also on other platforms

Amiga · Atari ST · Amiga CD32 · MS-DOS · Super NES

Super NES. The French Super NES version was titled Eric Cantona Football Challenge, and the North American release was World Soccer '94: Road to Glory.
Super NES. The Super NES port was released in North America by Atlus Software, in Europe by Rage Software and in Japan by Coconuts.

Before you buy

The European cartridge is the one to look for. Among European-only carts it sits a little below the middle. Sega Retro lists it as using the six-button pad. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.