When did Super Battleship release?

Super Battleship was first released on March 18, 1993.

Super Battleship

Mar 18, 1993StrategySuper Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

Super Battleship — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Super Battleship on?: Super Battleship was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Super Battleship release?: Super Battleship was first released on March 18, 1993.

About Super Battleship

Super Battleship is a video game based off of the board game of the same name. Originally designed for the NES and Game Gear, it was ported to a number of different platforms.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Developer: Synergistic Software, Inc.
Publisher: Mindscape
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Warfare

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	1994	$3	$11	$25	Low

Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

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

Loose

Complete

$11

Sealed

$25

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
Cardboard box release	—	$8	$20

How often it sells

Loose: about 2 times a month
Complete: about once a week
Sealed: about 5 times 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 $0.40 in Oct 2007, $1.40 five years ago, and $3.11 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$0.40	—
Jan 2009	$0.75	—
Jan 2010	$0.75	—
Jan 2011	$0.57	—
Jan 2012	$0.87	—
Jan 2013	$0.87	—
Jan 2014	$2.40	$2.25
Jan 2015	$0.99	$3.97
Jan 2016	$3.13	$5.11
Jan 2017	$3.98	$7.00
Jan 2018	$4.04	$5.61
Jan 2019	$3.54	$5.94
Jan 2020	$3.43	$5.90
Jan 2021	$1.71	$7.74
Jan 2022	$4.60	$8.52
Jan 2023	$5.55	$10.00
Jan 2024	$4.63	$7.96
Jan 2025	$4.64	$9.27
Jan 2026	$3.56	$9.27
Oct 2026	$3.11	$10.99

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	January 1994	T-87066	050047113775

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: NA
Released: 1994
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 quick-paced Genesis take on the Battleship board game, and one of the cheapest US carts.

Super Battleship is a naval strategy game based on the Milton Bradley Battleship board game, developed by Synergistic Software and published by Mindscape in North America in January 1994. It is single-player, mostly strategy with some real-time elements. In the Genesis version the pace and the firing of ships are faster than on the Super NES, and missiles dive onto a target instead of swinging from side to side.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The Genesis game has noticeably weaker graphics than the Super NES version, though its difficulty is higher.

Firing of the ships and the pace of the rest of the gameplay are faster in the Genesis version.

Missiles dive onto a target in the Genesis version, while in the Super NES version they oscillate from side to side.

Also on other platforms

Super NES

Super NES. The Super NES version plays "Taps" whenever a ship sinks, except for the last ship.
Super NES. Electronic Games gave the Super NES version 79%.