Super High Impact
Super High Impact — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Super High Impact on?
- Super High Impact was released on Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Super High Impact release?
- Super High Impact was first released on December 31, 1991.
About Super High Impact
Super High Impact was one of the most hard hitting football games before the NFL Blitz series was created, with 18 teams and over 30 plays per team. The console versions are based on the Midway arcade series of the same name. The game has a Hit-O-Meter which often leads to massive brawls. Based on the arcade smash hit back in the days, featuring the three famous words: EAT THIS!!!, FIGHT!!!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Arcade, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
- Game modes
- Single player
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1992 | $5 | $12 | — | 6 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Arcade · 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
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- 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 $2.99 in Oct 2007, $4.85 five years ago, and $5.38 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.35 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $2.99 | $3.97 |
| Jan 2015 | $2.97 | $2.49 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.80 | $8.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $2.89 | $7.17 |
| Jan 2018 | $3.69 | $6.46 |
| Jan 2019 | $2.77 | $6.49 |
| Jan 2020 | $3.95 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2021 | $3.06 | $7.74 |
| Jan 2022 | $4.67 | $9.31 |
| Jan 2023 | $5.98 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2024 | $2.99 | $9.09 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.32 | $10.00 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.39 | $10.80 |
| Oct 2026 | $5.38 | $11.99 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1992 | T-81146 | 734549001067 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1992
- Authenticity
- Low
A rough-and-ready American football game that is one of the cheaper US carts.
Super High Impact is the Genesis version of Williams's 1991 arcade game High Impact Football. Iguana Entertainment developed it and Arena Entertainment published it in North America in 1992. Sega Force thought it was not as good as Madden but worth a play.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 39% |
| MegaTech Issue 17 | May 1993 | 62% |
| GamePro Issue 46 | May 1993 | Graphics 4.5, Sound 5.0, Control 3.5, FunFactor 4.0 |
| MegaTech Issue 18 | June 1993 | MT RATING: 62% |
| Game Informer | 9/10 | |
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment | 6.5/10 |
“Unless you really | prefer footbrawl to football, this one’s more fun to watch than to play.”
“this cart’s just as rowdy, rambunctious, fun, and frustrating as Midway's arcade counterpart. You'll love to hate this gridiron game!”
“This is an accurate enough conversion of the original American Football coin-op, but the problem is that the concept is just complete cack and fails to match the Madden series in any way whatsoever. Doh!”
“Zany American Football game opts for an alternate route from the very simulationy John Madden games, leaving tactical thinking on the bench and putting the emphasis more on the running around, colliding with other players then beating them up. Quite a laugh for a while. Lacks any sort of long-term appeal.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
Mean Machines Sega called it an accurate enough conversion of the arcade football game but scored it only 39%, saying the concept fails to match the Madden series.
Sega Force rated the Mega Drive game 79%, not as good as Madden but worthy of a play.
Also on other platforms
Super NES
- Super NES. GamePro felt the Super NES game was a significant improvement over the Genesis version, finding the graphics smooth, sharp and detailed.
How the other versions reviewed
| Super NES | AllGame | 2.5/5 |
| Super NES | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5/10, 6/10, 5/10, 4/10 |
| Super NES | GamePro | 3/5 |
| Super NES | Game Players | 7/10 |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
It came out only in North America, so the US cart is the one to buy, and it is one of the cheaper ones. The game also came out on the Super NES, which is a different cartridge, so check the platform on a listing.
Super High Impact screenshots
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