Surging Aura
Surging Aura — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Surging Aura on?
- Surging Aura was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Surging Aura release?
- Surging Aura was first released on March 17, 1995.
About Surging Aura
Surging Aura is a 1995 Sega Mega Drive RPG by Sega with art by Japanese illustrator Mutsumi Inomata.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- JAMP
- Publisher
- Sega
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Fantasy
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 | $93 | $193 | — | Medium |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. We haven’t priced or authenticated that version yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
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 once a year
- Complete: about once a year
- Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $38 in Apr 2020, $38 five years ago, and $93 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 | $38 | $76 |
| Jan 2022 | $100 | $106 |
| Jan 2023 | $97 | $106 |
| Jan 2024 | $57 | $124 |
| Jan 2025 | $90 | $104 |
| Jan 2026 | $90 | $227 |
| Oct 2026 | $93 | $193 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 17 March 1995 | G-5522 |
- Region
- JP
- Released
- 1995
- Authenticity
- Med
A Sega release that only Japan got, and one of the pricier Japan-only carts, with a battery save.
Surging Aura was developed by Japan Media Programming and published by Sega on 17 March 1995, and it came out only in Japan.
Before you buy
Among Japan-only carts it sits above the middle. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so test that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. The cartridge is a different shape from a Western Genesis cart and does not fit a Western console without an adapter or removing two plastic tabs in its slot. Ask for a photo of the board before paying for an expensive copy.
Surging Aura screenshots
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