Techno Cop
Techno Cop — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Techno Cop on?
- Techno Cop was released on Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST/STE, DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Amstrad CPC.
- When did Techno Cop release?
- Techno Cop was first released on December 31, 1988.
About Techno Cop
In the single-player side-scrolling game the player is a cop in a seedy futuristic urban city. Armed with a pistol, the player has to kill various thugs, before the timer runs out. While the game has several levels, the background in the game does not change often. The other half of the game is a driving sequence, similar to other computer games such as Roadblasters. Techno Cop was one of the first games made for the Mega Drive/Genesis from a third party developer and was part of an attempt by Razorsoft to test what sort of content would Sega allow on a game made for one of its systems.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Razorsoft, Inc.
- Publisher
- Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Science fiction
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 | 1990 | $17 | $39 | — | 49% | Low |
Also released on: Commodore C64/128/MAX · ZX Spectrum · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Atari ST/STE · DOS · Amiga · Apple II · Amstrad CPC. 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 2 times 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 $1.62 in Apr 2008, $17.49 five years ago, and $17.31 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $0.45 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.88 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $2.51 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $4.00 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $4.50 | $12.95 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.99 | $14.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $7.30 | $28 |
| Jan 2017 | $11.99 | $21 |
| Jan 2018 | $9.76 | $23 |
| Jan 2019 | $11.99 | $30 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.00 | $31 |
| Jan 2021 | $11.38 | $35 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.92 | $40 |
| Jan 2023 | $15.99 | $39 |
| Jan 2024 | $13.08 | $37 |
| Jan 2025 | $12.04 | $30 |
| Jan 2026 | $16.95 | $33 |
| Oct 2026 | $17.31 | $39 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1990 | T-56016 | 720326805324 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1990
- Authenticity
- Low
A crude early third-party driving-and-shooting game, now worth owning mainly as a curiosity.
Techno Cop was developed by Punk Development and published by RazorSoft on the Genesis in North America in 1990. It was ported from a 1988 computer game. You drive a police officer through pseudo-3D roads in the style of Out Run, then fight on foot through side-scrolling levels as he wages a one-man war on crime. It was one of the first games from a third-party publisher on the system, and RazorSoft used it to test what Sega would allow. It was the first Genesis game to carry a warning label for violence.
Mean Machines Sega called it a rancid game, with a poorly defined 3D road in the driving part. Critics generally panned its simple graphics and sound and the sameness of its levels.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | 49% |
“There are two sections to each mission in this rancid Razorsoft game. The first part of the game involves chasing criminals along a poorly-defined 3D road, while the second part is a sad scrolling effort when Technocop blasts his suspect out of all the known dimensions. Boring in the extreme, Technocop should never be part of anyone's cartridge collec tion.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
It was the first game on the Genesis to carry a warning label because of its violent content.
Sega allowed it to be released without making RazorSoft remove or tone down its violent content.
Mean Machines Sega scored it 49%, calling it boring in the extreme.
Also on other platforms
Amiga · Amstrad CPC · Apple II · Atari ST · Commodore 64 · MS-DOS · ZX Spectrum
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.
Techno Cop screenshots
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