What platforms is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist on?

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist

Dec 11, 1992Hack and slash/Beat 'em upSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist on?: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist release?: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist was first released on December 11, 1992.

About Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, released in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and in Japan as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the comic book characters the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the Sega Genesis.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer
Themes: Action, Science fiction
Series: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

77/100

from 71 ratings

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	$49	$170	$254	12 reviews	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

Loose

$49

Complete

$170

Sealed

$254

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$61	$210	$461
Japanese release (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder)	$124	$700	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a day
Complete: about 3 times a week
Sealed: about once 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 $15.40 in Apr 2008, $58 five years ago, and $49 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$17.75	—
Jan 2010	$15.00	—
Jan 2011	$15.50	—
Jan 2012	$19.00	—
Jan 2013	$27	—
Jan 2014	$35	$59
Jan 2015	$46	$78
Jan 2016	$48	$90
Jan 2017	$49	$82
Jan 2018	$38	$81
Jan 2019	$40	$109
Jan 2020	$52	$112
Jan 2021	$56	$178
Jan 2022	$90	$228
Jan 2023	$86	$200
Jan 2024	$47	$150
Jan 2025	$43	$150
Jan 2026	$45	$133
Oct 2026	$49	$170

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode	Known board
North America	December 1992	T-95016	083717160014	—
Europe / PAL	April 1993	T-95016	—	353490
Japan	22 December 1992	T-95013	—	—

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+EU+JP
Released: 1992
Authenticity: Med

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereMedium counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

Konami's well-regarded Turtles brawler, and an expensive cart that is a known repro target.

The Hyperstone Heist is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed and published by Konami, and it was Konami's first Genesis title. It came out in Japan as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder on 22 December 1992, in North America in December 1992 and in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist in April 1993.

It is often ranked well among Genesis games: Complex put it 68th in its best 100 Genesis games, and ScrewAttack placed it 19th, though it called it a clone of Turtles in Time.

What the press said at the time

MegaTech Issue 17	May 1993	87%
MegaTech Issue 18	June 1993	MT RATING: 87%
MegaTech Issue 26	February 1994	87%
MegaTech Issue 27	March 1994	87%
MegaTech Issue 30	June 1994	87%
MegaTech Issue 33	September 1994	87%
MegaTech Issue 34	October 1994	87%
Electronic Gaming Monthly		8/10, 8/10, 8/10, 7/10
GameFan		190/200
GamePro		19/20
Mega Action		78%
Power Unlimited		90%

“brings excellent arcade-quality graphics, sound, and game play to your home unit. The variety of options guarantees fun and challenge for gamers of all ages and abilities”
— GamePro, January 1993

“Tremendous graphics (the Turtle sprites are just great) and sound and loads of fighting action. Great fun. The fighting isn't hard work at all and experienced players will be able to beat the game easily.”
— MegaTech, May 1993

“Tremendous graphics (the Turtle sprites are just great) and sound and loads of fighting action. Great fun. … The fighting isn't hard work at all and experienced players will be able to beat the game easily.”
— MegaTech, June 1993

“Much like the popular coin-op, this is a scrolling beat 'em up in which one or two players can take their favourite Turtle on a Foot Clan-smashing mission. Tremendous graphics and sound, but the fighting isn't hard work at all and experienced players will be able to beat the game easily.”
— MegaTech, February 1994

Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.

In the sales charts

In one sales chart, July 1993; highest position #3.

Show the placing

#3 in the HMV Mega Drive chart — Sega Pro, Issue 21, July 1993

Sales charts as printed in the magazines of the time.

Before you buy

Among US carts this is one of the priciest, and the risk tier is Medium: it is a known repro target. A Western Genesis cart has no notch in its shell, so a flat shell with a notch is a repro sign, and for a copy at this price compare a photo of the board with the board listed on this page. The European cart usually costs somewhat more than the US one, while the Japanese cart (Return of the Shredder) usually costs far more and has a different cartridge shape.