The Adventures of Willy Beamish
The Adventures of Willy Beamish — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is The Adventures of Willy Beamish on?
- The Adventures of Willy Beamish was released on Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, Entertainment Weekly.
- When did The Adventures of Willy Beamish release?
- The Adventures of Willy Beamish was first released on December 31, 1991.
About The Adventures of Willy Beamish
Willy Beamish is a kid who likes to goof off and have fun. Naturally all the grown-ups get in the way by making him go to school, making him clean his room, etc. But now that's school's out for the summer, Willy is determined to have a good time and maybe even have his pet frog win the frog jumping contest. However Willy has a habit of getting into trouble, and naturally that means it will be a challenge to get out of it. The Adventures of Willy Beamish is a point-and-click graphical adventure. You play Willy Beamish, an eight year-old kid who is just trying to get through life without losing his lunch money. But he'll have to deal with parents, teachers, babysitters and bratty sisters. The player must solve different puzzles to ensure Willy can progress, get out of trouble and generally avoid ending up grounded. The in-game time progresses even if no action is taken. This means many puzzles have to be solved in a certain time frame or rely on being in the right place at the right time. A special aspect of this game is a bar which shows Willy's relationship to his parents. It gets affected by the way certain situations are resolved, e.g. it increases if Willy refuses to play with his sister, and when it is full they send Willy to a military school and the game is lost.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Mac, DOS, Amiga, Sega CD, Entertainment Weekly
- Developer
- Dynamix
- Publisher
- Sierra On-Line
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Comedy
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega CD | 1993 | $13 | $50 | $100 | 2 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Mac · DOS · Amiga · Entertainment Weekly. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
How often it sells
- Loose: about 2 times a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 4 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $14.00 in Apr 2008, $12.20 five years ago, and $13.06 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $9.95 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $7.87 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $9.25 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.00 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $5.72 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $6.51 | $14.90 |
| Jan 2015 | $7.99 | $15.01 |
| Jan 2016 | $9.47 | $27 |
| Jan 2017 | $17.75 | $24 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.55 | $26 |
| Jan 2019 | $5.94 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2020 | $12.25 | $40 |
| Jan 2021 | $10.54 | $45 |
| Jan 2022 | $14.93 | $55 |
| Jan 2023 | $18.44 | $56 |
| Jan 2024 | $17.56 | $40 |
| Jan 2025 | $11.96 | $50 |
| Jan 2026 | $11.65 | $55 |
| Nov 2026 | $13.06 | $50 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1993 | T-6300 | 020626436083 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
A funny, well-voiced cartoon adventure whose disc access is slower than ideal.
This is the Sega CD version of The Adventures of Willy Beamish, a cartoon adventure released in North America in 1993 and published by Dynamix. It first appeared on MS-DOS and the Amiga, and the Sega CD edition adds voice acting and a new digital soundtrack written from scratch.
GamePro called it one of the most enjoyable adventure games on the market, praising the story, graphics and digitized voices over the slower than average disc access, though it found the game a little less interactive than other graphic adventures.
How it was made
Sega Visions reported that the Sega CD version took a team of more than 50 people a year, with the programmers rewriting most of the original code.
What the press said at the time
| Electronic Games January 1993 | January 1993 | 94% |
| Sega Pro Issue 34 | July 1994 | 55% |
“Overall, Willie Beamish is one of the best initial releases for the Sega CD, and it shows of some the system's nuances. … But with a game this good, who cares?”
“The Sega CD version of The Adventures of Willy Beamish is not bad for an early effort on a new, unproven platform, but | know that both Sierra and the Sega CD are capable of much more than this.”
“Willy is a little less interactive than other graphic adventure games, but the great graphics and funny dialogue more than make up for it. This disc will fly!”
“In short, Willy Beamish is a potentially incredible, very original game, spoilt by a sloppy bit of programming.”
Also on other platforms
Amiga · MS-DOS · Mac · Entertainment Weekly
Before you buy
It came out only in North America. The disc sits below the middle of North American Sega CD games. Check that the case matches the game.
The Adventures of Willy Beamish screenshots
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