What platforms is The Hybrid Front on?

The Hybrid Front was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did The Hybrid Front release?

The Hybrid Front was first released on July 22, 1994.

The Hybrid Front

Jul 22, 1994StrategySega Mega Drive/Genesis

The Hybrid Front — frequently asked questions

What platforms is The Hybrid Front on?: The Hybrid Front was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did The Hybrid Front release?: The Hybrid Front was first released on July 22, 1994.

About The Hybrid Front

The Hybrid Front is a 1994 strategy game released exclusively in Japan.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Developer: Sega
Publisher: Sega

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	1994	$84	$110	—	3 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

$84

Complete

$110

Sealed

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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 2 times a year
Complete: about 2 times a year
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 $79 in Apr 2021, $40 five years ago, and $84 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2022	$51	$84
Jan 2023	$55	$84
Jan 2024	$56	$102
Jan 2025	$32	$100
Jan 2026	$74	$109
Oct 2026	$84	$110

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
Japan	22 July 1994	G-5541

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: JP
Released: 1994
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

A turn-based strategy game praised in Japan, and a dear Japan-only cart.

The Hybrid Front is a turn-based strategy game made by Sega, Oniro and H.I.C., released only in Japan, on 22 July 1994. Units can be placed by hand or automatically by pressing Start. An editor for the Japanese book Mega Drive Encyclopedia called it a masterpiece of strategy simulation, praising its epic storyline.

What the press said at the time

Beep! MegaDrive		6.75/10
Famitsu		7/10, 6/10, 6/10, 6/10
Mega Force		59%

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

Before you buy

Among Japan-only carts this is on the dear side, well above the middle, and it is valuable enough to check carefully. Ask for a photo of the board. A Japanese Mega Drive cart has a notch on the left and ridged edges, and its cartridge is a different shape from a Western Genesis cart and fits a Western console only with an adapter or after removing two plastic tabs in the slot. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake.