The Lawnmower Man
The Lawnmower Man — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is The Lawnmower Man on?
- The Lawnmower Man was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Sega CD, DOS, Mac, Game Boy.
- When did The Lawnmower Man release?
- The Lawnmower Man was first released on November 1, 1993.
About The Lawnmower Man
The Lawnmower Man is the game based on the 1992 movie of the same name (itself loosely based on a Stephen King short story) starring pre-Bond fame Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo, a scientist working for Virtual Space Industries in "Project 5", a secret research that attempts to increase the intelligence of primates using psychotropic drugs and VR training. The twists of the game are true-3D level connectors, based on the CG sequences of the movie, usually all involving avoiding obstacles (and the occasional shooting) at high speed in the VR world. There are four different (Virtual World, Cyber War, Cyber Run and Cyber Tube), each taking a slightly different approach (Virtual World is seen in first person, the objective being dodging obstacles such as trees and archs and reach the exit, Cyber War similar to Virtual World but with some shooting stops, Cyber Run is seen in third person and requires occasional shooting of obstacles, while Cyber Tube is a fast travel with plenty of enemies in a VR tunnel).
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super Famicom, Sega CD, DOS, Mac, Game Boy
- Developer
- The Sales Curve
- Publisher
- THQ
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- The Lawnmower Man
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 GenesisDetails ↓ | 1994 | $19 | $40 | $102 | 74% | Low |
| Sega CDDetails ↓ | 1994 | $79 | $160 | — | 3 reviews | Medium |
The cheapest way to own it loose is the Sega Genesis version ($19).
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Super Famicom · DOS · Mac · Game Boy. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Prices are per version and are not interchangeable, and neither are the reviews: conversions in this era were often built by a different studio than the original, so a score earned on one machine says nothing about how another plays.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $17 | $51 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- 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 $6.58 in Oct 2007, $16.99 five years ago, and $19.49 as of Oct 2026.
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| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $6.40 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $1.88 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.44 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $1.00 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $7.50 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $2.99 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.97 | $15.00 |
| Jan 2015 | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Jan 2016 | $5.00 | $9.95 |
| Jan 2017 | $9.50 | $11.95 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.99 | $10.81 |
| Jan 2019 | $7.94 | $10.12 |
| Jan 2020 | $8.53 | $18.03 |
| Jan 2021 | $9.87 | $19.98 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.63 | $33 |
| Jan 2023 | $22 | $40 |
| Jan 2024 | $15.99 | $32 |
| Jan 2025 | $19.99 | $40 |
| Jan 2026 | $16.99 | $40 |
| Oct 2026 | $19.49 | $40 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Barcode |
|---|---|---|
| North America | 1994 | 031763095507 |
| Europe / PAL | November 1994 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
The Sega Genesis version
A patchy movie tie-in that mixes shooting, flying and puzzles, and costs a bit more than the median.
The Lawnmower Man is the Genesis game based on the 1992 film, developed by Atod and published by Time Warner Interactive. It came out in North America in 1994 and in PAL territories in November 1994. Electronic Games described the Genesis game as an action contest with trippy graphics, presented as a series of action modules.
GamePro criticized controls and graphics that vary in quality through the game, but praised an above-average run-and-shoot adventure, hypnotic first-person flying and brain-teasing puzzles. Game Players found the cyberspace flying sections OK but not great.
What the press said at the time
| Sega Pro Issue 43 | April 1995 | 74% |
“А multitude of gaming ideas are rolled into one for this belated licence of the virtual reality movie, with 3-D flying, platform shoot-em-up and puzzle stages. Not bad.”
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Genesis game is a cartridge version with platform and shooter levels, not the interactive movie of the CD versions.
GamePro said the quality of the controls and graphics varies through the Genesis game, but praised its mix of run-and-shoot action, first-person flying and puzzles.
Also on other platforms
Super NES · MS-DOS · Mac · Sega CD · Game Boy
- MS-DOS. In 1996 Computer Gaming World named Lawnmower Man the 42nd-worst computer game ever released.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits above the middle. The European cart usually costs a little less than the US cart when loose, but a complete European copy usually costs more.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release (The Lawnmower Man) | $82 | $238 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about 4 times a year
- Complete: about once a month
- Sealed: about once 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 $4.75 in Apr 2009, $42 five years ago, and $79 as of Nov 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $5.55 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $15.50 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $37 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $32 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $32 | $37 |
| Jan 2015 | $21 | $45 |
| Jan 2016 | $30 | $40 |
| Jan 2017 | $35 | $32 |
| Jan 2018 | $31 | $49 |
| Jan 2019 | $38 | $61 |
| Jan 2020 | $40 | $61 |
| Jan 2021 | $38 | $85 |
| Jan 2022 | $88 | $128 |
| Jan 2023 | $81 | $156 |
| Jan 2024 | $56 | $103 |
| Jan 2025 | $68 | $98 |
| Jan 2026 | $67 | $120 |
| Nov 2026 | $79 | $160 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Nov 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | 1994 | T-160015 | 031763095804 |
| Europe / PAL | November 1994 | T-160015-50 | — |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Med
The Sega CD version
An interactive-movie take on the film that makes good use of the disc but leans on dull puzzles.
This is the Sega CD version of The Lawnmower Man, which SCi developed and published. North American copies date from 1994 and European ones from November 1994. It is an interactive movie, a completely different design from the cartridge version of the same name, which has platform and shooter levels.
GamePro said the Sega CD game makes good use of the system's audio and graphics but found the puzzle-based gameplay dull. A preview in Mean Machines Sega described the Mega-CD game as a conversion of the PC CD game, with the playability tinkered with slightly.
What the press said at the time
| Electronic Gaming Monthly Issue 66 | January 1995 | 5, 8, 6, 5, 6 |
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 28 | February 1995 | 46 |
| Sega Pro Issue 43 | April 1995 | 86% |
“The variety of games is a good option, but the overall appeal of the whole theme seems tired by now.”
“But video games are not primarily about viewing — they're about participating. Lawnmower Man CD is woefully short on interaction, to an often comic extent.”
“A belated conversion of the movie which takés you into Virtual reality via ten very varied arcade and puzzle sections. With some superb rendered graphics and sound, iťs fun to play - if a bit simplistic.”
Electronic Gaming Monthly's average rating is the mean of its Review Crew's scores, each given on a 1 to 10 scale "in relation to other titles available for the same system."
Also on other platforms
Genesis · Super NES · MS-DOS · Mac · Game Boy
Before you buy
The US disc is among the pricier North American Sega CD games, well above the middle. Loose, the European disc usually costs about the same as the US one, but a complete European copy usually costs noticeably more, and it needs a European Mega-CD. Loose copies sell only a few times a year, so ask for photos of the printed side, the data side and the inner ring, and check that the catalogue number and title match the case.
The Lawnmower Man screenshots
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