What platforms is The Punisher on?

The Punisher was released on Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation.

When did The Punisher release?

The Punisher was first released on July 1, 1993.

The Punisher

Jul 1, 1993Hack and slash/Beat 'em upArcadeArcadeSega Mega Drive/Genesis PlayStation

The Punisher — frequently asked questions

What platforms is The Punisher on?: The Punisher was released on Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation.
When did The Punisher release?: The Punisher was first released on July 1, 1993.

About The Punisher

The Punisher is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game. It stars the Marvel Comics' anti-hero the Punisher and co-stars S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury as the second player's character as they embark on a mission to kill the crime lord the Kingpin and bring down his organization. Whilst following the same general formula as Capcom's previous beat 'em ups, the game has a range of usable weapons and a comics-style presentation.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: Arcade, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PlayStation
Developer: Capcom
Publisher: Tec Toy
Game modes: Single player, Co-operative, Split screen
Themes: Action
Series: The Punisher

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

64/100

from 43 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis	1995	$100	$280	$650	Medium

Also released on: Arcade · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PlayStation. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$100

Complete

$280

Sealed

$650

few sales

Other releases and variants

Release	Loose	Complete	Sealed
European (PAL) release	$160	$1,356	—

How often it sells

Loose: about once a week
Complete: about once 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 $30 in Jul 2008, $130 five years ago, and $100 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2009	$47	—
Jan 2010	$19.12	—
Jan 2011	$57	—
Jan 2012	$30	—
Jan 2013	$43	—
Jan 2014	$40	$90
Jan 2015	$48	$135
Jan 2016	$60	$105
Jan 2017	$99	$200
Jan 2018	$63	$180
Jan 2019	$95	$200
Jan 2020	$75	$208
Jan 2021	$89	$299
Jan 2022	$130	$447
Jan 2023	$123	$364
Jan 2024	$108	$335
Jan 2025	$110	$369
Jan 2026	$115	$354
Oct 2026	$100	$280

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Barcode
North America	February 1995	013388160051
Europe / PAL	April 1995	—

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
Released: 1995
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

An arcade brawler port that critics found thin and that costs far more than the average US cart and needs careful buying.

This is the Genesis port of Capcom's 1993 arcade beat-em-up The Punisher, developed by Sculptured Software and published by Capcom. It came out in North America in February 1995 and in Europe in April 1995. Many background objects that could be smashed in the arcade game became unbreakable on the Genesis.

GameFan said the port keeps almost all of the arcade game's features, including simultaneous two-player play. Electronic Gaming Monthly felt the brutal tone of the arcade game was missing and called the Genesis version thin, with characters too small on screen. VideoGames judged it a decent, fairly standard vigilante game.

Before you buy

Among US carts it is priced above about 99 in 100 and is valuable enough to check carefully. The European cart usually costs more still, and a complete European copy costs several times as much as a complete US one. A western 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 ask for a photo of the board. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.