Time Soldiers
Time Soldiers — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Time Soldiers on?
- Time Soldiers was released on Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, Amiga, Sega Master System/Mark III.
- When did Time Soldiers release?
- Time Soldiers was first released on October 1, 1987.
About Time Soldiers
Travel throughout various time periods to save your fellow comrades. Collect power-ups to help you defeat a variety of enemies and end-bosses. Uses rotary joysticks to allow player to fire in a variety of directions.
Summary via IGDB.
Time Soldiers on Wikipedia
Time Soldiers, known in Japan as Battle Field , is a 1987 run and gun video game developed by Alpha Denshi for arcades and published by SNK. It was distributed in North America by Romstar. A Master System version was also produced, as well as versions titled Time Soldier for the Amiga, Commodore 64, and Atari ST.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Developer
- Alpha Denshi
- Publisher
- Sega of America
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Action, Fantasy, Science fiction, Historical
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 Master System | 1989 | $15 | $30 | $121 | 2 reviews | Low (look-alike) |
Also released on: Arcade · Commodore C64/128/MAX · Atari ST/STE · Amiga · Sega Master System/Mark III. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Master System · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-28
Other releases and variants
| Release | Loose | Complete | Sealed |
|---|---|---|---|
| European (PAL) release | $16 | $39 | — |
How often it sells
- Loose: about once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-28.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $3.75 in Jul 2009, $17.05 five years ago, and $14.55 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2010 | $2.99 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $4.37 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $4.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $6.50 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $6.95 | $12.54 |
| Jan 2015 | $8.18 | $4.50 |
| Jan 2016 | $11.95 | $24 |
| Jan 2017 | $9.99 | $19.33 |
| Jan 2018 | $11.39 | $19.74 |
| Jan 2019 | $11.52 | $26 |
| Jan 2020 | $13.83 | $23 |
| Jan 2021 | $16.75 | $24 |
| Jan 2022 | $16.20 | $27 |
| Jan 2023 | $16.93 | $34 |
| Jan 2024 | $15.94 | $25 |
| Jan 2025 | $11.32 | $30 |
| Jan 2026 | $13.90 | $26 |
| Oct 2026 | $14.55 | $30 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date |
|---|---|
| North America | May 1989 |
| Europe / PAL | July 1989 |
- Region
- NA+EU
- Released
- 1989
- Authenticity
- Low
A run-and-gun port that at least one period reviewer ranked among the better Master System games.
Time Soldiers is a run-and-gun game that began as an Alpha Denshi arcade game. Sega published the Master System version, which reached North America in May 1989 and Europe in July 1989. Continues are limited to three per player.
Duncan Evans of Popular Computing Weekly rated it one of the better Master System titles, comparing it favorably to Commando and preferring it over the Master System versions of Golvellius and Altered Beast.
What the press said at the time
| Mean Machines Games Guide | May 1992 | OVERALL 73% |
| Mean Machines Sega Issue 3 | December 1992 | OVERALL 73% |
“the Commando-style action is fun - even more so with two players. Shoot em up fans should certainly get their fair share of jollies out of this.”
“The graphics on this obscure coin-op conversion are dinky, but nicely defined, and the Commando-style action is fun - even more so with two players. Shoot 'em up fans should certainly get their fair share of jollies out of this.”
Also on other platforms
Arcade · Amiga · Atari ST · Commodore 64
| Arcade | Alpha Denshi |
- Arcade. The arcade game gives unlimited continues on every level except the last.
Before you buy
There are two releases. Loose, the US and European carts cost about the same, but the European cart costs somewhat more complete. The US cart sits around the middle of the price range for US games. Check that the manual is there, since it is the part most often missing from a complete copy.
Time Soldiers screenshots
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