Tintin in Tibet
Tintin in Tibet — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Tintin in Tibet on?
- Tintin in Tibet was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Game Boy Color.
- When did Tintin in Tibet release?
- Tintin in Tibet was first released on December 31, 1995.
About Tintin in Tibet
Re-live the adventures of Tintin on the search for his friend Chang. What happened to Chang after the crash of the DC3 on the way to Kotmondu? Set off with Tintin to Tibet where all along your exciting journey you'll find vital items to aid your progress and interrogate the locals for helpful advice. You'll face many a danger as you examine the aeroplane wreck, climb on steep rock walls and meet the legendary Yeti.
Summary via IGDB.
Tintin in Tibet on Wikipedia
Tintin in Tibet is a video game based on the storyline of the same title from the series The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. It was one of a series of two games released, the other being Prisoners of the Sun. It was released for the Super NES in late 1995, followed by versions for the Mega Drive, Game Boy, Game Gear, MS-DOS, and Windows 95 in 1996, and for the Game Boy Color in 2001.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, Sega Game Gear, Game Boy, Game Boy Color
- Developer
- Infogrames Multimedia
- Publisher
- Infogrames Multimedia
- Themes
- Action
- Series
- Adventures of Tintin
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 Genesis | 1996 | $31 | $74 | $139 | 5 reviews | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · Sega Game Gear · Game Boy · Game Boy Color. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.
Collector value & authenticity
Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29
How often it sells
- Loose: about 3 times a year
- 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 $21 in Jul 2018, $39 five years ago, and $31 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | $21 | $43 |
| Jan 2020 | $25 | $41 |
| Jan 2021 | $20 | $38 |
| Jan 2022 | $42 | $82 |
| Jan 2023 | $40 | $65 |
| Jan 2024 | $18.13 | $55 |
| Jan 2025 | $36 | $75 |
| Jan 2026 | $32 | $33 |
| Oct 2026 | $31 | $74 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number |
|---|---|---|
| Europe / PAL | 1996 | T-151036-05 |
- Region
- EU
- Released
- 1996
- Authenticity
- Low
A handsome but repetitive European Mega Drive platformer, priced above the middle for its group.
Tintin in Tibet is a Mega Drive game from Infogrames based on Hergé's Tintin comic of the same name. It came out in Europe in 1996, after the Super NES version at the end of 1995.
Mean Machines Sega praised its visuals but found the gameplay, moving left and right from point to point through each level, repetitive.
What the press said at the time
| HobbyConsolas | 91/100 | |
| Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20 | |
| Mean Machines Sega | 70/100 | |
| Player One | 92% | |
| Video Games | 62% |
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
How the Sega Genesis version differs
The Mega Drive version came in 1996, after the December 1995 Super NES release. Mean Machines Sega gave it 70/100, praising the visuals but finding the left-right gameplay repetitive.
Also on other platforms
Super NES · Game Gear · Game Boy · Game Boy Color · Windows · MS-DOS
- Super NES. The Super NES version was first, released in December 1995. Total! gave the game 79 out of 100, calling it difficult with odd gameplay flaws but a solid platformer.
- Game Boy Color. A Game Boy Color version followed much later, in 2001.
How the other versions reviewed
| Game Boy | Consoles + | 90% |
| Super NES | Consoles + | 90% |
| Super NES | HobbyConsolas | 91/100 |
| Game Boy | Joypad | 88% |
| Game Gear | Joypad | 87% |
| Super NES | Joypad | 86% |
| Windows | Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20 |
| Super NES | Jeuxvideo.com | 14/20 |
| Game Boy | Mega Fun | 60% |
| Super NES | Mega Fun | 58% |
| Super NES | Official Nintendo Magazine | 79/100 |
| Game Gear | Player One | 78% |
| Super NES | Sega Power | 25% |
| Super NES | Total! | 79/100 |
| Super NES | Video Games | 62% |
These are the other versions’ scores, not this one’s. Ports of this era were frequently built by different studios, so they do not transfer.
Before you buy
A European cart is the one to look for, since the game came out in Europe. Among European-only carts it sits above the middle.
Tintin in Tibet screenshots
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