Triple Play: Gold Edition
Triple Play: Gold Edition — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Triple Play: Gold Edition on?
- Triple Play: Gold Edition was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
- When did Triple Play: Gold Edition release?
- Triple Play: Gold Edition was first released on December 31, 1996.
About Triple Play: Gold Edition
Triple Play: Gold Edition is a baseball game released exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive. It is part of the long running Triple Play series.
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Developer
- Extended Play Productions
- Publisher
- EA Sports
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 | 1996 | $6 | $13 | $32 | 10 reviews | Low |
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
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 once a month
- Complete: about once a week
- Sealed: about 2 times a year
Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.
Price over time
- Loose
- Complete
A loose copy sold for about $0.75 in Jul 2011, $6.49 five years ago, and $6.00 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2012 | $0.99 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $1.20 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $1.50 | $0.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.57 | $0.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $4.00 | $7.99 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.85 | $7.95 |
| Jan 2018 | $4.17 | $7.95 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.98 | $6.90 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.45 | $8.14 |
| Jan 2021 | $5.47 | $9.84 |
| Jan 2022 | $8.38 | $11.47 |
| Jan 2023 | $7.46 | $12.26 |
| Jan 2024 | $5.11 | $12.03 |
| Jan 2025 | $4.99 | $12.12 |
| Jan 2026 | $6.51 | $12.39 |
| Oct 2026 | $6.00 | $13.00 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | October 1996 | 7735 | 014633077353 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1996
- Authenticity
- Low
A Genesis-only baseball update with new rosters and a battery save, cheaper than most US carts.
Triple Play: Gold Edition is an updated version of Triple Play 96, developed by Extended Play Productions and published by EA Sports. It added 1996 rosters and a Professional Mode, and it came out in North America in October 1996. EA had asked the team to repeat the success of FIFA International Soccer on the Genesis, and the programmers set out to mirror that game's look and feel.
Next Generation called the first Genesis game a solid baseball effort, on a level with Sega's World Series 95. Electronic Gaming Monthly named the Gold Edition runner-up Genesis game of the year.
What the press said at the time
| Game Informer Issue 41 | September 1996 | 8.25 |
| AllGame | 4.5/5 | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 17.5/20 | |
| GamePro | 3.875/5 | |
| Hyper | 90% | |
| Next Generation | 3/5 | |
| Fusion | B | |
| Gamers | 84/100 | |
| MegaZone | 89% | |
| VideoGames | 8/10 |
“Probably the best baseball game for Genesis, but not enough has changed since the original.”
Undated scores are from the review table in the game's Wikipedia article, limited to reviews of the Genesis version.
Before you buy
Among US carts it sits below the middle. The page lists a save battery inside the cartridge, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair, not a sign of a fake. Sega Retro lists it as working with EA's 4 Way Play.
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