What platforms is Twinkle Tale on?

Twinkle Tale was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

When did Twinkle Tale release?

Twinkle Tale was first released on July 24, 1992.

Twinkle Tale

Jul 24, 1992ShooterSega Mega Drive/Genesis

Twinkle Tale — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Twinkle Tale on?: Twinkle Tale was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.
When did Twinkle Tale release?: Twinkle Tale was first released on July 24, 1992.

About Twinkle Tale

Twinkle Tale is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive shoot-'em-up developed by Studio Ducks and published by Wonder Amusement Studio exclusively in Japan.

Summary via IGDB.

Twinkle Tale on Wikipedia

Twinkle Tale is a run and gun video game developed by ZAP Corporation and published by Wonder Amusement Studio exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive in Japan on 24 July 1992. It was both the last project created by ZAP, as well as the only title to be released by Wonder Amusement Studio, which was a subsidiary of Japanese record label company Toyo Recording.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Developer: ZAP Corporation
Publisher: Wonder Amusement Studio
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Action

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	1992	$338	$1,266	—	2 reviews	Medium

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

Loose

$338

Complete

$1,266

Sealed

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How often it sells

Loose: about 4 times a year
Complete: about 3 times a year
Sealed: about once 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 $346 in Oct 2019, $650 five years ago, and $336 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2020	$346	$699
Jan 2021	$553	$900
Jan 2022	$715	$771
Jan 2023	$460	$584
Jan 2024	$542	$755
Jan 2025	$352	$768
Jan 2026	$312	$880
Oct 2026	$336	$1,277

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

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number
Japan	24 July 1992	T-61013

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: JP
Released: 1992
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

A fine, cute-looking Mega Drive shooter that Mean Machines loved, and one of the most expensive Japan-only carts.

Twinkle Tale was developed by Zap Corporation and published by Wonder Amusement Studio for the Mega Drive, on 24 July 1992 in Japan only. You play the young apprentice magician Saria, who sets out to rescue the great wizards of her land and recover gemstones from the dark sorcerer Gadou.

Mean Machines Sega rated it among the Mega Drive's most solid shooters and called it an excellent scroll-along shoot 'em up with an excellent graphic style and fast, furious action, reminiscent of Elemental Master. Its one complaint was that you can get far into the game with little effort before it toughens up.

What the press said at the time

Mean Machines Sega Issue 3	December 1992	88%
MegaTech Issue 18	June 1993	MT RATING: 88%

“Twinkle Tale is equally impressive in the playability department too. Twinkle is fast and responsive, which is just as well with the amount o dodging and biasting to be done.”
— MegaTech, October 1992

“This game is an excellent scroll-along shoot 'em up, reminiscent of the decent Elemental Master (reviewed elsewhere). It's got an excellent graphical style with fast and furious action. The only problem is that you can get really far into the game with no real effort. Luckily it does get tougher later on. Blasting fans should take a look.”
— Mean Machines Sega, December 1992

“Nice graphics and it's a really good example of an unusual shoot 'em up. … We'd buy it for a dollar.”
— MegaTech, June 1993

How the Sega Genesis version differs

The game was released only in Japan, on July 24, 1992, and has never been officially released elsewhere, though fan translations exist.

Before you buy

Among Japan-only carts this is one of the priciest, so ask for a clear photo of the board and the cartridge before paying. It is a Japanese cartridge with a different shape from a Western cart, and it fits a Western console only with an adapter or after removing two plastic tabs in its slot.