Wayne's World
Wayne's World — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is Wayne's World on?
- Wayne's World was released on Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, DOS.
- When did Wayne's World release?
- Wayne's World was first released on February 18, 1993.
About Wayne's World
"Wayne's World, Wayne's World! Party time! Excellent! Woo, woo, woo!" It's Friday, it's 10:30 and like usual, Wayne and Garth are presenting their TV show. First they start off by reading a top-10 list of the worst games they recently played at the arcade. Then Wayne accounts on how he and Garth were suddenly sucked into a video game, and Garth was kidnapped by the mysterious Zantar. "Weeuuu, weeuuu, weeuuu!" FLASHBACK, and now you're suddenly in control of Wayne as he must embark upon a quest to save his good pal Garth. Not to be confused with the DOS license, this Wayne's World is a platform- style game. You must jump, fight and rock your way through 4 different levels which include Kramer's Music Store, Stan Mikita's Donut Store, Gas Works and Surburbia. Using Wayne's guitar as your sonic weapon, it's most excellent noise will bring death to various enemies. Will you save Garth from the evil purple clutches of Zantar? SCHWING!
Summary via IGDB.
Game details
- Platforms
- Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, DOS
- Developer
- Gray Matter
- Publisher
- THQ
- Game modes
- Single player
- Themes
- Action, Comedy
- Series
- Wayne’s World
Details via IGDB.
Reception
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Period reviews | Built by | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1993 | $17 | $62 | — | 2 reviews | Radical Entertainment | Low |
Also released on: Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Nintendo Entertainment System · Game Boy · DOS. 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 once a month
- Complete: about once a month
- 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 $4.29 in Oct 2007, $17.67 five years ago, and $16.88 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2008 | $1.99 | — |
| Jan 2009 | $4.53 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $2.95 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $3.59 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $3.57 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $4.83 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $8.99 | $16.88 |
| Jan 2015 | $9.99 | $19.99 |
| Jan 2016 | $10.00 | $15.00 |
| Jan 2017 | $7.99 | $19.97 |
| Jan 2018 | $8.57 | $17.27 |
| Jan 2019 | $11.95 | $19.44 |
| Jan 2020 | $13.07 | $25 |
| Jan 2021 | $16.58 | $27 |
| Jan 2022 | $22 | $63 |
| Jan 2023 | $28 | $57 |
| Jan 2024 | $19.05 | $42 |
| Jan 2025 | $19.99 | $54 |
| Jan 2026 | $16.48 | $55 |
| Oct 2026 | $16.88 | $62 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | February 1993 | T-100026 | 719575040037 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1993
- Authenticity
- Low
A film tie-in platformer with a thin cast and an average price.
Wayne's World is a platformer based on the film, published by THQ in North America in February 1993. Gray Matter developed the Genesis version, in which only Wayne is playable. The story takes Wayne and Garth into the arcade game Zantar at Noah's Arcade, where Garth is captured by the game's purple gelatinous cube.
What the press said at the time
| Video Games & Computer Entertainment | 5/10, 3/10, 4/10, 5/10, 6/10 | |
| Sega-16 | 1/10 |
“The biggest problem with Wayne’s World, however, is that it’s boring. After the novelty of the digitized graphics and speech wear off, you're left with an unimaginative, repetitious game.”
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 Genesis and Super NES games were developed by Gray Matter and only let you play as Wayne, unlike the NES and Game Boy games.
The Genesis game sends Wayne into the Zantar arcade game through four levels, armed with a power-up guitar weapon.
Also on other platforms
Super NES · NES · Game Boy · MS-DOS
| Super NES | Gray Matter |
| NES | Radical Entertainment |
| Game Boy | Radical Entertainment |
- NES. The NES version follows the film's plot and lets you control both Wayne and Garth, each with different attacks.
How the other versions reviewed
| Super NES | Computer and Video Games | 63/100 |
| Super NES | Electronic Gaming Monthly | 5/10, 6/10, 4/10, 3/10 |
| Super NES | GamesMaster | 29% |
| Super NES | Sega Power | 26% |
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
Among US carts it sits above the middle.
Wayne's World screenshots
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