World Series Baseball
World Series Baseball — frequently asked questions
- What platforms is World Series Baseball on?
- World Series Baseball was released on Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Game Gear.
- When did World Series Baseball release?
- World Series Baseball was first released on June 1, 1994.
About World Series Baseball
Sega Sports' World Series Baseball, or simply World Series Baseball, is a sports game developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. It is the first game in the series and was originally released in 1994. A Sega CD version was planned, but later cancelled. The game was a major advancement in Sega baseball games in that it included licensed MLB players and teams (the first baseball video game to have both such licenses [previous baseball video games only had one license]; they are based on the rosters for the 1994 MLB season), and relatively accurate gameplay. San Diego Padres broadcaster Jerry Coleman provides the play-by-play for the game.
Summary via IGDB.
World Series Baseball on Wikipedia
World Series Baseball is a computer and video game series published by Sega from 1994 to 2003. The series would be succeeded by 2004's ESPN Major League Baseball.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).
Game details
- Platforms
- Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Game Gear
- Developer
- BlueSky Software
- Publisher
- Sega
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Themes
- Non-fiction
- Series
- MLB
Details via IGDB.
Every version compared
Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release
| Platform | Year | Loose | Complete | Sealed | Fake risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sega Genesis | 1994 | $4 | $9 | $38 | Low |
Also released on: Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · Sega CD · Sega Game Gear. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions 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 week
- 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 2008, $1.56 five years ago, and $3.87 as of Oct 2026.
Show as table
| Month | Loose | Complete |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 2009 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2010 | $0.96 | — |
| Jan 2011 | $0.75 | — |
| Jan 2012 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2013 | $0.87 | — |
| Jan 2014 | $3.13 | $3.99 |
| Jan 2015 | $3.09 | $5.70 |
| Jan 2016 | $3.55 | $5.49 |
| Jan 2017 | $3.80 | $5.27 |
| Jan 2018 | $3.20 | $5.14 |
| Jan 2019 | $4.08 | $5.83 |
| Jan 2020 | $4.54 | $6.99 |
| Jan 2021 | $1.62 | $7.43 |
| Jan 2022 | $5.79 | $8.65 |
| Jan 2023 | $3.99 | $7.84 |
| Jan 2024 | $3.47 | $6.47 |
| Jan 2025 | $2.50 | $9.37 |
| Jan 2026 | $3.97 | $7.77 |
| Oct 2026 | $3.87 | $9.15 |
Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.
Release record
| Territory | Date | Product number | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| North America | May 1994 | 1222 | 010086012224 |
- Region
- NA
- Released
- 1994
- Authenticity
- Low
Sega's 1994 baseball cart, praised in preview and available for next to nothing.
World Series Baseball was developed by BlueSky Software and published by Sega, and it reached North America in May 1994. After seeing it at the winter 1994 Consumer Electronics Show, GameFan called it the baseball game to beat on the Genesis that year, and said it played like a dream.
Before you buy
It is one of the cheapest US carts, far below the middle. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so test that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. A complete copy means the case, cartridge and manual. Sega's later World Series Baseball sequels are different carts.
World Series Baseball screenshots
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