Altered Beast
Sega Mega Drive · 1988 · Action & Adventure
VIEW FULL ANALYSIS →How much is Altered Beast worth on Sega Mega Drive? This price guide tracks new, used and sealed prices for this 1988 Action & Adventure release, with recent price trends. In UK / PAL it currently values around £36 new and £19 used, with a MyPlayersVault collector score of 28 (SUB-ALPHA tier). Sealed value is down 36% over the past 3 months. Import copies in Japan & Asia (NTSC-J) trade around £101.
Altered Beast is a foundational arcade-to-console port with significant historical weight in Sega's early Genesis library, but its collector identity is constrained by mass-market circulation and multi-platform availability across modern digital ecosystems. The Mega Drive PAL physical release remains accessible and widely distributed, reflecting its status as a mainstream arcade conversion rather than a scarce collector piece. While the game holds cultural importance as a system-defining title, contemporary collector demand remains modest and unfocused. The presence on Linux, PC, and modern consoles has diluted the exclusivity of the original cartridge format. This is a legacy title with stable but dormant collector momentum—preserved through ubiquity rather than scarcity.
Altered Beast price guide — value by region
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