# Last commercially released Genesis/SNES game? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 2, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194 "2010-11-02T11:14:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/1 "2010-11-02T11:14:03Z")
Just a thought that struck me the other day, I grew up on the Sega Genesis _(well Megadrive over here)_ and the Super Nintendo and I was wondering what was the last game released for those two systems. They had to stop making games for them at some point but when? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/2 "2010-11-02T11:59:15Z")
According to [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_last_games_released_on_video_game_consoles) list of last games released on video game consoles on Wikipedia the last SNES game was [Metal Slader Glory](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Slader_Glory), released 11.29.2000 in Japan. The last Genesis game was [Frogger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frogger), released 6.1.1998 in North America. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/3 "2010-11-02T12:01:10Z")
Oh, wow, didn’t think there’d actually be a wikipedia page on it. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/4 "2010-11-15T01:43:02Z")
There are still hobbyists releasing new games for the Atari 2600; they even release new cartridges, as opposed to just ROMs for the various emulators. [There’s a Wikipedia article about that, too.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atari_2600_homebrew) 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/5 "2010-11-15T01:50:38Z")
Shoot, I had a thread about the last game for each system, but I can’t find it now. As for the PS2, it looks like in the US, Aragorn’s Quest is going to be the last game of any worth or attention to come out. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/6 "2010-11-15T01:51:39Z")
And for the Gameboy Color, it was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, I think. I like finding these things out. Feel free to list any other systems last games anyone knows. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/7 "2010-11-15T23:21:48Z")
Technically a new game [was released for the NES earlier this year](http://kotaku.com/5435950/kick-off-2010-with-a-brand-new-nes-game). Comes on a cart and everything. Your choice whether or not to accept this as a valid answer, though. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/8 "2010-11-17T02:02:48Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > Technically a new game [was released for the NES earlier this year](http://kotaku.com/5435950/kick-off-2010-with-a-brand-new-nes-game). Comes on a cart and everything. Your choice whether or not to accept this as a valid answer, though. Did Nintendo approve it with their seal? ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/9 "2010-11-17T03:41:12Z")
I was amazed when I saw that Madden 2011 was released for PS2. Yes, they are STILL making PS2 games!! In my experience, anything coming out for the PS2 since the PS3 system was released has been HORRIBLE. I’m pretty sure one of the Madden football games was also the last released Gamecube game. THE VERY DAY that the Wii first came out, Gamecube all but disappeared from store shelves. The last officially-endorsed-by-Nintendo NES game was Wario’s Woods, which came out in 1995. It was also the only NES game to get a rating (K-A). ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/10 "2010-11-19T02:38:20Z")
> [@fusoya](#): > > I was amazed when I saw that Madden 2011 was released for PS2. Yes, they are STILL making PS2 games!! > > In my experience, anything coming out for the PS2 since the PS3 system was released has been HORRIBLE. I think Aragorn’s Quest is even later than Madden 11, though I have heard of no totally original games past that. Most games on the PS2 are sports games or very late translated Japanese games and so forth. Persona 4 is one of the final seriously major releases I can think of. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2010, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-commercially-released-genesis-snes-game/559194/11 "2010-11-20T10:56:54Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I think Aragorn’s Quest is even later than Madden 11, though I have heard of no totally original games past that. Most games on the PS2 are sports games or very late translated Japanese games and so forth. A PS2 version of Major League Baseball 2K11 was announced just this week. It’ll probably be released in February.