Revisiting Toy Story on the SEGA Genesis 30 Years Later

By Justin D Williams

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Pixar’s Toy Story with a look back at its ambitious 16-bit video game adaptations for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo (SNES). Developed by Traveller’s Tales, these games pushed the hardware to its limits with pre-rendered 3D graphics, varied gameplay, and even a pseudo-3D Buzz Lightyear stage on the Genesis. From Andy’s room to Pizza Planet to the moving van finale, we revisit every detail—development history, gameplay, graphics, difficulty, and reception—to see how this tie-in lived up to Pixar’s groundbreaking film.