Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

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Sangokushi III/Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD
Publisher: Koei
Developer:
Distributor:
Sega Mega Drive
Samsung (KR)
Original system(s): JP Home Computers
Peripherals supported:
Sega Mega-CD
CD BackUp RAM Cart
Genre: Simulation[1][2], Shooting[3]

















Number of players: 1-8
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
JP
¥14,800 (15,244)14,800e[4] T-76093
Sega Mega Drive
US
T-76086
Videogame Rating Council: GA
Sega Mega Drive
US
(Sega Channel)
SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
EU
(Sega Channel)
SUBsub
Sega Mega Drive
KR
GMC071JT
Sega Mega-CD
JP
¥14,800 (15,244)14,800e[7] T-76014
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny, known as Sangokushi III (三國志III) in Japan, is the third game in Koei's Sangokushi franchise, a part of their Historical Simulation Series and a sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms II. It was first released in 1992 on various home computers and was ported to a variety of other platforms, including to the Sega Mega Drive in 1992 and Sega Mega-CD in 1993, with the Mega-CD version being exclusive to Japan.

History

Legacy

Both the Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions were included together in the Japanese model of the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022. The user is given the choice of playing either version.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language Localised Name English Translation
English (US) Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
Japanese 三國志III Sangokushi III

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Main article: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

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Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[8]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[9]
Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
58
[10]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
60
[11]
Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK) NTSC-U
70
[12]
Mega Drive Fan (JP) NTSC-J
70
[13]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
68
[14]
MegaTech (UK) NTSC-U
48
[15]
Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP) NTSC-J
78
[16]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
65
[17]
Sega Pro (UK) NTSC-U
39
[18]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
84
[19]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
78
[20]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-U
70
[21]
Sega Mega Drive
65
Based on
14 reviews

Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart
Sangokushiiii md jp manual.pdf
Manual
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Map
Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III MD US Manual.pdf
Manual
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Poster
Mega Drive, KR
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Cover

Mega-CD version

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Publication Score Source
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ExpandSega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
68
[22]
Famitsu (JP) NTSC-J
65
[23]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
50
[24]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
73
[25]
Sega Mega-CD
64
Based on
4 reviews

Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

Mega-CD, JP
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Cover

Technical information

Main article: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny/Technical information.

References

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  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
  3. File:Sangokushi3 MD KR cover.jpg
  4. File:Sangokushi3 MD JP Box.jpg
  5. GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183
  6. Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)
  7. File:Sangokushi3 MCD JP Box Back.jpg
  8. 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
  9. Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 30
  10. Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
  11. Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 81
  12. Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
  13. Mega Drive Fan, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-xx), page 59
  14. Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 41
  15. MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 78
  16. Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110
  17. Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 32
  18. Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 62
  19. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
  20. Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
  21. Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 100
  22. Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 22
  23. Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 1
  24. Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 47
  25. Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86


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CollapseRomance of the Three Kingdoms/Sangokushi games for Sega systems
Main Series
Sangokushi II/Romance of the Three Kingdoms II (1991) | Sangokushi III/Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny (1992) | Sangokushi IV/Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (1994) | Sangokushi V (1996) | Sangokushi IV with Power-Up Kit (1997) | Sangokushi VI (1999) | Sangokushi VI with Power-Up Kit (2000)
Others
Sangokushi Eiketsuden (1996) | Sangokushi Returns (1997) | Sangokushi Koumeiden (1997)
CollapseGames in Koei's Historical Simulation Series (US)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II (1992) | Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny (1992) | Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (1993) | Nobunaga's Ambition (1993) | Liberty or Death (1994)