Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
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Sangokushi III/Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: Koei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Developer: Koei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distributor: Samsung (KR) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Original system(s): JP Home Computers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre: Simulation[1][2], Shooting[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of players: 1-8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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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
Language | Localised Name | English Translation |
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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
Promotional material
Physical scans
Mega Drive version
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Based on 14 reviews |
Mega-CD version
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64 | |
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Based on 4 reviews |
Mega-CD, JP |
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Technical information
References
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- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
- ↑ File:Sangokushi3 MD KR cover.jpg
- ↑ File:Sangokushi3 MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183
- ↑ Sega Channel schedule (US; 1994-06-01)
- ↑ File:Sangokushi3 MCD JP Box Back.jpg
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 30
- ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
- ↑ Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 81
- ↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-xx), page 59
- ↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 41
- ↑ MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 78
- ↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110
- ↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 32
- ↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 62
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
- ↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 100
- ↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 22
- ↑ Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 1
- ↑ Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 47
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
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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) |
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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) |
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