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Revision as of 12:44, 20 March 2024
- For the Sega Master System version, see Rambo III (Master System).
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| Sound driver: pre-SMPS Z80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: Shooting[1], Action[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rambo III (ランボーIII) is a Sega Mega Drive overhead run-and-gun game developed and published by Sega. Based on the titular 1988 action film Rambo III, it was first released in Japan in October 1989, and is notably one of the first movie-based games released for the system.
Contents
Story
Rambo sets out on a dangerous journey to Afghanistan in order to rescue his former commander and his longtime best friend, Colonel Sam Trautman, from the hands of an extremely powerful and ruthless Soviet Army colonel.
Gameplay
The game is an overhead run-and-gun played as the soldier John Rambo. He moves in any direction with the D-Pad. He can move and backtrack through the stages freely. He fires his machine gun with 
. The machine gun has unlimited ammunition. If fired while moving, it fires in the direction that Rambo is running; if fired while standing still, it sweeps from side to side. Rambo is also equipped with three secondary weapons, which are switched with 
and used with 
.
Enemies fire slow-moving projectiles that can be dodged. Some enemies lob grenades or set timed bombs. Rambo loses a life if he is hit by enemy fire. He can also be blown up by his own bombs. He revives immediately with a brief period of invulnerability if the player has extra lives remaining. The game ends if the player runs out of lives. The player is given an extra life for completing a mission without losing a life.
After some of the missions, the perspective switches to a view behind Rambo and fights helicopters or tanks. He is armed with a bow and arrow, which is aimed with the D-Pad and fired with , , or . Holding the fire button charges the attack. Rambo can take cover behind rocks or other obstacles.
Most missions involve reaching the exit, but some of them have other objectives that must be completed first. The player receives bonus points for completing a mission under certain time thresholds.
There is a two-player mode where players take turns playing each mission. There are four difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Hard, and Hardest).
Weapons
| Survival Knife | |
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| Rambo can kill enemies in melee range with his knife. Enemies killed in this manner are more likely to drop items. The player is also awarded bonus points for each enemy killed with the knife; the amount of points awarded increases for each enemy killed (until Rambo loses a life or the stage ends). | |
| Bow and Arrow Explosives | |
| Rambo fires an exploding arrow with his longbow. Holding charges the arrow for a more powerful explosion. Explosive arrows are effective at destroying armored enemies such as tanks. This weapon has limited ammunition.
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| Time Bomb | |
| Rambo drops a bomb with a 5-second countdown timer, which does damage in an area when it explodes. Bombs are useful for destroying vehicles, watch towers, and barricades. This weapon has limited supply. |
Items
Items are sometimes dropped by enemies. They disappear if not collected.
| Bow and Arrow | |
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| Increases Rambo's Bow and Arrow ammunition by 5. | |
| Time Bomb | |
| Increases Rambo's Time Bomb stock by 3. | |
| Life | |
| Gives the player an extra life. |
Missions
| Infiltrate Enemy Lines! | |
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| Map: 1️⃣ | |
| Rescue Secret Agent! | |
| Map: 1️⃣ | |
| Rambo must rescue all of the hostages before the exit opens. | |
| Get to the Arsenal! | |
| Map: 1️⃣ | |
| Blow Up all the Enemy's Weapons! | |
| Map: 1️⃣ | |
| Rambo must blow up all of the enemy weapon stores and helicopters before the exit opens. | |
| Penetrate the Fortress! | |
| Map: 1️⃣ | |
| Rescue Colonel Trautman! | |
| Map: 1️⃣ | |
| Rambo must locate and free Colonel Trautman. |
Production credits
Though the game does not include a staff roll, two initials can be found in the game's levels. "ASO" can be found in Mission 4, likely referring to Hiroshi Aso. "Y.S" can be found in Mission 6, though it is unknown who this could be referring to.[6]
- Sound all: Kazuhiko Nagai[7]
Magazine articles
- Main article: Rambo III (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.
Promotional material
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Technical information
- Main article: Rambo III (Mega Drive)/Technical information.
References
- ↑ File:RamboIII MD JP Box.jpg
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-20 09:51)
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 14
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 51
- ↑ ', "" (; ), page 63
- ↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Rambo III (Genesis)
- ↑ https://sbtransr02.wixsite.com/kazuhiko-nagai/my-works-1 (Wayback Machine: 2021-04-10 08:56)
- ↑ ', "October 1990" (; 1990-09-xx), page 122
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 64
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 72
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 12
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 34
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 49
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 133
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 167
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 123
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 16
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 122
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 81
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 1
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 98
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 94
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 63
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 21
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 42
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 60
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 140
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 134
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 54
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 33
- ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 66
- ↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21
- ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 66
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