Rambo III (Mega Drive)

This article is about the Mega Drive game. For the Master System game, see Rambo III (Master System).

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Rambo III

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Sound driver: pre-SMPS Z80

Genre: Shoot-'em-Up (JP box), Action (Sega of Japan master list)

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-10-21	¥5,5005,500	G-4010
US	1989-11^[1]
EU	1990-09
AU	199x
BR	199x
KR	199x		GM4007JG

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Rambo III (ランボーIII) is a 1989 overhead run-and-gun for the Sega Mega Drive by Sega to tie into the film Rambo III.

Gameplay

You play as John Rambo in various overhead shooting environments. shoots; hold for rapidfire. You have three of special weapons; select with and fire with . You can use the knife as much as you want, but the crossbow and bombs can only be used if you have enough arrows/bombs; collecting squares with A on them collects arrows and collecting squares with B on them collects bomb. You can get hurt by your own bombs exploding — watch out! While you can move freely around, the screen will eventually lock you from backtracking. Getting hit three times will game over.

Missions

	Infiltrate Enemy Lines

	Rescue Secret Agent

	Get to the Arsenal

	Blow Up all the Enemy's Weapons

	Penetrate the Fortress

	Rescue Colonel Trautman

Magazine articles

Main article: Rambo III (Mega Drive)/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in ACE (UK) #37: "October 1990" (1990-09-xx)
also published in:

Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)^[4]

Print advert in Mean Machines Sega (UK) #11: "September 1993" (1993-07-30)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1989-09: "September 1989" (1989-XX-XX)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[15]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[16]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[17]

Computer Entertainer (US)

83

^[18]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

87

^[7]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

87

^[19]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

76

^[20]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[21]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[22]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)

80

^[23]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

80

^[24]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[25]

Joystick (FR)

84

^[9]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

47

^[26]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[27]

Mega (UK)

PAL

74

^[28]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

83

^[10]

Mean Machines (UK)

86

^[12]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

87

^[29]

Pixel (GR)

93

^[30]

Power Play (DE)

78

^[31]

Raze (UK)

PAL

80

^[13]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[32]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[14]

Sega Pro (UK)

PAL

76

^[33]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

54

^[34]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

76

^[35]

User (GR)

NTSC-J

92

^[36]

	74
Based on 29 reviews

Rambo III (Mega Drive)

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

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CRC32	2232f03d
MD5
SHA-1

256kB

1989-07

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

?

CRC32	4d47a647
MD5
SHA-1

256kB

1989-08

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

v1.1

References

↑ File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf, page 14
↑ File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 63
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122
↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf, page 72
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87
↑ ^7.0 ^7.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 File:CVG UK 098.pdf, page 123 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 098.pdf_p123" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 File:Joystick FR 009.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 009.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content
↑ File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 File:MeanMachines UK 02.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 02.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 03.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 33 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p33" defined multiple times with different content
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184
↑ Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 64
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72
↑ Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 12
↑ The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49
↑ Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133
↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 167
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 16
↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 122
↑ Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81
↑ Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 63
↑ Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21
↑ Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140
↑ Pixel, "Ioúnios 1990" (GR; 1990-xx-xx), page 134
↑ Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 66
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), 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
↑ User, "Dekémvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-1x-xx), page 66

Games based on movies starring Sylvester Stallone for Sega systems
	Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986) \| Rocky (1987) \| Rambo III (1988)
	Rambo III (1989) \| Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Rambo (2008)

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p14-1] File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf, page 14

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p51-2] File:ACE UK 37.pdf, page 51

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p63-3] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 63

[:File:CVG_UK_107.pdf_p122-4] Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-5] File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf, page 72

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-6] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 87

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p34-7] 7.0 ^7.1 File:CGtC UK 04.pdf, page 34 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CGtC UK 04.pdf_p34" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:CVG_UK_098.pdf_p123-8] 8.0 ^8.1 File:CVG UK 098.pdf, page 123 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:CVG UK 098.pdf_p123" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Joystick_FR_009.pdf_p98-9] 9.0 ^9.1 File:Joystick FR 009.pdf, page 98 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Joystick FR 009.pdf_p98" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p42-10] 10.0 ^10.1 File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 42 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf_p42" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p79-11] File:MegaTech UK 01.pdf, page 79

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p60-12] 12.0 ^12.1 File:MeanMachines UK 02.pdf, page 60 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachines UK 02.pdf_p60" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p66-13] 13.0 ^13.1 File:Raze UK 03.pdf, page 66 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:Raze UK 03.pdf_p66" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p33-14] 14.0 ^14.1 File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf, page 33 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:SegaPro UK 05.pdf_p33" defined multiple times with different content

[15] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-01.pdf_p64-16] Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 64

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-17] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p12-18] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 12

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p49-19] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-20] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

[21] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 167

[:File:EGM_US_006.pdf_p16-22] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 16

[23] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10, "" (RU; 2003-10-08), page 122

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p81-24] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81

[25] Famitsu, "" (JP; 1989-xx-xx), page 1

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-26] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-03.pdf_p63-27] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 63

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-28] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-29] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

[30] Pixel, "Ioúnios 1990" (GR; 1990-xx-xx), page 134

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-02.pdf_p66-31] Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 66

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-32] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p66-33] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 66

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p87-34] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 87

[35] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 21

[:File:User_GR_09.pdf_p66-36] User, "Dekémvrios 1990" (GR; 1990-1x-xx), page 66

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Games based on movies starring Sylvester Stallone for Sega systems
	Rambo: First Blood Part II (1986) \| Rocky (1987) \| Rambo III (1988)
	Rambo III (1989) \| Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Demolition Man (1995)
	Cliffhanger (1993) \| Judge Dredd (1995)
	Rambo (2008)

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Contents

Gameplay

Missions

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References