Rambo III (Mega Drive)

For the Sega Master System version, see Rambo III (Master System).

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Rambo III

System(s): Sega Mega Drive

Publisher: Sega

Developer: Sega

Licensor: Carolco

Sound driver: pre-SMPS Z80

Genre: Shooting^[1], Action^[2]

Number of players: 1-2

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1989-10-21^[2]	¥5,5005,500	G-4010
US	1989-11^[3]
EU	1990-09
PT	199x
UK	1990-09	£29.9929.99^[4]^[5]
SE (Rental)	199x
AU	199x
BR	199x
KR	199x		GM4007JG

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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.

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

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's unknown who this could be referring to.^[6]

Magazine articles

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

Promotional material

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

Print advert in Computer Games (GR) #3: "Ioúnios 1990" (1990-xx-xx)

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

Computer & Video Games (UK) #107: "October 1990" (1990-09-16)^[7]

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

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

60

^[8]

Aktueller Software Markt (DE)

52

^[9]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Computer Entertainer (US)

83

^[11]

Complete Guide to Consoles (UK)

87

^[12]

The Complete Guide to Sega (UK)

87

^[13]

Console XS (UK)

PAL

76

^[14]

Cool Gamer (RU)

50

^[15]

Computer & Video Games (UK)

85

^[16]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

65

^[17]

Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 10 (RU)

80

^[18]

Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide (UK)

80

^[19]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[20]

Joystick (FR)

84

^[21]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

PAL

47

^[22]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

66

^[23]

Mega (UK)

PAL

74

^[24]

MegaTech (UK)

PAL

83

^[25]

Mean Machines (UK)

86

^[26]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

87

^[27]

Pixel (GR)

93

^[28]

Power Play (DE)

78

^[29]

Raze (UK)

PAL

80

^[30]

Sega Power (UK)

PAL

75

^[31]

Sega Pro (UK)

80

^[32]

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, JP
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, EU
Cover
Cart PCB

Mega Drive, PT
Cover

Mega Drive, SE (rental)

Mega Drive, AU
Cover

Mega Drive, BR
Cover
Cart Manual

Mega Drive, KR
Cover
Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32	2232f03d
MD5	a5904e2515d2d0a402a83de41bcb4c26
SHA-1	ece53156a43fe14597a44f36a4e65e13cfc6d9d5

256kB

1989-07

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

✔

CRC32	4d47a647
MD5	d0140fde92f051cde0b986b854f28e99
SHA-1	e337e618653830f84c77789e81724c5fc69888be

256kB

1989-08

Cartridge (US/EU/JP)

Rev A

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)
↑ Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14
↑ ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 51
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 63
↑ The Cutting Room Floor: Rambo III (Genesis)
↑ Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122
↑ 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
↑ Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 34
↑ 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
↑ Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 123
↑ 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
↑ Joystick, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 98
↑ 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
↑ MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 42
↑ Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 60
↑ 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
↑ Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 66
↑ Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54
↑ Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33
↑ 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

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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)

[:File:RamboIII_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-1] File:RamboIII MD JP Box.jpg

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[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p14-3] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 14

[:File:ACE_UK_37.pdf_p51-4] ACE, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-xx), page 51

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p63-5] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 63

[https:.2F.2Ftcrf.net.2FRambo_III_.28Genesis.29-6] The Cutting Room Floor: Rambo III (Genesis)

[:File:CVG_UK_107.pdf_p122-7] Computer & Video Games, "October 1990" (UK; 1990-09-16), page 122

[8] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 184

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-01.pdf_p64-9] Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 64

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1990-02.pdf_p72-10] Beep! MegaDrive, "February 1990" (JP; 1990-01-08), page 72

[:File:ComputerEntertainer_US_Vol.8_09.pdf_p12-11] Computer Entertainer, "December 1989" (US; 1989-12-18), page 12

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p34-12] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 34

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p49-13] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 49

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p133-14] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 133

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

[:File:CVG_UK_098.pdf_p123-16] Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 123

[:File:EGM_US_006.pdf_p16-17] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "January 1990" (US; 19xx-xx-xx), page 16

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

[:File:MeanMachinesEssentialSegaGuide_Book_UK.pdf_p81-19] Mean Machines: The Essential Sega Guide, "" (UK; 1993-11-18), page 81

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

[:File:Joystick_FR_009.pdf_p98-21] Joystick, "Octobre 1990" (FR; 1990-xx-xx), page 98

[:File:MDAG_UK_05.pdf_p94-22] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "January 1993" (UK; 199x-xx-xx), page 94

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1990-03.pdf_p63-23] Mega Drive Fan, "March 1990" (JP; 1990-02-08), page 63

[:File:Mega_UK_09.pdf_p21-24] Mega, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 21

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p42-25] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 42

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_02.pdf_p60-26] Mean Machines, "November 1990" (UK; 1990-10-29), page 60

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p140-27] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 140

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

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-02.pdf_p66-29] Power Play, "2/90" (DE; 1990-01-25), page 66

[:File:Raze_UK_03.pdf_p66-30] Raze, "January 1991" (UK; 1990-11-29), page 66

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p54-31] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 54

[:File:SegaPro_UK_05.pdf_p33-32] Sega Pro, "March 1992" (UK; 1992-02-20), page 33

[: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

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References