The Third World War

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The Third World War

Publisher: Micronet (JP), Extreme Entertainment Group (US)

Developer: Micronet

Peripherals supported: CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: Simulation

Number of players: 1

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1993-11-26	¥7,8007,800	T-22034
US	1994		T-22025

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The Third World War (ザ・サードワールドウォー) is a Sega Mega-CD strategy game.

The Third World War is a grand strategy game released for Sega Mega-CD. Players will take control a country of their chosing and attempt to gain military or economical supremacy while at the same time developing their economy and technology level. In addition to the grand strategy options played in a global map, players will also command their forces in real time strategy various maps.

Bignet/Micronet planned a Sega Mega Drive version of Third World War for release in December 1992. It was later shown at Winter CES 1992^[1].

Japanese version of the game has a hilarious cover depicting Bill Clinton and Saddam Hussein shaking hands and smiling while background is being ravaged by war.

Avaiable Scenarios

The Third World War

This is the world situation at the early 90s. United States is immensely powerful while China and Russia have trouble keeping their armed forces due to economical problems. UK, Japan, Germany and France have similar troubles while underdogs like Iraq, Libya and South Africa are in perfect position to assert local dominance.

This is a recommended campaign for newcomers.

Cold War

Final stages of the Cold War takes place in late 80s. While both USA and Russia have immensely powerful military forces, this large spending is also bleeding their economies dry. Concentrating the GNP improvement is the key here.

War in the Pacific

After annexing several ASEAN nations, Japan becomes immensely powerful in this scenario, enough to challenge the US. Aiding the revolutionaries and terrorists in this scenarios will be beneficial.

Chaos

Superpowers reduce their military spendings while developing nations such as Iraq, Libya, South Africa and India are re-emerging as potential challengers.

The Economic Struggle

Unless you invade someone, there will be no wars during this campaign as every nation is focusing on developing their own economies and taking control of the others. Investments will be key to victory here. Try to defend your and your vassal states' economies from revolutions while spraking them in enemy countries.

Avaiable Countries

United States of America

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Production credits

チーフ: M.カトー
プログラム: M.カトー, 堀川謙太郎, 池田貴之, 常田稔, SKELETON
グラフィック: をたぼう, 奈良岡勇一郎, 本間仁, 小田桐孝一, のむやん
作曲・編曲・音源制作: 田中遊梦, PIRATA, KAPPA, FANDANGO CO., LTD
ナレーション: 篠原正典
SE・セリフ・TD: Studio メディアD
音響効果・編集: (株)ミツエーリンクス
デジタイズ: 常田稔
システムサポート: 釈迦
広報: PAGE BOY, おじゃえ, 奈良岡勇一郎
スペシャルサンクス: 黄木薫
Extreme Staff: SNM
アルバイター: 宮村恭子, 池田俊也
資料映像: WTN, CNN
プロデュース: 村上晶彦
映像提供: CNN Cable News Network (USA), WTN World TV News (USA)
制作・著作: Micronet

Source:

In-game credits (JP)^[2]

Magazine articles

Main article: The Third World War/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Print advert in Game Players (US) #0705: "Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1994" (1994-0x-xx)
also published in:

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #58: "May 1994" (1994-xx-xx)^[3]

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1993-12: "December 1993" (1993-11-08)

Print advert in Beep! MegaDrive (JP) #1994-01: "January 1994" (1993-12-08)

Physical scans

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[7]

Consoles + (FR)

74

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[9]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

55

^[10]

Game Players (US)

NTSC-U

74

^[11]

GamePro (US)

NTSC-U

73

^[12]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[13]

Joypad (FR)

NTSC-U

80

^[14]

MAN!AC (DE)

NTSC

55

^[15]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

62

^[16]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

72

^[17]

Mega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

81

^[18]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

83

^[19]

Mean Machines Sega (UK)

NTSC-U

85

^[6]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

55

^[20]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

73

^[21]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

69

^[22]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

72

^[23]

VideoGames (US)

NTSC-U

60

^[24]

	68
Based on 19 reviews

The Third World War

Mega-CD, US
Cover
Disc Manual

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

ROM dump status

System

Hash

Size

Build Date

Source

Comments

✔

CRC32
MD5
SHA-1

461,114,304

CD (JP)

T-22034

References

↑ File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 24
↑ File:ThirdWorldWar_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 91
↑ File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf, page 27
↑ File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 27
↑ Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 166
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Famitsu, "1993-12-03" (JP; 1993-11-19), page 1
↑ Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 60
↑ GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 66
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-02), page 43
↑ Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 41
↑ MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 70
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67
↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 38
↑ Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 34
↑ MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 52
↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 50
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 46
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86
↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 88
↑ VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 73

[:File:GamePro_US_033.pdf_p24-1] File:GamePro US 033.pdf, page 24

[:File:ThirdWorldWar_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf_p-2] File:ThirdWorldWar_MCD_JP_SSEnding.pdf

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p91-3] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 91

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf_p27-4] File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf, page 27

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-5] File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf, page 86

[:File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p70-6] 6.0 ^6.1 File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf, page 70 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name ":File:MeanMachinesSega20UK.pdf_p70" defined multiple times with different content

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-12.pdf_p27-7] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-08), page 27

[8] Consoles +, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 166

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p38-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[10] Famitsu, "1993-12-03" (JP; 1993-11-19), page 1

[:File:GamePlayers_US_0706.pdf_p60-11] Game Players, "Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 60

[:File:GamePro_US_060.pdf_p66-12] GamePro, "July 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 66

[13] Hippon Super, "December 1993" (JP; 1993-11-02), page 43

[:File:Joypad_FR_031.pdf_p41-14] Joypad, "Mai 1994" (FR; 1994-0x-xx), page 41

[:File:MAN.21AC_DE_1994-05.pdf_p70-15] MAN!AC, "05/94" (DE; 1994-04-13), page 70

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1994-02.pdf_p67-16] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1994" (JP; 1994-01-08), page 67

[:File:Mega_UK_20.pdf_p38-17] Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 38

[:File:MegaPower_UK_10.pdf_p34-18] Mega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 34

[:File:MegaTech_UK_29.pdf_p52-19] MegaTech, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 52

[:File:SegaPower_UK_54.pdf_p50-20] Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 50

[:File:SegaPro_UK_32.pdf_p46-21] Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 46

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-22] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-05.pdf_p88-23] Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 88

[:File:VideoGames_US_65.pdf_p73-24] VideoGames, "June 1994" (US; 1994-0x-xx), page 73

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The Third World War

From Sega Retro

Contents

Avaiable Scenarios

The Third World War

Cold War

War in the Pacific

Chaos

The Economic Struggle

Avaiable Countries

United States of America

Production credits

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Technical information

ROM dump status

References