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Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

Title	Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
First release	1992
Developer	Koei
Publisher	Acer TWP
Platforms	Mega Drive / Genesis, NEC PC-98, SNES / Super Famicom, Sega CD / Mega-CD
Genres	simulation video game, strategy video game, turn-based strategy video game
Also known as	Romance of the Three Kingdoms III · San Goku Shi III · Romance of the Three Kingdoms 3
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Sega CD / Mega-CD: 1992-11-08 (NTSC-J) SNES / Super Famicom: 1993-01-01, 1993-12-03 (NTSC-J) Mega Drive / Genesis: 1993-02-04

Ancient China serves as the battlefield where players command a general to conquer territories and unify the nation. Through five chronologically arranged scenarios, you manage states and expand your influence to achieve victory. Success requires seizing control of as many provinces as possible to eventually claim the throne and rule the entire land.

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REG-Vault (pc98/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-iii-dragon-of-destiny) · last updated 2026-10-11 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (megadrive/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-iii-dragon-of-destiny) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (snes/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms-iii-dragon-of-destiny) · last updated 2026-10-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (4603) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny – box art (front)

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (16): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Acer TWP · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Logos (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Acer TWP · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-J release) · © Acer TWP · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Acer TWP · internal use only.