Thunder Force III (1990)

Technosoft

Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

3.82 from 34 ratings

111 members have it in their collection · 42 backlogged · 23 wish listed

How long? Main story 1h · 100% 1h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

Thunder Force III is a scrolling shooter game developed by Technosoft. It is the third chapter in the Thunder Force series. It was released in 1990 in Japan, Europe and the United States for the Sega Genesis. During the same year, it was retooled into an arcade game named Thunder Force AC. In 1991, Thunder Force AC was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System under the title Thunder Spirits.
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Developers
Technosoft
Publishers
Sega, Tec Toy, Technosoft
Genres
Shooter
Themes
Action, Science fiction
Series
Thunder Force

Release dates

  • Jun 08, 1990 (Full Release) (Japan) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1990 (Full Release) (North_America) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • 1990 (Full Release) (Europe) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
  • Jan 01, 2000 (Full Release) (Brazil) Sega Mega Drive/Genesis

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4 stars
22
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7
2 stars
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1 star
1
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GigaDeathNullGolem

Review GigaDeathNullGolem 5/5 · Jul 8, 2018

Fantastic MegaDrive/Genesis Shmup

Arguably must play: enter image description here Excellent technical prowess on megadrive (no slow down, runs fast, colorful, good tunes)
Excellent at home port of arcade game to console in era and genre that is usually shit
great mega drive game its a fast paced side scrolling shooter one button to change the speeds, one button to change your weapons (you can switch when …

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Arguably must play: enter image description here Excellent technical prowess on megadrive (no slow down, runs fast, colorful, good tunes)
Excellent at home port of arcade game to console in era and genre that is usually shit
great mega drive game its a fast paced side scrolling shooter one button to change the speeds, one button to change your weapons (you can switch when you pick up more than one) and one to fire
This ranks up there with Ranger X imo, another great MegaDrive sidescrolling game that highlights a lot of what the system can do

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