Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

Feb 5, 1992SimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)PC-9800 SeriesSharp X68000Super Nintendo Entertainment System Sega Mega Drive/GenesisPC (Microsoft Windows)

Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny — frequently asked questions

What platforms is Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny on?: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny was released on PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, Sega CD, Super Famicom, PC-98, PC Engine.
When did Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny release?: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny was first released on February 5, 1992.

About Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

The player takes control of a master, a general capable of commanding as many states as he can acquire, and, if successful, unifies China. As many as eight may play, but only one can succeed. There are five chronologically arranged scenarios. The first has China in its most disorganized period and the last has virtually all of China controlled by one of three generals. The precise requirements for success in each of these scenarios differs, but in all cases the goal is to rule as many states as possible. After the completion of any scenario but number five the game will automatically advance to the next. You may start the game at any scenario. The third edition of this game with more game improvements.

Summary via IGDB.

Game details

Platforms: PC-9800 Series, Sharp X68000, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), DOS, FM Towns, PlayStation, Sega CD, Super Famicom, PC-98, PC Engine
Developer: Koei
Publisher: Acer TWP
Game modes: Single player
Themes: Fantasy, Historical
Series: Romance Of The Three Kingdoms (Koei)

Details via IGDB.

Reception

IGDB rating

60/100

from 6 ratings

Every version compared

Prices, contemporary reception and the studio credited for each release

Platform	Year	Loose	Complete	Sealed	Fake risk
Sega Genesis Details ↓	1993	$24	$65	—	Low
Sega CD Details ↓	1993	—	$30	—	Low

Also released on: PC-9800 Series · Sharp X68000 · Super Nintendo Entertainment System · Sega Mega Drive/Genesis · PC (Microsoft Windows) · DOS · FM Towns · PlayStation · Super Famicom · PC-98 · PC Engine. We haven’t priced or authenticated those versions yet.

Prices are per version and are not interchangeable, and neither are the reviews: conversions in this era were often built by a different studio than the original, so a score earned on one machine says nothing about how another plays.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega Genesis · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-10-29

Loose

$24

Complete

$65

Sealed

—

What it needs to play

Some modesSave battery (inside the cartridge) — saves to memory kept alive by a battery inside the cartridge; if that battery has died, saves are lost (MAME cartridge records).

How often it sells

Loose: about once a month
Complete: about once a month
Sealed: about once a year

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-10-29.

Price over time

Loose
Complete

A loose copy sold for about $29 in Oct 2007, $29 five years ago, and $24 as of Oct 2026.

Show as table

Month	Loose	Complete
Jan 2008	$21	—
Jan 2009	$13.51	—
Jan 2010	$2.59	—
Jan 2011	$6.95	—
Jan 2012	$9.99	—
Jan 2013	$8.51	—
Jan 2014	$13.09	$19.99
Jan 2015	$9.50	$50
Jan 2016	$16.45	$30
Jan 2017	$4.25	$70
Jan 2018	$12.98	$27
Jan 2019	$16.91	$27
Jan 2020	$16.76	$34
Jan 2021	$30	$39
Jan 2022	$28	$44
Jan 2023	$25	$56
Jan 2024	$24	$73
Jan 2025	$25	$66
Jan 2026	$27	$55
Oct 2026	$24	$65

Monthly price estimates from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, sampled quarterly, through Oct 2026.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	Barcode
North America	1993	—	040198000567
Japan	8 November 1992	T-76093	—

Source: Product numbers: MAME's Mega Drive software list and the No-Intro serial records in the libretro database, published where both agree on the same cartridge dump, or from the libretro records alone where MAME lists no number for that dump. Board and ROM numbers: MAME's software list

Region: JP+NA
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases, such as Sega Ages, the Genesis Mini and Nintendo Switch Online, are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega Genesis prices, all games & how to spot a fake

The Sega Genesis version

A deep Koei grand-strategy game with a battery save, priced a little above the middle among US carts.

Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny, called Sangokushi III in Japan, is the third in Koei's series of turn-based strategy games based on the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The Genesis and Mega Drive version came out in Japan on 8 November 1992 and in North America in 1993.

In Japan, the four reviewers of Weekly Famitsu praised its improvements over the previous game and noted how alike the Super NES and Mega Drive versions were.

How the Sega Genesis version differs

Weekly Famitsu's reviewers noted the Super NES and Genesis ports are similar, though one criticized the console ports' controls as a confusing computer-based design.

Also on other platforms

MS-DOS · PC-98 · X68000 · FM Towns · PC Engine · Super NES · Sega CD · PlayStation · Windows

PC Engine. The PC Engine CD-ROM version adds a scenario, the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 184).

Before you buy

Among US carts it sits above the middle. The cartridge saves to a battery inside it, so check that a save holds; a replaced battery is a normal repair and not a sign of a fake. A complete US copy means the case, cartridge and manual.

Collector value & authenticity

Sega CD · PriceCharting sold data · Verified 2026-11-02

Loose

—

Complete

$30

few sales

Sealed

—

How often it sells

Loose: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year
Complete: about once a year
Sealed: rarely — fewer than one recorded sale a year

Prices marked “few sales” rest on about one recorded sale a year, so treat them as a rough guide: the next copy could sell well above or below. Expect to wait for one to come up.

Sales frequency from PriceCharting's completed-sale records, as of 2026-11-02.

Release record

Territory	Date	Product number	MSRP
Japan	23 April 1993	T-76014	¥14,800

Source: Japanese product numbers, dates and prices: Sega Japan's Mega-CD software lists, each number checked against MAME's Mega-CD software list. North American and European numbers: the number printed on the disc as recorded by Redump, shown where MAME's list agrees or has no number

Region: JP
Released: 1993
Authenticity: Low

Modern re-releases of these games are not tracked hereLow counterfeit risk

Sega CD prices, all games & how to spot a fake

The Sega CD version

Koei's turn-based strategy game on a Japanese Mega-CD disc.

This is the Mega-CD version of Sangokushi III, known in English as Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny, a turn-based strategy game from Koei. The Mega-CD release came out only in Japan, on 23 April 1993.