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Samurai Shodown III

サムライ・ショダウンIII
Samurai Shodown III - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

Samurais duel against one another trying to find the final boss Zankuro. Each victorious character has its own ending. Two players can also compete against each other.

Samurai Shodown III was produced by SNK in 1996.

SNK released 187 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. SNK was based in Japan.

Other machines made by SNK during the time period Samurai Shodown III was produced include: Fatal Fury 3: Road To The Final Victory, Garou Densetsu 3: Road To The Final Victory, Real Bout Garou Densetsu, King Of Fighters '95, The, Real Bout Fatal Fury, Art Of Fighting 3 - The Path Of The Warrior, Neo Drift Out New Technology, King Of Fighters '96, The, Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle, and Metal Slug

Specs

Name Samurai Shodown III
Developer SNK (Japan)
Year 1996
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 9420
Class Wide Release
Genre Fighting
Monitor
Conversion Class Neo Geo MVS
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 2
Game Play Competitive
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Joystick: 8-way
  • Buttons: 4 - Light Slash|Medium Slash|Strong Slash|Kick
Sound Amplified Either (Mono or Stereo)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Instructions Samurai Shodown III Instructions Image

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VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Samurai Shodown III Census

There are 15,315 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,687 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,130 machines (7,009 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 98 known instances of this machine owned by Samurai Shodown III collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are original dedicated machines. One is a conversion in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 94 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list.

This game ranks a 35 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Legacy

  1. Samurai Shodown
  2. Samurai Shodown II
  3. Samurai Shodown III
  4. Samurai Shodown III: Blades Of Blood
  5. Samurai Shodown IV
  6. Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
  7. Samurai Shodown 64

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Samurai Shodown (Showdown) III (3) Neo Geo Mini Arcade Marquee

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Samurai Shodown III Video Arcade Game Marquee, SNK 1996

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