Wes's take — coming soonPlayed? Beaten? 100%? Rating, tier and a Pocket log line will live here.

Instruction booklet · March 1992

Contra III: The Alien Wars

ShooterAdventure1–2 playersPre-ESRB

The story

This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.

Specifications

Released: March 1992
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Konami
Players: 2
Genre: Shooter · Adventure
Rating: Pre-ESRB
Series: Contra
Themes: Action · Science fiction
View: Third person · Bird view / Isometric · Side view
Multiplayer: Co-op · 2+ players

What the magazines said

EGM · four reviewers

Players: 80/100 (126 ratings)
Famitsu: 28/40
Computer and Video Games: 91%
Zero: 92%
Mean Machines: 95%
Mega Zone: 92%

BE KIND, REWINDMarch 1992

#1 song

To Be with YouMr. Big

#1 albumRopin' the WindGarth Brooks

Admit one · #1 movie

Wayne's World$8,371,600 weekend

Vol. 2 · No. 29Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢

The Omaha World-Pixel

Week of March 6, 1992

Mar. 10

On 'Super Tuesday', U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton win most of the primaries held.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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