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Romance of the Three Kingdoms (video game series)

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms, known as Sangokushi (三國志, lit. "Records of Three Empires") in Japan, is a computer and video game that originated from Japan in 1985. It is a series of turn-based grand strategy role-playing computerized wargames by Koei. Multiple editions of the series have been published in Japan, Korea, and Chinese-speaking countries in East Asia.

Games in the series[]

Release dates given are for original Japanese releases.

Title First
release		 System(s) Notes
Romance of Three Kingdoms
(三國志 Sangokushi) 		1985 PC, Amiga, MSX, MSX2, NES, SNES, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, mobile
  • The MSX and MSX2 ports are different.
  • The 1994 SNES port is titled Super Sangokushi (スーパー三國志).
  • The 1996-1997 PC, PlayStation, and Sega Saturn ports are titled Sangokushi Returns (三國志リターンズ).
  • The 2003-2006 mobile ports are titled Mobile Sangokushi (Mobile三國志).
  • The 2009 iOS mobile port is titled Sangokushi TOUCH (三國志TOUCH). In 2010 it received updated versions titled Sangokushi TOUCH Plus and Sangokushi TOUCH Plus for iPad.
  • The MS-DOS, Amiga and NES versions are available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II
(三國志II Sangokushi II) 		1989 PC, Amiga, MSX2, NES, SNES, Genesis, Game Boy Color, mobile
  • The Japanese SNES port is titled Super Sangokushi II (スーパー三國志II).
  • The 1999 Game Boy Color port is titled Sangokushi Game Boy Version 2 (三國志 ゲームボーイ版2).
  • The 2000 WonderSwan port is titled Sangokushi II for WonderSwan (三國志II for WonderSwan).
  • The 2004-2005 mobile ports are titled Mobile Sangokushi 2 (Mobile三國志2).
  • The MS-DOS, NES, SNES and Genesis versions are available in English.
  • This game was used as the base for Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
(三國志III Sangokushi III) 		1992 PC, SNES, Genesis, Mega CD, PC Engine, mobile
  • The 2006 mobile ports are titled Mobile Sangokushi 3 (Mobile三國志3).
  • The MS-DOS, SNES, and Genesis versions are available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
(三國志IV Sangokushi IV) 		1994 PC, SNES, Sega 32X, Sega Saturn, PlayStation, Game Boy Advance, mobile
  • The 2008 mobile ports are titled Mobile Sangokushi 4 (Mobile三國志4).
  • The MS-DOS, SNES, Saturn, and PlayStation versions are available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms V
(三國志V Sangokushi V) 		1995 PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn. PlayStation Portable
  • Not available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon
(三國志VI Sangokushi VI) 		1998 PC, Dreamcast, PlayStation, PlayStation Portable
  • The PlayStation version is the only available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VII
(三國志VII Sangokushi VII) 		2000 PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
  • The PlayStation 2 version is the only available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VIII
(三國志VIII Sangokushi VIII) 		2001 PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
  • The PlayStation 2 version is the only available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IX
(三國志IX Sangokushi IX) 		2003 PC, PlayStation 2
  • The PlayStation 2 version is the only available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms X
(三國志X Sangokushi X) 		2004 PC, PlayStation 2
  • The PlayStation 2 version is the only available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI
(三國志11 Sangokushi 11) 		2006 PC, PlayStation 2, Wii
  • From this title onward, Japanese titles stopped using Roman numerals.
  • The PC and PlayStation 2 are available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XII
(三國志12 Sangokushi 12) 		2012 PC, PlayStation 3, Wii U, PlayStation Vita
  • Not available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIII
(三國志13 Sangokushi 13) 		2016 PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita
  • The PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One versions are available in English.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV
(三國志13 Sangokushi 14) 		2020 PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch
  • The three versions are available in English.

Other games[]

Title First
release		 System(s) Notes
Sangokushi Game Boy Version
(三國志 ゲームボーイ版) 		1989 Game Boy, WonderSwan
  • The 2000 WonderSwan port is titled Sangokushi for WonderSwan (三國志 for WonderSwan). This port uses graphics similar to Sangokushi V.
  • While its sequels, Sangokushi Game Boy Version 2 and Sangokushi II for WonderSwan, are ports of the second game, this is not a port of the first game, being an original title.
Sangokushi Eiketsuden
(三國志英傑伝) 		1995 PC, SNES, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Game Boy Advance, mobile
Sangokushi Internet
(三國志Internet) 		1999 PC
  • An online multiplayer game.
  • The game's service ended on 2013.
Sangokushi Battlefield
(三國志Battlefield) 		2002 PC
  • An online real time strategy game.
Sangokushi Online
(三國志Online) 		2007 PC
  • An online multiplayer game.
  • The game's server was shutdown on 2010.
Sangokushi DS
(三国志DS) 		2007 Nintendo DS
Sangokushi DS 2
(三国志DS2) 		2007 Nintendo DS
Sangokushi DS 3
(三国志DS3) 		2010 Nintendo DS
Sangokushi Tactics
(三国志タクティクス) 		2007 Mobile
  • A tactical role-playing game.
Romance of the Three Kingdoms Maker
(三国志ツクール Sangoku Tsukuru) 		2015 PC
  • Made in collaboration with Enterbrain's Tsukuru series of game making tools. It is a port of the base version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms II that can be customized in multiple ways.
  • Although the game received an English title on Steam, it is only available in Japanese.

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