Golden Axe III Mega Drive
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Price History
| Date | Avg Price | Low | High | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-05 | £48.98 | £10.99 | £107.99 | 10 |
| 2026-04-04 | £55.00 | £21.45 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-04-03 | £46.91 | £11.99 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-04-02 | £48.45 | £11.99 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-04-01 | £51.72 | £21.45 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-03-31 | £48.85 | £16.75 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-03-30 | £45.69 | £16.75 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-03-29 | £39.01 | £16.75 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-03-28 | £39.01 | £16.75 | £95.93 | 10 |
| 2026-03-27 | £48.58 | £16.14 | £109.94 | 10 |
| 2026-03-26 | £59.76 | £16.14 | £164.75 | 10 |
| 2026-03-25 | £61.97 | £16.14 | £164.72 | 10 |
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Game History
Golden Axe III was developed and published by Sega for the Mega Drive console. The game was created by Sega's internal development team as the third installment in the Golden Axe franchise, following the original arcade game and Golden Axe II.
The game was released in Japan on December 22, 1993, and later arrived in North America and Europe in 1994. Unlike its predecessors, Golden Axe III never received an arcade release, being designed exclusively for the Mega Drive platform.
Critical reception was mixed upon launch. While the game maintained the side-scrolling beat 'em up gameplay fans expected, reviewers noted that it followed a familiar formula without significant innovation. The game performed moderately in commercial terms, failing to achieve the sales figures of earlier entries in the series.
Golden Axe III has become historically significant among collectors for several reasons. It marked the final entry in the original Golden Axe series during the 16-bit console era, and its more limited initial release compared to earlier games has made it less common in secondhand markets. The game's exclusivity to the Mega Drive, combined with its later release in the console's lifecycle, contributed to its relative scarcity. European and Japanese copies are generally more available than North American releases, making region-specific variants desirable to collectors.
The game introduced new playable characters alongside returning heroes, offering different combat styles and magic abilities. Its existence as a console-exclusive title also distinguished it within the Golden Axe franchise, as both previous games had originated in arcades.
Today, Golden Axe III commands moderate collector interest and prices, valued both as a series conclusion and as a later-generation Mega Drive release. It remains playable through emulation and has been included in various Sega compilations, though physical copies retain appeal for fans of the original hardware. The game represents a notable chapter in beat 'em up history, even if it did not push the genre forward creatively.