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|platforms = [[NES]], [[Atari Lynx]] |
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|platforms = [[NES]], [[Atari Lynx]], [[SNES]], [[PlayStation 5]] |
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|released='''NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|June 21, 1991|NA|August 1991}} '''Lynx'''{{vgrelease|NA|1993|EU|1993}} |
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|released='''NES'''{{vgrelease|JP|June 21, 1991|NA|August 1991}} '''Lynx'''{{vgrelease|NA|1993|EU|1993}} |
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''Ninja Gaiden III'' was first released for the Famicom in Japan (under the title ''Ninja Ryūkenden III: Yomi no Hakobune'') on June 26, 1991,[{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/|title=All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015061257/https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/|url-status=dead}}] followed by North America for the NES in August;[{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=All NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}] the NES version was not released in Europe. It was [[ported]] to the [[Atari Lynx]] in 1993 by [[Atari Corporation]].[[[#instmanlynx|Instruction Manual (Lynx)]], p. 26.] Tecmo re-released the game as part of its ''[[Ninja Gaiden Trilogy]]'' [[Super NES]] compilation in 1995.[{{cite magazine |title=''Ninja Gaiden Trilogy'' Review |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Sendai Publications |location=[[Lombard, Illinois]] |issn=1058-918X |oclc=23857173 |issue=73 |date=August 1995}}] It was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service in North America on February 18, 2008;[{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/3NV5ESoQ7JK3u5YYclfvYJQolwem0Ovf |title=''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom'' |website=Nintendo.com |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910091359/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/3NV5ESoQ7JK3u5YYclfvYJQolwem0Ovf |archive-date=2015-09-10 |url-status=live}}] it was later released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in North America on November 28, 2013,[{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/e1OCLjPhXg6lIkxK_kbYKYYjD5WjCtt2 |title=''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom'' |website=Nintendo.com |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014003401/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/e1OCLjPhXg6lIkxK_kbYKYYjD5WjCtt2 |archive-date=2018-10-14 |url-status=live}}] followed by Europe on January 23, 2014.[{{cite web |title=''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom'' |website=Nintendo.co.uk |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/NES/Ninja-Gaiden-III-The-Ancient-Ship-of-Doom-846812.html |access-date=2020-05-19}}] |
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''Ninja Gaiden III'' was first released for the Famicom in Japan (under the title ''Ninja Ryūkenden III: Yomi no Hakobune'') on June 26, 1991,[{{cite magazine|url=https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/|title=All Famicom games sorted from the latest release to the earliest|magazine=[[Famitsu]]|archive-date=October 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015061257/https://www.famitsu.com/schedule/recent/fc/|url-status=dead}}] followed by North America for the NES in August;[{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |publisher=[[Nintendo]] |access-date=August 9, 2015 |title=All NES Games |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611225644/http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/downloads/nes_games.pdf |archive-date=June 11, 2014 }}] the NES version was not released in Europe. It was [[ported]] to the [[Atari Lynx]] in 1993 by [[Atari Corporation]].[[[#instmanlynx|Instruction Manual (Lynx)]], p. 26.] Tecmo re-released the game as part of its ''[[Ninja Gaiden Trilogy]]'' [[Super NES]] compilation in 1995.[{{cite magazine |title=''Ninja Gaiden Trilogy'' Review |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=Sendai Publications |location=[[Lombard, Illinois]] |issn=1058-918X |oclc=23857173 |issue=73 |date=August 1995}}] It was released for the [[Wii]]'s [[Virtual Console]] service in North America on February 18, 2008;[{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/3NV5ESoQ7JK3u5YYclfvYJQolwem0Ovf |title=''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom'' |website=Nintendo.com |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910091359/http://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/3NV5ESoQ7JK3u5YYclfvYJQolwem0Ovf |archive-date=2015-09-10 |url-status=live}}] it was later released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] Virtual Console in North America on November 28, 2013,[{{Cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/e1OCLjPhXg6lIkxK_kbYKYYjD5WjCtt2 |title=''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom'' |website=Nintendo.com |access-date=2018-11-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014003401/https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/e1OCLjPhXg6lIkxK_kbYKYYjD5WjCtt2 |archive-date=2018-10-14 |url-status=live}}] followed by Europe on January 23, 2014.[{{cite web |title=''Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom'' |website=Nintendo.co.uk |url=https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/NES/Ninja-Gaiden-III-The-Ancient-Ship-of-Doom-846812.html |access-date=2020-05-19}}] On April 23, 2026, the game got ported as part of the [[Console Archives]] series.[{{Cite web |last=Extension |first=Time |date=2026-04-22 |title=SNK's Street Smart And Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden III Come To Consoles This Week |url=https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/04/snks-street-smart-and-tecmos-ninja-gaiden-iii-come-to-consoles-this-week |access-date=2026-04-22 |website=Time Extension |language=en-GB}}] |