Gradius III

Gradius III
Japanese arcade flyer
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
DirectorHiroyasu Machiguchi
SeriesGradius
PlatformsArcade, Super NES, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable
Release
December 1989
  • Arcade
    • JP: December 1989
    • AS: December 1989
Super NES
  • JP: December 21, 1990
  • NA: August 23, 1991
GenreScrolling shooter
ModeSingle-player
Arcade systemKonami GX945

Gradius III is a 1989 scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for. arcades It was originally released only in Japan on December 11, 1989. It is the third game in the Gradius series. The game was ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan in 1990 and North America in 1991, and served as a launch title for the system in North America. The arcade version would never see the light of day in the West until it was included alongside Gradius IV in a two-in-one compilation (Gradius III & IV) for the PlayStation 2 and in the Gradius Collection for the PlayStation Portable.