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Aretha III

Aretha III is a top-down fantasy RPG and the third game in the Aretha trilogy, developed by Japan Art Media and published by Yanoman. It was only released in Japan.

16 October 1992

Aretha III is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Japan Art Media, released 16 October 1992 on Game Boy.

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What Aretha III is

Aretha III is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Japan Art Media and released in 1992. It was published by Yanoman. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Materia, who blocked Howard's ambitions twice, lived a peaceful life again. Doole, who returned to the Kingdom of Aretha after her training journey, was surprised to find that Aretha's ring had been lost, but Materia did not seem to care at all. Ben Marxist, an old friend of mine, appeared in front of them and offered a story. He said, "Are you willing to go to the Kingdom of Aretha 20 years ago?" Materia, who thinks of her parents who were born and never seen, travels with Doole to the past kingdom of Aretha.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Aretha III launched on 16 October 1992, within three weeks of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Star Wars, Shin Megami Tensei and Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge.

Released around the same time: Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Super Star Wars, Shin Megami Tensei, Crash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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When did Aretha III come out?
Aretha III was released on 16 October 1992 for Game Boy.

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