R-Type III
Super Nintendo · 1994 · Other
VIEW FULL ANALYSIS →How much is R-Type III worth on Super Nintendo? This price guide tracks new, used and sealed prices for this 1994 Other release, with recent price trends. In UK / PAL it currently values around £231 new and £187 used, with a MyPlayersVault collector score of 86 (S-TIER GHOST tier). Sealed value is up 5% over the past 1 month. Import copies in North America (NTSC-U) trade around £2013.
R-Type III on SNES represents a late-era shmup release from a small publisher operating in a declining arcade-to-home market. The PAL physical release carries genuine scarcity—Destination Software's limited distribution footprint combined with the genre's niche appeal in European markets created a naturally constrained supply. The cartridge format ensures full playability without dependency on external services, and the title maintains steady recognition within shmup collector circles. Sealed UK-PAL copies remain difficult to locate, reflecting both the original print constraints and the collector community's sustained interest in preserving late-SNES genre entries.
R-Type III price guide — value by region
Collector context, not financial advice. Prices reflect recent eBay and PriceCharting data.
