Columns III

Columns III
Developer(s)	Sega
Publisher(s)	^JP Sega ^NA Vic Tokai
Platform(s)	Arcade, Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console, Cloud (OnLive)
Release date(s)	Mega Drive ^JP October 15, 1993 ^NA December 17, 1993 Virtual Console ^JP December 11, 2007 ^NA February 4, 2008 ^PAL May 2, 2008
Genre(s)	Retro/Puzzle
Mode(s)	Up to 5 players, simultaneously
Cabinet	Upright
Arcade system	Sega Mega Play
Display	Raster, standard resolution (320X224) 32 Colors

Columns III: Revenge of Columns (コラムスIII： 対決！コラムスワールド, Columns III: Taiketsu! Columns World) is a puzzle arcade game and console game. It was published by Sega in Japan and by Vic Tokai in North America in 1993 and is a sequel to Columns II: The Voyage Through Time.

Ports

In 2002, Columns III was one of the first Sega titles launched under Sega's short-lived agreement with the RealOne Arcade download service.^[1] The Mega Drive version was released on the Wii's Virtual Console download service in Japan on December 11, 2007, in North America on February 4, 2008, and, for the first time in PAL territories, in Europe and Australia on May 2, 2008.

References

1. Justin Calvert, “Classic Sega games coming to the PC - News at GameSpot,” GameSpot, http://www.gamespot.com/news/2897808.html.

External Links

• Columns III at MobyGames