Lost In Translation/Samurai Shodown III

About The Game
Samurai Shodown III is a one-on-one fighting, weapon-based arcade video game, featuring 12 selectable characters to fight Zankuro, a very powerful demon samurai.

Additional Technical Information
Players : 2

Control : 8-way joystick

Buttons : 4

=> [A] Light attack with weapon, [B] Medium attack with weapon, [C] Strong attack with weapon, [D] Kick

Trivia
Released in October 1995.

This game is known in Japan as "Samurai Spirits - Zankurou Musouken" (literally 'Samurai Spirits - Zankuro's Matchless Sword') and in Korea as "Fighters Swords". The full US name for the game is "Samurai Shodown III - Blades of Blood".

Kafuin Gaira is a Buddhist monk whose weapons are giant 'mala', or Buddhist prayer beads. When Gaira wins the first round of a match, he throws a few punches and says 'Tenchu!', which means 'retribution!'. Gaira says a traditional Buddhist prayer for his fallen opponent when he wins the final round of the match. 'Namu amida butsu', Gaira's prayer, is basically 'go to heaven' or 'rest in peace'.

Shizumaru Hisame is a homage to Himura Kenshin (a character from the manga 'Rurouni Kenshin').

Zankuro Minazuki is a homage to Raijyuta Isurugi (another character from 'Rurouni Kenshin').

Play As Zankuro
This tip only works in 2-Player mode. Select Haohmaru, hold START and then go to the following characters : Genjuro, Basara, Kyoshiro, Ukyo, Rimururu, Haohmaru, Shizumaru, Nakoruru, Hanzo, Amakusa, Gaira, Galford and Shizumaru. Wait until the timer reach 03 and then press A and B.

Series

 * 1) Samurai Shodown (1993)
 * 2) Samurai Shodown II (1994)
 * 3) Samurai Shodown III (1995)
 * 4) Samurai Shodown IV - Amakusa's Revenge (1996)
 * 5) Samurai Shodown 64 (1997)
 * 6) Samurai Shodown 64 - Warrior's Rage (1998)
 * 7) Samurai Shodown V (2003)
 * 8) Samurai Shodown V Special (2004)
 * 9) Samurai Shodown - Tenkaichi Kenkakuden (2005)
 * 10) Samurai Shodown - Edge of Destiny (2008)

Staff

 * Executive Producer:
 * Eikichi Kawasaki


 * Programmers:
 * Abe Jaron
 * Oh!Butch
 * Magic2papa


 * Back Team:
 * N. Azumi
 * Mayu K.
 * Yoshimitsu
 * Yoshi-Ko
 * Chu
 * Guchi
 * Etsuko
 * Satoni
 * Has


 * Special Effects By:
 * 'POW team'

Voice Actors

 * Haohmaru:
 * Masaki Usui


 * Nakoruru:
 * Harumi Ikoma


 * Rimururu:
 * Tomo Sakurai


 * Hanzo Hattori:
 * Toshimitsu Arai


 * Galford:
 * Kazuhiro Inage (Key Inage)


 * Kyoshiro Senryou:
 * Monster Maetsuka


 * Ukyo Tachibana & Tokisada Shirou Amakusa:
 * Eiji Yano


 * Genjuro Kibagami:
 * Kong Kuwata


 * Basara Kubikiri:
 * Masahiro Nonaka


 * Shizumaru Hisame:
 * Miho Kaneda


 * Gaira Kafuin:
 * Kouji Suizu


 * Zankuro Minazuki:
 * Hiroyuki Arita

Ports

 * Consoles :
 * SNK Neo-Geo CD (1995)
 * Sony PlayStation (1996)
 * Nintendo Game Boy (1996, "Nettou Samurai Spirits - Zankuro Musouken")
 * Sega Saturn (1996, "Nettou Samurai Spirits - Zankuro Musouken")
 * Sega Saturn (1998, "Samurai Shodown Best Collection")