When it comes down to side scrolling shooter titles R-Type III: The Third Lighting was arguably one of the best games to have been featured on the SNES. In fact some, might argue that next to the original R-Type gaming that R-Type III: The Third Lighting was one of the best side scrolling shooter titles of the early 90’s in general.

The inclusion of extremely tough boss battles was one of the few things that made R-Type addictive. Also, the inclusion of a two player mode was another feature that added to the replay value of R-Type III: The Third Lightning and was also something that was a great deal of fun for those who had friends who were also big fans of the series. The game was so popular back in the early 90’s that it eventually got ported for the Game Boy Advance and the Wii Virtual Console during the 00’s.